More Than 1000 Birds Judged At Poultry Show

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30769, 5 June 1965, Page 18

More Than 1000 Birds Judged At Poultry Show

More than 1000 birds, some from Invercargill and Whangarei, are being shown at the Christchurch Poultry, Pigeon, and Cage Bird Club’s ninety-eighth annual show. : The entries were judged : on Thursday in the Christchurch Fanciers’ Hall, Selwyn street, and the show will remain open to the public today. Mr W. L. Gobbe, the club’s president, said that the show had been very successful. The standard of the exhibits was good, birds in all classes being of a high quality. Though numbers were down slightly on previous years, quality had been more than maintained this year. Mr J. H. Taylor, judge of the fancy bantams section, said that in his section the standard of all classes was good, with one or two birds in particular sub-sections outstanding. Mrs P. B. Gilligan, who judged some of the pigeon sections, said there was not really a bad bird in her classes. Other judges were: Game poultry, Mr S. Penticost, Christchurch; light breeds, Mr B. E. Graham, Amberley; heavy breeds, Mr C. Mannings, Christchurch; game bantams, Mr E W. Tippins, Christchurch; fancy bantams, Mr J. H. Taylor, Christchurch; fancy pigeons, Messrs W. S. Whiteside, Christchurch, and A Ryan. New Plymouth, and Mrs P. G. Gallagher, Christchurch; homer pigeons, Mr B. Partridge, Christchurch; ducks, Mr B. E. Graham. Championship Awards New Zealand championships were awarded as follows: Hamburg, female, A. Binnle; utility Black Orpington, male, A. G. Trott; utility Buff Orpington, male, E. A. Jordan; o.e.g bantam, ail other colours, male, J. S. R. Boswell: Pekin bantam, all other colours, male, N Clark; bantam, a.0.v., male, W L. Gobbe; cropper pigeon, female, F. L. Dawbcr: pouter or pigmy pouter pigeon, male, J. J. Calvert; tumbler pigeon. I other than self, muff, or baldheaded female, G. L. Clark; frill pigeon, male, C. C. Minty. South Island championships were awarded as follows:

Utility Langshan, H. R. Warren; 0.e.g., bantam, all other colours, female, J. S. R. Boswell: Pekin bantam, all other colours, female, Mrs E. P. Mitchell; white Pekin bantam, female, W. L. Gobbe: self Wyandotte. bantam, female, B. E. Graham: a.o.c. Wyandotte, bantam, male, H. R. Reeve; a.o.c. Wyandotte, bantam, female, Hillview Farm! a.o.v. bantam, female, H. N. May; Jacobin pigeon, W. S. Whiteside: Modena Gazzi pigeon W. P. D. Whiteside: dragoon or carrier pigeon, F. L. Dawber; a.o.v pigeon, feather-leg, W. S t Whiteside: home pigeon, flown classes, ringed male, J. Millar.

Special awards were: Poultry.—The blue ribbon for best bird in show, utility poultry, E. W. Tippins. Alfred Walker Memorial Cup (best game), C. C. Minty. Hayhurst Cup (best Buff Orpington), J. L. James. G Walklin Cup (best Black Orping ion), A. G. Trott. J. D. Gobbe Memorial Cup (best White Leghorn), E. W. Tippins. Ancona Cup (best Ancona). J. H. Taylor. Harker Brown Shield (best Golden Hamburg), A. Binnie R Ayson and Son blue ribbon for

best Hamburg, A. Binnie. George BiitclJife Aiemuriai Cup tbe»l game), C. c. Almiy. Kud Jonnstone Memoriae cup (best game pullet), J. Monahan. C. J. Murray Cup <besl Ausiramrp hen), J. C. cradock. Pearce Memorial Cup (best light breed), £. W. Tippins. Sussex Challenge Cup (best Sussex), H. R. barren. Best duck or drake, D. T. Ashworth. Bantams. —G. Gatfield Cup and E. J. Ross Memorial Cup (for best game bantam), W. L. Gobbe. Tom Fmd.ey Memorial Cup (best a.o.c. Pekin), Mrs E. P. Mitchell. Biggs Memorial Cup (best fancy bantam), Gary Tippins. J. Cnetwin Memorial Cup (best rosecombe), Gary Tippins A. E. Frandson Cup (best game male), W. L. Gobbe. Cairns Shield (best junior fancy bantam), E. Bayne. Special (for best junior bantam), Wendy Jewell. Fancy Pigeons.—C. A. Gallop Memorial Cup (best fancy pigeon), W. S. Whiteside. G. A. Macquarrie Shield (best a.o.v fancy pigeon), W. S. Whiteside. Centennial Cup (best marked tumbler), R. Smillie. Geo. Lewis Cup (best fantail), F. R. Calvert. U.P.F.C. Shield (best trumpeter). W. S. Whiteside. Christie Cup (best nun), J. R. Nancarrow. Alec Fraser Cup (best performing tumbler), Mrs P B. Gilligan. G. F. Whiteside Cup (best magpie), G. A. Gough. J. Nancarrow Cup (best self tumbler, rung), G. L. Clark. W. M. Fraser Cup (best carrier), F. L. Daw ber. G. II Bradford Rose Bowl (best frill), C. C. Minty. G. Clark Cup (best Norwich cropper), F. L. Dawber. G. W. Turner Cup (best red tumbler), J R. Nancarrow. W. B. McKenzie Cup (best yellow tumbler). J. R Nancarrow. Noel Gilligan Shield (best Modena, rung), N. E Boswell. C. A. Gallop Cup (best nun or Jacobin), W. S. Whiteside C A. Gallop (best tumbler C.L.L.F.), G. L. Clark. J. W Green Cup (best junior tumbler), W. McLaughlin. Fancier’s Trophy No. 1 (best pigmy pouter), J. J. Calvert; Trophy 2 (best cropper), F. L. Dawber Trophy No. 3 (best muff tumbler), Philip Adamson. Junior Trophy (best junior fantail) Mary Boswell. C. A. Gallop Memorial Trophy (runner-up for best red tumbler). C. C. Minty. C. A. Gallop No. 2 Trophy (for best Modena). W. P. D. Whiteside. General results were: POULTRY Standard Old English Game.—D. C Shaw, 4 firsts., 2 seconds, 2 thirds; C. C. Minty, 4 firsts, 5 seconds, 2 thirds; J. Monahan, 2 firsts, 2 seconds., 1 third: A. R Shirlaw. 3 firsts. 1 second; H Sangster, 1 second, 1 third; F S. Creba, 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; L. J. Boswell, 1 first, 2 thirds; A. Howard, 2 firsts; N and A. Rattray, 1 second, 1 third; W. L. Jones, 2 firsts, 1 third: B. E. Graham, 1 second Light Breeds.—C. and D Woodley, 2 thirds; D Skurr, 2 firsts, 1 second: A. Blonde, 1 second; K. G. Orchard, 1 first, 1 second: N. Clark, 4 firsts, 1 third; R. M. Parsons, 2 seconds.

Utility Light Breeds.—D. W. Tippins, 2 firsts, 2 seconds; D. Skurr, 1 first, 3 thirds: K. G Orchard, 1 first; Mrs K. G. Orchard, 1 second, 1 third: R. G. Pearce. 2 firsts, 1 second. 1 third; A Heyward, 1 first: 0. C. Morrlss., 1 second: J. H. Taylor, 1 first. Heavy Breeds.—R. I Variance. 3 firsts, 2 seconds; J. C. Cradock. 2 firsts., 2 seconds, 4 thirds; H. R. Warren, S firsts, 3 second®. 4 thirds; A. Heyward, 1 first. 1 third: J. B McNeill, 2 firsts; J. L. James, 5 firsts, 1 third: E. W. Tippins, 3 firsts,, 2 seconds, 2 thirds: J. Monahan, 1 third: A. G. Trott, 1 first; E. C. Pritchard, 1 first, 1 second,

I third: £. A. Jordan, 3 firsts; G. C. Jordan, 3 seconds-, 1 third: C. B. Butcher, 1 first: M. B Pratt, 1 second: R. Frost, 1 third. G. H. Nicoll, 1 second; C. Sanderson, 1 first, 1 second. Junior Classes —E. Nayne, 1 first, 1 second. 1 third. DUCKS Utility.—D. T. Ashworth. 3 firsts; J. J. Topp, 2 firsts, 3 sec onds; N and A. Rattray, 2 firsts, 1 third. Standard.—D. T. Ashworth, 2 firsts; J. J. Topp, 2 firsts: R Mo-Hoy, 2 firsts; Mrs R Molloy, 2 seconds. BANTAMS Old English Game.—R. J Brooker, 1 third; J S. R. Boswell, 3 firsts, 3 seconds, 1 third; W. L. Gobbe, 9 firsts, 3 seconds. 3 thirds; N. and A. Rattray, 1 second, 3 thirds; R. R. Ward, 1 second: Hillview Farm, 4 firsts: B. and S. Notman, 3 firsts, 2 seconds., 3 thirds; A Howard. 3 seconds; R. J. Brooker, 2 firsts, 1 second: J. Cradock, 1 first, 1 second.

Fancy Bantams. —M. B. Pratt. 1 first, 1 third; 0. Manson, 1 second, 1 third; G. Tippins, 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third: G. H Nicoll, 1 third: H. R. Warren, 1 first; D. J. Grindlay. 1 first. Mrs E. P. Mitchell, 10 firsts, 4 seconds, 4 thirds: R. G. Moore, 3 firsts, 1 third: H. N. May, 3 firsts. 3 seconds.. 1 third: Ryan Bros., 1 third: H. R Reeve, 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third; G. D Gregory, 1 second. 1 third; A Heyward, 1 third; E. C. Pritch ard. 1 third; W. L. Gobbe, 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; J. Simpson, 1 first: N. Clark, 1 first: A. W. Graham, 1 first, 3 seconds, 2 thirds; Mrs K. G Orchard. 1 first, 1 third; Hillview Farm, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third: J. C. Cradock, 1 second: B. E Graham, 1 first; P. J. Ally, 1 second, 1 third; D. T. A. Ashworth, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third. W. McLaughlan. 1 first. Junior Bantams.—Miss J. Pollock. 2 firsts; E. Bayne, 4 firsts. 4 seconds, 1 third; E. C. Pritchard, 1 first, 2 seconds; A. Simpson, 2 firsts, 1 third; Mdse. W. Jewell, 5 firsts, 2 seconds. PIGEONS Fancy Pigeons.—F. R. Calvert, 3 firsts, 1 second: F. L. Dawber. 6 firsts, 7 seconds, 2 thirds; J. J. Calvert, 6 firsts; Miss M. Boswell. 9 firsts, 5 seconds. 1 third; R. A. Dawber, 8 firsts, 2 secands, 4 thirds; H. N. May, 2 seconds, 2 thirds: C. C. Minty, 6 firsts, 4 seconds., 3 thirds; Mrs P. B. GHdigan, 5 firsts, 6 seconds. 1 third; W. P. D. Whiteside, 13 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third: B. W. Marshall, 5 firsts, 6 seconds, 4 thirds: J. D. Faith, 3 firsts, 1 second, 3 thirds; N. E. Boswell, 8 firsts, 2 seconds, 2 ! thirds; K. A. Grofski, 2 firsts, 1 I third: W. S. Whiteside, 12 firsts. 1 second; J. R. Nancarrow, 8 firsts, 2 seconds; H. R. Green awav, 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third: Miss L. Knight, 1 first, 1 second. 1 third: G. A. Gough, 4 firsts., 2 seconds; G. L. Clark. 13 firsts, 9 seconds, 4 thirds: P. Gough, 1 first, 3 seconds. 2 thirds; W. McLaughlan, 2 firsts, 3 seconds, 2 thirds; P Mitchell. 2 firsts, 3 seconds, 1 third; R. Smillie, 9 firsts, 2 seconds, 3 thirds; J. G. Macdonald, 4 firsts. 7 seconds., 3 thirds; A. Pyke, 1 first, 1 second; C. Fox. 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 2 thirds; L. Burke, 1 second; P. Adamson, 2 firsts, 1 secnd; M. Burke, 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 2 thirds; R. Howard, 1 first, 3 seconds; K. Anderson, 1 first. 1 second, 4 thirds; W. Howard, 3 firsts, 1 second; G Spriggs, 1 third; M. Giiigan, 2 firsts, 1 third.

Homer Pigeons.—W. Muschamp, 6 firsts, 3 thirds; K. J. Harrison, 3 firsts, 4 seconds; J. Miller, 5 firsts, 3 seconds; J. K. Harrison, 1 first, 2 seconds; H. N. Afay, 2 seconds, 1 third; V. Main, 9 firsts, 9 seconds, 8 thirds; J. D. Faith, .1 second, 1 third: W. S, Whites'ide, 5 firsts: B. W. Marshall, 2 firsts, 1 second: B. E. Graham, 3 firsts, 1 second: P. Adamson, 1 second, G. Spriggs, 1 third.