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JOUBNAL OF HORTICULTUSE AND COTTAGE GAEDSNES, 



[ August 3, 1871. 



were first-class, thougli some of them -were rather deficient in con- 

 dition. In the class for Any other variety of Bantams, the best 

 Whites we have seen for some time were first, good Blacks second. 



The Figeon classes were very fairly filled, many choice specimens 

 competing. 



Cochin-Chinas.— B«ir or Cinnamon.—\ and 2, W. A. Taylor, Manchester. 

 lie, J. Watts, King's Heath, near Birmingham; H. Lncy, Hetden Bridge. 

 CMdiens.—l and lie, W. A. Taylor. ■?. E. Leech. Any other Variety.— l, W. A. 

 Taylor (Partridce). 2, E. Leech. Chickens.— 1^ E. Leech. 2 and he, C. Sidg- 

 wick, Keighley (Parlridge). 



BRiHMAS.— 1 and he. H. Lacy. 2, H. Beldon, Goitstock, Eingley. Chickens. 

 —1, J. Aahworth, Eoi;hdale. 2, W. A. Taylor, he, T. A. Dean, Moreton-on- 

 Lugg, Hereford ; J. Ashworth. 



DoEEiNGs.— 1, D. Gellatlv. Meigle. 2. W. H. King, Moss Mills, Eochdale. 

 lie, 3. Stott. Healey. near Eochdale. Chickens.— 1, E. Leech. 2, W. H, King. 

 ;ic, "W.H.King; J. Stott. 



French Fowls.— 1, H. Eeldon. 2, J. li. Fowler. 



Spanish (Black) —1 and 2. C. W. Brierley. /tc. H.Beldon. Chickens.— I, J. 

 "Walker, "Wolverhampton. 2.W. G. MnUigan, Springfield, Belfast, he, H. 

 "Wilkinson, Earby, Skipton ; Clews »S: Adkins, "Walsall ; N. Cook, Chowbent. 



Game.— 1 and 2, C. W. Brierley. Cock.— I and 2, C. W. Brierley. Cock (local). 

 —1 and 2, Morris & "Wood, Accrington. he, K. Holt, Loveclough, Crawshaw- 

 booth. 



Game Bantams.— 1, G. Hall, Kendal. 2, J. R. Kobinson, Sunderland, he, T. 

 Sharpies, Eawtenstall. Cock.— I and he, T. Sharpies. 2, J. R. Robinson. Any 

 other Variety.— I. H. Beldon. 2, S. & R. Ashton, Mottram (Black), he, 3. 

 Walker, Hahfax (Black) ; E. Pickles. Pinfold. Edenfield (White). 



Hameukghs.— (?oWf7i-iJcncj?Zed-— i. H. Pickles, jun., Earby. near Skipton. 

 2, S. Smith, Northowram. he, H. Beldon ; T. Wrigley, Middleton. Chickens,— 

 1 and 2, T. Wrigley. he, 3. Thoi-nton, Airwoxth Lane, Keighley : H. Beldon, 



HA-iiBVRG-BS.—Silver-2)enciUcd.—l, 2, and he, H. Pickles. Chickens.— 1, J. 

 Smith, Earby. 2 and he. H. Beldon. c, H. Smith, Morton Banks, Keighley. 



'H.AMBTJRGUs.—Golden-spaneflecl.—l. H. Beldon. 2, J. Fielding, Newchurch- 

 hc, H. Beldon : J. Newton. SUsden ; H. Pickles ; N.Marlor, Denton, near Man- 

 chester. Chickens.— \, H. Pickles. 2 and he, N. Marlor. 



Hambueghs.— 5iiU(;T-spn7?(7Zf rf.— 1 , H. Pickles. 2, H. Beldon. he, 3. Fielding 

 G. & J. Duckv,oi-th. Church. Chickens.— J, J. Fielding. 2, G. & 3. Duckworth. 

 he, T. Fawcett, Baildon, near Leeds; G. Mitchell, Keighley. 



Hameueghs.— EZact.— 1, D- Lord. Stacksteads. 2, N. Marlor. he, C. W. 

 Brierley; H. Hoyle. Whitevrell Bottom, near Newchui-ch. Chickens.— 1, C. 

 Sidgwick. 2, Stott & Booth. Himtley Brook, Bury, /ic, C. Eidg^vick; S. Cox, 

 Stacksteads ; E. Brierley, Heywood ; W. A. Taylor. 



TCEEETS.— 1, E. Leech, Rochdale. 2, J. Houlker, Blackburn. 



Geese.— 1, J. K. Fowler, Aylesbury. 2. E. Leech. 



BvcKs.—Aylcsbwy.—l and 2. J K. Fowler. i?owen.—l, J. Newton, SUsden. 

 Sand he, E. 1 ecc-h. Any other Variety.— 1, C- W. Erierlev, Middleton. 2.H.B. 

 Smith. Brooklands, Pieston (East Indian), /ic, C.W. Brierley; H. B. Smith 

 (Shelldrakes). 



Any cthek Variett.— 1 and he, H. Beldon. 2, G. Anderton (White Sultans). 



Selling Cla^s.— 1, W. A. Taylor. 2. E. Leech, /fe, J. Watts; J.T.Travis, 

 Rochdale (Brahmas); W. Wilson, Crawshawbooth (Black Spanish). 

 PIGEONS. 



Careiers.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, E. Horner, Harewood, Leeds. ?!<;, J. Stanley 

 Salford, Elackbmn : T. Waddington, Feniscowles, near Blackburn. 



Tumblers.— 1, F. Moore. Burnley. 2, E. Horner, he, H. Yardley ; J. Field- 

 ine, jun.. Eochdale; E.Horner. 



Baebs.— 1, E. Homer. 2, J. Stanley, he, H. Yardley ; J. Fielding, jun, ; E 

 Horner; J. Stanley. 



Owls.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, E, Homer. /{C, J. Ashworth, Blackburn; J.Field- 

 ing, jun. 



Croppers.- I and 2, E. Homer, he, T. Waddington. Fenniscowles. 



Fantails.— 1. J. S. Loversic'ge, Newark. 2, H. Yardley. 



TuRBiTS.— 1, J. Fielding, jun. 2, H. Yardley. he, W. Kitchen, Fenniscowles 

 E. Horner. 



Dragoons.- 1 and 3, T. Waddington. /ic, H. Yardley; T. Charnley, Black 

 burn ; J. Stanley. 



Tlusipeters.— 1 and 2, E. Homer. 



Jacobins. — 1, E. Horner. 2, T. Waddington. 



Aktwekps.— 1, E. Homer. 2, E. Brierley, Fishpool, Bury, he, 3. Stanley. 



Ant other Vaeiett.— 1, E. Homer. 2, H. Yardley. he, W. Kitchen; T. 

 Waddington. 



Any Vaeiety (Local),— 1 and he, W. Kemp, Haslingden. 2, J. Brown, Crib- 

 den EndjHasUngden. 



Eaeeits.— Siia7i7.s'/(.— 1, C. Gravil, jun., Thorne. 2. J. Irving, Blackburn. 

 he. H. Cawood, Thome, Doncaster. Anciora.—l, J. Eutterworth, Rochdale. 

 2, A. H. Fasten, Hull. he. H. Cawood. Himalanjan.—\ and 2, J. Butterworth. 

 he, A. H. Easten. Silver-Grcy.-i. S. Greenwood, Hebden Bridge. 2, A. L. 

 Eawsfron, Haelingden. he. S. G. Hudson, tiull. Any other Variety. — 1 and 2, 

 S. G, Hudson (Dutch Rabbit and Belgian Hare. 



Judges. — Poultry and Pigeons : Mr. T. J. Charlton, Bradford; Mr. 

 S. Fielding, Trentham Park. liabhits: fill-. J. Boyle, Jan., Blackburn. 



Two years ago Haslingden only offered one class for Eahbits, but 

 at their last show they made five classes, and succeeded in bringing 

 np double the number of entries in comparison to the show of last 

 year, through simply having them shown singly. In my measure- 

 ment of the Lops I shall give the fair and honest length and width, 

 not with the inch, and in some cases 14 inch, usually added by most 

 judges. This being the first time I have acted as Judge, I mean to 

 start what I hope every other Babbit judge in the future will do, and 

 only give the real measurement of the Lops. I Imow of many who 

 have begun the Rabbit fancy by purchasing a Lop, of course thinMng 

 to find it measure what they had bought it for, but, to their disgust, 

 found it deficient an inch or more, and consequently threw up entirely. 

 I will say no more on this subject, but trust what little I have said 

 will cause the subject to he well sifted, and that this should be the 

 case is the desire of more fanciers than myself. 



The Lop-eared class was throughout very fine. The first-prize doe 

 was 212 inches by 4J; the second, a very promising Tortoiseshell doe, 

 was 211 inches by 5. The highly commended pen of Mr. Cawood, 21g 

 by 5, was good in ears, but a very small Babbit. 



Angoras were but moderate. The first prize went to a small but 

 good-woolled Babbit from Mr. Butterworth, the second to one from 

 Mr. Easten, a large Rabbit, in very bad condition ; for this I should 

 prescribe a much freer use of the comb. 



Silver-Greys were the largest and best class in tbo Show ; there were 

 nine entries. The first prize went to a large and woU-silvered doe 



from Mr. Greenwood ; the second to a fine Rabbit from Mr. Rawstron. 

 Mr. S. G. Hudson's highly commended doe would have come off better 

 had she escaped the very heavy rain that continued the whole of the 

 morning, and beat right into the Rabbit pens, wetting many of them 

 through. 



Of Himalayans the entries numbered eight, but some very poor 

 specimens were shown. 



The Any other variety class was small; the first prize went to a 

 nice little yellow and white Dutch, the second to a fine Belgian Hare. 

 — jAiTES Boyle, jun., Blachhum. 



ESTON AND NOEMANBY CAGE BIRD, PIGEON, 

 AND RABBIT SHOAV. 



[From a Correspondent.) 



This Show was held on July 29th. Though the entries were nofc 

 very numerous, they included some excellent specimens. 



Pigeons formed a show in themselves, Mr. Yardley entering largely. 

 In Carriers the winners were Blacks, and were decidedly the best pair 

 we have seen in the north this year. A good pair of Duns was third. 

 Fantails were a fair class, many of the birds evidently going into 

 moult. The winning Turbits were Blues, good in colour, but some- 

 what too large in body. Mr. Yardley's Red Jacobins were easily first 

 in their class, and were claimed early in the day. Barbs and 

 Trumpeters call for no special remark. The first and second-prize 

 Owls were both foreign "Whites. In Pouters, the first and second-prize 

 birds were Whites, the winning cock being in splendid condition, and 

 of good length in limb and feather. The winning Nuns were beautiful 

 bircls ; and Black Magpies stood at the head of their class. The " Any 

 variety " class seems to have puzzled the Judge, for we much prefeiTed 

 Mr. Yardley's Spots,, and pens 170 and 171, to the second-prize 

 Dragoons. The Selling class contained some cheap birds of fair merit. 

 • There was also a good display of Bahhits and Cage Birds. The 

 pens were weU arranged, but the time for opening the Show anything 

 but satisfactory. 



PIGEONS. 



Carbiers.— 1. E. HaiTison, Darlington. 2, H. Yardley, Birmingham, c, W. 

 Taylor, Weardale. 



FiNTAiLS. — 1, w. Bearpark, Nortballei-ton. 2, J. F. Loversidge, Newark. 

 vhc H. Yardley. he, T. C. Taylor, aiiddlesbrough. c, R. Harrison. 



TuEBiTs.— 1, K. Wilson, Thirsk. 2, J. G. Dunn, -Newcastle-on-Tyne. he, H. 

 Yardley ; W. Bearpark. c, T. C. Taylor. 



Tv^BLi^RS.— Short-faced.— 1, Vf. Bearpark. 2, H. Yardley. he, R. Wilson. 

 C, 3. Robinson, Middiesbrongb ; T. Helmsley, Lackenby. Commo7i.—l, W. R. 

 and H. O. Blenkinsopp, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 2, T. C. Taylor. 



Jacmbins.— 1, H. Yardley. 2. K. Wilson, he, W. Beai-park; W. R. & H. 0. 

 Blenkinsopp. c. W. Taylor, Weardale. 



B^EBS.— 1, H. Yardley, 2, R. Wilson, he, W. E. & H. O. Blenkinsopp. c, W. 

 Taylor ; T. C. Taylor. 



Owls.— 1, R. Wilson. 2. H. Yardley. 



TRUiiPLTERS.— 1, J. Cundale, Eipon. 9. R. Wilson. 



Pouters.— I, W. Bearpark. 2, H. Yardley. he, K. Harrison ; E. Wilson ; T 

 C. Taylor. 



isuNS.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, W. Bearpai-k. he, R. Wilson. 



Magpies.— 1, J. Cundale. 2, W. Bearpark. he. H. Yardley. 



Any Variett.— 1, W. Bearpark (Blue Dragoon). 2. J. G. Dunn, Neweastle-on- 

 Tvne (Yellow Dragoons), he, R. HaiTison ; E. Wilson ; J. Cundale ; W. K. 

 and H. O. Blenkinsopp. c. T. C. Taylor. 



Selling Class.— 1 and 2, T. C. Taylor. 



Eaeeits.— I/op-^'ar*!^. — 1, W. Wilson, Hiddlesbrough. 2, — Dobson, York. 

 3, — Kettlewell, York. Himalayan.— I, T. Moore, Normanby. 2, W. Donkin, 

 Di-iffield. 3, A. H. JEasten, Hull. Angola.— 1, G. Robinson, York. 2, C. Anton. 

 York. S, A. H. Easten. 



BLACKBUEN POULTEY SHOW. 



The day on which this was held (July 27th}, was the most summer- 

 like of any we have had this year, and the ground was thronged with 

 visitors. The pens, which were ranged round two sides of a large 

 field, gave the poulti-y plenty of room. Grey Dorldngs did not show 

 to advantage — in fact, they were mostly in deep moult ; but the Dark 

 Brahmas were very good. Of Spanish, Messrs. Brierley and Beldou 

 showed three pens that would stand well at any show. In Game 

 fowls the noted pens belonging to Mr. Brierley carried everything 

 before them. Cochins^ both Buif and Partridge-coloured, were of 

 great merit ; but the Hamburgh classes were the strong feature of the 

 Blacliburn Show, the district being the home of the breeders of these 

 beautiful varieties. All the classes of Ducks -^eve as good as could 

 be desired -and public attention was arrested by the exhibition of 

 Whistling Docks, Shovellers, Teal, Mandarins, Labradors, and a 

 few other well-shown breeds. Geese, too, were perfection, and present 

 in numbers, but not a single entry of birds of this year's harch for th© 

 Tarley prizes was made, and only three for old birds. The classes 

 devoted entirely to birds bred in 1871 were well filled with the choicest 

 specimens, the successes of many of which will no doubt be heard ol 

 hereafter, as very few of the chickens were early-hatched ones. The 

 Committee were most anxious to oblige everyone, and we congratnlato 

 them on their well-deserved success. 



Dorkings.- Grey —1, J. Stott, Healey, Rochdale. 2, J. Robinpon, Garstang" 

 White— I and 2, J. Robinson. Any colour,— Cock.— 1, T. Briden, Earby, Skipton- 

 2, J. Robinson. 



Brahma Pootiu.— 1 and 2, H, Lacy, Hebden Bridge, he, H. Beldon, Goit< 

 stock, Itinpley. 



Spanish.— I and 2. C. W. Brierley, Middleton, Mnnehestcr. he. H. Beldon. 



Game,-1 and 2, C. W. Rrieiiey. Coek. — l and y C. W. Brierley. he, W. 

 Pen-in, Nantwioh, Cbesbire. 



Cochin-Chixa. — 1, H. L^oy. 2, E. Leech, RoclioaJe. he, F, H. Green, 

 Windsor, Belfast, Ireland. 



