LIFE OF TEGETMEIER 



poultry at the " Royal " and at Islington. The 



project involved details of which he was a master, 



and he entered upon the task of criticising and 



amending the scheme for classes and prizes with 



eager helpfulness. The practical side of his 



character showed very distinctly in this task ; 



he had always before his mind the fundamental 



aims of the " Royal " and the Smithfield Shows, 



and his most reasonable view was that the 



schedule of poultry classes should be framed in 



accordance with the principles of the Society 



promoting them. Had it been allowed, I think 



he would have struck out all prizes for birds 



which were not " utility " in the fullest sense 



of the term. He required that farmers' poultry 



should serve only practical uses. His views in 



this regard harmonized with those he had been 



urging throughout his career. 



To few men is it granted to enjoy possession 



of health and faculties unimpaired, to the great 



age reached by Tegetmeier ; and it may truly 



be said that few men have made better use of 



their gifts and opportunities than did the subject 



of Mr. Richardson's biography. If the reward 



he sought was the esteem, respect, and affection 



of all who knew him, he received it in full 



measure. 



WALTER GILBEY. 



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