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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, September 27, 1859. 
the emulation to procure this silver trophy proved how highly it I 
was esteemed, as, from the fact just stated, it will he seen no | 
opportunity remained to the defeated pens of attaining any other 
mark of approval (however good their quality), save high com¬ 
mendations. As will be seen by reference to the prize list Mr. j 
John G. Ayre, of Coleorton, was the successful one, with three 
excellent pens, comprising Empden and Spanish Geese, and 
White Game fowls. All these birds were shown in the best of 
condition. Mr. Ayre, however, was very closely run by Mr. Henry 
Lowe, of Comberford Lodge; Mr. Baker of Dordon Hall, and 
Mr. W. J. Everard, of Bardon Hill House. Between the latter 
three gentleman tho race was, indeed, a neck-and-neck one, Mr. 
Henry Lowe being somewhat in tho ascendency. 
In the Spanish class there were many excellent individual 
birds exhibited; but the greater proportion were sadly out of 
feather, as being in deepest moult. 
In Dorkings most of the birds were excellent. Sir H. W. 
Des Yosux, Bart., of Drakelovv Hall, being pressed very closelvin 
competition, by pens the property of the Moira Colliery Company, 
the Countess of Chesterfield, aud Mr. James Tomlinson, of South- 
wood. 
In Wlute Dorlcings there was nothing of extreme merit. 
The Cochin classes were not worthy of especial remark. 
As is now-a-days generally the case, the Game classes were the 
pride of the Show-tent. Almost every pen was evidently bred 
and exhibited by parties well-knowing all the essentials to success 
in Game fowls. Two very often exposed “ mistakes,” however, 
were here again committed by exhibitors—viz., penning strange 
fowls together, to the utter sacrifice of one or more specimens in 
a pen, as show birds, or placing fowls of diverse-coloured legs in 
the same pen. Surely exhibitors will eventually see the folly of 
so doing, as no mode of procedure they could devise would tend 
so surely to the total frustration of their hopes of success. 
No variety of Hamburghs (Golden-pencilled excepted), was so 
good as we anticipated. 
The Polands afforded a very limited entry. 
In Aylesbury Ducks the Show was complete, and the Rouens 
were many of them superior. No specimens need be desired, 
however, better than the Buenos Ayrcan Ducks belonging to Miss 
Steele Perkins, of Sutton Coldfield—they were such a pen as is 
but rarely to be met with. 
The Turkeys and Geese were far beyond mediocrity. 
In the class for Bantams were several pens of excellent Game ; 
but we could not help noticing an attempt at imposition, by 
“ clubbing,” to get rosey-combecl hens passed in this variety. 
They, however, were only deemed as unworthy. 
In Pigeons this Show stood very highly, every class was well 
filled, and with the best of specimens. In the extra class for 
Pigeons the competition was so excellent, that, at the suggestion 
of the Judge, Mr. Edward Hewitt, of Spark Brook, near Bir¬ 
mingham, four equal extra prizes were awarded, independently of 
the one offered originally by the Committee. 
We cannot refrain from speaking very highly of the classes 
for Babbits likewise. They were uniformly good throughout, and 
the competition so very severe, that the premium for weight was 
won ordy by two ounces, and that for length of ears by three- 
sixteenths of an inch ! Mr. John Spencer’s Rabbit (the winner 
by weight) was a beautiful fawn-coloured one throughout; as 
was also the winner for the best Rabbit of any kind, the property 
of Mr. Edward Swinnerton, of Newton Regis, near Tamwortli. 
The weather proving favourable, the attendance of the aristo¬ 
cracy was far greater than on former meetings of this Society, 
the neighbourhood of the show-yard being literally thronged 
with carnages, whilst each arriving train added hundreds to the 
visitors. Still the grounds afforded the most comfortable accom¬ 
modation for all ; nor do we ever remember seeing any exhibition 
that passed off more satisfactorily throughout. It was also the 
subject of general remark, that, considering the season of the 
year (moulting time), few exhibitions could boast of better con¬ 
dition than the bulk of tho poultry exhibited at Askby-de-la- 
Zoucli. 
A Silver Cop for the three best liens of Poultry of any variety.— Cop, 
J. G. Ayre, Coleorton (Spanish Geese, Geese, and White Game). Highly 
Commended, J. M. Baker, Dordon Hall; H. Lowe, Comberford Lodge 
(Lark Game, Pencilled Hamburgh, and Coloured Docking) ; W. J. Eve¬ 
rard, Bardon Hill House (Black-breasted Red Game, Pile Game, and 
Black Spanish). Commended, J. Faulkner, Bretby Farm (Pencilled Ham¬ 
burgh, Red Game, and Dorking). 
Spanish. —First, J. Ckoycc. Harris Bridge, near Atherstone. Second, 
F„ Morley, Sapcote, near iiinckley. Highly Commended, the Countess of 
Chesterfield. 
Dorking (Coloured).—First, Sir II. W. Des Vidus, Bart., Drakelow 
Hall. Second, the Countess of Chesterfield. Highly Commended, the 
Countess of Chesterfield ; J. Tomlinson, Southwood. 
Dorking (White). — First, J. Faulkner, Bretby Farm. Second, J. 
Choyce, Harris Bridge, near Atherstone. 
Cochin-China (Coloured) . —First, J. Choyce, Harris Bridge, near 
Atherstone. Second, Capt. Buckley, Desford. 
Cochin-China (White) . —Prizes withheld. 
Game (White, Piles, and Light Colours).—First, Miss S. Alkin, Harts- 
hill. Second, J. G. Ayre, Coleorton. Highly Commended, J. Wright, 
Shelbrook, Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; J. G. Ayre : Miss S. Alkin. Commended, 
F. Walker. 
Game (Red and other Dark Colours).— First, J. M. Baker. Second, 
W. J. Everard, Bardon Hill House, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Highly 
Commended, J. G. Ayre, Coleorton; F. Walker. Commended, J. Wright ; 
J. Choyce, Harris Bridge. 
Malay. — N o entries for the Malays, 
Hamburoh (Golden-spangled and Pencilled). —First, T. Worthington, 
Bladon Wood, near Burton-on-Trent. Second, G. Woodcock. Highly 
Commended, Miss S. Alkin, Hartshill, 
Hamburgh (Silver-spangled and Pencilled), — First, Capt. Buckley. 
Second, E. Taverner, Hartshill, near Atherstone. Commended, Capt, 
Buckley, Desford. 
Poland. —First, J. Choyce, Harris Bridge. Second, Capt. Buckley, 
Desford. 
Barn Door. —First, J. Faulkner, Bretby Farm. Second, J. Choyce, 
Harris Bridge. 
For any other distinct breed. — First, Capt. Buckley, Desford. 
(Second prize withheld.) 
Ducks (White Aylesbury).—First, J. Choyce. Second, Sir J. H. Crewe, 
Bart., Calke Abbey. Highly Commended, J. M. Baker, Dordon Hall, 
near Atherstone; Sir J. H. Crewe, Bart. Commended, E. Stevenson, 
Measham ; Master J. C. Townshend. 
Ducks (any other variety). — First, Miss S. Perkins, Sutton Coldfield. 
Second, J. Jennens, Ilamstead Park Farm. Highly Commended, C. 
Hopkins, Newton Regis; J. Ball, Measham ; Miss S. Peririns. Com¬ 
mended, J. Choyce. 
Geese. — First, J. M. Baker, Dordon Hall, near Atherstone. Second, E. 
Mills, Shenstone. Highly Commended, J. Choyee, Harris Bridge. Com¬ 
mended, the Countess of Chesterfield. 
Turkeys.— First, the Countess of Chesterfield (Coloured). Second, 
J. W. Faux, Coleorton (Black Norfolk). 
Guinea Fowls.— First, F. Walker, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Second, W. 
Hollier, Walton-on-Trent. Highly Commended, E. Stevenson, Measham. 
Commended, W. Harrison, Bagworth Park. 
Bantams. —First, Miss S. Perkins, Sutton Coldfield. Second, W. S. 
Ivens (Spangled). Commended, J. Choyce, Harris Bridge. 
Pigeons. — Powters.— Prize, T. Clulee, Balsall Heath Road, Birmingham. 
Highly Commended, J. Choyce, Harris Bridge. Carriers. —Prize, W. 
Choyee, Sibson, near Atherstone. Highly Commended, T. Clulee, Bir¬ 
mingham. Tumblers.— Prize, 3. Choyce. Highly Commended, W. 
Choyce, Sibson, near Atherstone ; J. M. Baker; T. Clulee, Birmingham. 
Fantails. — Prize, J. Choyee, Harris Bridge. Highly Commended, T. 
Clulee, Birmingham. Any other distinct -variety. — Prize. W. S. Ivens, 
Lutterworth. Prize, W. Choyee. Prize, J. Choyee, Harris Bridge. Prize, 
T. Clulee, Birmingham. Highly Commended, W. Choyce ; J. Dayys, 
Ashby-de-la-Zouch; J. Choyce. Commended, W. Choyce. (Extra prizes 
of 5s. each awarded beyond the general prize in this class, to four pens.) 
Rabbits. — For the heaviest weight.— Prize, J. S. Spencer, Odstone Hall, 
near Atherstone. Highly Commended, W. Choyce, Sibson, near Ather¬ 
stone. For the greatest length of Far. —Prize, W. Choyce, Sibson, rear 
Atherstone. Highly Commended, E. Swinnerton, Newton Regis, near 
Tamworth. For the best of any other kind. — Prize, E. Swinnerton, 
Newton Regis, near Tamworth. Highly Commended, E. Mammatt, 
Ashby-de-la-Zouch. 
BRAHMA POOTRAS. 
Having read Mr. Paul Garbonati’s remarks in The Cottage 
Gaedenee, page 3G2, September 13tb, 1859, in reference to the 
Uralitna Pootra controversy, I beg to say that I obtained two of 
the original pullets imported, and afterwards, through a friend, 
some eggs of Miss Watts, the lady named in that gentleman’s 
note, and have since that tune kept up the pure breed; conse¬ 
quently, I can fully corroborate his and the Rev. Mr, Thursby’s 
statement, that the progeny produced from the original stock 
will produce alike almost to a feather, it having done so in my 
ease for the last three years without the slightest variation. 
I have successfully shown them in the West Riding of York¬ 
shire, having obtained prizes wherever shown, the last timo being 
at the Pontefract Poultry Show, when the young birds, nine 
months old, took the first prize against the adults; and I have 
now from the young birds chickens nearly two months old, and 
they, like the whole parent stock, throw out no wrong feathers. 
See Cottage Gaedenee, page 298, “ Our Letter Box—Ponte¬ 
fract Poultry Show.” 
For domestic purposes I find them in every way equal to the 
Dorking, being well-suited for the table, the llesh very white and 
juicy; they are also very good layers and good mothers. 
