POULTRY SHOW

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 7, 8 July 1938, Page 16

POULTRY SHOW

HUTT VALLEY BIRDS The annual show' of the poultry, duck, and pigeon sections of the Hutt Valley Poultry, Pigeon, and Cage Bird Society was commenced in the Horticultural Hall, Lower Hutt, yesterday,' and is being continued today. About 350 birds have been entered. The judges are as follows: —Poultry section: Game and Old English bantams, Mr. O. Anderson; modern bantams, Mr. J. Symington; rocks and Minorcas, Mr. J. Eagles. All other varieties, Mr. J. Rusden Salt. Results are:— SPECIAL PRIZES. ■ Poultry.—Society Cup for best bird In show, best bird in fancy classes, John Bull Cup for best game (including Indian), W. Harding. "Chronicle" Cup tor best bird bred and 6wned by niember resident in Hutt Valley, "New Era" Cup for best modern game bantam, T. Holloway. Society Cup, best utility black Minorca (New Zealand), A. R. Buckland. A. Baker Cup for best utility White Leghorn, best utility bird, best utility cock, and runner-up to best in show, A. J. Shailer. Reginald Hill Cup, best Rhode Island Red, R. Bailey. Lieu-tenant-Colonel Forbes Cup for best utilitySussex, H. A. Lucas. . Society blue ribbon cup, best utility Black Orpington, J. H.. Sutton. Society blue ribbon cup best bantam in show and H. Goodin's special prize, H. McNeill. Junior Bantam Cup, H. H. Holloway. A. R. Buckland Cup for best Australorp, E. Edlin. Sharp : Cup for best utility female, A. J. Shailer. Best Wyandotte, J. V. Barrie. Best opposite sex to best Jancy, G. C. Thornton. Best opposite sex to best bantam, S. J. McKelvey. Best black-jed same, T. . Holloway. Best utility cockerel, A. 'R. Buckland. Best opposite sex to best In show, G. C. Thornton. Ducks. —Best in show, Khaki Campbell (North Island championship), Whenuapai Poultry Farm. White Rock (North Island champion), J. V. Barrie. Utility Pekin (North Island championship), Miss G. Falconbrldge. Pigeons.—Society Cup for best fancy. Miss E. Walker. Society Cup for best homer, F. J. Fraser. Wibblegmag Cup for best opposite sex to best fancy and miniature, J. F. Forster. Best opposite sex to best homer, A. J. Reader. North Island championships, homing pigeon colour class, male, A. J. Reader; female, F. J. Fraser. - ■ GENERAL AWARDS. Old English Game.—W. Harding, 5 -firsts; Geo. Snow, 2 firsts, 4 seconds. , • ' Australorps.—E. Edlin, 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third j A. R. Buckland, 1 first, 1 third; H. Goodin, 1 first. Indian Game.—F. T. Smith, 4 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third. Leghorns.—A. J. Shailer, 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third, very Ijlghly commended;. H. Goodin, ' 1 first, 2 seconds, 2 thirds; Sunny River Poultry Farm, 1 first, very highly commended; E. R. Adams, 1 first. • 1 Light Sussex.—R. Reid and Son, 1 first, 3 thirds; M. McDonald, 2 firsts, 2 seconds: H. Lucas, 1 first, 1 second, very highly com^mended. Minorcas. —G. C. Thornton/ 4 firsts ; A. ■■ B. Buckland, 1 first, 3 seconds, 2 thirds. Orpingtons.-— 3. H. Sutton, 4 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; E. Edlin, 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; J. V. Barrie, 1 second; R. Bailey, 2 firsts; K. Mullins, 1 second, very highly-commended; A. E. Burgess, 1 second; L. Mason, 1 first, 1 third, very highly commended. Rocks.—H. Flux, 3 firsts; J. A. Tripp, 1 second; J. V. Barrie, 3 firsts; A. E. Burgess, Wyandottes.—J. V. Barrie, 1 first, 1 second; H. Goodin, 1 first. Bantams. —Modern game; I. G. Rule, 1 second, 1 third; T. Holloway,'2 firsts: H. McNeill, 2 firsts; S. J. McKelvey, 1 first, 2 seconds; A. Ryan, 1 third. Old English game: S. J. McKelvey, 2 firsts; H. McNeill, 1 first, 2 seconds; P. H. Evans, 1 'first, 2 seconds; J. Wetherall, l second; G. Snow, 4 firsts. Rosecombs. —H. Gronley, 2 firsts; H. McNeill, 1 first; A. Ryan, 1 first, 1 second. Pekins.—H. McNeill, 2 firsts; H. Grouby, 1 first. ;' Junior Bantam Section.—H. H. Holloway, 2 firsts, 1 second; D. Davison, 1 first. Ducks.—T. HollQway, 1 first; Whenuapai Poultry tfarm, 4 firsts; Miss G. Falconttridge, 1 first, 1 second: H. A. Lucas, 4 firsts, 1 second. '■ ' Fancy Pigeons.—Miss E. Walker, 11 firsts, 3 seconds, 1 third; J. F. Forster, 4 firsts. Homers. —Open** class: F. J. Fraser, 2 firsts, 2 seconds; A. J. Reader, 3 firsts, 1 second; F. C. Ferris, 3 firsts, 1 third; R. Reid and Son, 1 second. Distance classes: F. J. Fraser, 5 firsts; F. C. Ferris, 1 first, 1 second; R. Reid and Son. 1 first. With four additional entries, Miss E. Walker was awarded three firsts and oVie second.