December 9, 1880. ] JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 539 
Any other Variety of Pigeon closed the catalogue with seven 
entries.—First (A. Robinson) were good Trumpeters. Second (Abell) 
Wood Pigeons. Third (Harrison) Red Magpies. 
KINGSTON-ON-THAMES POULTRY SHOW. 
We attended this Show, which was held on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 
inst., prepared to make a note merely of the leading birds, but we 
found the exhibits in nearly all the classes so numerous and good in 
quality that we thought it best to give the full list of awards. 
Poultry numbered 330 entries without counting the Selling classes, 
and were divided into thirty-one classes with four prizes in each. 
They had ten cups, and the Pigeons a similar number. The building 
(a drill hall) in which the Show was held is spacious, but hardly 
light enough in some parts. The general management and feeding were 
excellent. Mr. T. C. Burnell judged the poultry, and Mr. P. H. 
Jones the Pigeons. 
Dorkings. — Coloured (eleven).—First (Warren) a good all-round 
pair, as were also second (Newick). Thii-d (Rigg) moderate chickens. 
Fourth (Radclyffe) fair old birds. Whites (nine).—The first (Wood- 
gate) also took the Dorking cup. They were best as a pair, and, indeed, 
of considerable merit. The hen in the second (Pilgrim) pen was grand 
in size and shape for a White, but her mate was not her equal. Third 
(Logan) a moderate pen. Fourth (Browne) a good hen, but the cock 
coarse in comb. Any other colour (six).—First (Radclyffe) a large 
shapely pair of Silver-Greys. Second (Virgo) rather dark single- 
combed Cuckoos. Third (Haddock) moderate Silver-Greys. Fourth 
(Clark) fair rose-combed Cuckoos. 
COCHINS.— Partridge or Buffs (nineteen).—First-and-cup (Jenkins) 
a large evenly coloured pair of Buffs of the light shade. Second 
(Turner) a very good pair of Partridge, the hen specially well marked. 
Third (C. Brown) nice Buffs again, hocked. Fourth (G. H. Wood) 
another good pair of Partridge. Any other colour (nine).—First (G. 
H. Wood) Whites, the hen especially being good in size and shape. 
Second (Thompson) moderate Whites. Third (Turner) middling 
Blacks. Fourth (Metcalfe) good Whites again. 
Brahmas. — Darle (thirteen).—A very moderate class. First-and-cup 
(Norris) a good old pair, the cock rather coarse in comb ; the hen well 
marked on breast and very good in shape, but wanting in body mark¬ 
ing and short of foot feather. Second Tindall, third Turner, fourth 
Metcalfe. Lights (ten).—First (G. H. Wood) a very good pen, the 
hen rather soft in cushion. Second (Thurlow) had both far too 
much tail. Third (Wells) poor in size. Fourth (Turner) both very 
heavy in head. 
Game. — Black Beds .— Cocks (twenty) were not a strong class. 
First-and-cup for cocks (Tyler) neat in head and rich in body colour, 
but mossy on fluff. Second (Docksey) not so good in colour. Third 
(Theobald) still worse. Fourth (Docksey) splashed on breast. 
Hens (twenty-five).—First-and-cup for best hen, also cup for best 
Game bird (Maynard), a stylish hen, good in colour, but flat in shin. 
Second (Tyler) not so stylish as the winner. Third (Docksey) failing 
in colour on wing, as also did the fourth (Lewendon). Brown Beds. — 
Cocks (ten).—First (Warde) good in head and rakish in style, but not 
right in colour. Second Mercer, third Rowley ; fourth Martin, nicely 
pencilled on breast. Hens (nine).—First (Warde) and second (Mar¬ 
tin) both good in style and colour. Third and fourth Mercer. Duck- 
wings.—Cocks (seven).—First (Hullett) fair shape and colour, but too 
much hackle ; second Martin, third Thomas, fourth Hullett. Hens 
(eight).—First (Lewendon) good in style and colour; second Fenn, 
third Huxtable, fourth Theobald. Pile.—Cocks (five).—First (Foster) 
neat head and good shape, but only moderate colour. Second (Theo¬ 
bald) large and rather heavy. Third and fourth Warde. Hens (ten) 
contained nothing remarkable. First Warde, second Theobald, third 
Adams, fourth Warde. 
Spanish (four). — First-and-cup (Brown) a very neat pair of 
chickens, face and lobe of good quality, but not enough of it. Second 
(Wells) also a good pair, the cock especially being nice in face and 
lobe, though a trifle rough. Third Nash, fourth Morton. 
Leghorns (seventeen) a good class. First (Brown) a good all¬ 
round pair of Browns. Second (Verrey) Browns again, the cock 
very coarse in comb and poor in lobe. Third (Bradbury) smart 
Whites but for the cock’s drooping comb. Fourth (Philcox) good 
Browns. 
Andalusians. — A fair class of sixteen. First (Winser) well pen¬ 
cilled, but cock very large in comb. Second (Winser) moderate only 
in pencilling. Third (Bacon) a neat nicely pencilled pair. Fourth 
(Manchif) very dusky. 
MlNORCAS (thirteen).—First (Harwood) the cock very neat in comb 
and clear in lobe. Second (Dominy), the cock very heavy in comb. 
Third (Leat) and fourth (Parkhouse) both smart pairs. 
Houdans (eight) were a good class. Mr. Howard’s well-known 
pair w r ere to the front again. Second Lane, third Jackson, fourth 
Hanson. Any other French (four). — First (Jackson) fair-sized 
Creves, second (Darley) ditto, third withheld, fourth (Ridley) La 
Fleche. 
HAMBURGHS.— Gold or Silver-pencilled (fourteen).—First (Orriss) 
pretty Golds, second (Tickner) Golds again, as also were third (Castell) 
and fourth (Mowlem). In Spangles (nine), on the other hand, all four 
prizes went to fair Silvers, well placed. First Wingfield, second Ash- 
well, third and fourth Plattin. In Blacks (six) first (Bell) were glossy 
and neat in head properties ; second (Ebbs) good in comb and lobe; 
third Pointer. 
Any Other Variety (eighteen).—First (G. Burnell) were a good 
pair of Malays ; second (Broad) good White-crested Polish ; third 
(Ekins) Frizzles. 
Bantams. — Black or Brown Bed Game (thirteen).—First (Pilkin) 
neat Black Reds. Second (Leach) Black Reds again, in grand con¬ 
dition. Third (Morgan) stylish Black Reds. Fourth (Vigers) Brown 
Reds, rather large. Pib or Duckwing Game (eleven).—First-and-cup 
(Pilkin) a neat pair of Piles ; second (Davenport) Duckwings ; third 
(Waters) and fourth (Docksey) Piles again. Any other variety (seven¬ 
teen). —First (Barnes) Black Rose-combs; second (Silvester) Silver- 
laced ; third (Clarke) Cuckoos ; fourth (Brett) White Rose-combs. 
Ducks. — Aylesbury (nine) contained nothing special. First Hedges, 
Second Sear, third Harris, fourth Lane. In Pekins Mr. Nickolls won 
first and cup with a fine pair; the drake, however, was crested or 
ridged on neck. Second (Keele), third (Nichols), and fourth (Winter) 
were all good specimens. Any other variety. —First (Howard) moderate 
Rouens, second (Woodgate) Black East Indian, third (Nicholls) 
Rouens again, fourth (Goodman) Muscovy. 
Pigeons had twenty classes and close upon three hundred entries. 
They opened with 
Pouters (six).—First (Baker) went to a Blue-pied, second (By¬ 
ford) to a White, third (Theobald) and fourth (Sugden) to Dun-pied. 
Carriers. — Black or Dun (seven).—First-and-cup (Baker), second 
(Cork), and third (Walker) ware of the first-named colour, while 
fourth (Kempton) was a Dun. Any other colour (four).—First (By¬ 
ford) and third (Baker) were Blues, second (Cox) a White, and fourth 
(Piper) a Dun pied. Black or Dun of 1880 numbered no less than 
twenty-three ; first-and-cup (Cox), third (Harvey), and fourth (Savage) 
being Blacks, and second (Hale) a Dun. 
Dragoons were described by the Judge as specially good classes. 
Blue or Silver cocks (nineteen).—First (Calcutt), third (Smith), and 
fourth (Close) were Blues, second (Smith) a Silver. Hens (eleven).— 
First (Close), second (Norris), and fourth (Calcutt) were Blues, and 
third (Winser) a Silver. Any other coloured cocks (fourteen).—First- 
and-cup (Howard) a Blue Chequer, second and third (Leith) a Yellow 
and a Red, and fourth (Patterson) a Yellow. Hens. —First (Leith) 
and fourth (Pratt) Yellows, second (Close) a Blue Chequer, and third 
(Howard) a White. Any colour of 1880 (twenty-four).—First (Lush) 
third (Patterson), and fourth (Dean) were Blues, and second (Leith) a 
Red. 
Tumblers (five).—First (Baker), third and fourth (Rayner) were 
Almonds, second (Langridge) a Red Agate. 
Jacobins (six).—First (Stanfield), third (Baker), and fourth (Ward) 
were Reds, second (Stanfield) a Yellow. 
Owls (fourteen).—First-and-cup (Baker) a White African, second 
and third (Van Senden) a Blue and a Silver, fourth (Stanfield) a Blue. 
Turbits (twelve).—First (Baker) a Red, second (Holmes) a Blue, 
third (White) a Yellow, and fourth (Cork) a Black. 
Fantails were only four, and all Whites. First Baker; second 
and third Bakewell; fourth Hale. 
Antwerps, Short-faced cocks (nine).—First-and-cup (Turner) and 
second (Albury) Red Chequers, third and fourth (Theobald) a Silver 
and a Blue. Short-faced hens (eleven).—First (Jefferies), secind 
(Albnry), third (Buckland), and fourth (Wearing) were all Red 
Chequers. Homing cocks numbered no less than forty-nine. First- 
and-cup (Jenkinson) a Blue Chequer, second (Herrieff) a Silver Dun, 
third (Browne) a Blue Chequer, and fourth (Leake) a Red Chequer. 
Hens (forty).—We did not note the colours of the winners, but have 
an impression that they were mostly Red Chequers. First Browne, 
second Winser, third Sayers, and fourth Key. 
Any Other Variety (eight).—First and second Baker, third Allen, 
and fourth Lamb. 
THE BIRMINGHAM SHOW. 
In our report of this Show last week we omitted one or two matters 
which may be of interest to our readers. The first was the protest 
against Mr. Norris’s Dark Brahma pullet as being an old hen (lodged 
by Mr. Percival’s poultry man ); the omission was intentional, upon 
our part, as we had not received any intimation of the decision of 
the Council before going to press. We have since learned . that the 
Council considered Mr. Norris’s explanation perfectly satisfactory, 
and held that the decision of such a matter as that of the age of a 
bird rested entirely with the Judge. We see no reason to believe 
that Mr. Norris’s pullet was over the specified age. The fact that 
she has been exhibited under no less than five judges, and in the 
first instance as early as September, seems a conclusive answer to any 
objection on this score. We may mention that at the Show there 
was a great deal of discussion amongst certain individuals as to both 
the age of Mr. Norris’s pullet and the tail of his third-prize cock 
in the Dark Brahma class. We think it extremely reprehensible in 
such cases to call the honesty of an exhibitor into question without 
good evidence, and if there be good evidence the hostile comments 
should in every case be followed by a protest. If there be not 
evidence those doubting the honesty of the exhibitor should, in our 
view, keep their opinions to themselves, and not blazon them abroad 
through a show to the detriment of the person directly interested, 
and to the degradation of the fancy generally. 
Another matter upon which we should have wished to say a few 
words was a new incubator brought forward by Mr. Tomlinson. In 
