POULTRY SHOW OPENS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27367, 4 June 1954, Page 3

POULTRY SHOW OPENS

ENTRIES TOTAL 1400 N.Z. AND SOUTH ISLAND TITLES AWARDED There were 1400 entries in the eighty-seventh annual show of the Christchurch Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Club, which opened yesterday. Crowded into the Christchurch Fanciers’ Hall in Selwyn street, the birds, 300 more than last year, were exhibited by breeders from all over New Zealand. Although most entries came from Canterbury, there were many from places as far distant as Invercargill and Gisborne. The champion bird of the show was a partridge hen in the Old English Game class, exhibited by R. H. Johnstone, of Christchurch.

The biggest increase in entries was in the poultry and pigeon sections. The entry of 260 pigeons was the largest for many years. There was a large entry of Australorp pullets, and well-supported classes were Hamburgs and Rhode Island Reds.

Exhibits in the canary, budgerigar, and small bird sections included many beautifully-plumed birds, and most were of a high standard. Notable among the pigeons were 30 Jacobins, distinguished by the frothy hoods of feathers that almost conceal their heads.

Many New Zealand and South Island championships were allotted to the Christchurch club for award at this show. The following exhibitors were awarded New Zealand championships in their classes: —

Whitewing budgerigar, N. E. Overend; pink-eye budgerigar, G. E. Day; any colour budgerigar (closed ringed, current season). G. E. Day; grey budgerigar, N. E. Overend. Frill pigeon (female), G. W. Turner; dragoon pigeon (male), Grady and Hargreaves; Yorkshire canary (yellow, flighted class), W. G. Blows; Yorkshire canary (buff, unflighted), P. Eden; Yorkshire canary (yellow, unflighted), H. J. Davey. Black Leghorn (utility, male). E. W. Tippins; Brown Leghorn (hen), F. Findlay; Plymouth Rock (utility, male), C. E. Leighton; Langshan (utility), T. W. H. Hemingway; Norwich canary (yellow, unflighted), G. D. Gregory; Norwich canary (buff, unflighted). G. Lintott; Hamburg (male). J. A. Cattermole.

South Island championship awards were made as follows:

Colour homer pigeon, A. R. Rowe: homer pigeon (cock), E. G. Barker; homer pigeon (h?n), E. G. Barker: Yorkshire canary (cinnamon or green), L. Barrell; Ancona (utility), E. W. Tippins; Ancona (standard). R. W. Davie; any other variety (standard). E. W. Tippins; any other variety (bantam), I. H. Lee.

STANDARD HEAVY BREEDS (Judge: Mr E. Frost) Mrs A. E. Payne. 1 first, 1 second: L. J. Newbie. 2 firsts; F. W. Freeken, 3 firsts, 1 second; A. Spence, 1 second; R. H. Reeve. 1 first; J. A. Cattermole. 1 first; D. D. Oakes, 1 first. 1 second; H. R. Warren, 2 firsts. 1 second; Mrs E. W. Tippins, 1 second; J. W. Jamieson, 2 thirds; G. P. Diedricks, 1 first; C. J. Murray, 1 first; R. A. Bay, 1 first: I. H. Lee, 1 second, 1 third; G. R. McLay, 1 first.

STANDARD LIGHT BREEDS (Judge: Mr C. Sanderson) F. Findlay, 1 first. 2 seconds; R. Drysdale, 1 first; O. J. Bright, 1 first, 1 third; W. J. Martyn, 1 second: M. W. Hawkins, 1 first; N. W. Street, 1 first, 1 second; W. L. Gobbe, 1 second, 1 third; G. Doggett. 1 second; A. Heyward, 1 first, 1 second; J. R. Clarkson and Son, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; R. W. Davie, 1 first, I,second; E. W. Tippins, 2 firsts; A. Bpown, 1 third; S. and G. Payne, 1 first; M. T. Gottermeyer, 1 first, 1 second; W. E. Fahey, 1 first; R. Harker-Brown, 1 second; F. J. Hayhurst. 1 third; P. L. Gajp’ett, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; J. W. Jamieson, 1 first, 1 second. UTILITY (Judge: Mr R. Sowman) J. A. Cattermole, 2 firsts, 1 second; R. H. Skilling, 1 first, 1 second: R. HarkerBrown, 3 firsts, 3 seconds. 4 thirds; K. G. Orchard, 2 firsts, 2 seconds; N. H. Jones, 1 first. 1 third; G. R. McLay, 2 firsts, 1 third; G. Lintott, 1 first, 1 third; B. Graham. 1 first, 3 seconds; M. T. Gottermeyer, 1 second; C. Munnings, 3 firsts, 1 second; A. N. McKie, 3 firsts, 2 thirds; Mrs M. Garret, 1 second; E. G. Barker, 1 third; R. S. D. Twyneham, 2 seco'nds; C. J. Marpay, 2 firsts, 1 second, 3 thirds; F. W. Freeken, 1 first; A. N. Bell, 1 first, 2 seconds; J. M. Forbes, 1 second; N. Clark, 1 first; D. J. Fifield, 1 second. (Judge: Mr J. F. Hayhurst) J. J. Calvert, 3 firsts; H. L. Piper, 2 firsts, 1 second; F. Findlay, 2 firsts. GAME BANTAMS (Judge: Mr R. J. Crowther.) M. W. Hawkins, 2 firsts, 3 seconds; I. H. Lee, 5 firsts. 5 seconds, 1 third; C. Lee, 1 first, 1 third; J. R. Bloomfield, 1 first; Taylor and Rolton, 1 first, 1 second. 2 thirds; H. A. Pearson, 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third; E. Tomkins, 1 first; J. A. Johnstone. 2 firsts, 1 third; I. Gilmore, 1 third; T. A. Mitchell, 1 first, 1 third; A. Jr Jeffrey, 1 first. SOFT FEATHERED BANTAMS (Judge: Mr A. Pearson.) B. Graham, 3 firsts, 1 second; M. W. Hawkins, 1 second; W. F. Benfield, 1 second; Sprosen and Reynish, 2 firsts, 2 thirds; C. and D. Tippins, 2 seconds; O. A. Spicer, 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third; R. Macklan, 1 first; T. A. Mitchell, 3 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; A. E. Fransden, 4 firsts, 1 second; G. D. Gregory, 1 second, 1 third; Miss J. Greaves, 1 first. 1 second, 1 third; I. R. Griffiths, 1 first, 2 seconds; N. Clark, 2 seconds; R. G. Pearce, 2 firsts; D. J. Fifield, 1 first; H. R. Reeve, 1 second; F. E. McGregor, 2 firsts, 1 third; I. H. Lee, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third. GAME (Judge: Mr J. N. Digby.) J. H. Johnstone, 1 first; S. Pentecost. 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; R. H. Johnstone, 4 firsts, 4 seconds. 4 thirds; A. O. Jones, 1 first; M. K. McDermott, 1 third; S. W. Bloomfield, 1 first, 1 second; L. Williams, 1 first; I. B. Collie, 1 second, 1 third; J. A. Johnstone, 1 first; Mrs L. Williams. 1 first, 1 second; H. C. Sullivan, 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; R. N. Coppard, 1 first, 1 second; C. C. Minty, 1 first, 2 seconds, 2 thirds.

JUNIOR (Judge: Mr. E. W. Tippins.) H. Frame, 1 first, 2 seconds, 2 thirds; W. E. Fahey, 1 first; J. Hollow, 1 first. UTILITY LIGHT BREEDS (Judge: Mr F. Creda.) E. W. Tippins, 5 firsts, 3 seconds; J, R. Clarkson and Son. 2 firsts; J. Bell, 2 firsts; A. Bell, 1 first; C. J. Heslop, 1 first, 1 third; C. E. Zohrab, O. J. Bright, W. J. Martyn, 1-• first; W. L. Cobbe, 1 first, 1 third; A. J. Marriott, 1 first, 1 second; D. Finlay, 1 first, 1 second; Mrs R. Gottermeyer, 1 second; R. G. Pearce, 1 second; A. -Heyward, 1 second, 1 third; R. W. Davie, 1 first. 1 second: M. W. Hawkins, 1 second; • V. Ching, 1 third; B. Graham. 3 thirds; A. E. Tate, 2 thirds. JUNIOR (Judge: Mr F. Creda.) H. Frame, 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third; W. E. Fahey, 1 first; J. Hollow, 1 first. PIGEONS Tumblers. Fantails, Nuns (Judge: Mr C. Waldron.) J. R. Ndftcarrow, 7 firsts, 2 seconds, 11. Greenaway; 1 first, 1 second, 2 thirds; E. Tomkins, 2 firsts, 1 third; W. T. Scott,

8 firsts, 4 seconds, 2 thirds; E. Foster, 1 first, 4 seconds. 1 third; D. B. Calvert. 3 firsts, 1 second; Vernon and Forrester, 1 second, 3 thirds; Grady and Hargeaves, 5 firsts; C. A. Gallop, 8 firsts; J. D. Faith, 5 .firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; W, S. Whiteside. 1 first; G. W. Turner, 9 firsts, 3 seconds: C. B. Williams, 1 second; F. L. Clark, i third; A. M. Mazey, 1 third; D. L. Webb, 2 firsts. Pouters, Norwich Croppers (Judge: Mr G Clark.) Grady and Hargeaves, 4 firsts, 4 seconds, 3 thirds: F. L. Clarke, 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; A. M. Mazey, 6 firsts, 5 seconds, 3 thirds; H. G. Hart, 5 firsts, 1 second; C. B. Williams, 1 second. Homers (Judge: Mr A. Stone.) E. G. Barker, 18 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third; D. G. Brassell, 3 seconds, 1 third; W. Ellen, 4 firsts, 3 thirds; R. D. Leonard, 4 seconds, 3 thirds; A. R. Rowe, 3 firsts, 4 seconds, 3 thirds; E. L. Seeker, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; A. B. Thomas, 1 first, 3 seconds; L. T. Gay, 1 first, 1 third; H. J. Courtier, 1 second; F. H. Browne, 2 firsts; G. Moore, 1 second, 1 third; B. Aitken, 2 firsts; J. Phair, i first, 1 second, 1 third. Junior Fancy (Judge: Mr E. Foster.) P. J. May, 1 first, 1 third; N. S. Wing, 3 firsts, 3 seconds: K. J. Kerr, 1 third; R. C. Reeve. 1 second, 2 thirds. Other Pigeons, Owls and Swallows (Judge: Mr E. Foster.) Grady and Hargreaves, 7 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third; K. Watson, 5 firsts, 1 second; G. W. Turner, 3 firsts, 3 seconds; W. B. McKenzie, 1 first, 1 third; W. S. Whiteside, 16 firsts, 7 seconds, 1 third; C. P. Geaves, 2 firsts; E. Tomkins, 3 firsts, 1 second: H. R. Greenaway, 2 seconds; G. H. Conway, 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third.

CANARIES Yorkshire (Judge: Mr C. Milne.) L. Barroll, 9 firsts, 3 seconds; H. J. Davey, 5 firsts, 5 seconds, 1 third; P. Eden, 9 firsts, 1 third; W. Hewitt, 1 first, 2 seconds, 3 thirds; W. Blows. 3 firsts, 5 seconds, 1 third; T. Ramsay, 2 firsts, 2 seconds?. Norwich (Judge: Mr G. Duggan.) G.'Lintott, 9 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; G. D. Gregory, 5 firsts, 5 seconds; A. M. Gibson, 3 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; M. A. Nuttall, 2 firsts; T. Ramsay, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third: D. Myall, 5 firsts, 3 seconds; Mrs A. A. Slade, 6 firsts, 1 second, BUDGERIGARS Championship Class (Judge: Mr L. Wiltshire.) N. E. Overend, 4 firsts, 1 second, 2 thirds; G. E. Day and Mrs Day, 12 firsts, 7 seconds, 1 third; E, Johnson, 4 firsts, 3 seconds; L. S. Overend, 1 first, 1 second. 1 third; R. B. Breeze, 2 firsts, 3 seconds. Novice Class (Judge; Mr S. Overend.) N. Lee, 2 firsts; A. T. Priest, 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; C. Batchelor, 1 first, 1 second; A. Bates, 3 firsts; N. J. Hewison, 1 first, 1 third; H. J. Edmond, 4 firsts, 1 second. 1 third; J. E. Tardival, 1 first; C. Treacy and Mrs Treacy. 1 first. Young Birds (Judge: Mr L. Wiltshire.) L. S. Overend, 4 firsts; G. E. Day and Mrs Day. 6 firsts, J seconds, 2 thirds; N. E. Overend, 1 fifst; R. B. Breeze, 1 first; E. Johnson. 3 firsts, 2 seconds; H. J. Edmond, 1 first; C. Treacy, 1 first; N. J. Hewison. 1 first.

British and Foreign Birds (Judge: Mr C. Clemens.) L, W. Seeker, 3 firsts; H. J. Edmond, 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; G. E. Day and Mrs Day, 1 first, 1 second; F. F. Gillan, 1 first, 4 seconds, 1 third: Mrs A. A. Slade. 1 first, 1 second; W. J. Bould. 1 second; D. J. Powick, 3 firsts; N. Lee. 1 first, 1 second; L. D. Taylor, 1 first,