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in feather except on middle toe. Second (Hind) rather darker in shade, 
and not quite so large ; rough in tail. Not the Hull winner. Third 
(Brown) the third Hull. Fourth (Tomlinson) a bit coarse in comb 
and white in foot feather, otherwise good ; v.h.c. (Gwydyr) not quite 
even in colour, v.h.c. (Stamton) a nice lemon ; h.c., Pye, Johnstone, 
Brown ; c., Bloodworth, Johnstone. Cockerels numbered no less than 
twenty-nine, and were a very fine class. First (Tomlinson) second 
at Palace, a large shapely cockerel of medium colour, good in all 
points, shows one white feather in tail. Second same owner as first, 
v.h.c. at Palace, a nice lemon, good all round, a beautiful tail. Third 
(Pye) the Hull winner, looking well. Fourth (Young) a moderately 
good bird, rather long in tail. Fifth (Darby) the Palace winner, a 
very nice lemon, now loose in wing ; v.h.c. (585, Brown) a moderate 
lemon ; v.h.c. (Pye) fine in size and shape, but heavily hocked ; 
v.h.c (608, Brown) too much tail; h.c. (Darby) a lemon, low on legs 
and squarely made, but heavily hocked ; v.h.c. (Tuke) a lemon, with 
a self-coloured tail, but too much of it; v.h.c., Clatworthy, Swindell, 
Johnstone; h.c., Tomlinson (2), Procter, Cattell, Nickolls, Swin¬ 
dell ; c., Brown (2), Rock, Tomlinson, Tuke. Hens (thirty-six).— 
Of this and the following class the Judge said that they were the best 
he had ever seen, and we fully endorse this view. First-and-cup 
(Tomlinson) the Palace winner again. Second (Percival) a very 
shapely hen, beautifully fluffed out, but a little high in tail and not 
quite even in colour, middle toe short of feather. Third (Blood- 
worth) a very nice Cochin shape, good size and feather, colour streaky. 
Fourth (Bloodworth) a nice lemon, a trifle high in tail again ; v.h.c. 
(762, Brown) first here last year, not moulted out perfectly even, but 
might, we think, have stood higher ; v.h.c. (Procter) another well- 
known winner in former years, now rather mixed in shades ; v.h.c. 
(Brown, 788) the Hull winner; v.h.c., Pye, Bloodworth, Procter, 
Nickolls, Johnstone ; h.c., Young, Lloyd, Bloodworth, Darby, Nel¬ 
son ; c., Naden. Pullets (fifty-six) must have been tough work for 
the Judge. First (Swindell) a lovely lemon pullet, very large, 
grand shape and feather, but hocked. Second another from the same 
yard, a sister of the winner, and nearly equal in points to her, but a 
little short of middle toe feather. These two led the class by a lot. 
Third (Percival) another good one, but not so large or even in colour 
as the first two. Fourth (Tomlinson) a nice even Buff. Fifth 
(Bloodworth) a little mixed in colour on shoulders. All the noticed 
birds were so good that we hardly like to individualise, but 820 
(Procter), a very shapely pullet, a little uneven in colour, struck us 
as best of them ; 829 (Clatworthy), unnoticed, a very promising 
young one, a little dark in hackle ; v.h.c., Bloodworth (3), Clat¬ 
worthy, Booth (2), Wade, Nelson, Ryland, Causer, Brown ; h.c., 
Darby, Bloodworth ; c., Brown, Booth, Adams. Partridge cocks 
(twenty).—A good class. First-and-cup (Sharpe) a shapely bird in 
profile, but his wings a trifle too much clipped-in ; comb rather large, 
hocked ; good colour, but hardly gloss enough. Second (Percival) a 
fresh one, very rich in colour and solid in make, but straight in back. 
Third (R. J. Wood) a very large bird, rather grizzled in hackle and 
heavily hocked, not quite in condition ; v.h.c. (Tudman) good size, 
shape, and colour, but hocked and rough in comb ; v.h.c. (Turner) 
too dark in hackle again ; v.h.c., Grant; h.c., Stretch, R. J. Wood ; 
c, Tomlinson. Cockerels (twenty-five).—Not a wonderful class. First 
(Clatwoi’thy) a very good all-round bird of medium size. Second 
(Morgan) the Palace winner we believe, carrying rather much tail 
with too little fluff. Third (Heathcote) a moderate hocked bird, too 
long in leg. Fourth (Brown) small and leggy ; 665 (F. Robertson) 
a squarely made thick-set bird, wants a little more size, but even so 
might have been in the list; h.c., Sharpe, R. J. Wood, Tudman, 
Sowtbem, Dougall ; c., Lamb. Hens (seventeen).—First-and-cup 
(R. J. Wood) good in size, fair in shape and pencilling, wants feather 
on middle toe. Second (Percival) a fair-sized hen of the old sort. 
Third (C. Brown) a large moderately marked hen, the Hull winner 
we think ; v.h.c., R. J. Woodman, Tudman, Sharpe, Sowthern ; h.c., 
Sharpe, Beckeriev, R. J. Wood. Pullets (twenty-six).—A fair class. 
First (Sharpe) nice marking, but hardly shape or foot feather enough ; 
of second (R. J. Wood) the same may be said. Third (Sowthern) 
better shape and feather, but not so clear ; v.h.c. (R. J. Wood) good 
size and fair shape and marking ; v.h.c., Tomlinson, Sowthern, Lamb ; 
h.c., Brown, Sharpe, R. B. Wood, Percival, Tudman ; c., Stretch. 
Whites.—Cocks (eleven).—First-and-cup (Weeks) a really fine Cochin 
of good colour ; an easy win. Second (Percival) the Palace winner ; 
v.h.c. (Tomlinson) not quite clear in colour; h.c. (Darby) a nice 
clearwhite. Cockerels (twelve).—A good class. First (Chase) must 
have pressed closely on the old bird for the cup. Second (Darby) a 
well-known winner, looking a little overdone ; h.c., Chase (2), 
Tomlinson (2), Steven, Darby. Hens (twelve).—A very good class. 
First (Percival) the Palace winner again, a grand hen. Second 
(Darby) second at Palace, also a good one. One of Mr. Chase’s 
v.h.c.’s a very good shape ; v.hc.. Lady Gwydyr, Chase ; h.c., Darby, 
Chase. Pullets (twelve).—First one of Mr. Darby’s well-known 
winners. Second another from the same yard. It was an honour to 
win both prizes in this class. There were no less than six v.h.c.’s ; 
all good. They were Fowler, Percival, Chase (2), Darby, Wise. 
Blacks.—These classes seem to be looking up. Cocks (seven).—First 
(Darby) the Palace second, brilliant in plumage, but not very large, 
and too much tail. Second (Procter) the Palace cup-winner we think. 
His great size for a Black should have put him at the top. h.c., Hors¬ 
fall, Holmes, c., Badger. Cockerels (ten).—First (Badger) good shape 
and colour, but rough in comb and wattles, and rather upstanding. 
Second (Darby) hardly large enough, but good shape and colour ; 
v.h.c., Badger, Fortey ; h.c., Toomer. Hens (nine).—Six of these 
were noticed. First (Cook) very good in size, shape, and feather, 
and in nice condition. Second (Darby) not so good in cushion or 
feather; v.h.c., Turner, Badger ; h.c., Cook ; c., Horsfall. Pullets 
(ten).—Mr. Storer’s beautiful pullet, third at Palace, came properly to 
the front here. She has much improved in cushion, and is a rare 
good one. Second (Fortey) another good one, rather large in comb. 
The three v.h.c.’s (Pritchard, Storer, and Badger) might easily have 
won in former years ; h.c., Lady Gwydyr, Darby. 
Langshans. —Cocks (ten).—These birds seem to be getting settled 
into a type somewhat between Cochins and Dorkings. First (Lloyd) 
a massive bird of fairly brilliant plumage and a good bit of tail. 
Second (Buchan) smaller but very brilliant. Third (Gabb) more 
comb and tail and great gloss. Fourth (Rowland) too long in leg ; 
v.h.c.,Thompson, Croad ; h.c., Hinde. Cockerels (twenty-two).—First 
(Orme) very bright and shapely, large tail, long in leg. Second (Bush) 
a similar type ; as also were third (Garnett) and fourth (Bush); v.h.c., 
Bush (2), Nickolls ; h.c., Croad, Knight, Ripon. Hens (eleven).— 
First (Hinde), full in breast and good colour. Second (Rowland) some¬ 
what long in back, showing great gloss. Third (Gabb) rather a long 
tail. Fourth (Hinde) rather more the Cochin type ; h.c., Buchan. 
Pullets (twenty-three).—First and Langshan cup (Nickolls) good 
shape and bright green reflections. Second (J. Bennett) long in body 
again, good in colour. Third (Buchan) a Cochin without foot feather. 
Fourth (Housman) a well-developed Cochin cushion ; v.h.c., Thompson, 
Croad ; h.c., Croad, Cook, Tait. 
Malays. —Cocks (ten).—First (Fairlie) good outline, but very bare 
on thighs. Second (Lecher) in brilliant condition ; h.c., Copp. 
Cockerels (twelve).—First-and-cup (Richards) not upstanding enough 
for our taste ; we preferred second (Strugnell), a powerful-looking 
bird in fine condition ; h.c., Brooke (two), Fairlie, Bailey, G. Burnell, 
Futcher. Malay hens (fifteen).—First (G. Burnell) rather too level 
in body and high in tail. Second (Bailey) had the same fault. We 
preferred h.c. (Lowe) to either of them. Pullets (eleven).—First-and- 
cup (Fairlie) pretty good in stand. Second (Richards) moderate; 
h.c., G. Burnell and Brooke. 
Cr'eves. —Cocks (nine).—A good class. First-and-cup (Jackson) good 
in shape and colour, fair in crest, moderate in muffling. Second 
(Park) not so good in crest, but better in muffling, good body ; v.h.c., 
Jackson ; h.c., Clementson and Chadwick. Cockerels (seven).—First 
(Jackson) good in all other points, but squirrel-tailed. Second (Williams) 
much smaller ; h.c., Calvert; c., Ward. Hens (six).—First (Lloyd) 
and second (Jackson) large shapely birds, both showing white in 
crest; v.h.c., Cbadwick ; h.c., Park ; and c., Wilkins. Pullets (six). 
—First (Calvert) and second (Lloyd) both nice pullets. We rather 
preferred the latter; h.c. and c., Ward. 
Hovdans. — Cocks (twelve).—First (Wingfield-Stratford) good in 
size, but rather upstanding. Second (Howard) rather deeper in chest, 
a very white crest; v.h.c , Lane ; h.c., Nisbett, Thomas, Lee, Penson. 
Cockerels (twenty-five).—First (Copplestone) heavy in comb, but 
good in body. Second (Nickolls) too upstanding again. Third 
(Thomas) a good-sized bird. The class struck us as being rather 
undersized ; v.h.c., Jackson ; h.c., Ward, Wingfield-Stratford, Beed- 
ham, Wood, Naylor, Copplestone. Houdan Hens (fifteen).—A very 
good class. First-and-cup (Wingfield-Stratford) a massive bird, with a 
grand crest. Second (Sumner) a little long in leg ; v.h.c., Howard ; 
h.c., Pilgrim, Lee, Copplestone, Nickolls, Jones, Penson. Pullets 
(eleven).—First (Wingfield-Stratford) a very shapely pullet, nice in 
colour, good in crest and muffling. Second (Thomas) rather white in 
crest, but otherwise good. Third, Lane. We thought the pirllets 
better as a lot than the cockerels ; h.c., Naylor, Nickolls, Thomas ; 
c., Pilgrim. 
Spanish. —Cocks (four).—First-and-cup (Boulton), rather heavy round 
the eyes, rough in face ; a nice comb. Second (Bull) a moderate face 
and ugly comb ; v.h.c., Le Sueur. Cockerels (thirteen).—First (Lady 
Allsop) nice quality of face and lobe, but the latter small and folded. 
Second (Walker) a longer lobe, but rough. We preferred one v.h.c. 
(Boulton), and one of the h.c.’s (Walker) to second, and are not sure 
that we should not have placed this latter bird at the top. He had a 
nice quality of face and smooth lobe, but was dark in feet; v.h.c., 
Chatterton. Hens (six).—First-and-cup (Chatterton), a grand hen 
not quite well of her moult yet. Second (Sillitoe), poor in quality of 
face ; v.h.c., Allsoji; h.c., Dixon. Pullets (nine).—The first (Bull) 
had a beautiful lobe, but was rather narrow over eye, as also was 
second (Walker), for which reason we preferred Mr. Aldridge’s h.c. to 
either of them. She is a bird of very high quality indeed, though a 
little blue in face ; v.h.c., Dixon ; h.c., Kirk and Le Sueur. 
Andalusians were not strong classes. Cocks, any age (ten).-—First 
(Stevens) too heavy in pencilling and rough in comb. Second 
(Wilson) better in pencilling, but nothing out of the common ; h.c., 
Troughton ; c., Arnold. Hens (fourteen).—First (Arnold) we could 
not pursuade to look at us, but she seemed nicely marked of the dark 
shade and good in lobe. Second (Ashwell) another very dark one; 
h.c., Stevens, Wilson, Arnold ; c., Jones, Boissier, Bacon, Stevens. 
Leghorns. —Brown, any age, cock and hen (six).—First (Gibbs). 
Both birds nice in colour, brilliant in plumage, and nice shape ; cock, 
rather stained in lobe. Second (Hurst), the cock rather too heavy 
in comb, striped in hackle and red on lobe. Hen nice in lobe but 
