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cock, very brown in fluff. Cockerel and Pullets (seventeen) were on 
the whole a good class. First (Brierley) a very stylish pair of 
chickens. Second (Mason) good in reach but dull in colour. Third 
(Sootheran & Palliser) better in colour but not so much style ; h.c., 
E. Shaw, Jowett, Walton, Hick. Brown-breasted and other Red (ex¬ 
cept Black).—Cock and Hen (eight).—Only a medium class. First 
(Mercer) good in colour but not quite in show form. Second Brierley. 
Third Mason ; h.c., Itobinson; c., Cannan. Cockerel and Pullet 
(twenty-two) contained some very good birds. First (Whitehead) a 
fine reachy pair, hard in feather. Second (Brierley) another good pair, 
the cockerel will look better doubtless when dubbed. Third (Mason) 
not so stylish, and the cockerel flat in shin ; h.c., Warner, Robinson, 
Braithwaite, Sturzaker; c., Mercer. Duckwings. — Cock and Hen 
(nine).—A moderate class. First (Staveley) a stylish pair, good in 
colour, the cock perhaps rather short in head. Second (Addy and 
Carter). Third (Sales) not the equals of the winners in style or reach; 
h.c., Carless. Cockerel and Pullet (eight) contained nothing very 
remarkable. First (Staveley) hard in feather and good in style. 
Second (Hick) the cockerel heavy in head. Third (Fell) a moderate 
pair. Any Other Variety.—Cock and Hen (four).— First (Mason), 
second (Walker), and third (Garwood) were all yellow-legged Piles. 
Cockered and Pullet (seven).—First (Brierley) and second (Mason) 
yellow-legged Piles, the first a very good pen indeed. Third (Clegg) 
willow-legged Piles. 
Dorkings. — Cock and Hen (eight) a good average class, all the 
birds being coloured. First (J. White) a good-sized shapely pair. 
Second (Peacock), the cock rather long in leg and comb, and rather 
light in colour. Third (Barker) a very shapely hen, of good size, but 
dark in feet, as also was her mate ; v.h.c., Cannan, Carver. Cockerel 
and Pullet (eleven).—Again made up entirely of coloured birds. First 
(Bell) a good pair, the pullet the best of the two ; the cockerel too 
upstanding for our taste. Second another very similar pair, from the 
same yard. Third (Baker) a modei'ate pair, the cock loosein comb ; h.c., 
(King) a fine-sized cockerel, but the pullet out of form ; h.c., White. 
Cochin-China. — Cock and Hen (twelve) were a strong class. First 
(T. Pye) a very evenly coloured pair of Lemons, of good size and 
shape, but the cock wanting more toe feather to carry off his hocks. 
Second (C. Brown) Buffs, of medium shade, good in colour and 
squarely made, but the cock loose in wing. Third (Caunan) a very 
shapely Partridge pair ; the cock failing in colour and white in tail, 
with too much of it; the hen not very good in body marking ; h.c., 
Sowerby (Buffs). Cockerel and Pullet (fifteen), not so good as the 
old birds. First (Cannan) a moderate pair of Partridges. Second 
(C. Brown) Buffs ; the pullet shapely, but not very even in colour. 
Third (T. Pye) Lemons ; the cockerel a good one, but rather loose 
in comb ; h.c., Croft, Mitchell (both Buffs). 
Brahmas. — Light Cock and Hen (nine).—Except the winning pen 
not a strong class. First (R. Mitchell) was the cup Birmingham cock 
mated with a very good hen. Second (T. S. Clarke), the cock far too 
much tail without saddle, and the hen rather warm in colour. Third 
(Breare) cock very good, but far too warm in colour on saddle ; 
c. (Lucas) the cock rather long in leg and a trifle rough in comb ; the 
hen not over-large, we liked them second best in the class. Cockerel 
and Pullet (nine).—Had no less than six empty pens, and there was 
nothing really good left. First (T. S. Clarke) a fair pair, the cock rough 
in comb. Second, Whitehead. Third, Grieve. Dark. — Cock and 
Hen (fifteen).—Contained some very fine birds. First and plate for 
be3t pen in show (R. Mitchell). The Hull first-prize cock mated, if 
we mistake not, with the Hull cup hen. Mr. Mitchell apparently 
means to make it warm for the Brahma men. Second (Brooke), the 
cock neat in head, good in colour and shape, a little too much tail for 
his saddle, and hocked ; only a moderate hen. Third (Hargreaves) a 
fair hocked cock mated with the third Birmingham hen ; c., Peacock. 
Cockerel and Pullet (twelve) were not a very grand class. First 
(W. Mitchell) a moderate hocked cockerel, blind of an eye ; mated 
with a pullet nicely pencilled on breast, but failing on other parts. 
Second (R. Mitchell) the Hull cup cockerel again with his mate of 
York ; on the whole we should have placed them first here. Third 
(Sowerby) another of the Hull cockerels mated with a fairly marked 
pullet of the clear-grey type. 
Spanish. — Cock and Hen were four only, and not very good. 
First (Cannan) a large but rather rough-faced pair. Second (Thresh) 
fair in face but out of sorts. Third (Birch & Boulton) moderate. 
Cockerel and Pullet (four).—First-and-plate for best pen of Spanish, 
Houdans, Creves, Polish or Sultans (Jame3 Roberts), one of the 
best faced cockerels we have seen this season, good also in comb 
and general points ; mated with a pullet large in face and lobe, but 
with comb not over yet. Second (Dalton) a long way behind the 
winners. Third (W. Roberts) poor. 
Houdans. — Cock and Hen (six) were a pretty good class. First 
(Cannan) good in colour and the hen good in crest. Second (Turner) 
not sc good in crest. Third (Thomas) a good all-round pen ; h.c., 
W. T. Percival, J. Till. Cockerel and Pullet (nine).—A moderate class. 
First (Thomas) a very good pen of chickens in all points, but not 
very large. Second (Lee), the cockerel poor in crest and leggy ; the 
pullet a moderate-sized one, of the dark sort. Third (Marx) a pretty 
cockerel, but the pullet crooked in crest; v.h.c., Millner ; h.c., Woolley. 
Creve-Cceur. — Cock and Hen (five).—First (Ward) a fine hen, 
particularly good in crest and muffling ; the cock good in size, but 
too long in leg. Second (Turner), both birds good in body, but the 
cock very coarse in head. Third (Cannan) a neat all-round pair, not 
so. large as the two preceding pens ; h.c., Calvert. Cockerel and Pullet 
(nine) with two empty pens, and on the whole a good class. First 
(Ward), the pullet a good one in all points ; the cockerel not so good 
in crest. Second (Fullerton), the pullet best again ; the cockerel 
rather long in leg. Third (Calvert) of similar type: v.h.c., M. Hall, 
H. Beldon. 
Polands. — Any Variety Cock and Hen (ten) were a wonderfully 
good class, and must have been hard to judge. First (Beldon) a 
•well-known pen of Silvers. Second (Rawnsley) Goldens, the hen 
specially good in crest. Third (A. Smith) Silvers again, the hen very 
well marked and globular in crest; v.h.c., North and Battve (White 
Crests), Bowker (Silvers), Cannon (Silvers), Huish (Silvers) ■ h.c., 
Perry (Silvers), Rawnsley (White Crests), A. Smith. Cockerel and 
Pullet (eleven) were another very even class. First (Rawnsley) a 
neat pair of White Crests, not quite finished yet. Second (Rawnsley) 
Silvers moderately marked, but good in crest. Third (Oscroft) better 
marked Goldens, moderate in crest; h.c., Beldon (Goldens), North and 
Battye (White Crests), Boothby (Goldens), Bowker (Silvers), Huish 
(Goldens). 
Sultans. — Cock and Hen , numbered six, with two pens empty. 
First and second (Atkinson) were both good pens, neat in colour, 
crest, and foot feather. Third (Rawnsley) we should have placed 
behind the h.c. (Atkinson), as though the cock was very neat, the hen 
showed a distinct buff shade in her neck hackle. 
Hamburghs. — Spangled. — Cock and Hen (eleven with four empty 
pens) were a good class. First (Beldon) Goldens, good in colour and 
marking, but the cock red in lobe. Second (Bracewell) Goldens again, 
the cock not very steady in comb. Third (Rawnsley) neat Silvers, 
the hen very well marked, but a little heavy in comb ; v.h.c., Ashton 
and Booth (Silvers) ; h.c., Pickles and Rawnsley, both Silvers. Gold- 
spangled Cockerels and Pullets (fifteen) were of very good quality 
throughout. First (Bracewell) a neat pair, rich in colour and good in 
comb. Second, another pair from the same yard of similar type. 
Third (Cannan) not so clear in marking; h.c., Bracewell, Beldon, 
Moore, Roberts, Rawnsley, Hurst. Silver-spangled Cockerels and 
Pullets (seven).—First (Beldon) good in colour, condition, and marking, 
and clear in lobe, but the cock not quite even in comb. Second and 
third (Rawnsley), the former both rather coarse in comb ; the hens in 
both pens very even in marking; h.c., Ashton & Booth, Cannan. 
Pencilled Cock and Hen (eight).—Another fine class. First (Rawnsley) 
a well-known pen of Goldens, the cock splendid in tail. Second (Bel¬ 
don) also a very good pair of Goldens, the cock’s tail very well 
marked, the hen not so clear as the winner’s. Third (Rawnsley) good 
Silvers ; v.h.c., Jackson (Goldens), Hoyle (Silvers); h.c.,East (Goldens). 
Goldenpencilled. — Cockerels and Pullets (thirteen) contained some 
pens of very high merit. First (Driver) a very good pair in all 
points. Second (Rawnsley) inferior only in the marking on the pullet’s 
breast. Third (Kidson), another very good pair ; v.h.c., Webster (2), 
Simpson. Silver -pencilled. — Cockerel and Pullet (nine) with two 
empty pens. First (Cannan), neat in comb, good in lobe, and fairly 
marked. Second (Rawnsley) also a good all-round pair, the cockerel 
very good in tail. Third (Pickles) not so good in the marking of 
the tail of the cockerel or breast of the pullet as the other two ; 
h.c. (Beldon) a very good pair, seeming rather overdone. Blacks. — 
Cock and Hen (nine).—First (Bracewell) good in style and brilliant in 
colour, not quite clear in lobe, and rather heavy in comb. Second 
(Beldon) a very stylish pair, neat in head, but also rather pink in 
lobe. Third (Rawnsley), the cock very lustrous in plumage, but 
perhaps a trifle large; h.c., Mallinson, Lancashire. Cockerel and 
Pullet (sixteen).—A very good class indeed. First (Pemberton) good 
in style and colour, neat in head, and clear in lobe. Second (Beldon) 
another very similar pair, not quite so brilliant as the winners. 
Third (Lancashire) a very good pair, the cockerel a little rough in 
comb ; v.h.c., Mallinson, Rawnsley, Wood & Hirst, Bentley, Hobson ; 
h.c., Simpson. 
Ant Other Variety. — Cock and Hen (eight).—First (Calvert) a 
fine upstanding pair of Malays. Second (Riley) a really good pair of 
La Fleche. Third (Twose) moderate Andalusians ; v.h.c., G. Burnell 
(Malays) ; h.c., Brooke (Malays), B. Smith (White Leghorns), Bailey 
(Malays). Cockerel and Pullet (seventeen).—First (Rawnsley) Sultan 
chickens ; we think properly entered, as the Sultan class was limited 
to birds over a year. Second (Brooke) another good pair of Malays. 
Equal second (Calvert) good La Fleche; v.h.c., Hurst (Brown Leg¬ 
horns) ; c., Clarke (Minorcas), B. Smith (Brown Leghorns). 
Bantams. — Game Cock, any variety (ten).—Beyond the winners 
only a moderate class. First (Walton) a stylish Black Red, perhaps 
a trifle short in head. Second (Craven) a good willow-legged Pile. 
Third (J. Smith) a very neat Duckwing; c., Walshaw (willow-legged 
Pile). Reds. — Cock and Hen (eight) were all Black Reds. First 
(Jennings) very smart, shapely, and brilliant in colour. Second 
(Walton) not so good in carriage of wing as the winners. Third 
(Calladine) a smart cockerel, failing in colour on breast; c, Hore. 
Cockerel and Pullet (eight).—First and plate for best pen of Bantams 
(Walton), a very stylish reachy pair of Black Reds rightly placed. 
Second (Morgan) very good Black Reds again. Third (Haigh) very 
neat Black Red3 ; c., Firth (Brown Reds). Duckwings. —C7 k and Hen 
(seven).—First (Walton) a fair pair. Second (J. Smith) a moderate 
pair, the cock too long in wing. Third Calladine ; c., Whitley. 
Cockerel and Pullet (five).—First (Walton) a ieachy pair with rather 
too much feather. Second (Eaton) a neat pullet, but the cockerel 
carrying his tail tos high. Third (J. Smith) smart, but the pullet 
