OEIENTAL FRILL PIGEONS. 



a third prize the first time I exhibited him in a 

 class of 43, Any Variety, Local Class. Well, 

 that did it ! From that initial success I can 

 trace my career as a breeder of high -class 

 Pigeons. It was good-bye to my odds and ends, 

 such as a few Tumblers, an odd short -distance 

 Flier or two, and a few cross breeds. 



I hear my young budding fanciers saying: 

 " But what has all this to do with Oriental 

 Frills ? ' ' Ah, well ! Just be a little patient, 

 and I will explain. The little blue English Owl 

 I have just mentioned had awakened within me 

 a love of the beautiful in Pigeons, and, although 

 it is over forty years ago since I possessed this 

 bird I can close my eyes and see the beauty of 

 him as clearly to-day as I could then. In fact, 

 I shall never forget his short curved beak, 

 rounded head, profusion of frill and gullet, 

 short, cobby body, and jaunty carriage. Those 

 features are stamped indelibly on my memory. 

 And from this bird undoubtedly I owe my ad- 

 miration for short -faced varieties of Pigeons. 



Having at this time to change my residence, 

 and not knowing if I would have accommodation 

 for keeping Pigeons, I sold my pair of Owls to 

 a fancier near by — and very sorry I was to part 

 with them. 



The next breed I took up was short -faced 

 Antwerps, a Pigeon I am particularly fond of, 

 and which I bred successfully for a number of 

 years. It was during my early days in breeding 



