34 PET RABBITS, CAV1ES, AND MICE. 



Lincoln, Blackburn, different parts of Yorkshire, 

 Grimsby, and many other northern centres send out 

 some of the best. In the county of Sussex also there are 

 numerous breeders of Silvers, and, we say it without 

 egotism, London and its suburbs have provided, and 

 continue to provide some of the very best. One of the 

 biggest winners in Silver Greys in the season of 1906 

 was bred in a London suburb, and we shall be excused 

 a natural feeling of pride if we say that at the Crystal 

 Palace Show in November, 1906, a gentleman who 

 owned and bred the Challenge Cup young Grey of 1905, 

 and the Challenge Cup adult doe of 1906, told us that 

 from a doe of our own breeding sprang those and other 

 winners he had exhibited since the purchase from our- 

 selves. So that London takes a fairly prominent share 

 in the production of the best Silvers. There are four 

 sections for Silvers at shows, and each variety may be 

 said to be bred quite separately, although in the cases 

 of two there is undoubtedly a little judicious mixing 

 resorted to. The sections are Greys (the most 

 numerous); blues, which are scarcely ever seen now, 

 and might almost as well be struck out of the list; 

 Fawns; and Browns. It is only fair to give the most 

 popular section precedence, therefore we commence with 



THE SILVER GREY. 



We could write much upon this variety, having 

 bred hundreds, including many winners, and possessing 

 at the present time several from which we have great 

 hopes, including successful rabbits at a recent great 

 Silver Club Show. But we shall give the views of a 

 gentleman from whom we ourselves obtained our first 

 stock many years ago. Mr. A. Brazier, of Galley 

 Wood, Chelmsford, writes us thus on this subject: 

 " In my opinion the Grey of the Silver tribe is the most 

 handsome as well as being as good as any variety a 

 fancier can keep. It is beautiful for the exhibition table 

 because the hand of the faker cannot very well in any 

 way improve its beauty. There are no bad coloured 

 patches to remove, no plucking or dyeing; in fact, no 

 tricks can well be successfully played with exhibition 

 Silver Greys; although I have seen the chests of Silver 

 Greys that appeared to have been tampered with to 



