THE FEATHER FANCY

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 174, 16 April 1908, Page 11

THE FEATHER FANCY

[Notes bv " Domino."] POULTRY SHOWS. < Juno 3. —Woodville. June. 11.: 12. —Eketahuno. ■ ' Jui\o 17,'. 18. —Hftwora., .... -\; ■ Juno 18, 19, 20.—Auckland. ; •• Julie'23, 24, 25; 26— Palmcrston North. July 2, 3, 4.—Wellington. . f July 3, 4.—Newton. July 7, 8. —Carterton. . -- . July 8, 9.—Wanganui.v : July 8; 9, 10, 11.—Waikato. • July 10, 11.—Wairarapa. 1 July 15, 16.—l'aliiatua. July 17, 18.—Hastings. July 21,'22. —Napier 1 . _ July 23, 24, 25.—'Taraualsi. ■' July 28, 29.—Marton. '. . ;■■■ August 6, 7—Taihapo. i( .. Following on iny remarks of last issue l as to..the advisability, of 'diniini'shing''rather than >inoreasing the number of shows held under ' ■ tho auspices' of tho North Island Association; , ■ a reader has asked <t AVhut would hcconiG of /the ;siuallcr". societies that- now,hold shows, —would they ccaso to " My answer is that'tho various societies 'and.!■ committees > oould still oxlst as local adjuncts \to. tho com- • bined tbodies, and-would be ; very valuable. as such, inasmuch'as they would still bo able ' to'.fdster' interest in tlio big show to bo held ' in: the .centre 'dccidcd upon/and ;\instead:'.of 'each payirij^.two,guineas, as.amlia- : tion feo to tlio governmg body, ono fee would '■ suffico'. from tho . combined. districts. Tako, 1 for-instance, Dannovirke,-Woodville, PaliuV 'ifcua 1 ,. aridV : Ekotahuna. ; ,>; ; Wonld it . riot .be far ' ■ better to hold;, ono good ■ show in- 1 a central position; pav ono fee.to tho Association, havo . some half a' dozon good championships instead of one or two jioor onesj. have.a better com-, mand of ,'qrialified judges;, etc.,valljfor the 0110 expense of tho show? It is a Tic'.l-known fact . tbat: shows:aro expensive .concerns when ' tho, : matter ~. bf .Vrent,: cartage, - . '.... schedules',: etc., . arp 'talccn i into .account, .but when,combiiierl action, is .taken' tho cost.ji'.ould ■ ' ba. infinitesimal.- Again—and. more impor- • tant—tho sliows ,: would be,'worth attending. It will .be.: argued; that-' lccalitirs would leso thoir interest.. This is'.riot A oorribine<l. executive could bo appointed to v.ork out tho '■ details in;'just.'thq ; delegates , 'tho As-' : sociation.;me'Btings; :and. surely, it would, not': u' .Jibe, asking, fanciers,tco.\much to : s]>eiid,a few; shillings in railway, fares to- att-ond ,tho. showheld'- in vthe alternate centres.',■ I liavo in-u 1 eta.noea .ohly.-itho';'Bush',.districtstho'/;same- . applies toiiVlarton . and /Foilding ,working in with' assisting/Hastings,; Inglowood assisting' Hawera. ; 1 ; am , quite : , ' (X)nvinoed 7 'that ; ;if.\giyeu .'a' trial,, tho, schcmo 1 . ,wculd :bo n suecc6S.- 'A; 'championship .won .'at, ■;"/ a corr.biiw! show would surely .carry mproi " weight than one won at , a - show whero per-, haps,\'therb L ':.worb ono ! or/.tw.o 'oxhibitbrs_: and: X.- the . same, number , of .'exhibits,viand, - with a ' good, interval between' shows (which'the fewer- . shows . would» allow),.:tho/,c'ombincxl fixtures. ...;, w<jiiild-V prove, a /'dccidqd" ; .attraction ' to •ox-; / ii-vhibitbrs .from"the othe'ri centres; This.would , . "irieaii whit ,is 'a' : show with-. out it? 'XX : y,!; '- , ' :'. X .V;.'/. ' iThe^Veilihgtbri:piety's schedule,is in the : ■ '• /.ipririter's'.handsj-. and inay' be looketl for early in May Much; amiiMment has bcieri, caused' teiddcal ! V. readers of .the'.-English-"." Feathered 1 World" • by;tho appearanco there of-a photogiaph of :: :an -jallegod: ;big/winndr' viri./; tno'/wyandotto' • classes -at'iNew iZealaud - shq"^ i by a glbwirig/ac'cmirit' of the' prbweES. of, this' " bird ■m' wyandotto circles. I. havo. searched, ■ .in.vain tho records of the Wyandotte,Club, and ;failod.to..find an litom of evidcnco;that, -X ioltfni'pioii'; ; :,hasaolriered.!^such' .-.distinction,'; and- caii-*o;ily,i conclnd6' that it must ;bo. a joke.-"' 1 .ani giTra-;to'-^nderetajjd ; j 'theirefiortiwill T oo'ntradicted^'officially,: and. " - ; the : sooner -the 'better, •. •• • , ißy the Moeraki, .which arrived-011 Wednes-- ' ■ day,',-there camo.i a. ; couple of; silvier.' wjfaiidcttto .:. pullets from.tho yards of;. Mr. George-Howell, consigned-to Mr.-,Cccil D. Beatson, of Stoke, '/. .-.Nelson.V. . ; .;/';-;- 'Pigeon./ Society, hold its Oaks raco, from- Waitotara, an .air lino distanco of 102 miles. ! The winning bird . / homed ;in 2hr.*lßmin. 3sec.,-and takes Mr. / J.-i J'. /: The/ result/was :as .follows :-i-E.. Griffith's ' blue 'lipn, No. -218, : 1330 yards; .AV. -Bhiley's h.c.h., No. 17.1, -1322 .yards ;.;F.-iiWi!hamß's . r.c.h;,' . No.-241, ■ 1317; yardi;-R. ."Powell's-1i.c.h... No. 30, 1316. !•/.' :'. : yards : ; "J. v ■ J;;Elliott's'Vb;c.lv.. Favcurito,l3l!4' -yards; J.- H.' Clark's b.c.h.,; Handel, .1312 /;■:;'/"yards per minute. ! - . ' .. ;.