514 
The WanvicTi Meeting. 
only handsome as show birds, but are wonderful table fowls, 
and, as a “ cross,” make a solid foundation for the most useful 
commercial fowls. Cornwall and Devonshire seem to be, at 
present, the chief centres of the breed. Iloudans and “ Other 
French Breeds” were only a moderate show, but the winners were 
all of the right type. In the case of the three next breeds — 
Brahmas, Cochins, Langshans — the adult birds as a whole were 
very good, but the majority of the young birds were disappointing 
in quality and size. Wyandottes made a fine display, the chicken 
classesbeing especially noticeable both for numbers and excellence. 
These useful laying fowls, recently introduced from America, 
have seldom been seen to better advantage. Silvers were in 
the majority and carried off the palm ; still, there was a fair 
number of Golds. Plymouth Bochs were a high-class show, the 
cocks being especially good — “ big, fine, strapping birds of the 
approved beauty of feather.” The hens were weathered and 
somewhat out of form. The cockerels were worthy of special 
notice, particularly the winners. In the pullets, the legs were bad 
in colour, and form and feather were not what they should be. 
Minorcas were a grand collection, especially the adults, which, 
notwithstanding the advanced period of the season, were well 
preserved, in ruddy health, and in sound plumage. The chickens 
were somewhat disappointing. Amlalusians were rather poor in 
the cock class — “lobes tinged and faces bleached were the pre- 
vailing faults.” The hens, on the other hand, Avere distinctly 
good ; “ it is rare to find at any shoAV a lot of hens of this kind 
possessed of such evenly good-all-round properties.” Cockerels 
did not realise expectations, but the pullets were better. Leg- 
horns were represented l^y Browns, Whites, and Buffs, there 
being no Piles, Duckwings, Blacks, or Cuckoos. The display 
called forth high praise, especially the pullet, class, most of 
which had started upon their ovipositing career, thus supporting 
the contention that the Leghorn is probably the best of the 
early layers. JIamhurgs were somewhat poorly represented as 
to numbers, but the prize-winners were very fair in quality. 
Any Other Variety shoAved a marked improvement on last year’s 
exhibit ; with an entry of fifty-two of assorted kinds quite an 
instructive display Avas made. 
Duels and Turleys Avere fairly represented in numbers, and 
the quality Avas very good. 
Table Poultry. — The Judges in this section have furnished 
the subjoined report : — 
The entries this year show a further advance over the exhibitions at 
Plymouth and Doncaster, as the subjoined table will indicate ; — 
