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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



f September 28, 1876. 



the auspices of the Committee of the Nottingham Poultry Show, 

 which, we believe, will be held towards the end of the year. 



NORTHALLERTON POULTRY SHOW. 



The annual meeting of the Northallerton Agricultural Society 

 came off on the 22nd inst., when the entries were greatly in ad- 

 vance of those of any previous year. Some capital pens were 

 provided, and protected with canvas and placed in the open air, 

 The day was very fine, so that the poultry did not suffer from 

 exposure. 



Dorkings are largely kept in the locality, and the class was a 

 very good one, old birds carrying off the first and chickens the 

 second prizes. Game were also a fair lot ; first old Brown Reds, 

 and second chickens of that variety. Cochins, very good old 

 birds being ahead here also, the cup for best pen going to these. 

 Brahmas not good, but there were some moderate Polish. 

 Most of the Hamburghs were out of feather, but the first-prize 

 winners were well-known birds of high quality. Bantams poor 

 except the winners in the Variety claBS ; firBt Silver Sebrights, 

 and Becond Blacks in deep moult. Ducks very good in all classes. 

 The first in the Variety class a neat pair of East Indian. Turkeys 

 were a grand lot, and Geese also good. 



In Pigeons the first-prize Carriers were very promising young 

 birds, and the Pouters were good as a clasB; first Black, and 

 second Blue Pied. In Jacobins first and second Reds, good in 

 all points ; rest only moderate. In Tumblers was a pair of 

 young Almonds, cock very promising. Fantails a good olass, 

 but the wind used them ill, and made them difficult to judge. 

 Turbits also a fair lot of thirteen pens; first Blue and second 

 Reds. Magpies all Blacks, very good throughout, but the pick 

 of the Show was a pair of White African Owls in the Variety 

 class, which were a really grand pair, and very much like the 

 cup-winnerB at Middleton-in-Teesdale. 



POULTRY.— Dorkings.— 1, J. White. 2, A. Jackeon. G-amb.— 1, W. Young, 

 husband. 2, W. Bearpark. Spanibh.— 1, H Dale. 2, J. Robaon. Cochins.— 



1, G. H. Proctor. 2. C. Sidgwick. Brabmas.— 1, J. Cass. 2, T. P. Carver. 

 Polands.— land 2, T. P. Carver. Hamburghs.— Gold spangled— 1, T. P. Carver. 



2, J. Johnson. Silver-spangled.— 1 and 2, W. Bearpark. Gold-pencilled. — 



1, T. P. Carver. 2, G-. Kidson. Any other Variety —1, T. P. Carver. 2, Col. 

 Cathcart. Bantams.— Game.— I and 2. G. Carter. Any other variety.— 1, T. P. 

 Carver. 2, R. H. Ashton. Docks.— Rouen.— 1, G. Pounder. 2, Mrs. Booth. 

 Aylesbury.— 1, J. Cass. 2, T. Scoby. Any other variety.— 1, G. Sadler. 2, R. H. 

 Ashton. Tdhheys.— 1, T. P. Carver. 2, T. Parker. Geese.— 1, J. Arrowsmith. 



2, R. Brown. Selling Clasb.— 1. G. Carter. 2, G. Ponnder. Local Clasb.— 

 Barn-door Fowls— \, G. & W. Dale. 2, G. Granger. S, G. Oliver. 



PIGEONS.-Carriers.-I.T. C. Taylor. 2, J. L.Nioholson. Pocters.-I and 

 2, G. Sadler. Jacobins.— 1, J. H. Bennism. 2, J. L. Nicholson. Tumblers.— 



1, T. Horsman, jnn. 2, J. L. Nicholson. Fantails.— 1, G. Sadler. 2, J. L. 

 Nicholson. Trumpeters.— 1, G. Sadler. 2, J. Petch. Turbitb.— 1, J. L. 

 Nicholson. 2, Wetherill & Braithwaite Nuns.— 1, H. Mitchell. 2, Wetherill 

 and Braithwaite. Magpies.— 1, G. Sadler. 2, J. L. Nicholson. Any other 

 Variety. — 1, J. H. BenniBon. 2, W. S. Clark. Selling Class.— 1, J. Maude. 



2, H. S. Horn. 



RABBITS.— Any Vabiety.— Buck— 1, A. RobBon. 2, W. Tessyman. Doe.— 

 1, A. Robson. 2, J. Johnson. 



Judge. — Mr. E. Hutton, Pudsey. 



AYLESBURY POULTRY SHOW. 



This Show was held on the 20hh inst., and the quality was, as 

 usual, very good. We hope the Committee will arrange some of 

 their classes better another year, for in a Variety olass of seven- 

 teen pens of splendid birds there were only two prizes, and one 

 of those went to Bantams. 



There were sixteen pens of Dorkings, and the cup again went 

 to Silvers, the winners here being a very good pair of chickens, 

 good in size, colour, and claws. We liked pen 7 (Beachey) very 

 much indeed ; they were a good pair of Coloured. The Silver 

 pullet, too, in Lady Dartmouth's pen was a pretty bird. In 

 Dark Brahmas the cup pullet was very lovely, her pencillings 

 being superb. In Lights Mr. Dean won first with a good pen of 

 old birds. We thought he had retired permanently, and had sold 

 all his stock to Mr. Hall. Second and third prizes were won by 

 Light chickens of good quality. Cochins came well to the 

 front, and a very well-shaped pair of adults won the cup. The 

 second were a good pair too, the cockerel being the unnoticed 

 bird of Mr. Darby's at Southport, with a very fine adult hen. 

 Good Partridge chickens won firBt in their class, and a very good 

 pen of Blacks took third place, old Partridges coming in the 

 middle. Spanish were a superior lot, though not a large col- 

 lection. The onp pen was a first-class pair. In the Game we 

 noticed nothing very striking. The cup went to good Brown 

 Reds, Black Red chickens taking second, while in the next class 

 a neat pair of Duckwing chickens won first. The French 

 mustered very well. The cup HoudanB were a good pair and 

 large in size, while in Creves a very fine old pen took the cup. 

 Many of the highly commended pens were good, and well 

 worthy of prizes. In Hamburghs the Bilver cream-jog, whioh 

 Messrs. Field & Son annually offer for competition at this 

 Show, went to Trentham for a pen of Golden-pencils, Silvers of 

 good quality from the same yards taking second place. In 

 Spangled Hamburghs the first went to good Silvers, while 

 Silvers also took second, the pullets in both pens being well 

 spangled and rich in markings. Leghorns made two very fair 



classes ; Whites were perhaps the best, the first and second here 

 being very even in quality. We still find badly- coloured ear- 

 lobes and high tails in the Browns, and hope they will soon be 

 remedied by the enthusiastic members of the Leghorn Club. 

 Mr. Ayre's two pullets were both very good indeed. The 

 Variety class was, perhaps, one of the best classes in the Show. 

 A very beautiful pen of White-crested Blacks won first, and well 

 they deserved it. The cockerel is of much promise, but is not 

 the same bird Mr. Norwood won with at Bath and Weymouth, 

 we believe. Second prize went to lovely Silver-laced Bantams. 

 Another half-dozen pens well deserved prizes, notably bo Mr. 

 Darby's Black Poles, Mr. Burrell's Golden ditto, and Lady 

 Dartmouth's Silver ditto. Aylesbury Ducks were very fine, 

 and quite properly Mr. Fowler won. Rouens too were admirable, 

 and the eup pen really enormous. A very large pen of Duck- 

 lings took second place. Geese made but a poor collection for 

 numbers, and Turkeys " were not." The Sale classeB were well 

 filled with mostly but fair specimens. Mr. Hewitt awarded the 

 prizes. The whole Show seemed well managed as usual, and the 

 catalogue arrangements were as admirable and prompt as ever. 



POULTRY.— Dorkings— Coloured.— 1, T. C. Bnrnell. 2. J. "Walker. 3, H. 

 Dodds. Any other variety— Cup, T. C. Burnell. 2. E. Woodford. 3, O. E. 

 Cresswell. Brahmas —Dark—\ and 3. Newnham & Manbv. 2, R. P. Peroival. 

 vhe, E. Pritchard. Light— 1, T. A. Dean. 2, R. P. Percival. S, P. Haines. 

 Spanish.— ],W. R. Bull. 2. Mrs. Allsopp, 3, S. L. Edwards. Cochins— Buff. 

 — Cup, P. Ogilvie. 2, A. Darby. 3. Mrs. A. Tindal. White— 1, Mrs. A. Tindal. 

 2, S. R. Harris. 3, J. K. Fowler. Partridge or Black.— I and 2, Mrs. A. Tindal. 



5, A. Darby. Game.— Black-breasted or other Bed. — Cup, J. Cock. 2. S. 

 Matthews. 3, E. Holland. Any other variety— 1, S. Matthews. 2, Miss F. K. 

 Winwood. S, G. H. Fitz-Herbert. Houdans.— Cup, S. W. Thomas. 2. Mrs. 

 Vallance. 3, R. Harvey. Creve-Cceues.— Cup, P. F. Le Sueur. 1, MrB. A. 

 Tindal. 2, E. Burrell. 3. Rev. H. R. Peel. Hamburghs.— Gold or Silver- 

 pencilled.— Cap and 2, Duke of Sutherland. 3, J. Long. Gold or Silver- 

 spangled.— 1, Duke of Sutherland. 2, J. G*e. 3, T. Dean. Leghorns. — White. 

 —Cup and 2, R. R. Fowler 3, C. C. Seaman. Brown.— 1, E. Ayre. 2. R, 

 Harvey. 3, A Kitchen. Game Bantams.— 1, F. C. Davis. 2, Miss W. Wyles. 

 Any other Variety.— 1, T. Norwood (Black Polands). 2, M. Leno (Laced 

 Bantams). Ducks.— Aylesbury. — Cup and 8, J. K. Fowler. 2, J. Hedges. 

 Rouen.— Cup and 3, W. Evans. 2, J. Gee. Any other variety.— 1, J. Booth. 2, 

 M. Leno. Aylesbury.— Cup, F. Colliogs. Geebe.— 1 and 2. J. K. Fowler. 8, T. 

 Kingsley. Selling Class.— Cock or Cockerel— 1, S. W. Thomas. 2, M. Leno. 



6. S. Lnoas. Hen or Pullet,— 1, F. Glanville. 2, J. K. Fowler. 8, Miss E. 

 Williams. Drake andDuck.—l, J. W. Hedges. 2, T. Sear. 8, MrB. A. TindaL 



CHESTERFIELD POULTRY SHOW. 



This, the first Show of poultry, was held in connection with 

 the Norton Farmer's Club on the 20th inst. Turner's pens 

 were used, and a oapital marquee was provided ; and with Mr. 

 G. Helliwell as manager the whole arrangements were well 

 oarried out. The birds were of any age, which we think a 

 mistake, as the entries would have been large had it been a 

 chicken show. There were 187 pens. 



Brahmas, first-and-cup a massive pen of old birds in fair 

 order; second also old, but not in good feather, but cock good 

 in shape. Brahmas, Light a fair lot as regards the winners. 

 Dorkings, first and second chickens, and third old, the latter 

 best except that the cock had one badly swollen foot. Cochins 

 a grand lot ; first-and-cup a pair of very large Buffs, grand in 

 colour but little dark in tail ; second and third Buff chickens, 

 alBO very good. Malays were chickens, but not forward. Ham- 

 burghs being mixed claeseB were not large entries, the cup going 

 to a pen of Silver-pencils, which were something near faultless-; 

 the second were Gold-pencils, very bright-looking, the oockerel 

 perfect except that the spike of comb is not level at the base 

 with the comb, and the pullet a little coarse in pencilling. 

 Spangles only two, were fairly in the race; firBt Gold and second 

 Silvers, and both out of feather. Spanish won the cup; Polish 

 and French fowls being good and in very good order. Game, 

 Black Reds were a large clasB, but there were many faulty 

 birds ; first-aDd-cup a good all-round pen of chickens ; second 

 lost in very few points, but were old and out of order ; third 

 also good. DuckwingB, first cock a grand-coloured bird, but 

 pullet not so good in colour ; second a wild-looking fellow, good 

 pullet; third best pullet, but cockerel crooked in breast. Piles, 

 first an old cock and pullet, very good, the cock especially, 

 and to this was awarded the extra for best cock in the Show. 

 Brown RedB poor except first and seoond ; no third given. 

 Bantams, Black Red Game a good large olass; firBt as near 

 perfect in all points as possible, and the cup was given here, the 

 rest of the birds also coming up well in quality. Brown Reds 

 a moderate lot, the first in full feather. DuckwiDgs poor, but 

 Piles very good. In the Variety class the winners were Blacks, 

 first very good chickens. In the Variety olass all the winners 

 were Black Hamburghs ; first a good all-round pen ; seoond 

 also good, but oockerel not bo good as first; third by far the 

 best cockerel, but pullet no match at all, quite a ohioken, and 

 not fit for the show pen. Geese about the best olass in the 

 Show, and two extra prizes were awarded. There were some 

 good birds in the Variety class, and some of these ohanged hands. 



POULTRY.— Beahmab.— B(irfc.-1 and Cup, J. F. Smith. 2, J. Long. S, E. 

 Pritchard. Light— 1, F.. Snell. 2. G. B. C. Breeze. 8, F. Holbrook. Dorkings. 

 — 1, E. SneU. 2, W. Morrltt. 8, W. Arkwright. Cochinb.— 1 and Cup. H. 

 RobinBOn. 2, C. Sidgwick. 8. J. F. Hodgson. Malays.-i, A. Brooke. 2, R. 

 Hawkins. Hamburghs.— Gold and Silver-pencilled — 1, H. Beldon. 2, J. Long. 

 Gold and Silver-spanyled.-\ and 2, H. Beldon. 8, S. W. Hallam. Spanish.— 

 1 and Cup, R. Newbitt. 2, H. Beldon. 8, J. Powell. Polanps.-I, H. Beldon. 

 2, A. & W. H. Silvester. 8, A. Darby. French.— 1, E. Snell, 2, J. E. Clayton. 



