THE FEATHER FANCY

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 234, 26 June 1908, Page 11

THE FEATHER FANCY

[Notes bt "Domino."] ;■ ' POULTRY SHOWS. July 2, 3, 4. —Wellington. .July 3, 4.—Nowton. . • " July. 7, B.—Carterton. July 8, 9. —Wanganui: July S, 9, 10, ll'.—Waibato. • July 10, 11.—'Wairarapa. ' July'l7, 18.—Hastings. July 23, 24| 25.—Taranaki. July 28, 20.—Marton. August 6, 7.—Taihapo. _ A southern paper reports that at. a meet-, ing of tho New. Zoiilaml Orpington Club it was decided to disband,, owing to lack of support. ... ■ Tlio 'North Island championship for Pel;in Ducks whs competed for at the Auckland show,. I'cld last week, Mr. 11. A. Coates's exhibit, securing the honour. 'At tlm same show iilr. R. E. Widdows won the Working' Homer championshin. The. Magpie' classes at tlio Dunedin .show drew forth the grand total•' of two birds. The same number of birds fought out thn Show championship. . Two Magpies I, This is ha;;d to understand. Mas .the recent controversy between .'a well-known New Zealand Magpio fancior and Mr. Woodward (who judged, at Dunedin) had. anything to do. with this great falling off ?' Or is it that tlicro aro , very few, clean-beaked Mag- 1 pies in Dunedin? r . .Sir. A, H..Guthrie, of Karori, should bo proud, of Ins achievement at Hawera last week." His record with three black; Orpingtons was: Three firsts, three specials, North Tslitnd ■ and the cup for host hird in show. Tho "Hawcra Star,"'in writing of :tlie: show-, says: "The North Island , ■ championship was-conipetod for by a . very fine lot. of. birds. The.judgo remarked that; the winner (Mr. Guthrie's pullet) stood out on .her-own; and was'a splendid type-of bird. Tljp owner ; of' this bird 'seems to have got a umquo strain, and ; one that' is of: undoubted' good quality. This , bird was greatly admired bv fanciers, and was said to be tlio best in New Zealand." The very fine challenge shield which the North Island Wyandotte Club has allotted to the Hastings Show;'for competition "is now out of the engraver's hands. It is a splendid; bit of .work.,. The exhibitor own-. • ing the best Wyandotte in the various classes at .Hastings will bo the ''winner of tho shield.. ... The .Wellington Society is to be congratulated upon ,tho fine entry it has received for ;; ' its show V next ; week, over 900 having • been • received at time .of' writing. This, when, taking ; into/account the great drop there has been in outvies all round during . the past two. years, must bo'considered good.' These entries include birds from all parts of;;the' .two. Islands; and the . struggle for .'' supremacy in the Silver Wyandotte . chairs piohship, class, tho Show. Hmrier championship; and tho Yorkshiro. Canary championship will be very, keen, as in these sections the totals, are,; very, large. Many entries have, beeir reOoived. from' Australia 'also, and patrons; of tho show may expect.to see a'finc, array of feather, specimens, probably tho best teen hero for years. At a committee meeting of tho local Society on Tuesday, evening, .the various penning committees were.set up as,follow: — Poultry:. Messrs. Jainieson, Fearnj- Russell, Leighton, Iremongor,' and Gurrie., Pigeons: Fancy -varieties, : Messrs. Alilers, Fauvel, Greiisidc, ■ and , Stairmand (2).; • (Homers, Messrs. Clarke ,(2) and Haynes.' ■ Canaries: Messrs. Murphy, Hastie, and Rider. At the , same "meeting several additional trophies Vvcro allotted—tlio A.; and P. Food Company's tOj.the ..best ; .Wyandpttp, in the show, . Mr." rßradnoclv's . two .trophies'' to the G.-'P. Hamburg, cockerel and: pullet classes, D.I.C.'/trophy. , ,tb : 'tne''best Wyandotte other than silver, E. W. Mills's. to the best' Brahma; Mr. Wylie's to best Brown Leghorn hen or' pullet, Mr. HaynesV to the scorerof the most points in tho classes in the. Working Homer'section: