Novembsr 2, 1876. ] 



JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Robson. 2, W. Bygott. 8 and vhc, E. V. Snell. Aylesbury.— 1 and 2. W. H. 

 Robaon. 2. E. V. Snell. Any other variety.— 1 and 2, A. & W. H. Silvester. 

 3, R. H. Ashton Geese.— 1, W. H. Crewe. 2, E. V. Snell. 3, G. Daft. Selling 

 Clabs.— 1, Rev. J. Barrow. 2. W. A. Burnell. 3. J. Aldridge. 4, J. Bootb. 

 vltc. Rev. R. Fielden, R. Newbitt, alias E. Cha'land. Cottagers' Class.— 1, J. 

 Payne 2, G. Henf rey. 3. R. Spick. 4, H. Coddington. 



PIGEONS.-Carriers.— I, H. Yardley. 3, C. G. Cave. Pouters.— 1, E A. 

 Thornton. 2, C. Young. Dragoons.— 1, 2. and 3. R. Woods, vhc, H. Yardley. 

 Fantails.— 1 and vhc, J. F. Loveraidge. 2, J. Walker. Tubbits.— 1 and 2. R. 

 Woods, vlic, J. Wharram. Owls.— English.— 1, H. Parker. 2, H. Yardley. 

 vhc. Miss K. Swift. Antwebps.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, F. R. Edwardson. Any 

 other Vabietf. — 1 and 2. H. Yardley. 3, M. Weston. 4 and extra 1, A. and 

 W. H. Silvester. Extra 2, R. B. Wood. Extra 3. — Clark, vhc, M. Weston, 

 J. F. Loversidge, W. F. Footit, R. B. Wood, C. G. Cave. 



Judges. — Mr. E. Hutton poultry and PigeonB, Mr. Hive3 also 

 in Pigeons. 



AGRICULTURAL HALL POULTRY SHOW. 



(Continued from page 374.) 



It ia, we fancy, twelve years since the metropolis has seen a 

 poultry show. In the years 1852 and 1853 took place the great 

 shows in Baker Street. The Cochin mania was then at its 

 height, and the building was crowded with spectators almost 

 to suffocation. We have a dim recollection of seeing two pens 

 of Brahmas at the second of these shows, which were then 

 looked upon as the last imported novelty. Again in 1864 there 

 was a London poultry show, this time at the Agricultural Hall. 

 Great advances had been made in poultry culture, but the 

 visitors were few, the time of year (September) unfortunately 

 eeleoted, and the experiment not a success. After a fresh in- 

 terval of twelve years has the Hall seen a feathered tribe, and 

 with a very different result, for on the firBt day of the Exhibi- 

 tion, when we visited it, there seemed a goodly crowd, both of 

 fanciers and non-fanciers, to admire the great Btrides which 

 have been made in the perfection of exhibition poultry. The 

 birds were well arranged round the gallery, carefully fed, for 

 we saw none of those detestable collections of maize lying in 

 the pens as one does at most shows, and, in spite of many dis- 

 advantages under which the Show had been originated, it was a 

 large and magnificent collection. It must be remembered that 

 the Show of poultry clashed with Oxford, one of the favourite 

 poultry fetes of the year, that it was tacked on as an after- 

 thought to the Dairy Show, and that the schedule was changed 

 at least onoe. However, a success it was, and we feel pretty 

 safe in prophesying only the forerunner of far larger and more 

 successful enterprises of the same kind in London. As at 

 Bingley Hall, the birds were far too near the gas, and our own 

 seem to have suffered much from the temperature. We hope 

 another time to see the poultry on the ground floor. We would 

 suggest, too, that a few attendants with some distinctive badge 

 are desirable ; we could find none, and twice had to stop people 

 tormenting and attempting to injure birds. Defects there always 

 are in firBt attempts, and on the whole we thought it a well- 

 managed affair. 



Dorkings had two classes, for Coloured, and Any other variety, 

 which numbered twenty-seven, and nine penB. The first Dark 

 pair were fine chickens, symmetrical in shape ; the cockerel 

 good in comb and feet, the pullet not bo in the latter respect. 

 Second were old birds, very large, but we did not like their 

 colour, the cock's hackles being silver with an admixture of 

 brown. The third were in many respects good, but not perfect 

 in feet. We preferred some of the highly commended pens to 

 the winners ; pen 372 (Cresswell) contained a well-matched 

 pen, with really white feet; 375 (Burnell) a magnificent very 

 dark hen; 379 (Gee) amasBive cock; 382 (Lingwood) a very deep 

 and broad cockerel with orooked toes. In the other class all 

 the prizes went to Silvers ; first a well-shaped cockerel, with a 

 hen capital in form and colour; second an adult pair, which 

 promised to be immense when through the moult ; third pretty 

 but small chickens, the cookerel squirrel-tailed. We much 

 preferred Miss Pasley's pen next to them. A good pair of 

 Whites were unnoticed. Hamburghs. — In Silver-peacils the 

 first cockerel was far a-head, a well-developed bird, with ex- 

 quisitely laced tail ; second a good pullet and younger cockerel; 

 third a pretty little pair, young, and the cockerel with a 

 good honest comb. The elass as a whole was much better 

 than we often see in the south. Silver-spangles were a large 

 class ; the first cockerel had rather a coarse and lumpy comb ; 

 second was a very pretty cockerel, with a large-mooned pullet; 

 third cockerel had a black patch on the back. Golden-pencils. — 

 The fashion seems to be in favour of black tails in this variety. 

 The first pair were very good : the cockerel had lovely lobes and 

 comb and rich colour, the pullet small fine pencilling. Second 

 another very dark cock, but showing a little bronze on the tail; 

 not quite so pretty in comb as the firBt. Third another dark 

 black-tailed cockerel with good comb and lobes, the pullet 

 coarser in pencilling than the other winners. Golden-spangles. 

 — -We have before remarked on a fact which waB again patent 

 in the Hall, that the hens of this variety are seldom in good 

 condition. First a good pen, cockerel a model bird, his comb 

 i imply perfection ; the cock in the second pen had a small comb, 

 almost too small for a Spangle, good in colour, but without the 

 carriage of the first ; the cock in the third pen was well shaped, 



but we did not admire his comb, and the hen was unevenly 

 mooned. Creves were only a moderate class in quality as in 

 numbers ; first were well-matched chickens with good crests, 

 bat not large, and the cockerel decidedly leggy; we thought 

 the award a mistake. Second a fine hen, with a fair cock; bis 

 crest not yet moulted out. Third a rather high-tailed cook 

 with small orest ; another fine hen. Houdans were a large and 

 excellent clasB, many birds which would ordinarily be certain 

 of a prize being but highly commended or unnoticed. First a 

 well-matched pair, good all round and in blooming condition ; 

 their colour rather dark. We have always thought that there 

 is something distinctive in the head and expression of a true 

 Houdan, and this the cock eminently possessed. Second cock 

 not through the moult ; very fine hen. Third grand dark birds, 

 the hen splendid. 630 (Mr. Thomas) showed a very fine pair, 

 thrown out apparently by the cock's bad feet. Leghorns. — 

 White : first a well-matched pair, the cock pretty with a not 

 abnormal comb. Second the whitest birds in the class, appa- 

 rently young. We thought the cockerel in the third pen de- 

 cidedly the finest in the class, but they were not well shown. 

 Browns. — The awards were not up at 5 p.m. in this class, so we 

 cannot comment on them. We thought a pair of Mr. Hitchin's 

 birds the prettiest in the class. Ducks. — Aylesbury : first were 

 entered as six months old. They are prodigies, and we were 

 glad to Bee a first prize given to birds which looked healthy and 

 not over-fatted; second were old birds; third young and good. 

 Fvouens. — First were a drake somewhat out of condition, and 

 a handsome Duck ; Becond not bo good-looking a pair as might 

 be expeoted, the Duck white in wing. Any other variety. — 

 This was a large (twenty-four pens) and interesting class; first 

 were Chilian Pintails, at leaBt so we were told, but do not 

 pretend to be learned in ornamental waterfowl; second lovely 

 Black East Indians ; third Pekins. They were grand-looking 

 white birds with orange-coloured bills ; these contrast beauti- 

 fully with their plumage, and are (we are heterodox enough to 

 thiok) much prettier than the flesh colour of Aylesburys. A 

 crnious pair of white-tufted Ducks were shown and highly com- 

 mended. Turkeys looked fine and well-shown. Geese (twenty- 

 two) were a wonderful class; first and third prizes went to Grey; 

 "second to White Embden. 



We trust next year to see an Agricultural Hall poultry Show, 

 with much-extended classification, and a more than proportionate 

 inorease of entries. The Judges were the Rev. T. L. Fellowes, 

 Capt. Heaton, Messrs. E. Lowe, and M. Leno. 



THE OLDHAM SHOW OF PIGEONS, &c. 



The second annual Exhibition of Canaries, Mules, and British 

 and foreign cage birds and Pigeons took place in the Temperance 

 Hall, Horsedge Streot, Oldham, on October 25th, 27th, and 28th. 

 The exhibits numbered 155 Pigeons and 314 cage birds. The 

 former division comprised many fine specimens fit to grace the 

 stages of any show. The classes for " Jacks," Owls, and Short- 

 faced Tumblers, however, met with no response. 



The cage birds, of which the Latcasbire "Coppies" and 

 " Plain Heads " formed a prominent feature, were a goodly lot, 

 and far exceeded ia number those at the previous show, and this 

 was the more surprising considering that a Bhow at Norwich 

 was being held on the earne dates. Bat the Hon. Sees., Messrs. 

 FlemiDg and Bradbury, aided by a practical working Committee, 

 entered into the spirit of their labours with a determination to 

 succeed, and their creditable schedule brought forth an exhibi- 

 tion worthy of themselves and all others who participated in 

 the affair. The pains and penalties paid last year in the Lizard 

 clasBes had the creditable and beneficial effect of stamping out 

 the artificial system -of colouring so long carried on in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Lancashire, and we heard it jocularly remarked 

 that " one chemist had broke (?) " since the new and more whole- 

 some order of things had come about. This year the Lizards 

 were a grand lot, and we never saw lirds mere beautifully 

 spangled than some present, notably the first-prize birds in each 

 class. Without entering into full critical details of the whole of 

 the classes we will sum-up our report by saying that the compe- 

 tition here and there was so keen as to engage the attention of 

 the Judge fnlly half a dozen hours ere his duties were finished. 

 The awards are as follows: — 



PIGEONS.— Pouters.— Cocfc.— land vhc, H. Pratt. 2, D. M. Garside. Hen. 

 —1, H. Pratt. 2, D. M. Garside. Carriers — Cock. -I, J. Balmforth. 2, W. 

 Deakin. Hen. -1, W. Leea. 2, J. Balmfoitb. Dragoons.— Blue or Silver. — 

 Cock or Hen.—l and vhc, R. WoodB 2, R. White. Any otlier colour.— Cock or 

 Hen.— 1 and 2, R. Woods, vhc, W. Deakin. Fantails.— Cock or Hen. — 1, J. H. 

 Loversidge. 2, J- Waker. vhc, W. J. Warhurst. Barbs.— Cock or Hen — 1 ana 

 2, W. Lees. Tobbits. —Cock or Ben.— I and vhc, C. A. Crafer. 2, R. Woods. 

 Owls— English.— Cock or Hen.—l. S. E. Kettlewell. 2, Ward & Rhodes, vhc, 

 W. H. Cook. Foreign.— Cock or Hen.—l and 2, A. Simpson, vlic, D. M. Gar- 

 aide. Tumblers. Long-faced.— Cock or Hen.—l, J. Lawton. 2, W. A. Hyde. 

 Antwebps.— Short-faced, silver Dun or Bed-chequer.— Cock or Hen. — l, J. 

 Wright. 2, J. C. Waterboys, vhc, W. Hilton (2). Short-faced, any other 

 colour.— Cock or Hen.-1, W. Bilton. 2, R. White. Long-faced, Silver Du.it cr 

 Bed-chequer.— Cock or Hen.—l, J. Wright. 2, G. Tbiokelt. vhc, H. Keeling, .' . 

 O. Waterhouae. Long-faced, any otlier colour. — Cock or Hen. — 1, R.White. E, 

 J.Wright. D/icJ.C. Waterhouse. Bibd for Homing Pubposes.— j, R. Wood. 

 2, L. Binns. Ant Vabiett not before mentioned.— 1 and 2, A. Simpson. 

 Sealing Class.— 1, R. Wood. ?, V. White, vhc. W. Deakin. 



CAGE BIRDS.— Lancashire Coppv.— Clear Yellow.— 1 and 2, Smethm-Bt and 



