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Hens (fourteen).—First (Miss Mortimer) we did not like for her place ; 
the hen is very muscular but with no style, she looks lumpy and 
common. Second (Dutton) a smart-looking hen and rightly placed. 
Third (Ricketts) a black and white Spangle, probably owed her 
position to her colour. Fourth (Dutton) another very good hen, 
grand in muscle, but quite crooked in beak. Of the rest we most 
liked 1629 (Montresor), the correct type of a good strong hen, and 
1631 (J. D. Peake) a very good small hen which might well have 
been in the list. 
Polish. —White-crested Black cocks (six).—First (Unsworth) a fine 
crest, not quite out yet and thus rather loose. Second (Rawnsley) 
small, and crest rather too much backward in lie; 1260 (Perry) 
another large crest, not quite up ; v.h.c., Evans Broad ; h.c., Shaw. 
Cockerels (nine).—First (Fearnley) large and good in crest, except 
that there was a want of feathers leaning to the front, for which 
reason we preferred second (Partington), a small bird with a globular 
crest; v.h.c., Rawnsley ; h.c., Shaw (2), Lecher, North, and Battye. 
Hens (six).—First (Partington) a nice-shaped crest, not over-large. 
Second (Broad) larger in crest, but showing more black feathers in 
front; v.h.c., Shaw (2); h.c., Unsworth. Pullets (five).—First (Part¬ 
ington) nice shape and good globular crest. Second (Shaw) larger 
in crest, but hump-backed; h.c., Rawnsley and Shaw. Golden 
cocks (eight).—A fine class. First (Huish) nice in spangling and 
large in crest, but showing a good many white feathers in it, as also 
did second (Partington), whose crest was rather flat at top ; v.h.c., 
Rawnsley and Fearnley; h.c., Broad and Unsworth. Cockerels (six). 
—First (Jarvis) a very good laird all round, large crest, good colour, 
and marking. Second (Millner), not very far behind the winner, but 
showing more pen feathers in his crest; v.h.c., Dawson. Hens 
(seven).—First (Partridge) fair in marking and grand in crest, but 
some white in it. Second (Partington) another nicely maiked one, 
not so large in crest; v.h.c., Shepherd; h.c., Boothby, Hopwood. 
Pullets (nine).—First (Jarvis) and second (Oscroft) very nice birls in 
crest, colour, and marking; v.h.c., Boothby; h.c., Fearnley, Huish, 
Adkins. Silvers.—Cocks (seven).—First (Huish) a very large crest, 
almost entirely while. Second (Allan Smith) good in size, shape, 
and crest, and fair in marking; v.h.c., Adkins (2) ; h.c., Huish and 
Millner. Cockerels (six).—First (Rawnsley) an evenly marked one 
with a crest neatly tipped with black. Second (A. Smith) not a bad 
one, but far behind the winner; h.c., Bloodworth and Adkins (2). 
Hens (seven).—First-and-cup (Adkins) nicely spangled and good in 
crest. Second (Adkins) not'quite so good in marking, but splendid in 
crest; v.h.c., Bloodwortb, Huish, and Smith; h.c., Bloodworth and 
Adkins. Pullets (seven).—First and second again went to good birds 
of Mr. Adkins’; v.h.c., Rawnsley, Adkins, Bloodworth, and Smith. 
Any other variety, cock and hen (twenty).—First (Lowe) were good 
La Fleche. Second (Bradbury) were a fine jair of Plymouth Rocks. 
Third (Gabb) were called Eymore Blacks, whatever they may be. 
Have we here the origin of the Langshan ? Tney looked just like 
Langshans without foot feather. Will Mr. Gabb kindly tell us where 
they come from? v.h.c., Muir (Scotch Greys); h.c., Ridley (La 
Fleche), Calvert (La Fleche), Crewe (Chamois Polish, 2), Darby 
(Silkies). There were also in this class Courtes Pattes and some 
cross-breeds. 
Bantams. —Golden or Silver-laced cock and hen (eleven).—First 
(Serjeantson) Goldens, good in all points but tail marking. Second 
(Serjeantson) Silvers, the cock rather loose in comb, markings good 
in both birds ; h.c., Peel, Serjeantson, Bracewell (2), Stephens ; c., 
Browne. White clean-legged cock and hen (five).—First (Crowther) 
small, neat, and good in colour. Second (Rawnsley) rather larger 
and not quite so clear ; h.c., Crowther. Black clean-legged, cock and 
hen (fifteen).—First-and-cup (Clapbam) the Palace winners, a very 
neat pair, nice in colour and condition, very fine in lobe. Second 
(Phelps) moderate; v.h.c., Rawnsley; h.c., Stephens, Troughton, 
Davies ; c., Crowther. Game.—Black-breasted and other Reds.— 
Cock, any age (fourteen). A good class. First and-cup (Addie) a 
very stylish Black Red, good in colour. Second (Morris) anoth: r of 
similar stamp ; v.h.c., Addie, Morris ; h.c., Hore ; c., Stamps. Hens 
(eight).—First (Addie) a very smart Black Red, good in style and 
colour. Second (Fletcher) a good-coloured Brown Red. Game.— 
Any other variety.—Cocks, anv age (seven).—Only a moderate class. 
First (Fletcher) a stylish Duckwing, not clear enough in wing; the 
Palace winner. Second (Ward) a fair yellow-legged Pile, not up in 
feather. Hens (eight).—First (Fletcher) a willow-legged Pile, very 
stylish but rather large. Second (Ward) a yellow-legged Pile; h.c., 
Careless Hodges ; c., Thomas. Bantams.—Any other variety.—Cock 
and hen’ (eleven).—Only a moderate class. First (Stamps) Duck¬ 
wing Game Bantams, very moderate in quality. There was clearly 
an oversight in awarding this prize, as they were in the wrong class ; 
a protest was entered, but the decision of the Judge was upheld, on 
what ground we fail to see. Second (Law) Rose-combed Cuckoos, 
too large; h.c. (Cooke) a very nice pair of Black-booted Bantams ; 
h.c. (Fletcher) a nice pair of Speckled-booted. 
Duels— Aylesbury (eight).—First (Fowler) weighed 18 tbs., and 
were a good pair. Second (Hedges) were 17 tbs. 8 ozs. Third (Fowler) 
16 tbs. 8 ozs. ; v.h.c. Fowler, Gunn; h.c., Snell. Rouens (thirty).— 
The winners here (Unsworth) also took the cup for this and the pre¬ 
ceding class ; they turned the scale at 19 tbs. 4 ozs., while second 
(Brierley) were 20 lbs. 10 ozs. Third (Mallinson) were 19 tbs.; and 
fourth (Wakefield) the heaviest in the class, though not the best in 
points, weie no less than 20 lbs. 12 ozs.; v.h.c., Partington, Unsworth, 
Wakefield, Knight ; h.c., Kettlewell, Fowler, Mallinson, Rawson, 
Snell, Gladstone. Pekins (twenty-six) were a fine class. The winners 
of cup, first, and second came from Messrs. Fowlers’ yards, and were 
the best in points, being large and upstanding ; we noticed, however, 
that the neck feathers were twisted so as to form a crest on the neck, 
which we did not like. Thh’d (Allen) another good pair ; v.h.c., 
Nickolls ; h.c., Crewe, Perry (a fine pair), Knight, Allen, T. C. Peake 
(2), C. Morgan. Cayuga (six).—First (Webb). Second (Coulson) ; 
h.c., Naylor. East Indian (twelve).—First and second (Burn). Third 
(Maynard) ; h.c., Browne (2), Hayne, Maynard, Schofield, Earle. 
Ornamental Waterfowl. —Mandarins.—First (Perry) very neat and in 
grand bloom. Second (Wade), perhaps clearer in marking than first; 
v.h.c., Gladstone; h.c., Boutcher. Carolina Ducks (seven).—First 
(Perry) in splendid condition. Second (McGlashan) ; v.h.c., Boutcher; 
h.c., Yardley, Pratt. Robinson. Call Ducks (eight).—First (Gladstone) 
of the Wild Duck type. Second (Jagger), Whites ; h.c., Hartopp, 
Crowther. Any other variety (eight).—First-and-cup (Gibbins), 
Paradise Ducks. Second (Perry) White-faced Whistlers; v.h.c., 
Serjeantson (Spotted Bills), McGlashan (Bahamas), Yardley (Ruddy 
Shell Ducks) ; h.c., Serjeantson (Chili Widgeons.) 
Geese. —White (five).—First - and - cup (Garforth) scaled 43 lbs. 
Second (same owner) 42 lbs. 8 ozs. ; v.h.c., Rawson (2) ; h.c., 
Snell. Grey or Mottled (twenty-six).—A fine class. First (Stott) were 
41 tbs. 8 ozs. Second (Rawson) 40 tbs. 1 oz. Third (Hawkins) 39 tbs. 
1 oz. ; v.h.c., Kettlewell, Colvile, Watson, Bradburne, Smith (2), 
Sutcliffe, Bower ; h.c., Countess of Dartmouth, Lawden, Williams, 
Tyler, Snell, Graham (2), Colvile. 
Turleys. —Cocks (twenty).—First-and-cup (Wykes) did not weigh 
so heavy as second (Gladstone) which was 36 tbs. 8 ozs., or third 
(Kendrick) 34 lbs. 8 ozs.; v.h.c., Colvile (2), Lewis, Bibo, Neville, 
Nutt, Wykes ; h.c., Longman, Ward, Watson, Shenton. Cockerels 
(twenty-two).—First-and-cup (Wykes) won for points as against size. 
Second (Kendrick) weighed 26 tbs. Third, Wykes again ; h.c., Lady 
de Rothschild, Kettlewell, Kendrick, Watson (2), Longman, Williams, 
Lawden, Nutt, Lewis. Hens (twelve).—First-and-cup (Gladstone), 
Second (Kendrick). Third (Watson) ; h.c., Wykes (2), Nutt. Pullets 
(fourteen).—Cup, Wykes. Second, Kendrick. Third, Wykes ; h.c., 
Kendrick (2), Nutt, Watson. 
PIGEONS. 
The Pigeons at Birmingham occupy as usual the gallery. Weather 
favoui-s the Show this year, and we have certainly never seen the 
Pigeons to such advantage before. Their numbers are 815 pens— 
about one hundred higher than last year; still they are small com¬ 
pared with the Palace, and some of the classes with good prizes are 
not well filled. Of course the speciality of Birmingham, such as 
Dragoons, Antwerps, and Tumblers, are in force. 
Carriers head the list. The cup Black cock (Montgomery), priced 
at £1000, is a magnificent bird all round ; his size is fine, and the form 
of his beak wattle perfection. The second (Fulton) is a little behind 
him in beak wattle, but very good in eye. Third (Maynard) good, 
but beak wattle fails a little towards the end ; h.c., Maynard, Baker, 
Fulton. The winning Black hens are both remarkable birds. First 
(Baker) wonderful in beak for a hen. Second (Fulton); h.c., May¬ 
nard (2). The first Dun cock (Maynard) is well ahead. The second 
(Fulton) good, but a little irregular in eye wattle; h.c., Baker, 
Maynard, Siddons. The first Dun hen (Fulton) is a little out of 
condition, but still easily first for her form. Second (Fulton) is larger 
in wattle ; h.c., Maynard. For any other colour cock both prizes 
went to Blues. The first (Hewitt) a grand bird, but we preferred the 
wattle of the second (Baker) ; h.c., Maynard, Fulton. The cup young 
Black (Burton) is splendid in form, and indeed all the winners pro¬ 
mising. Second (Maynard). Thud (Fulton); h.c., Billyeald, Burton, 
Fulton. 
Pouters, considering the classification and prizes, are not so numerous 
as w r e should expect. The first Red cock (Baker) would not show to 
advantage when we saw him. The second Yellow (Sugden) is fine in 
globe, but shows too much white on the breast; h.c., Fulton. The 
first Yellow hen (Fulton) good. The second Red (Sugden) styli h, 
but rather small; h.c., Sugden, Fulton. The cup Blue cock (Sugden) 
is a correctly marked bird, with fine globe, but not improved by 
having a bare patch on his breast. Second (Fulton); h.c., Baker, 
Fulton. The two winning Blue hens are both slim and elegant. The 
first (Baker) best in length. Second (Fulton) ; h.c., "Wardle, Sugden. 
We liked the form of the first White cock (Fulton), though after the 
Blues he looked small. Second (Baker). In the classes for any othc r 
colour all the prizes go to Blacks. Cocks.—First (Baker). Second 
(Crofts); h.c., Fulton, Sugden. Hens.—First (Crofts). Second (Fulton ; 
h.c., Sugden, Baker. 
Tumblers are quite a feature of the Show, and have no less than 
eleven classes. The first Almond (Braid) is a beautiful rich real 
Almond in colour. Second (Weston) darker. Third (Fulton) light in 
flights, otherwise good in colour—all three fine in head ; h.c., Baker, 
Weston, Fulton, Yardley. Any other colour, Short-faced.—First 
(Braid) a very good Black. Second (Braid) a red Agate. Third 
(Weston) a yellow Agate ; h.c., Bott, Weston (2), Y”ardley. Blue 
Beards are first and second (both Weston) in the next class, both 
pretty litt’e birds ; h.c., Martin, Fulton. Reds win both prizes in 
the Rosewing classes. First John Wilkes, jun.; second Grudging- 
