I am well aware that as there are fanciers that cannot abide 

 the Pouter with its stockings, but who think the Cropper per- 

 fection, also others who cannot fancy the Tumbler with wings on 

 its feet, but who dote on its cleaned legged prototype, so there 

 are fanciers who are working on the clean legged Frillback. 



It is true there are clean leg Frills. The author owns a few 

 himself. Fine in color without a stub. But way, way back in 

 comparison with the muffed birds. I am also aware that Fulton 

 describes the Frill as a clean leg. I still contend that a frill if 

 obtained anywhere near the cut, cannot be improved. 



In showing Frillback I have noticed that gently winding the 

 bird with a damp towel tends to increase the frills, also that 

 birds show to a much better advantage in damp, moist weather, 

 rather than when it is hot and dry. 



Let the Frillback fanciers get together, talk and boom the 

 Frillback. It can be easily made one of the most popular of the 

 Fancy Pigeons. Let us hear from you. Don't keep your birds at 

 home. Fill the classes at the different shows chock full with 

 bird to spare. Let's have a Frillback specialty club. 



Wake up, fanciers of the Frillback! 



What is a Frillback? 



Why was it so named? 



Of course I believe a Frillback should be a pigeon having 

 an abundance of frill extending as far up the back as possible, 

 being as its name signifies, a Frillback. But is that all? Take 

 for instance the Black Mottle C-Leg Tumbler. Why, the very 

 mention of the word shows us what we should expect, — a black 

 pigeon mottled as per the Standard without a trace of stubs on 

 its shanks or feet and the true tumbler type. 



But no, most everyone thinks that a Frillback is any sort of 

 a pigeon having curly feathers or frills. 



The one having the most should always win 1st, irrespective 

 of shape or type, feather, eye, etc. 



Again I say, get together and compel the judges to judge 

 them properly. 



How often are we at the present time put in the left-over 

 class, that is, any judge who may not be otherwise engaged is 

 set to judging our birds? 



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