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bird also won Championship of the Show for Australian Game, and was selected as the nearest to what was 
required for a Standard. He was carefully drawn by Mr. Neville Cayley, and the illustration has frequently 
appeared as the model to work to. Mr, J. T. Campbell was 2nd, with an exceedingly smart bird, very close 
in feather on the dark side, and a little narrow on the shoulders. In hens Mr. W. H. Webb was ist ; Mr. 
A. G. Friend, 2nd. In cockerels and pullets Mr. W. H. Webb got ist, the pullet being selected as 
Champion of the Show for the Australian Game. She was drawn by Mr. Neville Cayley, that very able 
artist for the Sydney Mail, and a beautiful picture appeared in that journal. Both the cockerel and pullet 
were greatly admired, and represented at that time the nearest to the requirements of breeders. The 
illustration has frequently been reproduced in the Fanciers' papers, and the proprietors of the Sydney Mail 
deserve the best thanks of Australian Game Fowl breeders for their energy and push in producing such 
pictures. Mr. W. Pratt came 2nd. 1890 found Mr. W. H. Webb ist in cocks; Mr. C. B. Henderson, 2nd. 
In hens Mr. S. Redman, ist; Mr. J. T. Campbell, 2nd; two beauties. Cockerels: Mr. G. Hay ward, ist; 
Mr. G. Bunting, 2nd. In pullets Mr. W. H. M'Keown, ist, with one showing good style ; Mr. J. Palmer, 
2nd. In 1891 Mr. W. H. Webb secured ist and 2nd in cocks. Mr. G. Hayward came ist in hens; Mr. J. 
T. Campbell, 2nd. In cockerels Mr. W. H. Webb came ist, with a bird known in Australia as 'Agitation 
No. A2, 1890 ' ; Mr. J. Thompson, Junr., 2nd. Mr. Webb's winner was one of the best ever penned. When 
very young he won ist at Bathurst. Being penned in Sydney in the same year, in a class of 24 birds, he 
secured ist, and was so much admired that he was claimed by Mr. Walter Tucker at 15 guineas, the highest 
price on record for a bird of this breed. Mr. Tucker wanted the best he could get. Seeing /^t,o on this 
bird he claimed 2nd and 3rd, at ;^io each, making ;£2o. When he found he could get the first-prize bird 
for 15 guineas, he at once bought him. This made ^35 15s. for three birds. Mr. Webb gave it as his 
opinion that the winner would come ist next year, unless something very sensational was produced in the 
meantime. Events proved that the prognostications were correct. In pullets Mr. Webb came ist ; Mr. T. 
Thompson, Junr., 2nd. In 1892 Mr. W. Tucker came ist and President's Cup for best Australian Game 
Cock or Cockerel at the Show. This winner proved to be the same bird that Mr. Tucker purchased from 
Mr. Webb the year before at 15 guineas. Mr. E. Rouse came 2nd, with Mr. W. H. Webb's 1889 champion, 
which he had purchased, with two first class hens, for ;^25. In hens Messrs. Silcocks and Campbell came 
1st ; a fine hen, rather too light and Britishy in feather to my fancy. Mr. W. H. Webb, 2nd ; very large. 
In cockerels Mr. W. Tucker came ist, with a very nice one of splendid colour; Mr. J. Clift, Junr., 2nd, with 
a very smart, good-coloured, bird. In pullets Mr. E. Rouse, ist, with a good one, rather coarse pencilling on 
secondaries ; Mr. J. Palmer, 2nd, a good one. In 1893 we find some fresh blood coming to the front. In 
cocks Mr. S. R. Watkins, ist and President's Cup, with an excellent bird, good legs, feet, splendid short, 
square body, and tail about right, but a trifle light in hackle ; Mr. W. Tucker, 2nd, excellent colour ; Mrs. 
W. H. Webb, 3rd. In hens Mrs. W. H. Webb, ist ; Mr. T. Thompson, Junr., 2nd and 3rd. In cockerels 
Mrs. W. H Webb secured ist, with a well-shaped, good-coloured bird, carrying a fine strong beak and grand 
eyes ; Mr. W. Tucker, 2nd, rather too fine, showing too much British ; same exhibitor's unmentioned bird a 
splendid colour. In pullets Mr. T. Thompson, Junr., penned an excellent style one for ist, but faulty in 
comb ; Mr. W. H. M'Keown, 2nd, rather too short on the legs ; Mr. S. R. Watkins, 3rd. In 1894 Mrs. W. 
H. Webb, ist, an enormous bird, rather too much feather, perfect eyes ; Mr. W. Tucker, 2nd, improved 
since previous year. The two birds held the same positions as cocks that they did as cockerels the previous 
year. Mr. Tucker's third-prize bird was good in colour. In hens Mr. S. R. Watkins came out well with a 
tall, stylish one, a little dark in colour ; Mr. D. Eraser, a Queensland exhibitor, 2nd ; Mrs. W. H. Webb, 3rd. 
In cockerels, Mrs. W. H. Webb, ist, an upstanding, short-feathered, square-shouldered bird, good strong 
beak, good head, eyes, and good colour, rather light in bone ; Mr. G. H. Moulds, 2nd, same colour as ist ; 
Mr. S. R. Watkins, 3rd. In pullets, Mr. S. R. Watkins, ist; Mrs. W. H. Webb, 2nd; Mr. J. E. Pemell, 
3rd ; ist a raking pullet, a little soft in feather. In 1895, cocks found Mr. S. R. Watkins ist, a really good 
coloured but rather narrow bird, and lucky to take the Cup as best Australian Game Cock ; Mr. W. Wynn, 
and, short on leg but very close-feathered and fine colour; Messrs. Silcocks and Campbell, 3rd, fine 
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