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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ December 6, 1877. 



have more than once Been at the head of the prize-list, but now 

 not quite in his usual trim. Short-faced Tumblers were a 

 capital class of ten, first being a beautiful-headed Yellow Agate 

 cock (Weston) and a well-known prizewinner, a little lighter in 

 colour than when we saw him last, but a Short-faced Tumbler 

 all over. Second was a Black Mottle, but we thought there 

 were several other birds in the class which might well have 

 filled its place. The Judge marked this as a very good class, 

 but it would be interesting to know for what reasons. Balds and 

 Beards had only three entries, firBt being a pretty Blue Beard 

 and second a Red Baldhead. The other bird was a capital Blue 

 Baldhead, rather low cut, but a splendid-headed little fellow. 



Flying Tumblers. — Muffed Tumblers (Rosewing).— The cap 

 went to a very handsome Red ; second also Red Rosewing. 

 Mottled. — Not much to eay of this class ; first a Black, apparently 

 a hen. Muffed Tumblers, any other variety. — A most extra- 

 ordinary class, containing a great variety of beautiful birds. 

 About the best class of the kind we remember to have seen, 

 i ud it is a pity the Judge had not more prizes to award here, 

 which he could easily have done. First a handsome Red Badge ; 

 second a Blue Saddle, very heavily feathered ; 2230 (very highly 

 commended) was a pure white bird, pearl-eyed, very handsome, 

 and heavily feathered, which took our fancy immensely. In 

 class 103 (Tumblers, any other variety) the first and second 

 prizes went to Mr. Tardley's well-known and handsome Yellow 

 Mottles, the hen, a specially handsome bird, running the cup- 

 winner very hard for hiB honour. 



Barbs were not well represented, the cup going to a Red, 

 rather large, but with excellent beak and eye properties. The 

 young birds competed with the old for the cup, and two good 

 specimens were first and second respectively. Many persons, 

 however, preferred 2270 for first, but he was dark in bill, and 

 doubts were expressed as to his age. 



Trumpeters only brought five entries, among them, perhaps, 

 the best White ever exhibited, the property of Mr. Shaw. The 

 celebrated Mottle carried off the cap. 



Jacobins. — Reds and Yellows competed together, and some 

 exeellent birds were exhibited in the class ; the cup going to 

 one of the long-feathered birds lately introduced. Second a 

 small and charming Yellow, but which does not carry its hood 

 so close. Any other colour, — A Black is first with an ugly flaw 

 in hood, a very nice little Black Becond, and a good White third. 



English Owls only brought three entries, the faUing-off in this 

 variety being something remarkable. First a Blue, which we 

 did not like, and which we think should have changed places 

 with the Becond-prize bird, a beautiful Silver in splendid con- 

 dition and colour, but rather lacking in rose, otherwise a wonder- 

 ful bird. Foreign are not a fine class. The two winnera are a 

 White and a Black ; both good. 



Dragoons were well-filled classes throughout, the Blue cocks 

 being about the beat in quality; and the Blue, Red or Yellow, 

 and Silver cocks were well judged, but in Dragoons any other 

 colour we should unhesitatingly have placed the third-prize first. 

 He is the old champion Grizzle; and we Bhould have placed 

 2453, not noticed, but the best Blue in the class, second; and 

 third to 2488, another Blue Chequer. In hens, any colour, the 

 Oxford and Palace cup hen won the cup here, second being a 

 Blue; both rightly placed. Dragoons hatched in 1S77 were a 

 fair class, but we consider the first-prize bird was a mistake, its 

 next neighbour, pen 2467 (Wood), being an easy win. 



Antwerps were also large and well-filled classes, the Silver 

 Duns especiallyso, but badlyjudged. If any of the three winners 

 were entitled to a position the third-prize bird was the best. 

 In Bines we thought 2505 (Hubbard), highly commended, and 

 2508 (Yardley), unnoticed, should have been first and second. 

 Red Chequers. — Here we thought pen 2528 better than the third- 

 prize bird. First was the old Red Chequer champion, which also 

 won the cup as the best Antwerp cock. The Blue Chequers 

 were well judged. Silver Dun or Blue hens. — We thought 2556 

 (Bradley), a Silver Dun, the best hen in the class; 2567 (Lud- 

 low) was undoubtedly second, as placed ; but we Ehould have 

 placed 2563 (Copeman) third. Red or Blue Chequer hens. — No 

 fault to find here. Silver Dun or Blues, hatched in 1877. — The 

 first-prize bird won by his colour only, being on a small scale 

 throughout. Decidedly the best pen in the class was 2597 

 (Bradley), highly commended; while 2595 (Mapplebeck), highly 

 commended, and 2596 (Slater), unnoticed, should have been 

 amongst the winners. Young Antwerps, Red or Blue Chequer, 

 hatched in 1877, were fairly judged. Speaking generally of the 

 Antwerp judging we may say that the Judge has, in the majority 

 of cases, entirely departed from the Birmingham standard and 

 gone for small pretty birds, colour and condition having carried 

 him away. 



Runts are estimated rather in the scales than by the eye ; the 

 Silvers at present outweigh the Blues. Archangels are a good 

 claBB. We like Mr. Harrison Weir's judgiugof them. He looks 

 to other points besides a black tail, thoagh we wish birds 

 adorned (?) with aid of the grease pot were excluded. First is 

 a very dark bird ; third a good sheeny copper, a bargain at 30s. 



Fantails. — White. — All here goes to flat round tails, while 



style and motion seem disregarded. First has a large and 

 splendid tail, though the feathers are very thinly set ; the tail 

 of third is particularly flat. Among the unnoticed are some 

 capital birds of the Scotch style, among them the cup hen air 

 the Alexandra and Crystal Palaces. The two winning Blues 

 did not show to advantage when we saw them, for they carried 

 their tails over their backs too much. 



Nans. — All the winners were Blacks. The first the only one 

 that pleased us in flights. Swallows. — First a capital Blacky 

 second a Yellow, third a Red. To the latter we much preferred 

 its owner's Black, 2339. Magpies. — An extra good Black is cup- 

 and-first, a rich Red second, and a very high-cut Yellow third. 



Turbits. — Red or Yellow are a very good class, most of the 

 birds being remarkable for smallness and neatness. First-and- 

 cup the little Yellow hen with marvellous frill, which scores 

 her third victory at Birmingham at two and a half years old j 

 second a Red, very dull in colour, but good in head and frill j 

 third a small down-faced Yellow. In the other class a coarse 

 foul-thighed Blue Shell is first, and a well known tiny Blue hen 

 second. Among the unnoticed are a remarkable White (Fulton) 

 and a remarkable Black (Cresawell). 



The Variety class, as it always is at Birmingham, was a most 

 attractive and interesting section of the display, and we thinls 

 it was this year exceptionally so. Duplicate second and third 

 prizes were awarded, but the duplicate first we are sorry to see 

 this year is discontinued. First was the Satinette which was 

 second at Southport ; one Becond a Blue Domino, and the other 

 second a Blondinette ; the two thirds were a plain-headed, 

 Silverette and a clean-legged Blondinette, grand in head, and a- 

 beautiful bird in crest, colour, and markings. Among the many 

 other birds in the class calling for notice was 2643 (Bott), a- 

 beautiful Satinette, which ought to have been noticed ; and 

 2633, highly commended (Ludlow), a Blue Vizor, the bird which 

 won at Southport, and which is, we believe, the winner of four 

 silver cups among his other many achievements ; but he wae- 

 no doubt thrown out here on account of the soiled state of his 

 flights and tail through the wires of the pens having been cleaned 

 with grease, a great mistake, which has left a lasting mark for 

 this year at any rate on many beautiful birds. 



POULTRY. 

 Bbahaia Pootbas — Dark.— Cocks.— Cup and 2, Horace Lingwood. 3, R- 

 Hargreaves. -1, E. Pritchard. vhc, F. Bennett. Cockerels.— Cup and 2, 

 Horace Lingwood. 3, L. U. C. R. Norris. 4. C. H. Tindal. 5. E. P. PercivaL 

 Hens— Cnp, Rev. J. D. Peake. 2, E. Pritchard. 3, Mra. F. S. Arkwright. O, 

 Horace Lingwood. vkc t T. Pye. Pullets. — Cup, 2, and 4, R. P. PercivaL 3* 

 Rev. T. C. Peake. 5, E. Kendrick, iun. Light.— Cocks.— Cup, P. L. Mills. 2. 

 Lady Gwydyr. 3, H. C. While. 4, W. Tedd. vlic, R. E. Horafall. Cockerels.— 

 Cup and 3, P. Haines. 2, M. Leno. 4 and 5, R. P. PercivaL vlic, Horace Ling- 

 wood. Sens. — Cup and 2. H. C. While. 3, Horace Lingwood. 4, M. Hall, vho, 

 R P. PercivaL Pullets.— Cup, Horace Lingwood. 2, J. & W. Birch. 3. G. W. 

 Petter. 4, M. Leno. 5, P. Haines. Selling Classes.— Light or Dark.— Cocks. — 



1. E. Kendrick, jun. 2, C. Morris. 3, W. McMath. Hens or Pullets.— 1, Rev. 3. 

 D. Peake. 2, Mrs. H. Ffoulkes. 3, E. Kendrick, jun. vhc, W. Tedd, S. Lucas, 

 Rev. T. C. Peake. 



Dorkings — Coloured, except Silver-G-rey— Cocks.— 1, Mrs. F. S. Arkwright- 



2. L. Pilkington. 3, R. Gladstone. Cockerels.— Cup, L. Pilkington. 2, Miss J- 

 Milward. 3 and 5, Mrs. F. S. Arkwright. 4, Mrs. T. W. L. Hind. Hens— 1, E. 

 Snell. 2, B. Smith. 3, T. C. Burnell. Pullets.— Cup, T. C. BurnelL 2, Mrs. F. 

 S. Arkwright. 3, Henry Lingwood. Silver-Crrey.— Cocks— Cup, T. C. Burnelv. 

 2, C. L. Boyce. Cockerels— 1, Miss G. S. Pasley. 2, Lady Bagot. 3, Mrs-. 

 Whitwell. flens.-Cup. T. C. Burnell. 2, C. L. Boyce. Pullets— 1, W. Biddle. 

 2. O. E. Cresswell. White. — Cocks. — 1, Mrs Hayne. 2, R. A. Boissier. 

 Cockerels.— Cup, O. E. Cresswell. 2, Mrs. Havne. Hens.— Cup and 2, O. E^ 

 Cresawell. Pullets.— 1, R. A. Boissier. 2, Miss E. Williams. Selling Classes. 

 — Cocks— 1, Miss J. Mtlward. 2, L. Pilkington. Hens or Pullets.— I and 2, W. 

 J. Drewry. 



Cochis-Chixj.— Cinnamon and Buff —Cocks —Cap and 2. G. H. Procter. 3, 

 J. E. Tavlor. vlic, C. H. Tindal. Cockerels.-Cup and 2, G. H. Procter. 3, T. 

 Pye. 4,C. Sidgwick. 5, W. A. Burnell. vhc, H. Tomlinson. Hens.— Cup and: 



2. G. H. Procter. 3, A. Darby. 4, B Smith, vhc, C. Bloodworth. Mrs. Allsopp, 

 F. Robertson, J. Bloodworth, J. Walker. W. A. Bindley. Pallets.— Cup, G. H. 

 Procter. 2 and 3, W. P. Rylands. 4, J. Nelson. 5, W. A. Burnell. vhc, J- 

 Nelson, A. J. E. Swindell. W. P. Ryland. Rev. G. F. Hodson. Brown and 1 

 Partridge-feathered — Cocks— Cup, F. Robertson. 2, R. P. PercivaL S, J. 

 Hendrie. Cockerels— 1. 2, and 3 K.J.Wood, vhc, H. C. While, J. K. and R. R. 

 Fowler, E. Tudmau. Hens— I. E. Tudman. 2, R. J Wood. 3, R. P. PercivaL 

 vhc, R. Jones. Pullets.— Cup, R -T. Wood. 2, T. Stretch. 8, E. Tudman. vhc, 

 H. Tomlinson, J. E. Tavlor. TF/i ite — Cocks.— Cup, A. Darby. 2, R. P. PercivaL 



3, Ladv Gwydyr. Cockerels — 1, C. H. Tindal. 2 and vhc, R. Chase. 3, A.. 

 Darby. Hens.— Cup, A. Darby. 2, H. Tomlinson. 3, R. Chase, vhc, Lady 

 Gwydyr, C. H. Tindal. Rev. A. W. Warde, Mis. H. shutt, H. Tomlioson. 

 Pullets.- 1. G. B. C. Breeze. 2. H. Tomlinson. 3, R. P. PercivaL vlic, J. K,. 

 and R. R. Fowler. Black — Cocks.— \. Lady Gwydyr. 2. Mrs. F. J. Cotterell. 

 Cockerels.—l and vhc, A. Darbv. 2. E. Kendrick, jun. Hens.— Cnp, A. Darby. 

 2, J. Turner, vhc, A. Darby, N. Cook. Pullets— I, Lady Gwydyr. 2, R. B. 

 Wood. Selling Classes— Cocks.— 1 and 3, H. Tomlinson. 2, J. E. Taylor. 

 Hens or Pullets —1, H. Yardley. 2. W. A. Burnell. 8. H. C. While. 



Malays- Cocks.— Cup and 2, E. Stanley. Cockerels.— 1, G. Burnell. 2. T. B. 

 Lowe. Hens.—l, G. Burnell. 2. E. Stanley. Pullets.— 1, T. Eaves. 2, G. Burne.l. 



Creve-Cieurs.— Cocks.— Cup, R. B. Wood. 2, I. Ward. Cockerels.— 1, I. 

 Wari. 2, H. P. Garde. Hens.—l, H. Stephens. 2, I. Warde. Pullets.— 1, H. 

 Stephens. 2, W. Roberts. 



Sovthss.- Cocks— Cnp, Mrs. D. Lane. 2, T. J. Levett. Cockerels.— 1, 3. 

 Ward. 2, W. O. Quibell. 3. Mrs. Vallance. Hens.— 1, C. Morris. 2, Mrs* 

 Vallance. Pullets— 1 and 2. W. O. Quibell. 3. Mrs. Vallance. 



Spanish.— Cocks— Cup and 2, E- Jones vhc, D. M. Mills. Cockerels.— 1, E. 

 Jones. 2, J. Powell, vhc, J. Aldridge. Hens.— Cup, E. Jones. 2, J. Aldridge. 

 Pullets.— 1, J. Powell. 2, J. Aldridge. vhc, Mrs Allsopp. 



Hamborgbs — Black— Cocks. — 1, Miss E. Wilson. 2, J. Long, vlic, H> 

 Beldon. Cockerels— Cup. R. L. Garnett. 2, J. Long. Hens — 1. J. K. Smith. 2, 

 H.A.Clark. Pullets— 1, Rev. W Serjeantson. 2, Robinson & Jagger. Golden- 

 pencilled —Cocks.— Cup, G. Asbpole. 2, H. Pickles. Cockerels.— 1, J. Stuttard. 

 2, H. tickles, fiens.-l, H. Pickles. 2, B. Eeidon. Pullets— I, H. Piokles. 2, 

 JMultai-d. Silver-pencilled— Cristo.— 1, J. Stuttard. a, H Pickles. Cockerels. 

 —Cup. Robinson*. i agger. 2. H Beldon. Sens —1. H. Pickles. 2. J. Stuttard. 

 Pullets.— 1. H. Beldon. 2, J. Stuttard. Silver-spangled —Cocks. — Cup, S. 

 Fielding. 2, H. Beldon. Cocfcerels.-l, J. Fielding. 2, J. Stuitard. Feus.— 1, 

 H. Beldon 2, Robinson ,£ Jagger. vhc. Miss E. Browne, Ashton & Booth. 



