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JOUBNAL OF HOETICULTUKB AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



[ Jacnary 19, 1871. 



and Whistle," but I do not. Indeed, his sneer is wonderfully 

 misplaced. Ladies of title and gentlemen of position are 

 among our Pigeon-fanciers and exhibitors, as any reader of 

 this Journal knows. The odd. thing ia that, after many years' 

 experience and kuoivledga of the fancy, the only low-class 

 fanciers I have ever iioov-n are some of the fanciers of flying 

 Pigeons. There are artisans who keep them, Dragoon?, 

 SkiuEums, aiid Antwerp?, and walkout on Sundays to fiy their 

 birds. 1 know the scamps well enough ; pipe in mouth, oath 

 on lips, betting money in pocket, -workday clothes on, out they 

 walk to spend their Sunday, not at church, but at — "The Pig 

 and Wbisile." Oa the other hand, those who keep high-class 

 fancy Pigeons — Pouters, Carriers, Fantails, &c., usually have 

 them, as i do, for ornaments of a garden SLd pets for the 

 family. Pigeon CKiture and Pigeon books are not among things 

 to be despised, though Mr. Alidridge appears to think so, yet 

 he may see how highly men of the calibre of Charles Darwin 

 regard them ; videhm work on "Animals and Plants under 

 Domestication." 



Although the fancy for homing Pigeons has been much in 

 the hands of Ihs iov/est class of fanciers, yet I hope even those 

 given to the culture of the high-class varieties nil! adopt Ant- 

 werpg for nurses of their Pouters, and that as a means of 

 national defence as well as pleasure this vaiiety will be very 

 extensively bred. 



One word more ou the mistakes of general writers in regard 

 to Pigeons. In an edition of " Buijfon's Natural History," 

 publi-hsd by Warne in 1SG9, and " modernised from the most 

 recent authorities," now lying before me, I read at page 18i, 

 " The tame Pigeon and all its beautiful varieties is said to 

 derive its origin from the Stock Dove, implying its btiug the 

 stock or stem whence Ibe other domestic kinds have been pro- 

 pagated." This antiquated mistake ought not to have again 

 a;)pearsd. Then in All the Year Eo^lnd ot November last, in 

 an article entitled "Messengers Aloft," the wrier tells us 

 that " the written paper ia fastened under the Carrier's icing." 

 There are also other gross blunders in the same paper. 



In regard to Mr. Alldridge's letters, I again say that I am 

 glad they have appeared, for both poultry and Pigeons ought 

 to be kept, as the present war proves to us, in far greater num- 

 bers than at present. I press, therefore, upon fanciers to 

 spread all they can among people generally the utility of 

 homing Pigeons. — Wiltshire Eeciok.] 



NENTHEAD POULTRY, PIGEON, AND BIRD 

 SHOW. 



This was held in the new sobool rooms on the 13th inst. The 

 buildiDgB are admirably adapted for the purpose of a ponltry show, 

 being well lighted and very spacious. All the arraDgements were very 

 good, and the Secretaries did all they conld to add to the comfort of 

 the birds under their care. Mr. James Diion, of Bradford, acted as 

 Judge. 



The first class was Black and other Ked Game. This was the best 

 class in the Show, and out of the ten pens five were highly commended ; 

 the cup for the best pen ia the Show also went to this class, and was 

 won by Mr. "W. "Walton, who took the second prize as well. The cup 

 pen, we learnt, had been successful at several large shows previously. 

 The chicken class contained some very good birds ; Mr. Thomas 

 Brown's were capital pens. The Duckwiugs were all that could be 

 wished for as regards quality, but the entries were small. The ITani- 

 hurgli classes were not good, and none of the birds shown would have 

 had any chance of winning at one of our large shows. The two first- 

 ' prize Sj^anUli pebs were good, but the rest in the two classes vei^ 

 middling. There were only seven pens of Polands ; the prize pens 

 were good, also the highly commended and commended pens. The 

 Game Bantarii.'i were of medium quality, and only eleven pens were 

 shown. The class for a pair of hens of any breed contained some 

 first-class birds; the first prize went to Game and the second to 

 Spanish, and three pens were highly commended. 



The r/'jeons were for the most part of only medium quality, and as 

 there were only four classes, the entries were not numerong. 



Of Ca^/G Birds there was a good collection, divided into twelve 

 classes. The cup for the best bird in the Show was awarded to a very 

 good Belgian Canary, belonging to Mr. E. Walton, who also took tho 

 second prize in the same class, besides several other prizes in the 

 Marked classes. 



<ik-!iE,.—Black-lreaited and other Bi'ds.—Cn[> and 2, W. TTnlton, CocWnltc- 

 he, J. Morion. Marlcy Hill; T. Brown (2); T. Henderson. Craig Nook; W. 

 Liverick, Niuthead. Chicl:ctu.—\ and 2, T. Brown, he, J. Walton, Annatw.^U ; 

 T. B,owii. jlni/ ot/icr Fftrict//.— I, T. Brown. 2, W. WiUtin. Clnckcns.—l'-ini 

 2, W. Walton. 



Hamburghs. — rtoitif»-sprt7i(7;rrf. — 1, J. Todd, White Leo. 2, .T. Jlnrton. 

 CInekcm. — 1 mid 2. J. Todd. Gi^ldcit-pi^ncillcd.^'l, J. St-^phcnson, HiFrb House. 

 Chicken^.— 1, R. Sim, West Cramlincton. 9. J. Stcnbenson. Silrcy.fpan(ilt:d.— 

 1, J. Hilton, WUigglety. 2, Walton & Rutherford, Grocn Ends. Cldekeus.—l, J. 

 G. MiUicau, Alston. 2. Walton & Rutherford. Silver-pcneiUcd.—i, J. Stephen- 

 eon. Chiekciis.~l and 2, J. Stephenson. 



DoKKisGS.— 1, W. Y.'a'ton. 2, Walton & Kntheriord. Chickens.— 1, W. Bear 

 park, Amderhy Strc; :1c. 2, J. I'crelval, Nenthead. /ic, J. Hilton. 



SPixisn.— 1, H. u i!ldiii,.,u, iarhy. 2, Bell & Bum. Alston. Chickens.— 1, H. 

 V\ilbiiison. 2, J. Wilkiiiion. 



PoLAXDS.-l, J. thiipiuw. 2, W. Eea-park. lie, P. Swindle, c, E. & W. 

 Walton. 



f™ E.»^"ri3is.— 1, Y. Clementson. 2, W. J. Stewart, Darlington. Chickens. 

 — 1, W. Wilkinson. 2, J. J. Walton, Alston. 



CocHlx-CniNA.— 2, .T. Dickinson. 



Aky oTHEii ViEiFTv.— 2, G. H. Savage, ^cnthead. Hen.i—1, P. Swindle. 

 3, Bell i- Brnn. he, H. Bobinson, h'enlhcad : W. Bcarpark : Walton & Eathcr- 

 ford. ' . *. , 



Dt;cKS.— 1, E. Sim. 2, J. Kindrca, Bailcs. 



Pigeons.— Poiiicrs. — l and 2, J. Guthrie, Ho-ham. Carriers.— 1 and 2, J. 

 Orathvie. Tumhkrs.—I, J. Guthrie. 2, E. i W. Wal:on. Aim otlier Yarietij.— 



1, J. Uulhrie. 2, W. K. Little, Alston. 

 EiBEiTS.— 2, W. Eewitson, Weardale. 



CAGE BIRDS. 

 CAX4BIES.— Bu/^mn— Cup and 2, K. i w. Walton. Golden and Silver- 

 spangled Li:ara.—2, J. Guthrie. Yellow.— 1, E. Walton. 2, W. J. Stewiot. 

 Bug.—i, J. Eobson, Nenthead. 2, J. Dickinson. TeUou--inarke.d.—l, R. Walton. 



2. V\ . Hetherington. Buff-marked.— 1, W. J. Stewart, Darlington. 2 and he, 

 K.Walton. GiecTl.—l. J. Guthi-ie, Hexham. 2, J. Eitson, .ilston. Dun.— 

 1, J. Stephenson. 2, W. Spark. Best Coupic.-l, R. 6: W. Walton. 2, Tatters 

 and Swindle. 



GoLanxcH.—l, J. Guthrie. 2, W.Walton. Hfiile.— 1, J. Kind. 2, J. Bayne. 

 Boi.LFjNCn.— 1 and 2, J. Stephenson. 



CORK POULTRY SHOW. 



The annual Exhibition of poulti^y. Pigeons, and Cage birds was 

 held on the 4th inst. in the Atbenajum, and was on the whole a complete 

 success. The entire collection far exceeded that of any former year. 

 The collection of Pigeons, although not so numerous as in previous 

 years, was select, and of the highest quality. However, there was a 

 great falUug-off in the Cage birds, there being comparatively few ex- 

 hibited. The following is a list of the prizes : — 



SPixisH.— 1 and 2, E. P. Williams. Ac, Lady A. Lloyd; J.C.Cooper. c,5Irs. 

 Hay; J. C.Cooper. 



DuniiixGs.— Grt;?/ —1, R. P. Williams. 2 and c, J. C. Cooper. Chickens.— 1,3. 

 C.Cooper. 2, T. O'Grady. /tc, Mrs. Taaffe. c, Capt. Dowman. Coloured.— 1,3. 



0, Cuoper. 2, /ic, and c, Mrs. Hay. ir?iite.—;. Countess of Bandon. 2, Miss 

 Perry. 



BidHMAS — Dai*.-1, G. A. Stephens. 2. J. C. Cooper, c. Lady A. Lloyd; T. 

 Babmuton ; J. C. Cooper. i(i//ii.— I, Capt. Dowman. 2, H. L. Tivey, sen. c, 

 Capt. Dowman; Mrs. Hay. 



Cocnixs.— BiiiT.- 1 :ind Extra 2, Mrs. Hay. 2. W. H. Perrin. he, J. Bowling. 

 c, Mrs. Taaffe; W. H. Pen-in. Partridtic'.-l. E. P. Williams. 2 and Ac, Mrs. 

 Taaffe. c,J.Topp. .iliii/oifter Faricfi/.- laiidExtra2,Mra.Taaffe. 2 and f/ic. 

 Col. F. C. Hassard. Young.— Cm-^, Mrs. Hay. vhe, H. Perrin. he, W. G. 

 Mulligan. 



HoijDixs.— 1, J. C. Cooper. 2, Mrs. Clay. c. J. C. Cooper ; E. J. Poer. 



Creve-Coidr or La Fleche.- 1, W. C. Pickering. 2, Viscountfess Doneraile 

 (La Fleche). he, G. A. Stephens (La i'leche). e, 0. Carlcton (Creye-Ca>ur). 



HAAiBrnons.- Spant/ierf.- 1, Countess of Bandon. Pencilled.— I and he, T. 

 O'Grady. 2, Countess of Bandon. 



Polish.— 1 and 2, E. P. Williams, c, J. K. Milnor ; E. Hobbs. 



Game.— ifcft.- 1, G. A. Perrin. 2, P. Ducrow. )ic, E. J. Poer : T. O'Grady. 

 c, Mrs. Taaffe. Anij other Variety.— I and c, G. A. Pcirin. 2, W. Johnstone. 

 he, M. Cramer. 



BiXTAiis.— Be-tf Game.—l. T. O'Gradr. S, G. A. Perrin. e, N. E. Wallace; 



E. J. Poer ; Col. F. C. Hassard. .dni; ot*«T FiM-ieti/.-l and c, P. Ducrow. 2, T. 

 O'Grady. 



Bastams— .inj/ other Tariety.-l. L. F. rerrin. 2, G. A. Stephens. 



TcEKETB.—l, J. 0. Cooper. 2, W. 0. HamUton. Pou!fi'.—l, J. C. Cooper. 2, 

 Countess of Bandon. lie, W. C. Hamilton, c, T. O'Grady. 



Geese —Toulouse.— \, J. C. Cooper. 2, R, P. WiUiams. he, P. Dacrow ; W. 

 H. Perrin. Any other Variety.— 1, J. C. Cooper. 



DccKs.— Boiten.— 1, E. P. Williams. 2, E. W. Boyle, rhc, J. 0. Cooper. 

 Aylesbury.— 1 and he, E. P Williams. 2, L. F. Peniii. Any other Variety.— 



1, Countess of Bandon. 2. J. C. Cooper. 



Selling Class.— 1, J. Jeffries (Cochins). 2, Capt. Dowman {Silver-spangled 

 Hamburghs). e, Ladv A. Lloyd (Silyei--pencilled) ; Mrs. O'Callaghan ; Mrs. 

 Taaffe; P. Ducrow (White Cochins); Mrs. Marmion (Spanish); J. Dowling 

 (Spanish) ; J. HoslOrd (Dorkings) ; Mrs. Murphy (Polishj ; Capt. Dowman 12), 



PIGEONS. 



PocTEas.— Btacfc or Blue.— Cocks.— 1, J. Lloyd (Blue). 2, J. H. Perrott. 

 Hens.— 1, J. H. Pen-ott. 2. F. W. Zurhorst. 



Pouters.— ^liy other Colour.— Cucks. — I. F. W. Zurhorst ("White). 2 and 

 he, J. Lloyd (Mealy), c, J. K. Milnor ; J. H. Pcl-rott. ifi-;i^.— 1, J. H. Perrott. 



2, F. W. Zurhorst (_White). c, J. K. Milner (Ecd); J. K. M'DonneU. 

 Carriers — BincA-.- 1, E. W. Smilh. 2 and he, J. Jeffries, e, F. W. Zurhorst. 



Any other Colour. — 1 and 2, J. Jeffries. 



Barbs.— Biac/c.-l and he, J. Do«ling. 2, J. Jeffries, c, E. W. Smith; J. 

 Jeffries. iJcrf orJDuii.— 1 and 2, J. Do-nling. Ac, J. Lloyd (Eed). Yelloic or 

 othtr Colour.— I, J. Jtflrics (Yellow). 2 and Ac, J. Dowling (lellow). c, W. H. 

 Bennett (YeUow). 



OWLS.— Bdic— 1, W. Johnson. 2. J. M'Donnell. Ac, J. Jeffries; H. L. Tivj-, 

 ]un. ■, c, H. L. Tivy, jim. Any other Colour.— I, J. Dowling (White). 2, With- 

 h»ld. 



Trcmpeiers.— 1, J. H. Perrott. 2, E. W. Smith. Ac, J. H. Perrott ; H. L. 

 Tiyy. c, H. L. Tivy. 



jAconiNs.—l, T. O'Grady. 2, E. W. Smith. Ac, J. Dowling. c, J. E. Millncr 



F. W. Zurhorst. 



Fantails.—I, T. Martin. 2, Master E. A. Blonnerhassett c, T. Martin ; J. F. 

 Bl^nnerhassett ; K. W. Sniilh. 



Nuns. — 1 and 2, J. Dowling. 



ToRElls.- 1, J. Dowling, 2, H. L. Tivj'. c, F. W. Zurhorst ; J. Dowling ; U, 

 L. Tivy. 



Magpies.— 1, T.O'Gi-adv. 2, J. M'DonneU. Ac, E. W. Smith. 



Tumblers.- i'Ao,-(-.Ajcc((.— 1, F. W Zurhorst. 2, Master E. A. Elcnncrhassett. 

 Coimnon. — 1 and 2, J. H. Perrott. 



AXY oTUEK Vaiiieiv.— 1, F. W. Zurhorst (Runis). 2, J. Dowling (Blue 

 Dragoons), he, .1. K. Millm.-i-. c, F. W. Zurhorst (Ice); K. W. Smith (Spots). 



Selli.no Class.— 1, J. Jeffries (Barbs). 2. J. K. Millner. he. H. L. Tivy 

 (Black Barbs) ; J. Jeffries (Barbs) (2) ; T. Martin ( While Fantailsl ; F. W. Zur- 

 horst (White Tiuunu-ters). c, W. H. Bcnncl t (Yellow Barbs and Red or Dun) ; 

 E. W. Smith (White FautaiJs ond "i'dlow Owls) ; J. Perry (Nuns:; F. W. Zur- 

 horst (While Dragoons); H. L. Tivy. 



Best;1Thhee Iaies or Jacobins, Nuns, ano Tcedits.— Medal, .ondlS, J. 

 Dowling. a, J. M'DonneU 



fc ..^jS cage birds. 



Canaries.- 1 audAc, T. Babington. 2, J. Hostord. c. J. Heap. 

 BrLLFiNcuEs.— 1, Countess of Bandon. 2, Miss M. Dowling. 

 GoLnriNCHEs. — 1, J. Dowling, jun. 2, P. Ivoaliup. 

 LixNETS.— 1 and 2, P. Keating, he and c, J. Dowling. 

 THRUSEES.— 1, J. A. ROS--I 



