August 11, 1870. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



Ill 



discovered a mental obliquity most painful to witness, a dis- 

 position to shirk the question, and an implicit belief in the 

 shuffling creed, that two wrongs make one right. 



I would therefore urge on all committees to revise their rules, 

 or rather those relating to fraudulent practices and the penal- 

 ties thereunto attaching ; and if they be really anxious to root 

 out dishonesty and expunge the names of dishonest men from 

 their catalogues, let them enact such laws as shall be a terror 

 to evil-doers, and which will praotically have the effect of 

 driving them from the exhibition field, nailing them up against 

 the gable ends of our catalogues and reports as the stoats and 

 polecats of the hen-roost. It is useless winking at any mal- 

 practices, or trying to gloss them over — pull them up by the 

 roots. A time-serving policy is always a self-defeating policy. 



In onr rules (North of England Ornithological Association, 

 Sunderland), we have the following — " Any bird with clipped, 

 drawn, or artificially coloured plumage shall be excluded, and 

 the owner of such bird shall forfeit all entrance fees, and shall 

 be disqualified from taking a prize at this or any future shows 

 of the Association." We issued this in 1866, and have found 

 it work well. Bat with the object of still further checking the 

 evil the rule will be made still more comprehensive in its grasp, 

 inoluding all who shall at any time have been convicted of such 

 practices at any public show. The published report of such 

 delinquency, or a notification from an accredited secretary or 

 official authority, will be deemed sufficient reason for such 

 exolusion ; while the option of aocepting or refusing any entry 

 will enable us to deal very summarily with cases of suspected 

 bona fide ownership. We shall do this or give up shows en- 

 tirely, for we will never consent to their existence if oonnection 

 with ohioanery and knavery be the conditions. 

 _ The result of my own observation as a judge, and my expe- 

 rience as a breeder, is that perfection (in the department I 

 represent) is in many classes a much scarcer article than is 

 supposed, and exists really in a much less degree than is ap- 

 parently presented to ns at shows. Translate that into plain 

 Saxon. It is to induce an honest ixhibition of the nearest 

 approximation to perfection that the legislation of our com- 

 mittees should tend, that we may know when we are looking 

 at any bird that what wo see is, and not that it is not. — W. A. 

 Blakston. 



TESTIMONIAL TO MR. E. FULTON. 



It will be in the recollection of many of your readers that at 

 the exhibition of Pigeons held at Glasgow 'in December, 1869, 

 when the contest for the grand challenge cup was decided, 

 some birds exhibited by Mr. Fulton were by some unaccount- 

 able means transposed to the pens belonging to his principal 

 opponent, who thereby received the points really gained by 

 Mr. Fulton's birds. This, in the opinion of some fanciers, 

 materially affected the position of the competitors, and some 

 of Mr. Fulton's friends being of opinion that the cup should 

 have been finally awarded to him, have, in order to testify to 

 his thoroughly upright conduct, and their opinion he had been 

 somewhat harshly treated, subscribed for and presented to him 

 a duplicate of the original. The cup is of very handsome 

 design, and an exact fac-aimile, excepting that the figure of a 

 Pouter on the cover and the stand itself is, as well as the body 

 of the cup, of silver, instead of being plated like the original. 



The presentation took place in the presence of several of 

 Mr. Fulton's friends, who warmly congratulated him upon the 

 position he has attained amongst fanciers generally by his strict 

 integrity and straightforward dealings. Amongst the sub- 

 scribers were Messrs. F. Crossley, G. Ure, F. T. Wiltshire, 

 J. Ford, G. Chapman, and other English and Scotch fanciers. 

 — J. Ford, Treasurer. 



CLITHEROE POULTRY SHOW. 



The following are the awards made at the above Show, held 

 August 6th : — 



Game — 1 and 2, F. & C. Haworth, Newfield, Haslingden. Cock— 1, F. & C. 

 Haworth. 2, Messrs. Eastwood & Hindle, Accrington. Any other Variety.— 

 I, * .& C. Haworth. 2, W. Robinson, Clitheroe. Dorkings. -1 and 2, T. Briden, 

 Earby, Skipton. Cochins.— Buff or Cinnamon— 1 and 2, T. Seed. Bashall Town, 

 Chitheroe. Any Variety. — 1, G. Anderton, Aoerington. 2, H. Smalley, 

 Grindleton, Clitheroe. Spanish.— 1, F. S. C. Haworth. 2, H. Wilkinson, Earby, 

 Skipton. Brahma— 1, F. & C. Haworth. 2, G. Anderton. Hamburghs.— 

 bolden-peneilled.—l, B. Bee, Goosnargh. 2, H. Pickles, jun., Earby. Skipton. 

 surer-pencilled. — 1. B. Bee. 2, H. Pickles, jun. Golden-spauaUd.—l, H. 

 Pickles, Kilrer-spangled. — l, H. Pickles. 2. J. Cronkshaw," Accrington. 

 Black— 1, F. & C. Haworth. 2, B. Bee. Poland— 1, H. Pickles. Game 

 Bantams— 1, T. Barker, Hill End, Bumley. 2, N. H. Ellis, Accrington. Cod;. 

 —I, Harwood & Buckley. Accrington. 2, Bellinghain & Gill, Bumlev. Turkeys. 

 —1, J. Houlker, Blackburn. Geese.— 1, J. Houlker. 2, T. Bank, Waddington. 



Ducks.— Aylesbury.— I, H. Deane, Whalley. 2. .1. Snaith, Clitheroe. Bol«n.— 



1, J. Houlker. Any Variety.— 1, F. & C. Haworth. 



PIGEONS. 

 Carriers.— 1. L. Byrom, Blackburn. 2, J. Ashworth, Blackburn. Tumblers. 

 — 1 and 2. Bellin^ham & GUI, Burnley. Barbs. — 1 and 2, J. Hamilton, 

 Haslingdcn. Owls.— 1, W. Buckley, Blackburn. 2, J. W. Brade, Blackburn. 

 Pouters or Croppers. — 1, Bellingliam & Gill. Fantails.— 1 and 2. J. Kemp, 

 Haslingden. Turrits.— 1, J. Kemp. 2, F. Moore. Burnley. Dragoons. — land 



2. J. Ashworth. Trumpeters. — 1 and 2, Bellingbaui & Gill. Any otheb 

 Variety.— 1, Bellingham & Gill. 2, J. Riley. Accrington. 



Rabbits.— Spanish.— 1, J. Boyle, jun., Blackburn. 2, T. Irving, Park Gates, 

 Blackburn. Any other Variety.— i, J. Boyle, jun. (Silver-Grey). 2, A. L. 

 Lawstron, Haslingden (Himalayan). 



Judges : — Mr. T. Wareing, of Preston, and Mr. Thompson, of 

 Halifax. 



(From a Correspondent.) 



The Rabbits were quite a success, considering there were only two 

 classes, and that the prizes were so small, the first prize being only 

 105., the second 5s. The first prize was awarded to a Black and White 

 buck belonging to Mr. Boyle, jun., a very fine specimen ; the second 

 prize to a Tortoiseshell buck belonging to Mr. J. Irving, a first-class 

 Rabbit, but in poor condition. There were five pens in this class, and 

 some leally good Lops. The " Any other variety " class had nine 

 entries, and all but one put in an appearance. The first prize wa3 

 awarded to Mr. Boyle's Silver-Grey buck, decidedly the best in the 

 class, a beautifully silvered Rabbit. The second prize went to a 

 Himalayan buck, very dark in all points, but spoiled with a white 

 streak on his nose, a fine Rabbit but for that fault. 



Taking the Rabbits on the whole there was a first-class show, which 

 ought to encourage the Committee to offer at least four classes for the 

 future. The management was anything but good ; part of the 

 Rabbit pens were among the cats, and the other part among the 

 Pigeons, '20 yards off. They were viewed by crowds of people through- 

 out the day. 



ALLERTON POULTRY SHOW. 

 This Show, which has attained a leading position among the Yorkshire 

 exhibitions, was held on the 6thinst., and was a complete success as 

 regards arrangements, number of entries, and number of visitors. The 

 poultry pens were arranged in a square with the Pigeon pens along 

 the centre. The pens were from Turner, and were purchased for the 

 occasion ; their appearance was very pretty. 



Many of the adult Game were much out of feather, but the pen to 

 which the cup was given was in good bloom and consisted of Brown 

 Reds. Spanish were good, but not numerous. The first-prize Cochins 

 were White, and of excellent quality. Polands were very fine, and the 

 French fowls unusually good. The single Hamburgh cocks were in 

 full plumage, and excellent in marking. The cup for Hamburgha 

 was won by Golden-pencilled of extraordinary colour and quality for 

 the time of year. The Bantam classes were not well filled, but there 

 were some well-shaped birds. 



The chickens were scarcely so numerous as we have seen them at 

 this Show, and were as a rule rather backward in feather. This re- 

 mark applies particularly to the G-ame classes. The Hamburghs were 

 the best classes of young birds, although Mr. Sid^wick sent two excel- 

 lent pens of Cochins ; the first prize birds were Buffs, and the second- 

 prize birds Partridge. The first-prize Black Red Game cockerel was 

 of extraordinary quality, but the sooond-prize bird was most decidedly 

 one of last year. 



Of Pigeons there were some excellent birds. Mr. Hawley had the 

 best position for Pouters, and Mr. Horner for Carriers. The first- 

 prize Red Mottled Tumblers were little gems, and the second-prize 

 Almonds also good in point of feather. The Turbit class was large, 

 and many more prizes might have been given to deserving pens. The 

 first prize went to Blacks of perfect colour, the second to Blues, and 

 the third to Reds. Jacobins were Red and Black, the latter losing 

 only in the length of face. Fantails were moderately good, but the 

 first-prize pair rather dirty. The Barb class contained such birds as 

 are rarely seen, though some of those left out of the prize list were 

 exceedingly high in colour of eye wattle. The Trumpeters were good, 

 the Nuns neat, and the Antw'erps the most extraordinary class ; five 

 prizes were awarded and several high commendations. In Mag- 

 pies the birds were most beautiful in colour and marking, though we 

 regret to say that one of the principal exhibitors did not scruple to 

 exhibit his expertness in the trimming department before the very eyes 

 of the public. In the "Any other Variety" class the first were 

 Porcelain Swallows, the second Reds, and the third a fine pair of 

 Silver Runts. In the Selling Class the winners were a splendid pair 

 of pure Silver Dragoons, Red Barbs, and Black Trumpeters. 



There were some excellent Rabbits, the best of which were, however, 

 left out on account of only one being sent in place of pairs. The cup 

 offered to the exhibitor of Pigeons gaining the greatest value in prizes 

 was won by Mr. J. Hawley, of Bingley. 



Game.— Cock.— 1, E. Aykroyd, Eccleshill. 2, W. Bentley. Allerton. 8, E, 

 Wood. Worcester. Hen.— 1. J. Hodgson, Bradford. 2, J. Spencer, Clayton. 

 3 H. C. & W. J. Mason, Drighlinston. he, W. Spencer, Haworth ; E. Aykroyd. 

 Red— 1 and Cup, F.. Avkroyd. 2, J. Sunderland, Halifax. Any other Variety. 

 —I, H. Jowett, Idle. 2, E. Aykroyd. 3, J. Sunderland. Spanish (Black).— X 

 and 2, H. Beldon, Goitstock. 3, J. Powell, Bradford. Cochin-China.— 1, J. 

 Sichel, Timperley. 2, H. Beldon. 3, J. H. Dawes, Birmingham, lie, G. 

 Fletcher, Didsbury. Polands.— 1, 2, and S, H. Beldon. Dorkings.— 1, Hon. H 

 Fitzwilliam, Wentworth YVoodhouse. BEAHaA Pootras.— 1, W. Whiteley 



