Fekrijary 5. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION 
341 
! Highly CommeiidpJ.—465. Joseph Conyers, 42, Boar Lane, Leeds.! 
j Commended.—468. Mrs Henry Rlooi’e, Doncaster. (A very good class.) 
CAiV/i'chs o/ 1855.— 473 . First, Mrs H. Moore, Doncaster. 47‘l. Second, 
Wm. Dawson, Hopton, hlirfield. j 
Bant.sms (Hold-laced).—482. First, Harvey D. Bayly, Ksip, Ichncll 1 
, House, near Biggleswade, Beds. 478. Second, James iMons* y. Thorn | 
I.ane, Norwich. Highly Commended.— 4/7. Francis Blagg, South | 
l.everton. 
Bantams (.Silver-laced).—489- First, Harvey D. Bayley, Fsq. 486 
.Second, James Mousey, Thorn I.ane, Norwich. Conuuended.— 49 O. 
Mrs Lister, Hirst Priory, Bawtry. 
Bantam.s tBlacli).—500. First, hfalthew Ri<lg\vay, Dewshury. 50.3. 
Second,'I'homas Pearson, Holheck Mills, Leeds. IIighly Commended. 
— 198 . Kichard Hawksley, jun., Southwell, Notts. j 
Bantams (White or any other colour). — 511. First, Harvey I). 
Bayley, Ksq. 507. .Secoml, James Dixon, North Park, Bradford. 
I Commended.—515. Edward Pease, jun., Flsip, Southend, Darlington. 
j Gkk.sk.— 521. First, Henry Ambler, Watkinson Hall, Halifax. 524. 
Secoml, Edward Appleyard, Thorne. Hafi-lied in 1855.—527. First, 
I Henry Ambler, U'alkinson Hall, Halifax, 534. Second, Edward Pease, 
jun., Esip, .Southend, Darlington. (A very good class.) j 
Ducks (White Aylesbury). —539. First, Joseph Conyers, 42, Boar j 
Lane, Leeds. 535. Secoml, Pelham W. Barnard, Bighy, Brigg. 1 
Ducks (Kouen).—555. First, Edward Akroyd, Esrp, Denton Park, 
near Oiley. 553. Second, Geo. L. Fox, Esrp, Brantham Park, Tadcaster. 
Commended.—558. B. H. Brookshank, Esq., Tickhill. 
Ducks (Muscovy).—56o. First, George Liddle, jun., Esrp, I.indholme. 
Ducks (.Any other variety).—565. First, Jetfery Aldain, Epworth. 
569 . Second. Joseph Conyers, 42, Boar Lane, Leeds. Highly Com¬ 
mended.— 566 . T. M. Keyworth, Cottesford Place, Lincold. 567 . I.ord 
Viscount Galway, Serlby Hall. 571. Hev. C. Hudson, Saundby Uectory, 
Retford. ' 
Tukkeys. — 576 . First, George Daft, Halloughton, near Southwell, i 
Notts. 579 . Second, It. J. Bentley, Esq., Finningley Park. Highly j 
Commended. — 583. E. Pease, jun.. Esq., Southend, Darlington. | 
Hutched i>i 1855.—588. Fir.st, C. Pocklington, Silver-street, Boston. 
587. Second, Eihvard Brooke, Hampole. Commendeil.— 591 . R. J. 
Bentley, Esq, 
PIGEONS. 
Carkiers. — 593 . First, J. Deakiu, 114, Green Lane, Sheftield. Com¬ 
mended. — 597 . J. Wilkinson, Ronndhay, near Leeds. Almond 
Tumblers. —615. First, F. Flsquilant, 346 , Oxford-street, l.ondon. 
Balds, Beards, and Mottled Tumblers.— 625. First, Johu Tin- 
dale, jun., Ewerhy, near Sleaford. Owls. —640. First, Henry Bchlon, 
Ecrleshill .Moor, Bradford. Nuns. — 644. First, Miss Richardson, 
Thorne. Turbits. — 652 . First, Henry Beldon, Ecrleshill Moor, Brad¬ 
ford. Archangels. —656. First, Henry Child, jun., Sherhourne Rond, 
Birmingham. Jacobins. —O 69 . First, F. Esquilant, 346, Oxford-street, 
Loudon. Fantails.— 678 . First, J. E. Mapplcbeek, 105, Moseley Road, 
Birmingham. Commended.— 679 John Tindale, jun., Kwerby, near 
Sleaford. Trumpeters. —085. First, George S. Slater, Beverley Iron 
Works. Pouters or Croppers. — 696 . First, Henry Beldon, Eccles- 
hill Moor, Bradford. B.vrbes. — 699 . Fir.st, Timothy Hires, Cotgrove, 
Nottingham. Bunts. — 706 . First, Edward A. Liugard, Birmingham. 
Commended.—703. S. T. Baker, Manor House, King’s Road, Clielsea. 
Dragoons, — 710 . First, George Parkinson, Fir View, Slieflield. Any 
OTHER NEW OK DISTINCT V A 111 ET Y. —721 . First, J. E. Miipplebeck, : 
105, .Moseley Road, Birmingham. ! 
RABBITS. j 
A Pair for length of Ear.— 724. First, Master Henry Moore, j 
40. High-street, Dimeaster. Pair of Coloured. —725. First, Henry 
Beldon, Eeeleshill Moor, Bradford. Raubit for Weight. — 729 . 
First, Garbert Pine, Rentley. Foreign or otiif.r variety. — 700 . 
First, J. E. Mapplebeck, 105, Moseley Road, Birmingham. 
TJVERPOOL POULTRY SfTO^Y. 
I visiTF.D this SIlow last week, and, on the whole, returned 
greatly pleased. To come up to a secretary’s idea oi' an i 
exhiiiition, I must grumhle about something, and having I 
given vent to my ideas, shall submit with pleasure to the 1 
correction of the secretary, or some one of your corres¬ 
pondents etinally obliging. 
Jn some respects, 1 look on the late Show as experimental, 
and when I first saw the iiri/te li.st and the condilion.s I had 
a few misgivings as to tlie result. Tiie success of the Show ' 
jdainly proves to me that T knew nothing of the matter, and 
that the committee had acted wisely in raising their entry to 
10s. a pen, or, as 1 believe they call it, 8s. a pen. 'When we 
consider that in 1854 the committee caused great dis¬ 
satisfaction by returning many entries, the reason of thi.s 
idteration is tpiite clear; they could only accommodate a 
certain number of pens, which, of course, tliey wished should 
contain the choicest specimens of their kind, where Greek 
should meet Greelc. They would thus also avoid any 
ajiproach to a poultry market. And here allow me to 
observe, that having visited many Shows, I have always 
found the greatest griimhlers, and those most anxious to 
eti'ect sales, combined in the same persons. 
Now, without pretending to he a “ Uowning Street pet,” 
ns friend Ptiiich hath it, or to a profound knowledge of titles, 
1 take leave to object to the style, Grand I'onllry Show. 
I am a breeder, and may call myscli’ a successful exhibitor, 
yet J cannot see anything “ Grand ” about it, from tlie time 
tlie chick is hatched till yon see tlie silver cup on yonr side- 
Vioard. St. George’sllall is grand,luulonhtedly; bill Lnctis’s 
llepository is nrd, statuary and cltimney-]iiece iif.twithstand- 
ing. A little, whitewash on its walls, and another window or 
two, would, however, he great improvemt'uts ; hut, such as it 
was, T understand it was tlie best hiiilding Ihe committee 
could in’oeiu’e. 
'I'lio prize list was good, and the “ cups ” offered for 
com]>etilion were tlie best T have seen, heavier than some 
given at t)tlier Shows, and the two larger ones looked, to me, 
worth considerably more than I'lH. J'’or their exhihilion, a 
])en was lined with velvet, ami tlie “ cnjis ” exhibited on 
raised slielves. This was by far the most alliaetive pen in 
tlie Show; find T heard many remurks on the good taste 
and libei'ality of the committee. Jii another matter, too, 
their liberality was nmpiestionable. T saw a man feeding 
tlie birds, and was greatly nmnsed with tlie tone and manner 
of bis reply to my (piestioii, of what he was feeding them 
with. “ Oil, they lives well, sor. Oi gin nm some oats and 
barley, and ther’s tlie bran and the water, sor; and I’m 
going to gi(3 nm some Indy corn, and some meal.” One 
cannot conijdaln of this dietary on tlie score of sameness ; 
hut 1 felt some anxiety as to the state in wliich my birds 
would he on their return home from the Show. In this, 
however, I was agreeably surprised ; tbey never came had; 
from any Show in belter condition. The bran pointed to 
with so niiieh snlisfaetion by the man is a great iinjirove- 
ment on saw dust, and many of the birds ate it greedily. 
'L'aking the whole collection, I believe so many good birds 
were never collected together in so small a s]jace. Many 
had, liowever, “assisted” at the Preston Show the week 
hefure, and were, consequently, out of condition. This 
caused sevei al disapiiointmciits; hnt their owners have 
themselves only to blame. As a rule, birds cannot be 
exhibited, with success, in successive weeks; and I was not 
surprised to hear that many which had taken the cup at 
Pre.ston did not attract the .ludges’ notice liere. 
In Spanish, the emp was taken by Mr. Davies, with a i)en 
of old birds. They were sold for TIOO. My modesty will, 
I fear, be greatly called in question, when I say the pur¬ 
chaser made a mistake, and ought rather to have purchased 
the birds in pen 4. I agreed with tlie award as the birds 
stood ; hut in all future exhibitions tlie second iirize-birds 
will, I expect, prove themselves to he the better ones. Mr. 
Davies’s triumph in this class was somewliat diminished, 
by the fact that iMr. Henry’s birds were not sent, owing to 
the injury the cock’s face had ii'ceived from the beak of one 
of his wives. The tirst-prize Spanish chickens were beau¬ 
tiful birds, and in excellent condition ; the cock in the 
“ lliglily commended” pen was not at all to my mind. Tlie 
single cod;, exhibited by Mr. G. Moss, was the “ heuu ideal ” 
of a young cock, and would, undoubtedly, with hens to 
match, take the first prize anywhere. Ilis owner refused TdO 
for him, and will, I trust, be in a position to make an addi¬ 
tion to his motto —En les Espupnols jc Jleiiris et nicnie “ sitr 
III rose the effect would he novel, I will not say “ grand.” 
Tlie Dorhiuijs were most excellent in colour, shape, and 
weight. 'Tlio cup birds were, I believe, bought in at thirty 
guineas, Mr. Wriglit, who has been right on several occa¬ 
sions, exhibited some splendid chickens, and it is jiossilde, 
that had he taken more care in penning his birds, tlie cup 
would not have gone to Oswestry. In single cocks, a first- 
rate bird, in all respects, was shown by i\Ir. Ullocl;, taking 
first prize, and finding a purchaser at In this class 
I tliink the .fudges decidedly “tripped ;” tliey “higldy com¬ 
mended” and “commended” two cocks, both of tliem 
“ knock-kneed.” 
The Rev. S. Donne’s cup pen of Cochins were in excel¬ 
lent feather, the old cock looked as well as over. This 
gentleman, I believe, gained both Dorking and Cochin cups 
last year, and has repeated his triumph ; an occurrence, I 
hcUe\e, uujirecedented in poultry annals. Mr. Stretch’s 
chickens must, I fancy, have “run up ” to the old birds in 
