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W. G. Jones, Shirley, Birmingham; W. Shield, Northampton; T. Whit- 
acre, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire; S. Rodway, Pershore Road, Bir¬ 
mingham. Commended, G. Smith, 53, Aston Street, Birmingham; W. II. 
Swann, Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire. 
Sweepstakes for G vmf. Cocks. —Highly Commended, II. Archer, Mal¬ 
vern ; lion. W. W. Vernon, Wolseley Hall, Rugeley; J. Camm, Farns¬ 
field, Southwell, Nottinghamshire; E. Lowe, Comberford Mill, Tamworth; 
J. Ilindson, Barton House, Everton, Liverpool; II. Shield, Northampton. 
Commended, II. Shield, Northampton. (The best class of Game Cocks 
ever exhibited in England.) 
Bantams (Gold-laced). — Highly Commended, Mrs. Cruwys, Cruwys 
Morchard Court, Tiverton, Devonshire; Rev. G. F. IIodson, North 
Petherton, Bridgewater; C. Punehard, Blunt’s Hall, Haverhill, Suffolk. 
Commended, Mrs. Ilodson, North l’etherton, Bridgewater; M. Leno, jun., 
Ilarpenden, Hertfordshire. 
Bantams (Silver-laced),—Commended, lion. Mrs. W, Vernon, Wolseley 
Hall, Rugeley; G. Bradwell, Southwell, Nottinghamshire; T. II. I). 
Bayly, Ickwell House, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. 
Bantams (White).—Commended, W. Elkington, Lichfield. 
Bantams (Black).—Highly Commended, Hon. Mrs. W. Vernon, Wolseley 
Ilall, Rugeley. Commended, Miss M. A. S. Perkins, Sutton Coldfield. 
Bantams (Game).—Highly Commended, noh. Mrs. W. Vernon, Wolseley 
Hall, Rugeley ; Hon. Mrs. Col vile, Lullington, Burton-upon-Trent; Mrs. 
G. W. Moss, The Beach, Liverpool; Mrs. It. Swift, Southwell, Nottingham¬ 
shire ; E. Hall, Bingley Hall Tavern, Birmingham ; W. B. Mapplebeck, 6, 
Bull Ring, Birmingham; R. E. Ashton, Liinelield, Bury Lancashire ; W. S. 
Forrest, Eagle Cliff, Greenhithe, Kent; T. Johnson, Runcorn. Com¬ 
mended, Mrs. R. Swift Southwell, Nottinghamshire ; W. Dablc, Farnsfield, 
Southwell, Nottinghamshire; W. S. Forrest, Eagle Cliff, Greenhithe, 
Kent. 
Geese (White).—Commended, W. G. K. Breavington, Vicarage Farm, 
Hounslow’; W. Winterton, Wolvey Villa, Nuneaton. 
Gf.f.se (Grey and Mottled).—Commended, Rev. W. Mousley, Ashby, 
Welford. 
Ducks (White Aylesbury).—Highly Commended, Mrs. Seamons,_Hart¬ 
well, Aylesbury; J. K. Fowler, Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury; J. K. Bar- 
trum, Bath; J. M. Baker, Gordon Hall, Atherstone; J. C. Forrest, Lower 
Darwen, Blackburn; J. Price, Londonderrj-, Bedalc, Yorkshire. Com¬ 
mended, .T. Mitchell, Green Lanes, Birmingham; J. Weston, Aylesbury. 
Ducks (Rouen).—Highlv Commended, Rev. T. L. Fellowes, Beighton 
Rectory, Acle, Norfolk; G. Daft, Hulloughton, Southwell, Nottingham¬ 
shire ; M. Itidgway, Dewsbury. Commended, Mrs. C. Browne, Withington, 
Shrewsbury; Miss M. Parkinson, lloxholme Hall, Sleaford; Miss E. 
Breavington, Vicarage Farm, Hounslow, Middlesex ; W. Cox, Brailsford 
Hall, Derby; J. K. Bartrum, Bath; T. Iieablc, Rowde Field Farm, 
Devizes; W. H. Denison, Hardwicke Cottage, Woburn, Bedfordshire; 
Master J. IC. H. Fowler, Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury; J. C. Forrest, Lower 
Darwen, Blackburn. 
Ducks (Black East Indian).—Commended, E. Herbert, Powick, Wor¬ 
cestershire ; F. W. Earle, Edenhurst, Prescot, Lancashire ; Master Dixon, 
North Park, Bradford; Master J. Burn, I, East Terrace, Whitby. 
Ducks (any other variety).—Highly Commended, Hon. Mrs. Colvile, 
Lullington, Burton-upon-Trent. Commended, J. C. Forrest, Lower Dar¬ 
wen, Blackburn; J. Shackel, Blenheim House, Small Heath, Birmingham ; 
E. II. France, Ham Hill, Worcester. 
Turkf.vs.—H ighly Commended, Mrs. Fowler, Prebendal Farm, Ayles¬ 
bury; Right Hon. Viscount Ilill, Hawkstone, Shropshire. Commended, 
Rev. T. L. Fellowes, Beighton Rectory, Acle, Norfolk ; J. Parkinson, jun. 
Roxholme Hall, Sleaford; J. Coxon, Freeford, Lichfield; D. R. Corbet, 
Sundorue Castle, Shropshire. 
Turkeys. —Highly Commended, W. Dolby, Syston Hall, Grantham; 
Miss J. Milward, Newton St. Loe, Bath; Mrs. Fowler, Prebendal Farm, 
Aylesbury. 
PIGEONS. 
Pigeons muster in strong force, and the several varieties are 
well represented. The silver cup, value five guineas, for the best 
three pens of Almond Tumblers, Carriers, and Powters, was 
awarded to Miss Clara Adkins, of The Lightwoods, Birmingham, 
for three very fine pens, the Powters being remarkable for length 
of body and limb, and otherwise particularly fine birds. The 
Jacobines in the pen which gained the cup for the best three 
pens of Fantails, Nuns, and Jacobines, are very excellent birds. 
The Carrier class shows an improvement upon those exhibited 
last year, though there is still room for further progress in this 
variety. The Almond Tumblers are about an average class, 
though there are fewer indifferent birds shown than on former 
occasions. In breeding Balds the great difficulty is to obtain a 
clean cut round the head ; this is particularly noticeable in the 
present exhibition, as there is scarcely a pen in the Show which 
shows this point. The Beards are of average merit; and the 
Jacobines an excellent class. Fantails are an exceedingly good 
class. Pen 1,419, which is commended by the Judges, appears 
to have lost the prize from one of the birds having a turned 
head ; and great diversity of opinion seems to prevail as to 
whether turned heads arc admissible or otherwise : some persons 
are of opinion that they form a point of merit, while other 
fanciers consider it a disqualification. It w’ould, therefore, ho 
advisable that some competent authority should settle the matter 
by laying down a definitive rule. In the Trumpeter class, Mr. 
Adkins gained the prize with a pen of beautiful splashed birds. 
This variety now so generally obtains the prizes in preference to 
the white ones, that many Pigeon-fanciers imagine it would be 
desirable to have a separate class for the w'hite. Ponders show- 
no decided improvement; the red are almost all bad in colour, 
although they are very meritorious in other respects. Mottled 
Tumblers are increasing in number, though they are still too 
large. The class for Owls was an exceedingly fine one, the 
Judges declaring it to be one of the best classes they had ever 
1 seen. The Nuns are also an excellent class, and so great is the 
! merit of the different birds exhibited, that the Judges had no 
small difficulty in coming to a decision. The Turbits, although 
very superior in other points, are defective in colour; the prize 
pen is very excellent. Archangels are of superior merit, and 
Barbes are very fine. The prize pen in this class, which was 
: claimed for ten guineas, contains a pair of unusually fine birds. 
Bunts are of a very large size, the prize pen being as heavy as 
some of the Bantams exhibited in the poultry department, 
weighing 4 lbs. 11 ozs. The class contains many birds of superior 
merit. In the class for any other variety, the awards fell to 
two pens of Magpies. The other vafieties exhibited in this class 
are Laced, Swallow, Fr.illbaclcs, and Scanderoons, —all very 
noticeable specimens. On the whole, the show of Pigeons is 
greatly superior to that of last year, both in number and merit, 
many pens containing birds presenting all the points which 
Judges and breeders require. 
Sieves Cup. — Almond Tumblers, Carriers, and rou ters. —Miss C. 
Adkins, The Lightwoods, Birmingham. 
Silver Cup. — Fantails, Nuns, mi Jacobins. —E. R. Maddeford, Staines, 
Middlesex. 
Carriers. —First, Messrs. XV. Siddons and Sons, Aston, Birmingham. 
Second. A. XVigley, Rose Hill Farm, Nottingham. Commended, Mrs. E. A. 
Lingard, Birmingham. 
Almond Tumblers. — First, Master M. Rake, Bristol. Second, G. J. 
Horner, Charlotte Street, Hull. Highly Commended, J. T. Lawrence, 
Liverpool. Commended, Mrs. E. A. Lingard, Birmingham. 
Balds. —First, F. Esquilant, 34G, Oxford Street, London. Second, E. A. 
Lingard, nawkesley Hall, King’s Norton. Commended, E. A. Lingard, 
Hawkcsley Hall, King’s Norton. 
Beards. —First, .T. XV. Edge, Aston New Town, Birmingham. Second, 
H. Adkins, Edgbaston, Birmingham. 
Jacobines. —First, E. It. Maddeford, Staines, Middlesex. Second, F. 
Esquilant, 316, Oxford Street, London. Commended, J. Pereirall, 13, 
Queen’s Row, XValworth, Surrey. 
Fantails. —First, Miss J. Milward, Newton St. Loe, Bath. Second, 
C. G. Hill, Colville street, Nottingham. Commended, H. Adkins, Edg¬ 
baston, Birmingham ; J. T. Lawrence, Liverpool. 
Trumpeters. — First, T. H. Adkins, The Lightwoods, Birmingham. 
Second, Mrs. Jones, High Street, Fulham, London. Commended, Master 
J. E. Mapplebeck, Moseley Road, Birmingham ; G. Goore, Aigburth Vale, 
Liverpool. 
Fowters or Croppers. — First, .T. Smith, 9, Sale Street, Cambridge 
Terrace, London. Second, T. H. Adkins, The Lightwoods, Birmingham. 
Mottled Tumblers.— First, A. XX’igley, Rose Hill Farm, Nottingham. 
Second, J. Smith, 9, Sale Street, Cambridge Terrace, London. 
Owls. —First, E. XVorrall, Knotty Ash House, Liverpool. Second, 
T. II. Adkins, The Lightwoods, Birmingham. Highly Commended, XV. 
Smith, Kent House, Halifax; E. R. Maddeford, Staines, Middlesex. Com¬ 
mended, F. Esquilant, 346, Oxford Street, London ; A. Pressdee, Belgravc 
Street, Birmingham. (The best collection of this class the Judges have 
j ever seen exhibited. 
Nuns.—First, Master M. Rake, Brandon Hill, Bristol. Second, Master 
! J. E. Mapplebeck, Moseley Road, Birmingham. Commended, Miss E. S. 
! Adkins, The Lightwoods; Miss J. Milward, Newton St. Loe, Bath. 
Turbits. —First, Miss E. S. Adkins, The Lightwoods, Birmingham. 
Second, A. Pressdee, Belgravc Street, Birmingham. Commended, E. R. 
Maddeford, Staines, Middlesex. 
Archangels. —First, Miss E. S. Adkins, The Lightwoods, Birmingham, 
Second, T. Kirby, Hunter’s Lane, Birmingham. 
Barbes.— First, Miss E. S. Adkins, The Lightwoods, Birmingham. 
Second, J. H. Craigie, XVoodlands, Chigwell, Essex. 
Runts. —First, S. C. Baker, Beaufort Street, King’s Road, London. 
Second, H. Child, jun., Sherbournc Road, Birmingham. 
Dragoons. —First, Master H. Felton, Erdington, Birmingham. Second, 
Miss E. S. Adkins, The Lightwoods, Birmingham. 
Any other New or Distinct X’ariety. —First, Mrs. II. Child, jun., 
Sherbournc Road, Birmingham (Magpie). Second, Miss E. S. Adkins, 
The Lightwoods, Birmingham (Magpie). 
