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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ December 7, 1876. 



pric9 of 30s. The first pullet had an ngly comb, or else was 

 large and lustrous ; second and third both good birds. In 

 adult cocks the first was good all round, very black, broad, and 

 large; second also a capital cock, but wants more time; third 

 very good too. In hens we liked the second best, but all three 

 prize birds were very good. The third had yellow legs, and 

 was claimed for £6 6s. We hope to find the Buffs better at 

 Birmingham, but in many respects the Cochins were up to a 

 high standard. 



Spanish. — These were good. The cup went to a cockerel 

 with very good face and in fair condition ; it was claimed at the 

 auction for .£10 10s. Second al60 a showy bird, with a jood 

 comb and face. In pullets the first came in well, and were well 

 shown ; second and third both good; 465 (Jones) we much liked, 

 and 473 (Palmer). In cocks a neat bird was first, only in at 

 £3 ; he was a bird with a well-shown face. Second very nearly 

 as good, with much quality about him. In hens the cup bird 

 was well to the front, but there were many good birds in the 

 class, and after the winners we much liked Mr. Rodbard's and 

 Mr. Palmer's two birds. 



Game. — There was a fine show, the birds being well up in 

 condition mostly and looking well. Both the cups went to 

 Black Reds and both to Stowmarket. In Black Beds the first 

 cock was an adult, a capital bird, and well in first ; his tail 

 rather coarse, but his colour was very good. Second also a 

 showy bird ; third was a stylish and good-coloured cockerel. 

 On going over the class with a Game breeder we thought 584 

 (Dutton) deserved some notice. He looked like the third in 

 the nndubbed class at Oxford, and we have since learnt that the 

 bird was looking poorly when they were being judged, suffering 

 perhaps from indigestion, for he was in good looks when we 

 saw him on the Saturday. In hens the cup bird was very 

 showy and well-shaped, but we did not like her comb ; second 

 had much style about her ; and the third was a good bird, neat 

 in shape and good in colour. She was claimed at the auction. 

 In Brown Beds the first cock was smart in carriage and had a 

 capital head ; 607 (Cock) an nndubbed bird of good colour. The 

 first Brown Red hen was capital in colour, and very stylish; 

 third we liked also, but she was a little small ; 619 (Phillips) was 

 also a good bird. In the Variety class a good Duckwing came 

 in first, bright in colour and good in head ; second went to 

 another good Duckwing, a bird good all round, and the bird cup 

 at the Palace we believe; third a smart yellow-legged Pile. In 

 hens all the prizes went to Duckwings, and all birds of quality. 



Malays mustered thirty-one pens, and seventeen of them were 

 mentioned. "We were sorry not to see Mr. Hinton in person 

 there as well as in feather, for it would have warmed him np 

 this chilly weather to see his old friends so strongly and well 

 represented ; £11 12s. Gd. in entry fees, and £8 in prize money. 

 Paying at last are the old loves, and paying well. First a great 

 cockerel — tall, bony, angular; second another almost as tall, as 

 bony, as angular, and in better feather ; third narrow in tail, but 

 good in shape. 747 (Brooke), very good indeed. A grand pullet 

 won first in the nest class; capital in colour and good in size. 

 Second and third two well- grown birds; true Malays in shape. 

 There were three or four more as good almost, for it was a fine 

 class. Of them we liked 765 (Lowe), 771 (Ridley), 767 (Baker), 

 and 763 (Joint). 



French four classes, and all well filled. We are sorry we 

 were unable to give a report of theBe at the Palace, but up to 

 the last we hoped " D., Deal," would have turned np, but sad 

 to say he did not. In Houdans a grand old cock came in 

 first; his crest hardly ready, but his colour good. Second 

 another old bird; large and well-footed. Third a fair cockerel. 

 In hens our old friend came in again first. Her colour is our 

 beau ideal of a perfect Houdan hen. After the prize birds we 

 liked 693 (Scott) and 689 (Wood). In the nest clasB the cup 

 went to a large La FUche cockerel, handsome in its ugliness ; 

 second a good old Creve of lustrous colour ; third another adult 

 of good quality. In hens first a Creve, large in crest and of 

 massive shape ; second a Creve, also good in crest and colour ; 

 third a La Fleche, large and cheap. 730 (Vickery) a large hen 

 of good colour; 729 (Fowler) a square-shaped hen, bright in 

 plumage; 742 (Arnold) a Blue Creve, rather peculiar, and 

 certainly handsome, called in the catalogue a " Cindered Creve," 

 whatever that may mean. She was the colour of an Anda- 

 lnsian, and made a change among the Blacks. 



Polands. — The Blacks were three ahead in numbers of the 

 Golds and Silvers together. The cup went to a grand Silver 

 hen, a bird with a marvellous crest, and of good colour. The 

 second Golden hen was a fine one, bright in colour and good in 

 crest. The second Silver cock was large, and with a grand 

 crest, while the third Golden was another smart bird. In Black 

 cocks we liked the winner. His crest is very full, and very 

 large, and very white. We preferred several pens to either 

 second or third, notably so pens 785 and 786, the Palace first and 

 second winners. In hens the first was large in crest, and in 

 very good condition. Second and third might well have changed 

 places, the third being the most wonderful pullst of the colour 

 we ever saw. 798 (Unsworth) was good in crest, and of a good 



black colour. This breed has made more progress of late than 

 any other breed we know of, and committees would do wisely to 

 give them classes more frequently. 



Leghorn's. — Four small classes. In Brown cocks we think 

 the earlobes won the bird first place, as second and third 

 were in almost superior condition. The third bird was our 

 choice for colour. In hens the first was not very bright, but 

 large. One found a purchaser at 63s. Second very light, and 

 generally good. In Whites the cup bird was rather small, or 

 else good in earlobes and fair in colour. Second a smart bird 

 with good comb. We thought the first White hen also rather 

 small, but in good colour and condition. 



Silkies. — Tae first were perhaps the most even as a pair, the 

 pullet peculiarly good in crest. We liked the second cockerel 

 very much ; -his comb, too, has improved in colour. The third 

 hen was much hocked, which we look upon as a disqualification, 

 or else her crest and comb were remarkably good. 1019 and 

 1022 (Ferris) only contained single cockerels. 1023 (Stephens) 

 had a cock with a large crest, but the bird was much out of 

 condition. 1024 (Hudd) a fair pen all round, with moderately 

 good points. On the whole the class was satisfactory. 



The Vaeiety Class.— In cocks apale Cuckoo Cochin was first, 

 a Sultan of moderate colour second, and an ugly Plymouth Rock 

 third. In hens a good Andalusian was first, a Saltan hen 

 second, and a very moderate Cuckoo Cochin third. These 

 classes we thought not up to the average. The Sale classes we 

 will not mention, as we fail to see their use, and are averse to 

 the system entirely when the prohibitive price does not reach 

 £i or £5. 



Bantahs. — Beds were all in one class; the cup pen most 

 stylish and small. In the nest class smart Piles were first, good 

 ditto second, and pretty Duckwings of good colour third. Blacks 

 were wonderfully good; the cup pen in grand feather and very 

 lustrous. Second very neat in heads, as too were those in pen 

 984 (Earnshaw). The Laced made an esquisite class. Very 

 beautiful Silvers first; good Silvers second, much reminding us 

 of the first Palace pen ; and deep Golds third. 996 (Leno) escel- 

 lent Silvers, the lacings being really perfect. 1001 (Hodson) 

 very good indeed. The Variety Bantam class was small — three 

 prizes and three pens. First moderate Cuckoos; second Black- 

 booted, very good indeed bar a few red neck feathers ; third the 

 Frizzles, with the ugly combed hen. In Bingle Bantam cocks 

 all three prizes went to Black RedB. 



Waterfowl. — Aijlesouries only made sis pens; all noticed, 

 and all good. First well to the front. In Bouens the cup and 

 second again went to Mr. Evans, whose name means quality; 

 third very good in plumage. Blacks were nineteen pens strong, 

 and many pens were of wonderful colour and escellence. The 

 Osford cup pen was first. The drake in the second-prize pen 

 was very lustrous. But of the three prize pens we liked the 

 third best. They seemed most even in colour as a pair; bat in 

 the whole class our choice was pen 1081 (Sainsbury). We 

 thought them far ahead ; the best in the class. They were the 

 pen we saw at Swindon, and in our opinion, of their being the 

 best pair at the Show, we believe most Black Duck fanciers who 

 were present agreed. 1072 (Maiden) was empty. In the Variety 

 Duck class a pen of Mandarins in charming feather were first. 

 Second went to the different coloured headed birds, which are 

 variously named — viz., Variegated Shieldrakes, New Zealand 

 Shieldrakes, Paradise Shieldrakes, and also rejoice in the name 

 of Tadorna Variegata. Third went to lovely Carolinas. 1096 

 (Leno) good Carolinas; soon claimed at £i. Geese only made 

 five pens. First good Toulouse, second Embdens, third ToulouBe 

 goslings. In Turkeys the first were well in front of the others. 

 Tbey were enormous in size and very good in colour. 1105 

 (Lang) were too late, or would have come in third we should 

 imagine. We furnish fall awards below, and believe for quality, 

 though not in size, the Show was np to the high standard of 

 former years. 



Thus concludes our report of this Show, which was very 

 similar to former shows at Bristol ; the food bags in the same 

 places, the arrangement of the classes in the same order, and, 

 sad. to say, visitors in their paucity seeming as usual to play 

 puss-in-the-corner in the long and empty avenues. "Why 

 don't the people come ?" " Why won't the people come." A 

 few eshibitors, the cheerful Secretary, the feeders, and half a 

 dozen ladies make up the usual number of visitors to be seen at 

 one time. We hope for the best, but we fear this last attempt 

 will be no more a fortunate one than others have been in_a 

 pecuniary point of view, for patronise the Show by their 

 presence the Bristolians will not do. As good as usual were 

 the arrangements — well mised food, coarsely cut chaff to floor 

 the pens, green lettuce and cabbage leaves, all were there. 



The Judges were Mr. Smith for Game and Game Bantams ; 

 Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Teebay, the latter gentleman taking the 

 Cochins, Brahmas, Hamburghs, Silkies, and some of the Sale 

 classes, while the former took the remainder. — W. 



PIGEONS. 



" We hope you will go to Bristol and report the Pigeons for 

 us as usual ; it seems to be your manor." Thus wrote one of 



