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JOUBNAL OF HOETICULTURE AND COTTAGE GAEDENER. 



[ Angast 24, 1871. 



UA-iiBiTRGUs.—Golden-spangled.—l and 3, J. Kollinson. Lindley, Otley. 2, J. 

 Newton, Silsden. lie. H. Beldon. Ckicl-ens.—l and 3, H. Pickles, Jan. 2, E. 

 Hey, Femcliffe. he. T. Dean. Eeighley. 



B..'iJiBTrRGBS.—Golden-2)encilled.~l, H. Picliles, Jan. 2, J. Eollinson. 3, H. 

 Beldon. he, S. Smith, Northowram. C/t!ctens.—l, H. Pickles, jun. 2 and 3, 

 T. Wriglev, ]un.. Ton^e. he, H. Beldon ; J. Thort.n, Aireworth. 



Hameueghs (Local).— C/iictens.—l and Cap, T. Dean, he, G. Mitchell, 

 Keighley: T. Smith, Keiehley ; E. Clayton, llorton Banks. 



Hambtjrghs .— B/acfc.— 1, C. Sidgwick. 2. J. Smith, Gilstead. 3, H. Beldon. 

 he. C. W. Brierlev. Chickens.— 1 and 2, C. Sid^wick. 3 and he, W. A. Taylor. 



Polish.— 1 and 2, H. Beldon. 3, T. Deac. Chickens.— I, H.Bowker, Keighley. 



2, H. Beldon. 3, J. Bowker, Eeighley. 



DOEKINGS.— 1 and 2, T. Briden, Earby. 3, "W. Malton, Bradford. Chickens.— 

 1 and 2, T. E. Kell, Wttherbv. 3, E. Leech. 

 GA3IE —Eed.—l and Cnp, C. W. Brierley. 2, Miss J. A- Aykroyd, Eccleshill. 



3, J. Hodsson, Bradford, ftc, J. W. Thornton. C/ncfcens.—l, J. Spencer. 2, J. 

 Carlisle, Earhy. S and he, Miss J. A. Aykroyd. Any other Variety.— I, C. W. 

 Brierlev. 2, J. Mason, Worcester. 3, Miss J. A. Avkroyd. Chickens.— 1, W. H. 

 Sutcliffe, Keighlev. 2, Miss J. A. Aykroyd. 3. Barker & Chamock. lUingvrorth. 



A^T OTHER Vartett.- 1. H. Lacey. 2. H. Beldon. 3. G. Anderton, Accring- 

 ton. he, T. F. Ausdell, St. Helens. Chickens— I, W. A. Taylor. 2, T. F. Aus- 

 dell. 3, J. J. iMalden, Biggleswade, he, A. H. Bauhnry, Northallerton; E. 

 Robson, Wetherby ; J. Sichel. 



Game Banta^is — 1, G. Noble. Staincliffe. 2, W. Steel, Halifa:;. 3, W. F. 

 Entwisle, Cleckheaton. e, J. "W. Bettomley. Chickens-— 1. \V. F. Entwisle. 

 2,^7. Steel. 3, G. Noble, he, S. Holiday, Keighlev; W F. Entwisle. Any 

 Other Variety— 1, H. Beldon. 2, S. &. R. Ashton, Mottram. 3, J. Sichel. 

 Chickens— 1. H. Beldon. 2, J. Riley, Hawksworth. 3, "W. H. Robinson, Long 

 Lee. he, J. Walker, Halifas. 



BvcKS.-Bouen.—l, E. Leech. 2, J. Newton. 3, A. West. Burnley, he, J. J. 

 Booth. Avlesbiiry.—l, E. Leech. 2, W. Wilson. FamhilL 3, W. Clayton. 

 Sutton. Any other Variety,—!, C. W. Brierley (Whistling Ducks). 2 and 3, 

 No competition. 



Geese. — 1, E. Leech. 2 and 3. No competition. 



Selling Class.— Cocfc.—l, .T.Berrv, Silsden. 2, A. Bowker, Keighley. 3, J- J. 

 Booth, he, J. Bowker; H. Wilkinson. Earbv. Hem.— I. J.J. Booth 2, J. 

 Newton. 3, G. Greaves, Poole, Otiey. he, J. Bowker ; J. Powell, Bradford ; H. 

 Wilkinson. 



Mr. E. Hewitt, of Birmingliam, and Mr. R. Teebay, of Preston, 

 judged the poultry ; and Mr. Esqailant, of London, the Rabbits and 

 Pigeons. 



]\IALVERN POULTRY SHOW. 



Whex it is borne in mind how many shows are being held simnl- 

 taneonsly, it ceases to be a matter of surprise that the entries at all 

 are proportionably limited, and no doubt exists that but for this cir- 

 cumstance the entries at the Malvern Show would have fully equalled 

 those of any of the eleven shows that have taken place previously. It 

 is a matter for congratulation, however, that the quality of the birds 

 entered, as a whole, showed no deterioration ; and we may also speak 

 favourably of the general arrangements of the poultry tent. 



Game fowls stood first on the prize schedule ; and here Mr. S. Mat- 

 thew and the Eev. G. S. Crnwys pretty well divided the honours 

 between them, Messrs. Moore, Mitchell, and Griffiths being the only 

 other prize-winners. A really good-conditioned Duckwing pullet in 

 this class, at first sight a remarkably clear hard-feathered bird, was 

 thrown out entirely for being dnckfooted — a fatal objection, and one 

 that mostly proves itself hereditary. Three good pens of Spanish 

 competed, the hens being decidedly better than the cocks of this 

 variety. Of Dorlcings there was a very poor entry. All the Buff 

 Cochins were sadly out of condition, but the Partridge-coloured were 

 capital, whilst the White ones were, as far as the winning birds were 

 concerned, a good sample. In the BraJimas, good hens were plentiful, 

 but the cocks were not up to the standard they should have been. Mr. 

 Pickles showed a single pen of Silver-pencilled Hamhurghs in a class 

 open to Pencilled of both colours. They were a very good pen, but 

 singular to say, it was the only entry. Golden were first, and Silvers 

 second, in an open class. In the Spangled Hamburghs, the winners 

 of the first prize were speedily claimed at a very low figure. By 

 reference to the appended prize list, it will be seen that the Variety 

 class was both excellent in quality and also very well filled. The 

 second-prize pen of Andalusian chickens are birds of considerable 

 promise. 



Game Bantams showed below par, but the " Any other variety of 

 Bantam" class was remarkable for the excellence of its Sebrights, a 

 feature at the present hour somewhat UEusual. Aylesbury and Eouen 

 Duels were quite equal to those seen at our largest shows, and in a 

 variety Duck class, Miss Clifton and Mr. Sainsbnry swept away the 

 prizes with grand specimens of Buenos Ayreans. In this class some 

 excellent Mandarins were also exhibited. The Selling class proved 

 far better than anticipated ; it embraced a great number of varieties all 

 well shown, and no doubt many of them were entered at prices far 

 below their actual value. Mrs. Blay, of Worcester, sent a large cage 

 of Canaries, that proved a very attractive feature to visitors. 



As the weather is fine, no doubt the Show wiU prove pecuniarily 

 successful. 



GJ^-^AE.-Black or Brown-hreasted Eeds.—Cock.—l, S.Matthew. 2, Rev. G. S. 

 Cruwys. he, J. Moore, c, Osborne Bros. Hen.—l, S. Matthew. 2, Rev. G. S. 

 Cruwys. he, J. Moore; J. Mason; J. Mitchell, c. W. Jones (2). Any other 

 Variety.— Cock.— 1, J. Moore. 2, W. Griffiths. Hen.—1, J. Mitchell. 2, S. 

 Matthew. 



Spakish.— 1, J. Steohens. 2. E. Tavlor. he, Nicholas Eros. 



DoRKLNGs.— 1, H. Yardlev. 2, Miss E. Williams. 



Cocuiy-Cuisi..— Cinnamon and Buff. — l, D. W. P. Thomas. 2, J. Watts, 

 c. W. Griffiths. Partridge and &rousc.—l and 2, J. Stephens, e, J. K. Fowler. 

 Tr/n"/c.—l, A. J. E. Swindell. 2, J. K. Fowler. 



Ebahma Pootba.— Dark.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, J. Watts, e, W. Sims. Linht.— 

 1, L. H. Ricketts. 2, J. Watts, he. Rev. N. J. Ridley. 



HAHBrRGHs.— GoM or Sitver-pencilled.—l. H. Pickles, jnn. 2, No competi- 

 tion. Gold or Silver-spangled.— 1, T.W. Swallow. 2, H. Pickles, jun. he, T. 

 May. c, J. HeppeL 



Gaiue Bantams (Any variety}.—!, E. Davis (Black Reds). 2, S. Stephens, 

 jun. (Brown Reds), he, A. Ashley, c, lieut-Col. Tickell. 



BASTAiis (Any other variety).— 1, M. Leno (Silver-laced). 2, Rev. G. S. 



Cruwys (Silver-laced), he, Eev. G. F. Hodson (Gold-laced); H. Pickles, ion. 

 (Blacks), c, J. Watts (Saver-laced). 



Ducks.— Aylesbury.-l and he, J. K. Fowler. 2, L. H. R'cketts. Bouen.— 

 1, .J. K. Fowler. 2. W. Stephens, c, W. Stephens ; Rev. G. S. Hodson. Any 

 other Variety.— 1, G. S. Sainsbnry (Buenos Ayrean). 2, Miss Clifton (Buenos 

 Ayrean). he, M. Leno (Mandarin). 



Any othee Vaeiett.~1. H. Wvndham (Creve-Cceur). 2, Sirs. Blav (Anda- 

 lusian). /tc, Rev. N. J. Ridley (Malay): H. Pickles (Silver-spanijled Polands); 

 H. Yardley (Cnckoo Polands): J. K. Fowler (Creve-Cceur); C.''Maggs (Black 

 HambuTfihs) ; J. Watts (Ptarmigan). 



Selling Class.— 1, Mrs. G. Granville (Grev Dortins). 2, Rev. E. B. Row- 

 land (Hondans). he. Mrs. Blay (Silver-spangled Polands). e, S. Tavlor (Grey 

 Dorking); J. Masefield (Hondans) ; E. Taylor (Buff Cochins). 



Pigeons (Not for competition).— c. Capt. Dwarris, R N. (W^hite Pouters) (3>. 



ExTBi Class.— /ic, Mrs. Blay, Worcester (Two cages of Canaries). 



Mr. Edward Hewitt, of Sparkbrooh, Birmingham, was the Judge. 



WOODSOME POULTRY SHOW. 



This was held on the 16th inst., in two large fields, which are- 

 beautifully situated in the basin of a thictly-wooded locality about 

 four miles from Huddersfield. The weather was very favourable, an5 

 the attendance of visitors large, so large, in fact, as to cause surprise, 

 for the locality is very thinly populated, and but few dwellings wers 

 visible from the Show field. Unfortunately the Show was very badly 

 supported with entries, at which we are much surprised, for a better- 

 regulated Society it is difScult to find, both exhibitors and visitors 

 meeting with extreme courtesy, and the stock with the greatest care 

 and attention. Pens of the most perfect kind are used. We may 

 here state, that it is determined to remodel the schedule on a most 

 liberal basis, in the hope that the Show will be better patronised. 



liahbits were first on the list, and both classes contained excellent 

 specimens of Lop-ears good in style, size, colour, and measurement. Of 

 bucks, the finest was a Blue and White, 21 inches and ih inches, and the 

 second 19 inches and 41 inches, but the does were far in advance of 

 them, the finest being 23 inches and 4^ inches in ears, and the second 

 21 inches by 4^ inches. The first-prize animal was remarkably fine. 



In poultry, Spanish were good, and the honours were closely con-- 

 tested, as also in both classes of Cochins, but the Game were very 

 poor. In Hamhurghs, Mr. Beldon won all the first prizes with some 

 capital birds. Duels were very good, especially the Eouens ; and in 

 chickens Silver-spangled were first and Creve-Ccenrs second, the latter 

 being very promising. 



In Pigeons, Carriers were wretched, but Pouters noteworthy, as also 

 the Tumblers and Fantails, and in Jacobins the first-prize pen was as 

 good as could be desired. There was a class for the common Dove- 

 cote Pigeon, but we were surpoised to find this variety is not under- 

 stood by the exhibitors, not a single correct specimen being shown. 



DoREiNG.— 1, W. H. King. Moss Slil's, Rochdale. 



Spanish. —1. H. Beldon. Goitstock, Binglev. 2, J. Thresh, Bradford. 



Cochix-Chixa. — Cinnamon or Buif.—\, H. Beldon. 2, H. Lacy, Hebdea 

 Bridge. .47iy of /ier Fari>f?/.—l, J. White, Whitley, Netherton, Wakefield. 2,H. 

 Lacy. 



Gx^s^.-Blaek-hreasted or Brown Eed.—l, Miss J. A, Aykroyd, EccleshiD, 

 Leeds. 2, W. J. Cope, Bamslev. 



PoLAXDS.— 1, H. Beldon. 



Br*hiias.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, H. Lacy. 



'Baubvrgtis.— Gold-pencilled.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, F. Brooke, Huddersfieli- 

 Gold-spangled.-}, H. Beldon. 2, J. White. Silver-pencilled.— 1, H. Beldon. 

 Silver-spangled. — I, H. Beldon. 2, J. Bradbury. Brackshaw, Austonley. 



Baktams.— Ga77i^.— 1 and 2, G. Noble, Staoncliffe, Dewsbury. Any other 

 Variety.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, D. Stocks, Taylor Hill, he, G. W. Robinson, Halifax.. 



DvcKS.— Aylesbury.— 1 E. Leech, Rochdale. 2, H. Sudden, Woodsome Lees. 

 iJouf/i.—l and 2, J. Crosland, Royd's Mount, Huddersfield. he, E. Leech; J^ 

 White. 



Turkeys.— 1, E. Leech. 2, J. Crosland. 



AxT Breed.- C/ucten-i.- 1. J. Bradbury. 2, J. White, he, J. Thresh; J. 

 ■^"hite; J. F. Beaumont, Huddersfield; J. Haigh, Shelley, Woodhouse. 

 PIGEONS. 



Carriehs.— 1, H. Yardley, Birmingham. 2, J. Crowther, Golcar. 



Pouters.- 1, J. Thresh. 2, H. Yardley. 



TuiiBLEES.— 1, J. Thresh. 2. H. Yardley. 



Fantails.- 1. J. Thresh. 2, H. Yardley. he, J. Crosland, 



Jacobins. — 1 and he, J. Crosland. 2. H. Yardlev. 



Trumpeters.— 1, J. Thresh. 9, T. Kave, Honlev. 



Barbs.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, J. Crosland. he, T. Kaye ; J. Thresh. 



Dovecote (Common).—!, R. Annitage, Lepton. 2, A. Roberts, Lepton. 



Extra Stock. — 1, G. Blackburn, Ou'-land, 



B.ABBns.-Buck.-l, C. Gravel, Thome, Doncaster. 2, J. A. Cloagh. Hudders- 

 field. he, T. Harrison, Mold^een. c. R. Esam, Newark. Doe.—l, T. Taylor^ 

 York. 2, C. Gravil, jtm., Thome, Doncaster. he, R. Esam, Newark. 



Jn>GES. — Mr. W. Cannan, Bradford, and Mr. E. Hutton, Padsey, 

 near Leeds. 



RABBITS AT LITTLEBOROUGH POULTRY 

 SHOW. 



I WAS very favourably impressed by the number of entries (forty-sis),. 

 as well as by the high quality of the specimens, which, for a first exhi- 

 bition, must have been to the Committee very gratifying; and I may 

 add that the attention of the Committee to all specimens consigned to- 

 their care for the day was very great. Abundance of good food, and 

 roomy pens, quite large enough for pairs, were provided, and special 

 attention was paid to the comfort of the animals. As the prizes were 

 detailed in last week's number I need only refer to them. 



Of the Lops there were four entries, and Mr. A. H. Easten's splendid 

 doe justly deserved the first position. She had a dignified yet graceful 

 appearance ; her ears were 21A inches long by 4J inches wide, hanging 

 in the true style of a good Lop. Her fortunate neighbour, a Yellow 

 and ■S^'llite buck from Mr. J. Boyle, was by no nreans a discreditable 



