HONOUR WHERE HONOUR IS DUE. 



say " Silver Queen " played a very important 

 part in this achievement. 



HONOUR WHERE HONOUR IS DUE. 



We will take " The Climax " cock, for in- 

 stance. The honour of breeding this Pigeon lies 

 with Mr. Hugh Seaton, and if he never bred 

 another bird during his life-time, his name will 

 always be associated with the present generation 

 of Oriental Frill fanciers as having bred one of 

 the most beautiful black-laced Blondinettes 

 that was ever seen. But the credit of producing 

 the strain lies with Mr. King, for Mr. Seaton 

 gave me to understand there was a good deal of 

 the King blood in his composition. So I say all 

 honour and credit to both. 



Being desirous of obtaining a really good 

 picture of " Climax," I paid a visit to the 

 studio of the late Mr. J. W. Ludlow in the early 

 spring of 1916, taking the cock and a similarly 

 black -laced hen with me. Strange to say, it hap- 

 pened to be Mr. Ludlow's birthday. I had not 

 seen him for some time, and it goes without 

 saying, we spent a few very happy hours together. 

 We had discussed Oriental Frills on so many 

 occasions in the past, especially the development 

 of lacing, that I knew I had in the basket a 

 treat in store for him. 



We had the two birds put in a cage, and, 

 needless to say, the dear old veteran was simply 

 delighted. But he was not in the least surprised. 



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