December 12, 1872. ] 



JOUENAL OF HOETICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GABDENEE. 



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White. In Pouter hens any other colour, the first prize was 

 given to a very lengthy hen, the second to a Chequer, which we 

 believe has heen a winner at some of the principal shows in the 

 kingdom. Third and fourth were "Whites. Old Carrier cocks, 

 any colour, were an excellent class, the first prize being won 

 by a bird first-class in beak, eye, wattle, and style, his only 

 deficiency being in colour, which was not so good a black as it 

 might have been ; the second was also a good bird, but had 

 recently been operated upon for spouts on the eye. Old Carrier 

 hens, any colour, were not a very good class. The second-prize 

 hen, we think, would have had a better chance had she not been 

 so badly in moult. Young Carriers were a large and a good class, 

 the first prize going to a Dun cock, which we fancy is a bird not 

 likely to improve greatly. There were evidently two or three 

 old birds exhibited here, and a few specimens were uncommonly 

 well oiled, but we were glad to observe that no prizes fell to any 

 of these. The special prize for the best Carrier was awarded to 

 the first-prize old Black cock. Short-faced Tumblers were the 

 best class of the kind ever seen here, not only in quantity 

 but also for quality. The first-prize pair were Almonds, the 

 hens being a little light . in ground colour, but with excellent 

 heads, and what we now so rarely see, beaks of the true Gold- 

 finch type. The second-prize pair were Yellow Agates, and an 

 tincommonly well matched and good pair too. Their heads were 

 remarkably good; and their beaks, although only of the barley- 

 corn order, had a style about them not often met with in this 

 type. The third prize went to Kites, the fourth to Eed Agates. 

 The quality of the winners may be gathered from the fact that 

 birds which have won at the Crystal Palace and other principal 

 shows only succeeded in getting highly commended and com- 

 mended. Barbs were a small class, the first and second pair 

 winning easily. Trumpeters had one pair of birds excellent in 

 all points ; the second were good in rose and feet, but clearly 

 inferior even in these to the first pair. The third were good in 

 rose but poor in feet, and the fourth poor in rose but good in 

 feet. All the prizes went to Blacks, which were better than the 

 Mottles. The special prize for the best pair amongst the Short- 

 faces, Barbs, and Trumpeters, was awarded to the first-prize 

 Short-faces. Jacobins were not an extra class, the first prize 

 being awarded to birds very superior as Whites. Fantails were 

 an excellent class, mostly composed of Whites. The winners 

 were wonderful in stj'le, and some of them had good tails ; but 

 some birds were exhibited by Messrs. Loversidge and Yardley 

 with tails of really wonderful build, but when this is not com- 

 bined with great style it is quite impossible to win with a 

 Scotch judge. Turbits seemed to us an extraordinarily good 

 class, the first going to birds of excellent colour and good 

 heads, but small enough in frill. The second-prize pen had one 

 bird with an extraordinary frill, but both were of a poor colour. 

 The third were uncommonly well-marked Blues, but rather 

 Tumbler-like about the head. English Owls and Nuns were both 

 good classes ; in the latter a pair of excellent Eeds won the 

 first prize, not only on account of their rare colour, but because 

 they were really excellent birds, having seven coloured feathers 

 in each wing. Common Tumblers were an excellent class, the 

 first prize going to Blue Balds, second to Black Mottles, third 

 to Bed Beards, and fourth to Blue-barred muffed-legged birds. 

 Any other variety was an extraordinarily good class, the first 

 prize being awarded to Frillbacks, the second to what is de- 

 scribed as a newly-imported variety, but looking exactly like 

 small Foreign Blue Owls, with the frill of a somewhat exagge- 

 rated type, the feathers being curled-up under the chin, and 

 continued nearly round the neck. In the Selling class the first 

 prize was awarded to a pair of Pouters, well known in the dis- 

 trict for the extraordinary-sized birds which they have bred. 

 The produce of this pair includes the extraordinary Blue cock 

 with which Mr. Horner, of Leeds, has been starring- it at the 

 English shows. 



Canaries were both numerous, and good in quality. Very few 

 prizes came to local fanciers, which should teach them that if 

 they will sell their best birds, they must buy others as good 

 or lose the position which they" have so long held. We were 

 sorry to notice that a few English fanciers had evidently not 

 observed that the classes were for " Scotch fancy" only, as they 

 sent Norwich to compete. The Goldfinch Mules were first- 

 rate, the first-prize Yellow coming from the other side of the 

 Border. 



AIBDEIE POULTEY SHOW. 



The following prizes were awarded at this Show, held in the 

 Market, Airdrie, on November 30th : — 



Spanish.— Young.— 1. A. Walker, Kilmarnock. 2, A. Robertson, Kilmarnock. 

 S, S. Young, Motherwell. Old — 1 and 2, W. Paterson, Cambuslang. 3, J. Young, 

 Hamillon. 



Dorkings.— Young.— 1, W. Weir, Inches, Falkirk. 2, Mrs. A. Hair, Glasgow. 

 3, Z. H. Heys, Barrhead. Old.— I. Z. H. Hevs. 2, A. M'Donald, Easter Moffat. 

 3, \Y. Paterson. 



Game.— Beds— Young — 1, E. Stewart, Kelty. 2, D Harlev, Edinburgh. 3, J. 

 Sneddon, Lmwood. Old.— 1, J. H. M'Nab, Arthurlie, Barrhead. 2, J. Carson, 

 Airdrie. 3, G. Williamson, Johnstone. Any other Variety— 1, Z. H. Eeys. 2, 

 D. Harley. 3, P. Hamilton, Wishaw. 



Brahmas.-I, H. Wise, Bishopbriggs. 2, A. Robertson. 3, W. Weir. 



Cochins.— 1, H. Wyse. 2, J. Drinnan. 3, J. Wyse, Falkiik. 



Scotch Gp.eys.— 1, R. Clark. Dalserf. 2, R. Gibb, Newarthill. 3, J. Meiklem, 

 Thinacre Mill. Hamilton. 



Hameurghs.— Golden-Spangled.— 1, J. Holburn, Stewarton. 2, T. Mackie. 3.T. 

 Love. Chapelliall, Airdrie. Silver-spangled.—!, P. Crawford, Glenlield, Paisley. 



2, J. Holburn. 3, R. Mackie, Stewortou. 



Hamburghs.— Golden.pencilled.— 1. R. Clark. 2 and 3, D. Gil.b, Motherwell. 

 Silver-pencilled.— 1, T. G. Drummoni, Glenlield. 2, Miss S. S. Liudsay, Glenfield. 



3, J. Lochead, Kilbarchan. 



Polands.— 1, A. Wylie. 2. Blair & Laird. Johnstone. 3, J. Forsvth. 



Game Bantams.— 1, J. M. Campbell, Bonny Kelley. 2, Z. H. Heys. 3, A. 

 Kennedy, Kilbirnie. 



Bantams.— Any other Variety.— 1, J. Lochead. 2, R. H. Ashton, Mottram. 3, 

 A. Robertson. 



Tcrkevs.— 1. E. Robinson. 2, W. Weir. 3, W. Baird. Airdrie. 



Any other Variety.— 1, A. M'Lellan. Barrhtad. 2, W. Linton. 



Ducks.—: Aylesbury.— J, Z. H. Heys. 2 and 3, A. Robertson. Any other Variety. 

 — 1 and 2, A. Robertson. 3. P. Fletcher, Overtown, Wishaw. 



Selling Class.— Cock or Cockerel. — 1 and 2, A. M'Donald. 3, W. Paterson. 

 Hens.— 1, W. Paterson. 2, A. M'Donald. 3, W. Baird. 

 PIGEONS. 



Pouters. — Blue or Black.— 1 and 2, J. Miller, Glasgow. Any other Variety. — 



1, T. Ynill. Glasgow. 2, J. Miller. 

 Fantails.— 1 and 2, Blair & Laird. 



Jacobins — 1, J. Frame, Larkhill. 2, J. Duulop, Paisley. 



Carriers. — 1, J. Miller. 2, J. Dunlop. 



Barbs.— 1, J. Miller. 2. H. Paterson. 



TuMBLEES— Short-faced.— 1 and 2, J. Miller. Any other Variety.— 1, J. Gkn. 



2, E. Robinson, Craig Elvan, Au-drie. 



Any other Variety.— 1, J. Miller (Trumpeters). 2, A. Johnstone, Bathgate 

 (Frillbacks). 



Judges. — Poultry : Messrs. John Hamilton, Andrew Grant 

 and John Jardiue. Pigeons : Mr. James Huie. 



GEEAT YAEMOUTH POULTEY SHOW. 



This was held at Yarmouth, in the Eifle Drill Hall, on the 

 4th and 5th inst. No place can be more suitable for such a 

 purpose. The Game were good, and the cup was won by a 

 Brown Eed cock in high condition. In Dorliings the cup was 

 awarded to a capital pen of Silver-Greys, the second being Dark 

 Greys. The Si>anish cup was won with a grand pen of chickens, 

 and the second-prize pair were also good, the class being much 

 better than usual. The Cochins were in five classes, the cup 

 being won with a capital Buff cock, though little was left for 

 choice between that and a Buff hen shown in the next class. 

 In single cocks, any other colour, the first was a Partridge, the 

 second White, but in hens both the winners were Partridge. 

 Brahmas, Dark cocks were not a good class, but the hens made 

 compensation, being such a class as is rarely scea. The cup for 

 Brahmas was awarded to the first-prize hen, which, for shape 

 and marking, is almost unequalled. We confess some disap- 

 pointment with the Light variety, however, for we consider the 

 progress in quality we expected last season is not yet apparent, 

 many of the best birds being somewhat yellow and the rest 

 small. Hamburghs were not numerous, nor was their quality 

 the highest, though the winners were good as a rule, and the 

 cup awarded to a nice 'pair of Golden-pencils. Game Bantams 

 were a large but irregular class, many of the best specimens 

 being sadly out of order, and some being badly matched, though 

 the first-prize and cup Black Eeds were exceedingly good ; the 

 second were Brown Eeds. There were some good birds in the 

 Game Variety class of Bantams, and Blacks were first and 

 second. In the Variety class, Creve-Cceurs were first and Black 

 Hamburghs second. Both the Selling classes were very large, 

 and there were some good and cheap birds. Ducks were poor 

 in the mixed class, but the winning Mandarins and Carolinas 

 were very smart. 



In Pigeons was a close competition, the quality in most 

 classes being extremely good; Mr. Jones took the cup with 

 forty-six points, Mr. Hawley coming next with forty-four. The 

 Carrier cocks were a nice lot. The first and second birds are 

 ripe for work; both were Black. In hens a capital Dun was 

 first, she being equally up for showing, and being very good in 

 beak and wattle. The young Carriers were mostly Blacks, the 

 winners being of that colour ; the first, a very long bird and 

 promising in all points, and the second falling little short in any 

 point. Perhaps some of the best classes were the Pouters, there 

 being an almost uniform measurement in both classes, and the 

 style and condition left little to be desired. In cocks a Blue 

 was first and White second, and in hens a White first and Black- 

 pied second. Barbs were a fair lot, but one of the best birds, a 

 Yellow, was ill, and sent away from the Show; the winners 

 were Blacks. Barbs, young, a handsome Eed first and Black 

 second — a very good class. Tumblers, Short-face, Almonds 

 were first and Black Mottles second, both pairs being of high 

 merit. Tumblers, any other variety, were Eed Mottles, which 

 were about perfect, first, and Yellow Beards second, both pairs 

 being Long-faces. Fantails were of fair quality, but not nume- 

 rous ; and Dragoons very good, Eeds being first and Yellows 

 second. Both pairs of winning Antwerps were Eed Chequers, 

 the first being about one of the most perfect pairs we have seen. 

 In the Variety class a pair of nice White Trumpeters were first 

 and Blue Florentine Bunts second, nearly the whole class being 

 commended. In the Selling class a very good pair of Fantails 

 were first, and Blue Pouters second. 



There was also a nice show of Canaries. The first eight 

 classes, which were devoted to the Norwich varieties, fully bore 

 out the high reputation of this county, the Dark-crested being 



