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JOURNAL OF HOKTICUIiTURhi AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Jana 23, 187L 



lime of year, and with one or two exceptions, the birds were well shown. 

 Harahurghs were very inferior, and call for no remark ; one exhibitor 

 sent two hens in place of one, and the second-prize Spangled cocli 

 had a frothy running at one eye. Polands only had two entries. 

 French were a good class, the first prize going to La Fleche. Game 

 Bantams were numerons. bat as to the quality we can say nothing, the 

 want of light prevented one from forming an opinion, and however the 

 Judge managed under the difficulties to award the prizes was a mystery 

 to us, and we certainly thought we saw a commended pen better than 

 the winners, but possibly the darkness might have deceived us. Ayles- 

 bury Duchs were not in form ; Rouen were better. The first-prize 

 drake wa recognised as a previous winner. Geese and Turkeys were 

 few, and of moderate quality. 



The Pigeons were not numerous, but there were some very good 

 birds sent, particularly the Carriers, Tumblers, and Dragoons. 



There were twenty-five entries of Rahhits^ and amongst them we 

 noticed some very large and long-eared ones. They were placed on the 

 ground, so that one could see nothing but their backs, unless you laid 

 flat on the ground. 



DoEKixGS.— Co/o»re(Z.— 1, F. Parlett, Great Baddow. 2, W. Tippler. Roxwell. 

 8. J. Norman, Colchester, he, J, Norman; J. Webb, Romford. Any other 

 Variciy.—l, F. Tearle, Newmarket (White). 2, G.Hine, Dorking (Blue-speckled). 

 8, J. Drake, Onsrar. 



Cocnxss.—Buff.—l, H. Linffwood, Needham Market. 2. H. Lloyd, jun., Bir- 

 minfrham. S, J. K. Fowler, Aylesbury. Any other VaTiety.—l and 2, H. Ling- 

 wood. 



ERAH3IAS.— DarA-.— 7, J. H. Cuff, Hollowav. 2, H. Linpwood. S, .7. Hill. Brent- 

 wood, he, G. Gritres, Romford, c. H. Dowsett, Chelmsford. Light.— 1 and 

 S, 3. Pares, Guildford. 2. F. Crook, Forest Hill. 



GA^iE.—Black'hrea-stcd and other Eed.s.—^ , F. Harding, jun.. Chingford Hat?h. 

 2 and 3, S. Malthew, Stowmarket. c. J. Jeken, Eltham. Any other Variety.— 

 1 and 3, S. Matthew. 2, J. H. Salter, Tolleshunt D'Arcy. 



Spanish.— 1, Nicholls Brothers, Camberwell. 2, R.Wright, HoUoway Road. 

 3, J. Norman, Colchester. 



HAitBURGHS.— GoM or Silver-pencilled:— \, W. K. Tickner, Ipswich. 2, G. 

 Hine. Gold or Silver-spangled.— 1, L. Wren, Lowestoft. 2, F. Tearle, New- 

 market. 



PoLANUs f Aay varietv). — 1 and 2, W. Patrick, Lynn. 



French Fowls (Any' varietv).— 1, J. K. Fowler. 2, J. S. Price, Potters Ear. 

 3, W. Tippler, he, W. Lee. Homchnrch. f, W Boncher. Notfing-hill. 



Bantams.— (?a?ne.—l. G. B. Francis. Romford. 2 and 3. C. H. Webb, Chelms- 

 ford, he, Rev. F. Cooper. Cirencester, c. W. B. Jeffries (2). Any other 

 Variety.— I. F. Tearle. 2, G. B. Francis. S, J. Simmons, Ongar. 



DvcK'i.— Aylesbury.— I and 2. J. K. Fowler, c, W. Tippler. Eou^n.-l, G. 

 Hine. 2, H. Dowsett. Any other Variety.—l. Miss Mashiter. 



Geese.— 1, W. Tippler. 2. G. Hine. he. Miss J. Mashiter. 



Turkeys.- 1. Mrs. J. Mavhew. 



Sellln-g Class.— 1 and c, D. C. Campbell, M.D. 2, H. Dowsett. 3, E. Sheer- 

 man. 



PIGEONS. 



CuiRiERs.— 1, H. Yardley, Binninffham. 2. H. M. iMavnard, Ryde. 



Pouters.— I, H. Yardley. 2, H. Laver. Colchester (White). 



Tumblers.— ,-I?»;o;i(2. — l and 2, J. Ford. Any otlier variety Short-faced.— 

 1, W. Barnes, Romford (Black). 



Owls — 1, H. Yardlev. 



Bakes.- 1, H. Yardley. 2, H. M. Maynard. c, D. P. Gooding,' Colchester 

 (Black); D. Robertson. Romford. 



Fantaels.- 1, H. M. Maj-nard (White). 2, H. Yardley. 



Jacobins.— 1, H. M. Maynard. 



Antwehps.— 1. H. Yardley. 2, J. Webb. 



Trcmpeters.— 1, E. Sheerman, Sprincfield. 



Dragoons.- 1. A. W. Wren, Lowestoft, he, F. Graham, Birkenhead. 



RuN'TS.- 1. J. S. Price. 2, H. Laver. 



Any other Variety.- 1, Mrs. J. Cross, Brigg. 2, H. Yardley. 



Ri.BBirs.— Lop-eared.— B II cTc.~l, A. B.a.Tvev. 2, C. King. 7ic. J. Quick, c, T. 

 J. Inman; A. Harve\. Doe.—l and 2, C. King. he.. J. Quick, c, T. J. Inman; 

 A. Harvev. Heaviest (Anv kmd). — 1, W. Arkwricht. Chesterfield. 2. A. H. 

 Fasten. Anu other Varietu.—l. C. King. St. John's Wood. 2, J. Boyle, jun., 

 Blackburn, he, S. G. Hudson, Hull ; J. Boyle, jun. ; A. H. Easten ; C. King. 



Judge. — Mr. Tegetmeier. 



TSORNE POULTRY SHOW. 



No show of poultry and Pigeons at Thome has heen nearly so good 

 as that held last week, but, unfortunately, in a continuous downpour 

 of rain that must have very seriously affected the receipts. Such 

 weather is a calamity to any committee ; but it is only justice to say 

 that the CoDimittee, as a body, and Mr. Micklethwaite, the Honorary 

 Secretary, did all that could he done to make everyone as comfortable 

 as the circumstances permitted. The pens and general arrangements 

 were, as they always are at Thome, very good, but if submission to 

 the rule that all specimens must be penned by 10 a.m. were strictly 

 enforced, it would prevent the possibility of complaint from those 

 owners whose punctuality was admitted, and be in perfect fairness to 

 every exhibitor. 



Scarcely ever so far north has so generally good a class of Spanish 

 fowls been on e?:hibition ; they would have been a treat to visitors 

 even at a Bristol or London show. Cochins and Brahmas showed 

 badly, though good specimens were exhibited, the constancy of the 

 rain destroying for the time all their beauty, and Brahmas seemed 

 equally at a disadvantage. As for the Grey DorJdngs they were 

 almost wholly shown out of feather, hut the 6''ame classes were perfect. 

 Miss Mary Fletcher may well be proud of her laurels, some of the 

 very best birds in the kingdom being competitors. Miss Fletcher and 

 Mr. Aykroyd were the cup-winners with specimens that, for condition, 

 could not be surpassed. As might be expected, the IJomhurr/Jis and 

 Polands, many of which were perfectly saturated with the rain, cut a 

 very sorry figure, yet these classes contained the very best birds of the 

 present day. The Game Bantam class was both large and good, and 

 though many visitors expressed their opinion that the Game Bantams 

 ' were beginning; to fall back to the droopin^^ wings of former shows, we 

 ourselves attribute it entirely to the chilling weather, and the conse 

 quent comfortless position of the birds on such a day. The Geese 



and DucJcs were good, but had to their hearts' content revelled in wefc 

 and dirt, as their position was the ground, and all these birds seemed 

 equally dirty and equally happy. 



Great care and attention were given to the poultry, and not less te> 

 the Pigeons and Rabbits. The latter division seemed to have com- 

 paratively escaped the constant rain, and was consequently seen to 

 the most advantage of any portion of the Show, though even here 

 visitors were few and far between, for who would come out who could 

 stay at home ? 



Spanish.- 1, T. C. & E. Newbitt, Epworth. 2, H. Beldon, Eingley. he, Burch 

 and Boulter, Sheffield; J. Powell, Bradford; J. Thresh, Bradford. 



Cochin-Chjna.— 1 and 2, H. Lacy, Hebden Bridge, he, J. Watts, King's HeatU. 

 c, W. A. Burnell. Southwell. „ „ 



Brahha Pootra.— 1 and 2, H. Lacv. e. Dr. Holmes, Whitecotes, Chestertieia. 



DonEiNG.— 1, J. White, Warlaby. 2, R. W. Richardson, Meaux Abhey. c. W. 

 Morfitt, Goole ; W. Swann, Bedliuffton. . ,, 



Gaiie.- TF/ii^tf and Piles.— 1, Sales & Bentley, Crowle. 2, B. Jarvis, Mans- 

 field. Black-breasted and other Beds. — l, Miss M. Fletcher, Stoneclongh. 

 2, Sales & Bentley. he, C. Chaloner, Whitwell ; H. M. Julian, Hull. Duckwings,. 

 and other Greys and Blues.— 1, Miss M. Fletcher. 2, C. Chaloner. he, W. Boyes, 

 Beverley. Any Breed.— Cn^ and 3, Miss M. Fletcher. 2 and he, C. Chaloner. 

 Cocfc.— Cup, E. Aykroyd, Leeds. 2, Miss M. Fletcher. 8, T. Oldfleld, Shilden- 

 he, H. JL Julian, Hull ; Sales &, Bentley. ..-,^,13 



B.A^BVRGns.-SHver-spanaled. — l. H. Pickles, jnn. 2 and c, H. Beldon^ 

 /ic. Ashion & Booth. Golden-spangled.— 1,3.. Pic]des, jnn. 2, F. Eollinaon. hc,t. 

 RoUinson ; H. Beldon. c, E. T. Gardam, Newcastle. Silver-penctlled.—l, H- 

 Pickles, jun. 2, H. Beldon. Golden-pencilled.— 1, H. Pickles, jun. 2, H. Beldon. 

 Black.— \, H. Beldon. 2, no competition. 



Any Variety.— 1. H. Beldon (SUver-spangled Polands). 2, H. Pickles, jon. 

 (Silver-spangled Polands). he, Mrs. J. Cross. Appleby Vicarage (Creve-Cceursj ? 

 Mrs. B. Frank, Campsall (Creve-Coeur). Cocfc.— 1, H. Lacy, Hebden Bridge 

 (Partridge Cochin). 2, H. Beldon (Silver-spangled Poland). /ic,B. JarviB, Mans- 

 field (Dorking). Hens.—\, H. Beldon (Golden-spangled Polands). 2, J. PoweU 

 (Black Spanish}, he. C. Chaloner (Black Red Game); H. Lacy iBufiCochms); 

 — White, Driffield (Dorkings); J. Tbresh (Black Spanish). Chickens.— I, K. 

 Richardson (Grey Dorkings). 2, B. Jarvis (Brown Red Game). 



Bantams.— (3ame.—Cup,J. Oldrovd, Wakefield. 2. Sales & Bentley. 3, Messrs. 

 Newbitt. he, Messrs. Newbitt; W. Adams, Ipswich, c, Messrs. Newbilt; A. 

 Smith, Northowram. Any variety —1, H. Beldon (Pekin). 2, S, & R. Aehton 

 (Blacks), he, E. R. Turner, Boroughbridge. 



Geese.— 1, E. Leech, Rochdale. 2, Rev. G. Hustler, Stilhngfieet. 



Gibs.— 1, Mrs. J. Famiss, Crowle. 2, Rev. G. Hustler. 



Ducks,— 1. E. Leech (Rouens). 2, J. Williams, Wath-on-Deame, Aylesbiiry. 



Selling Class.— 1. J. Hepworth, Bearswood Green (Game). 2, G. Paltrey- 

 man, jun., Heeley (Dark Brahmas). 



PIGEONS. ^ _ 



Carriers.— 1, H. Yardley, Bumingham. 2, E. Homer, Harewood. c, E^ 

 Brown. Sheffield. „ , , , „ ^ ■,■, ^ o«,it„. 



Pouters.— 1,E. Homer. 2, R. P. Moon, Driffield, ftc, H. Yardley ; G, Sadler^ 

 Eoronghbridge. c, H. Adams, Beverley. _ ,„ ^r -n _« 



Tumblers.- 1. H. Yardley. 2, H. Adams, he, E. Horner (2); H. Brown> 

 Walklev; F. Moore, Burnlev; W. Harvey, Sheffield. 



jAcoEiss.— L F. Waitt. King's Heath, Birmiogham. 2, R. G. Sanders, Leven. 

 he, Messrs. Newbitt ; F. Waitt ; E. Homer, Harewood. 



Nuxs.— 1 and 2. H. Yardley. 



TRUiiPETERS.— 1 and 2. E. Homer, he, W. Harvey. 



TuBEiTS.— 1, H. Yardlev. 2, H. Lawson, Hull, he, E. Horner. 



Fan-tails.- 1, H. Yardlev. 2, W. H. Tomlinson, Newark-on-Trent. 



Onv-LS.- 1, E. Homer. 2, K. P. Moon, Driffield. 



Bares.— 1 and c, H. Yardley. 2, E. Homer. , .rr, -, ■ -u -oi a- 



Any V^vriety.— 1, W. Harvey. 2, T. C. Benson, Sunderland (Turkish Bl^di- 

 nettes Satin), he, H. Yardley ; H. Lawson, Hull (Dragoons) ; H. Adams (White 

 Dragoons) : E. Homer, Harewood; J. Watts. ^ ,, ,, . . 



Selling Class.-1 and c, J. E. Crofts, Blyth (Black and YeUow Magpies). 

 2, C. Gravel, jun., Thome (Kites). 



■EtABBiTS.—Lop-eared.-Buek.—l, 0. Gravel, jun. 2, A. H. Easten, Hull. Boe. 

 —Cup, C. Gravel, jun. 2, H. Ridley, York, he, A. Creases, Loversall HaU, 

 Doncaster; J J. S. Clarke, batfield; A. H. Easten; S. Andrews, Sandal. Ann 

 Variety.— i, W. H. Tomlinson, Newark (Himalayan). 2, Master T. G. Woodiey 

 Thome, he, H. Cawood, Thorne. 



Mr. Edward Hewitt, of Birmingham, and Mr. John Douglas, of 

 Clumber, were the Jadges. 



IN THE FANCY— STROUD CANARY SHOW. 



{Continued from j^agG 413.) 



A FKiENT) writes, " You are a long while in getting to_ Stroud. 

 Don't blame me, it all lies at Jenner's door. Vaccination is a_ great 

 institution, but decidedly opposed to the development of idea in the 

 subject. I admit the beauty and simplicity of the process. I willingly 

 concede that the little hermetically sealed capillary glass tubes are a 

 great advance on the glass squares and ivoi-y points of a bygone day. 

 The double-pointed lancet, too, is a nice little instrument — very, and 

 very sharp as well. The projection of the tiny globule of pure lymph 

 is most interesting. I admit it all. The whole thing is invested with 

 a character no doubt fascinating to the medical *' fancy " in its mys- 

 terious action. Still, that is no reason why I should have allowed an 

 enthusiastic disciple of Esculapius and devout believer in Jenner, a 

 man who bathes in Condy's lluid and scents his handkerchief with 

 carbolic acid, to operate on me after the fashion of the man in the 

 market-place, who undertakes to remove " corns, warts, hor bunions,"' 

 or to take '* pitch stains, tar stains, wine stains, grease stains out 

 of silks, satins, bombazines, or any material whatever," and failing 

 success to offer himself up a sacrifice to outraged popular opinion, and 

 have his head " taken off at the block 1" But I did. In an evil 

 moment I turned up my shirt sleeve and permitted that devotee of 

 vaccine science to " puncture my epidermis." That's what he called 

 it — puncture my epidermis. And that's how it is I have been so long 

 in getting to Stroud. 



I was disappointed in not meeting ""WiLTSinRE Rector" there, 

 for I had promised myself a walk round the tents with him, and a few 

 lessons on poulti-y and Pigeons, about which I know comparatively 

 nothing. My duties lie in the last of four (I think) long white tents, 

 which contained the 1"237 entries of Stroud Show. I must admit that 

 at the first glance the large pens with their stately occupants threw 



