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THE COTTAGE GAKDENER. 
December 15. 
PIGEONS. 
Awarded to John Hartop, for Archangels; Robert S. Jewison, for 
Jacobins; R. Royston, for Balds , Owls, Nuns , Turhits , Fantails, 
Pouters or Croppers, and Barbs ; James Dixon, for Almond Tumblers; 
W. S. Parkinson, for Dragoons; John Parkinson, for black Carriers; 
and Master Thomas Moore, for Trumpeters. 
Bedfordshire Exhibition of Domestic Poultry.— 
This was held in the Corn Exchange, Bedford, on the 30th 
of November, and two following days. The prizes awarded 
by the judge, James Henry Catling, Esq., King-street, 
Portman Square, London, were as follows :— 
Class 1.—SPANISH. Cock and two Hens of any age. 
1. First prize, W. Hewitson, Flitwick Manor, Ampthill. 2. Second 
prize, E. H. Strange, Ampthill. 3. Third prize, Miss H. Emery, 
Kempston Hardwick. 
Class 2.—SPANISH. Cock and two Pullets, chickens of 1853. 
2. First prize, E. H. Strange, Ampthill. 3. Second prize, E. H. 
Strange, Ampthill. 4. Third prize, E. H. Strange, Ampthill. 
Class 4.—DORKING (White). Cock and two Pullets, chickens of 1853. 
1. First prize, Miss A. M. A. Knapp, Somerby Hall, Oakham. 
Class 5.—DORKING (Coloured). Cock and two Hens of any age. 
5. First prize, Miss E. Steele Perkins, Sutton Coldfield. 2. Second 
prize, J. M. Hawkin Turvin, Tetworth Hall, Potton. 4. Third prize, 
Rev. F. Thursby, Abington, near Northampton. 
Class 6.—DORKING (Coloured). Cock and two Pullets, chickens of 
1853. 
5. First prize. Rev. F. Thursby, Abington, near Northampton. 12. 
Second prize, Rev. G. Gardner Harter, Cranfield Rectory. 4. Third 
prize, Rev. F. Thursby, Abington, near Northampton. 
Class 7*—COCHIN-CHINA (Cinnamon and Buff). Cock and two 
Hens of any age. 
4. First prize, Henry Gilbert, 17, Upper Phillimore Place, Kensington* 
3. Second prize, James Cattell, 53, Worcester-street, Birmingham. 2* 
Third prize, Christopher Rawson, Walton-on-Thames. 
Class 8.—COCHIN-CHINA (Cinnamon and Buff). Cock and two 
Pullets, chickens of 1853. 
10. First prize, Miss H. Emery, Kempston Hardwick, Beds. 13. 
Second prize, John Emery, Kempston Hardwick, Beds. 11. Third 
prize, Miss H. Emery, Kempston Hardwick, Beds. 
Class 9.—COCHIN-CHINA (Brown and Partridge-feathered). Cock 
and two Hens of any age. 
2. First prize, John Forrest Chater, Haverhill, Suffolk. 
Class 10.—COCHIN-CHINA (Brown and Partridge-feathered). Cock 
and two Pullets, chickens of 1853. 
7. First prize, B. F. Matthews, Asylum, Bedford. 5. Second prize, 
William Burton, Northill, Beds. 4. Third prize, John F. Chater, Haver¬ 
hill, Suffolk. 
Class 12,—COCHIN-CHINA (White). Cock and two Pullets, chickens 
of 1853. 
2. First prize, Rev. George Calvert, Beeby, near Leicester. 3. Second 
prize, E. Burnaby, Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire. 
Class 13.—MALAY. Cock and two Hens of any age. 
1. First prize, Thomas S. Trapp, Bedford. 3. Second prize, James 
Oldham, Long Eaton, Derbyshire. 2. Third prize, Thomas Sheen, 
Aylesbury. 
Class 14.—MALAY. Cock and two pullets, chickens of 1853. 
3. First prize, Thomas S. Trapp, Bedford. 1. Second prize, Thomas 
S. Trapp, Bedford. 
Class 15.—GAME (White and Piles). Cock and two Hens of any age. 
3, First prize, James Howard, Bedford. 2. Second prize, Henry 
Thurnall, Royston. 1. Third prize, E. H. Strange, Ampthill. 
Class l6.— GAME (Black-breasted and other Reds). Cock and two 
Hens of any age. 
7. First prize, Henry Thurnall, Royston. 1. Second prize, Charles 
Barnett, Esq., Stratton Park, Biggleswade. 9. Third prize, R. W. 
Wilson, Stanford le Hope. 
Class 17*—OTHER VARIETIES. Cock and two Hens of any age. 
1. First prize, Theed W. Pearse, Bromham Road, Bedford. 3. Second 
prize, Henry Thurnall, Royston. 
Class 18.—GOLDEN-PENCILLED HAMBURGH. Cock and two 
Hens. 
9. First prize, James Howard, Bedford. 6. Second prize, James 
Howard, Bedford. 2. Third prize, E. H. Strange, Ampthill. 
Class 19*—GOLDEN-SPANGLED HAMBURGH. Cock and two Hens. 
1. First prize, Joseph Jorden, Waterfall Cottage, Birmingham. 2. 
Second prize, Joseph Jorden, Waterfall Cottage, Birmingham. 
Class 20.—SILVER-PENCILLED HAMBURGH. Cock and two 
Hens. 
1. First prize, Joseph Jorden, Waterfall Cottage, Birmingham. 14. 
Second prize, James Howard, Bedford. 10. Third prize, G. Roberts, 
Ampthill. 
Class 21.—SILVER-SPANGLED HAMBURGH. Cock and two Hens. 
3. First prize, Christopher Rawson, Walton-on-Thames. 2. Second 
prize, Joseph Jorden, Waterfall Cottage, Birmingham. 6, Third prize, 
E. H. Strange, Ampthill. 
Class 22.—POLAND FOWL (Golden, with or without Ruffs or Beards). 
Cock and two Hens. 
1. First prize, John Trapp, Bedford. 2. Second prize, John Trapp, 
Bedford. 3. Third prize, John Trapp, Bedford. 
Class 23.—POLAND (other Varieties). Cock and two Hens. 
1. First prize, Christopher Rawson, Walton-on-Thames. 4. Second 
prize, E. H. Strange, Ampthill. 3. Third prize, E. H. Strange, Ampthill. 
Class 24.—FOR ANY OTHER DISTINCT BREED. Cock and two 
Hens. 
6. First prize, Miss II. Emery, Kempston Hardwick. Hatched May. 
5. Second prize, Rev. George Calvert, Beeby, near Leicester. 
Class 25.—MIXED BREEDS. Cock and two Hens of any age, the 
Cross to be stated. 
6. First prize, Thomas Sheen, Aylesbury. 8. Second prize, Charles 
Howard, Biddenham. 
Class 26.—BANTAMS (Gold-laced, Silver-laced, White, Black, or any 
other variety). Cock and two Hens. 
Gold-laced. 
1. First prize, Christopher Rawson, Walton-on-Thames. 9 . Second 
prize, Matthew Leno, jun., Hempstead, Herts. 
Silver-laced. 
10. First prize, Matthew Leno, jun., Hempstead, Herts. 
White. 
12. First prize, Matthew Leno, jun., Hempstead, Herts. 
Other Colours. 
14. First prize, John Felts, Biddenham, cottager, recommended by 
Charles Howard, Biddenham. 15. Second prize, F. Lavender, Bid¬ 
denham. 
Class 27 .—PIGEONS. A Pair. 
1. Christopher Rawson, Walton-on-Thames. Carriers, Jacobins, 
Fantails, and Runts. 6 . Henry Child, Shcrbourne Road, Birmingham. 
Yellow Owl, Black Bald, Archangel, and Yellow Turbit. 16 . John 
Trapp, Bedford. Nun, and French Nun. 24. William Woods, 26 , 
Park Place, Kennington Cross, London. Black Mottled Trumpeter, and 
Almond Tumbler. 34. F. Lavender, Biddenham. Pouter. 
Class 28.—GEESE. Gander and two Geese. 
2. First prize, Mrs. Harvey, Ickwell Bury, Biggleswade. 1. Second 
prize, Christopher Rawson, Walton-on-Thames. 
Class 29 .—DUCKS (White Aylesbury, Drake and two Ducks). 
5. First prize, John Weston, Oxford Road, Aylesbury. 6. Second 
prize, John Weston, Oxford Road, Aylesbury. 10. Third prize, Charles 
Howard, Biddenham. 
(Whole class highly meritorious.) 
Class 30.—DUCKS OF ANY OTHER VARIETY. Drake and two 
Ducks. 
7 . First prize, T. W. Pearse, Bromham-road, Bedford. 12. Second 
prize, W. Hodgkinson, Gough Hill, Birmingham. 
Class 31.—TURKEYS. Turkey Cock and two Hens. 
2. First prize, E. Burnaby, Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire. 1. Second 
prize, Christopher Rawson, Walton-on-Thames. 
Easteen Counties Poultey Exhibition. — Norwich, 
though somewhat late in establishing a Poultry Exhibition, 
has at length set about it in earnest, and the signal success 
attending the first show, held during the present week, is 
sufficient to justify its promoters in continuing it annually. 
We believe we are not far from the mark in saying that 
the Corn Exchange opened on Tuesday with an actual ex¬ 
penditure of idOO by the Committee; this, we rejoice to 
say, has all been repaid, and has left, besides, a very 
splendid surplus. 
The arrangements for the classification and cleanliness of 
the fowls were no less creditable to Mr. Oury and Mr. S. 
Daynes, upon whose shoulders devolved this, and a very 
large portion besides of the really hard work which Poultry 
Show Secretaries must make up their mind to if they wish 
to avoid a failure 8nd to continue the exhibitions. In the 
catalogue every exhibitor’s name was placed alphabetically— 
a great convenience to the public when searching for a 
name in classes, comprising, as one did, upwards of 100 
I names. The judges award of prizes was also to be seen at 
a glance, from one end of the room to the other, by the 
adoption of large cards of various colours, to distinguish 
the first, second, and the third awards, and by splendid 
rosettes to mark the Committee’s prizes. But what was of 
more importance, was the great attention paid to insure 
cleanliness, and, consequently, a freedom from that effluvia 
which has deterred many from attending exhibitions of this 
kind. Perhaps at future shows the calico divisions between 
the pens will be superseded by those of thin board; this 
would render it impossible for the birds to mix, or fight 
with each other, as they will do when the sunshine displays 
the shadows of adjacent competitors, or, as was the case 
here with the game-cocks, on attempting to light the gas 
fully on Tuesday evening. 
