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The Society's Show of 1905. 
Anconas, Andalusians, and the classes for any other recognised 
breeds ; and Mr. Henry Kendrick the ducks, geese, and 
turkeys. The following remarks are taken from their reports. 
Fowls. — The Old English Game classes were very good in 
quality and made a representative display. In the old bird 
class (263) the first prize (Xo. 2118) was a long-bodied bird, 
exceedingly good in shape, with nice head and legs. The 
second prize (Xo. 2129) was awarded to a somewhat slight 
bodied, but fine-boned Black Red. The third (Xo. 2119) was 
also a Black Red, with neat head and legs, and very compact. 
In the hen classes the build and bone of most of the birds 
were very good, although they were a little out of form on 
account of the season. Amongst the young birds, Black Reds 
took the first and second prizes, and these were fairly well 
grown, but the breed is not rapid in attaining maturity. The 
first prize pullet was a very fine Black Red, exceedingly good 
in body, with nice legs and feet. The Indian Game were very 
good classes, and this valuable breed well repays the attention 
which it has constantly received from the Society. There was 
somewhat of a tendenev to heaviness in bone, which means 
slower growth, but most of the winners were very typical in 
shape of body. The young birds were well forward and 
of exceedingly good shape. 
Dorkings made an attractive display. The first prize dark 
Dorking cock (Xo. 2195) was without doubt the best of his 
variety ; he has enormous size, is full of quality, and stands 
on the best of legs and feet. The Dark Dorking hens were 
also good. The Silver Greys, though not so numerous, made 
a good show. The chicken classes were well filled with 
promising birds, well grown for the time of year. Sussex 
fowls were a great improvement on 1904 ; exhibitors seem to 
be breeding to a more fixed type, and the variety should prove 
useful to farmers. The classes were excellent and contained 
many good birds, Reds and Speckles being most numerous. 
Brahmas made two very good classes for cocks and hens. 
Cochins were also of good quality. Excepting the winners, 
the classes for Cochin and Brahma cockerels were poor ; the 
pullet class was much better. Langshans were not numerous, 
but the quality of the exhibits was good. Plymouth Pocks 
were represented by four excellent classes. The Wyandottes 
were a fine collection ; the Partridge bird in Class 308 is the 
best hen the Judge has ever seen. The Orpington classes were 
well filled with excellent exhibits. Faverolles and French 
breeds did not produce very large classes, but the quality of 
the exhibits was very high. 
Minor cos were not nearly so good as on previous occasions, 
and with this breed and also with Leghorns there is a tendency 
