FIRST OWLS, THEN ANTWERPS. 



first introduced into this country, and I have 

 always read his notes with considerable pleasure 

 and profit to myself. 



Other writers there are living who have gen- 

 erously given us the benefit of their long experi- 

 ence of the breed. I refer to such well known 

 contributors as Mr. J. F. King, of Oxford, and 

 Mr. Hugh Seaton, of London. Both these 

 gentlemen have helped on the breed considerably. 

 Whilst of writers who have passed away, and 

 who were great authorities on the breed, the 

 names of Mr. H. P. Caridia, Mr. J. W. Ludlow, 

 and Capt. F. B. Dobson, will for all time stand 

 pre-eminent. 



FIRST OWLS, THEN ANTWERPS. 



From a lad of seven years of age I have been 

 a keen lover of Pigeons, and with the exception of 

 a couple of years, whilst serving my apprentice- 

 ship to a chemist in a small country town, I have 

 never been without them. No matter what the 

 variety was in those early days, I thoroughly 

 enjoyed keeping them. But if I had a preference 

 it was for the Flier. I loved the sport of racing 

 Pigeons, and I think this love for racing must 

 have been born in me, for as quite young lads 

 my elder brother and I spent many early summer 

 mornings in our bed-room racing flies from the 

 extremity of our room to the window. 



At the age of twenty -two I bought my first 

 pair of good birds— a pair of blue English Owls. 

 The cock w^as a real gem, and with which I won 



