BIRD SHOW

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23053, 22 June 1940, Page 16

BIRD SHOW

A NOTABLE DISPLAY 950 ENTRIES JUDGED A very fine collection of cage birds Is to be seen at the Christchurch Canary and Cage Bird Club’s annual show, -which 'is being held in the Latimer (Choral) Hall. Judging of many interesting classes was begun yesterday. There’are*9so entries. which is more than 100 higher than last year’s figure. . „ The most spectacular display \s in. the foreign bird section, where some beautiful and rarely-seen birds are exhibited by Mr J. R. Smith—an Orange Troupial, the only one in Australia and New. Zealand, the African glossy starling, and the Virginian cardinal. Mr A. D. Walker exhibited another striking bird, a Gouldian finch, which is a small bird of many bright colours. A pair of peacocks exhibited by Mr A. E. R. Saville also attracted attention. The canary entries are up to standard, according to the judges, and some very fine birds are among them.' The same applies to the budgerigars, which include some albinos and lutinos. Following are the results of the judging so far;— YORKSHIRE CANARIES (Judge: Mr L. G. Tisch.) Open Classes—J. Pratt, two firsts; M. Simpson, one first, one second; A. Langdon, three firsts, two seconds, two thirds; A. E. Page, one first, one third; G. Bull, three firsts, three seconds, one third; E. Tomkins, one first, one second; M. N. Sturrock, one first; C. Shaw, one first; W. G. Wall, one first; C. Gough, one second, one third; D. Dunphy, two seconds; Mrs P. Haddon. one third; R. Wiltshire, two thirds; A. W. Sellers, one second; W. M. Jack, one third. Novice Classes—L. G. Sheppherd, one first, one second; C. Milne, two firsts, one third; A. R. Rowe, one first; D. L. McBeath, two firsts; L. Cox. one second; J. H Gardiner, one first, two seconds; C. F. Hill, one second; R. C. Thomas, two seconds: F. Ramsay, one third: G. Smart, one second. Unflighted Novice Classes —J. H. Gardiner, one first, one second; L. G. Sheppherd, one first, one second; R. C. Thomas, three firsts, one third; A. R. Rowe, one first: T. Mitchell, one first, one third; G. Smart, one first, one second: J. Gudsell, one second; T. Ramsay, one second, one third; C. Milne, two seconds, one third; D. L. Mcßeath, one third; ,L. R. Sanders, one second. Unflighted Classes—A. Langdon, three firsts, two seconds: J. Pratt, two firsts, three seconds; C. Shaw, one first, one second; E. Tomkins, three firsts; G. Bull, two firsts, two seconds, one third; Mrs P. Haddon. one first, two seconds, two thirds; A. W. Sellers, one first, one third; W. G. Wall, two firsts, one second, three thirds; A. E. Page, one first; W. M. Shand, one first, one third; A. Williamson, one second, one third: M. Simpson, one third; C. Gough, one third. NORWICH CANARIES , (Judge: Mr F. Coventry.)' Open Classes—D. R. Ker, five firsts, four thirds; Mrs A. Calvert, one first, two thirds; D. Gillies, two firsts, one second: L. G. Tisch, one first, one second;- G. Street, two firsts, one second; one third; D. Dunphy, one first, two seconds; A. A. Sanders, two firsts: W. M. Shand, one first, one second, one third; C. V. Hack, one first, one second; W. N. Sturrock, one first, two seconds: Miss E. Gill, two firsts; A. Calvert, one first; W. J. Burrows, one first, one second; H. Soanes, four seconds, two thirds; W. Simpson, one third. Unflighted Classes—D. R. Ker, six firsts, one second; M. Simpson, two firsts, ope second: A. Calvert, one first, one second; Miss E. Gill, two firsts; A.' Sanders, one first, one second, one third; P. Barnes, one first, one second, one third: L. G. Tisch, two firsts, one second, three thirds; C. V. Hack one first, two seconds;. Mrs A. Calvert, one first; -* one second/" -one third; G. Street, one second, three thuds; H. Soanes, two seconds, one third; D. Lillies, three seconds; W. M. Shand?, two thirds.. . , - Novice Classes—R. M. Cook,, one-first, two seconds, two thirds; A. C. Johns, three firsts, one second, one third; H. Bradshaw, four firsts, one second, one third; J. Stewart, one second. Unflighted Novice Classes —W. J. Gledhlll, one first, two thirds; H. Bradshaw, two firsts, one second: A. C. Johns, two firsts, one second: Mrs I. E." Elliott, one first; R. M. Cook, two seconds, one third; J. Stuart, one third. BUDGERIGARS (Judge: Mr C. Sowman.) Open Classes—H. J. Conway, nine firsts, 12 seconds, four thirds; P. T. Watkinson, five firsts, two seconds, four thirds: J. R. Smith, three firsts, one second, two thirds; L. G. Jones, one first; three seconds, two thirds; Miss N. Wiltshire, two firsts, two seconds, two thirds: A. A. Trenwitch, two firsts, one second, one third: B. tV. Wood, six firsts, two seconds; H. C. Simpson, six firsts, four seconds, four thirds; A. W. Muschamp, one first, two seconds, two thirds: L. Smart, one first, two seconds, three thirds; L. M. Brain, two firsts, three seconds, five thirds; G. Gumming, one second, one third;- G. Davis, two seconds: R. Harcourt. three thirds: G. W. Lewis, two thirds; P. Hoddon, two seconds: A.-E. R. Saville, one first; W. G. Gosling, two firsts. H. Jacobs, one second. Novice Classes (judge. Mr. H. C. Simpson) —R. G. Bell, four firsts, four seconds, one third: M. E. North, one first, three seconds, two thirds; R. C. Edwards, one first; F. Piper, one first, two seconds, one third; F. J, McGuinness, two firsts, one second; F. S. Campbell, one first, one second, one third; A. Swain, two firsts, one second: A. M. Grafton, one first; P. Emerson, two firsts, two thirds: M. J. Bridges, two firsts, one second: F. A. Thurlow, one first; G. Keller, one first, two seconds, one third; T. G. Carrodus, one first, three seconds, two thirds: M. E. Cook, one first; J. N. Bell, three firsts, one third; G. H. Morrow, one first, two thirds; G. M. Connor, two thirds; C. W. Goode, one third* L. Cox, one second, one third; L. R Sanders, one second, one third: Mrs A. Ostler one second; E. Bromley, one third. * BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIRDS (Judge: Mr S. C. O. Cox.) ,Smith. 15 firsts, five seconds; L. 5?- .3^ sch - one first; F , T. Killick. three firsts, one third; E. G. Carter, six firsts, three seconds, one third; J. T. Walker one second; H. Bradshaw, one twoShiri!. one first * one -second, c^?,;n hj ds * L - G - Jones, one first; A. E. R. r one second, one third; G. Major Milsom, one first, one second one third; F. S. Campbell, one second* W n£f- rl £ third: w * Cummfnl o£e 'sec*: F ° ne second > one third; Mrs third” T**’ r- T Eecond; H * Jacobs, one G * Jones, one second; P. T. Watkinson. one second, one third. ROLLER CANARIES (Judge: Mr S. C. O. Cox.) , G - Watson, one first, two thirds; R. A. Lilley, one first, one second; N. Sin°5 e -5-* Shaw, one second, one third, F. and O. King, one second. CHILDREN’S CLASS (Judges: “Gracie” and “Jacko.”) Joy Carter, one first; Master W. Muschamp, one first; Master D. Gillies, one thfr£ d: w Gl £? IS i, McKay ’ one sec ond, one third, W. Mechen, one -third.