THE FANCIERS' SHOW.

Evening Star, Issue 11605, 19 July 1901, Page 6

THE FANCIERS' SHOW.

MR MAUDE'S EXPERT ADVICE. THE DOGS JUDGED TO-DAY. As soon J. Maude (of Melbourne) had finished his judging of the poultry yesterday afternoon he kindly consented <o give our reporter, his opinion about the classes ,whiph he had gone through since luncheon, and this is what he said: The Andalusians are of good quality in all the classes—a little better, I should say, than those shown last year. As to the imporCtot class of Minorcas, they constitute a very strong section, there being good birds in each and every class. The old coeks show up remarkably. . lb is a breed that does not last into age, .and verv seldom are so' many good hens Been in this- class. The: old hens also are good, especially the winner, who stands out by-hersclf. Cockerels are numerous, but tie" good ones are confined to about six or eight birds. The winner got his award principally on comb, although he is all right in other respects. I One of the best' in this class had to be content with '' highly commended " becanse he is going white in the face. The pullets are specially strong, andythere is here a marked improvement in the color of the eyes, yet there are still too many light- | eyed birds exhibited. The new Ancona breed, is represented, but there are no really first-class birds amongst ihem. The old classes of Orpingtons remain about the same as heretofore. I notice, however, a I marked improvement in the cockerel and pullet classes, as regards type, color of feather, and eye. Buffs are not good; thereis a want of new blood in these fowls. Going on to give his opinion about the ducks, Mr Maude said: There are only two | Aylesburys, and they are of fair quality. The Rouens are very poor. The Pekins are fairly good; in fact the winning duck ! would take a bit of beating anywhere, and J sbe ; beat the drake for the special. In the I variety, class the winners are all Indian runners, but scarcely up to the required standard, excepting perhaps the winning drake, being generally faulty in marking and carriage. There are a few cheap birds | in the selling classes, and they ought to meet ready sale at the prices. . Asked to oblige by stating in regard to our poultry generally what.classes came nearest to the standard, Mr Maude obligingly replied: There is room for improve- ! ment in the Hamburgs, the Plymouth Rocks, and .the Spanish. The white* Leghorns and tha browns are ■ better than they used to be. Polish and Houdans are classes that want raising in quality. As to dark Brahmas, you want new stock altogether. If you want to improve your Wyandottes by getting new strains from England you will have to spend a lot of money and pay big prices. The Wyandottes you now have are good, and if these birds' are properly mated I should say that the breed will be as good as any that can be imported. In Minorcas, those that I have seen possess size and quality of comb, but I should like to see more, attention paid to the color of the eye. It should be as dark as possible. On the whole, I' think this is i'l round a better show than the one at Wellington. The Christchurch show I did not see.

Towards the end of yesterday afternoon the light bad for judging, and the inspection of the balance of the pigeons had to be postponed until this morning. As -to this section generally, though n\jjnbers are not present; the quality is mostly satisfactory, in some cases far beyond expectations. The short-faced tumblers, for example, would hold their own with any in Australia, and the winners in these classes that are sent down by the veteran Nelson fancier, Mr Macquarie, constitute one of the features \ of the show. The club's trophy for the best pigeon in the show goes to the firm of Macquarie and Smith. The dragons, good as a class, are distinctly superior as regards some of the winners, and mention may be made of the excellent exhibits bred by Mr Hobbs, of Christchurch. The magpies are a noticeably even lot, described by fanciers as iho best ever seen in New' Zealand. The Antwerps, though sweet and clean., are disappointing when judged alongside the standard. New blood is wanted in this breed. The turbits and owls, on the other hand, keep up their quality very well, and some first-class birds are caged in the Jacob ns section, a red cock deserving special mention. The fantails are an even lot; "but not the pick of the country. An interesting exhibit related to the pigeon section is the water color painting by Miss Tojnkin, of Oamaru," this being the diploma prepared for the winner of the flying race 1 at Oamaru. The design is an artistic arrangement of New Zealand flowers and-scenery with a pigeon painted from life as the central object, and the whole scheme is so pjretty as to command general admiration. The judging of the dogs this morning was the source of a great deal of interest. ' St. Bernards were poorly represented both in .numbers and quality, and the same remark applies to the Newfoundlands, new blood evidently being wanted in both breeds. The Gordon setters were a good lot; the winning dog is of good color, but a trifle coarse. Only one Irish terrier was shown, and this was a fair specimen. The retrievers constituted one of the best classes in the show. The winning dog, Mr Ward's Rswi Prince, which won last year, s has a good head and eye and fine body and carriage of tail, but not very good in the coat. The winning bitch is good in head and curl, and carries her tail well. The brown retrievers were scarcely so good as last year. The winner is a nice stamp of dog, with raiher. bad coat. Cocker spaniels were numerous. In black dogs the prize was "awarded under protest, and as the winner was found to be overweight the first ticket went to the dog originally placed second, he being only a fair specimen of the breed, l'ue best cocker in the show was Mr Leversedge's bitch, which also won »ast year as a riuppy. She has a good head and ears, ahu Ui.ce'feet, and/wou;d take a lot of beating anywhere. The field spaniels were all faii* specimens. The Irish water spaniels were good as a class. The first prize bitch wins on face and carriage of tail. Collies were scarcely so in quality as last year. The best dog in this section was Mrs Blyth's puppy, which has a good face and carriage of ears, and fine coat; in fact is iucn a good one that it wou»n take a real crack to beat him. Most of the ether collies were rather long in carriage of ear, and, another prominent fault in collies, they were also bumpy oyer the eye. The smooLh collies were an ordinary lot. Foxterritrs were one of the principal sections in the show, and it may be said they were more numerous and of a better quality than last year. Mr George Roberts's Whitelee Rally has a fine punishing jaw, flat skull, and good eye, but is rather open in carriage of eaip; might. be rounder in bone, ana is a trifle weak in the feet. Master Rogen's Evansdaie Lad is a little weak in the face, and not flat enough in the skull, but has nice small ears, a good neck, fine, round bone, and excellent feet, also he has a better coat than the first prize dog. Mr Webster's Whitelee Pat has a good jaw, but is inclined to be thick in the cheek; his ears are a trifle large, he shows a tendency to roundness, and is rather wide in front, but he has a good neck and shoulders, and excellent bone and feet. Mr Hides's Whitelee Frolic is a very showy htt.e bitch, a ;rifl> weak in the face, a bit round in the skull, and rather gay in the carr.age 01 iter ears, but she has a good necE and feet, and if a little crooked in front she shows a lot of the terrier character. These four dogs took the bulk of awards in the foxy classes. Two nice Skye terr.ers w ere snown, but the Airedales, Irish terriers, and bull ter"e"■•were nothing out of the ordinary. BuJdogs were scarcely so good as last year, but. pugs turned up in numbers, and the prize-winners;_all showed a lot of quality. Tie following finishes our prize-list: POULTRY. (Judge: Mr J. Maude, Melbourne!) Oepingtohs.— Black cock, W. J. Morton 1 D. MBwan 2, J. Peterson 3; hen, W. j' Morton 1, E; ~slin 2, G. A. Reade 3; cockere.,W. J. Morton 1, D. MiSwan2, Mrs Harvey 3; pullet, D. M-Ewan 2, W. J? Morton 3. Buff cock, W. J .Morton 1; cockerel, J. Taylor 1; pullet, W. J. Morton 1, J. Taylor 2, J. L. Bonnin 3. Any other variety; Cock or cockerel, G. Fairley (red cap) 1; hen or pullet, M. Donohue (rosecomb Leghorn) 1. Tukkbys.—Pair, Mrs W. Hy Cutten 1. upwKs.,—Aylesbury drake, Mrs W. H. Cutten 1; duck, Mrs W. H .Cutten L Rouen duck, Mrs R. Allen 1. Pekiu drake, L. Irvine 1 and 2, B. Hart 3; duck, B. Hart 1, It. Irvine 2", E. Reiiry 3.' Any other variety r

Drake, D. SpaJdinff L B. Reflly 2, i*. M'Ewan3; duck, B. Beilly 1, D. M'Ewan 2 , and 3. ■.-,. ■; .. Selling Classes.—Cock op cockerel: L.v Irvine 1,.8. Really 2, H.T. Harvey 3. Hen' or pullet: James Sharman 1, E. Reilly 2, J. F, Roberts 3. Pair of fowls, cock and hen ' (light weight): A. and C. Grant 1, J. J. Jonea 2, R. W. Howison 3. Cook and hen (heaVy weight): WHliam Irvine .1. Dock and drake: B. Reilly 1,-W. G. King 2.' PIGEONS. (Judge: lir J. Pouters, cock'or heaiwTwo entrie»—A. Macdonaid 1,.A. Jamieaon 2. ' Jacobins.—Bed or yellow cooks or hen-rA. H. Guthrie 1, 2, and 3. Any other color, cock or hen: R. P. Giblin I. Any' color, under 12 months, cock or hen: R. P. Gibsa Faotaob.—White cock or,hen: R. P. Giblin 1, W. H. Turvey 2, Jan. Hay. 3. Black cock or hen.: Jas. Hay 1 and 2. Any other color, cock or hen: Jas Hay 1. Any color, cock or hen, under 12 months: Turvey 1 and 2, G. Tompkins 3. Dragons.—Blue or silver cock:- Hobbs Bros. 1 and 3, Gardiner and Mann. 2. Blue >' or silver hen: Hobbs Bros. 1 arid 2. Any other color, cock or hen: A. Burnetii, Hobbs Bros. 2, Gardiner and Mann 3. Any color, cock or hen, under 12 months: Hobbt Bros. 1. ' Antwbbps.—Short-faced silver dim, cock or hen. D. A. R. M'Bwan 1, 2, and 3. Shortfaced, any other color, cock or hen: D. A. R. M'Ewan 1, 2, and 3. - Long-faced, any 'other color, cock or hen: A. H. Guthrie. 1, D. A..R. /Ewan 2 and 3. Show Homers.—Chequered cock or hen: A. H. Guthrie 1. WoßKisa Homers.—Any color cock or ben: Macquarie and Smith 1 and 2, D. Patersbn 3. Any-other color cock or, hen under 12 months: S. C. Hurst 1, D. Paterson 2. Magpies:—Black cock or hen: E. J. FaHu 1, Macquarie and Smith 2, J. Maitland 3. Any other color cock or hen: Macquarie and Smith-1, 2, and 3. Any color cock or hen under 12 months: G. Tomkins 1. Tuhbits.—Black cock, E. J. Fallu 1, A. H. Guthrie 2, W. Tattersfield 3; hen, AH. Guthrie 1 .and 3, W. Tattersfield 2: Any other color coca.: A H. Guthrie 1, W. ,'H. Turvcy 2. Any color cock or hen under 12 months: A. H. Guthrie I,'W. H» Turyey 2. Owls.—English, blue or silver hen: K. J. Fallu 1. English, any other color cock: E.s j: Fallu 1. English, any color cock or hen under 12 months: E. J. Fallu 1. African, any color cock, A. H. Guthrie 1 and 2,' J. C. Fothergill 3; hen, A. H .Guthrie 1. Any color cock or hen under 12 months: A. EL Guthrie 1. , ', ' ■ Orientals.'—Any variety cock or hen, JC J. Fallu 1. Nuns.—Any color cock or hen: J. Mmrßaad 1. Any color, under 12 months: J. Maitland 1, •: ' ' Tumblers.—Short-faced cook or hen, Maoquarie and Smith 1 and special and 2, fi. J. Fallu 3; short-faced cock or hen under 12 months, Macquarie and Smith 1, 2, and 3; short-faced baldhead cock or ben, A. H. Guthrie 1; long-faced black baldhead cock or ben, Macquarie and Smith 1; long-faced baldhead, blue or silver, cock or hen, J. Hay - land 2; long-faced baldhead, any color, under 12 months, Gardiner and Mann 1; longfaced black cock or hen, A. Fraser 1; lon>faced red or yellow, cook or hen, Al Fraaer 1 and 2; long-faced any other color, eoek : or hen, A. Fraser 1; long-faced cock or hen, under 12 months, A. Fraser 1; featherlegged black cock or hen, J. Simpson 1 and 3, A. Fraser 2; feather-legged, any other color, cock or hen, A. Fraser 1, J. Simpson 2: feather-legged, any color, cock or hen, under 12 months, A. Fraser 1, 3: Simpson 2. Ant Other.—Any variety pigeon, cleanlegged, cock or hen: Macquarie and Smith, German: beards, 1 and 2; J. Hay, laced fantails, 3. Selling classes: Cock, A. Fraser 1, J. Hay 2- hen, A. Fraser 1, J. Hay S; pair, A. H. Guthrie 1, Harper and Murdoek 2, A Fraser 3; pair, price not exceeding 10s, A. Fraser 1, L. Love 2. Flttkg Back.—This was got off last Saturday, the distance being 101 miles,"from Si.. Andrews, and won by H. Pullen'a Eeora, velocity 1,295 yds Ift; with J. G. Maedonald's Pilot (1,254yd5) second and D. Pateaan'a Kismet (l,lflsyds) third. DOGS. (Judge: Mr J. Maude, MelbourneA St. Bernards.—Dog, J. Lewin 1; bitch, Morland Bros. 1. NEWForon)LAin)S.~Dog or bitch, J. W1&tyre 1. . ! Setters.—Gordon dog, F. W. Hooper 1 and special, G. Strong 2, C. L. Hunt 3. Irish dog, E. Hutchen 1. Retrievers.—Black curly-coated dog, J. J. Ward 1 and special, G. H. Barnett 2, V. Trewern 3; bitch, G. H. Barnett 1 and 3, C. Ritchie 2;- bitch under 12 months, C. Ritchie 1 and special, J. Bourke 2. Brown dog, J. J. Ward 1, T. Timlin 2, C. J. Morton 3; bitch, J. Caley 1. Spaniels.—Cocker dog under 301b, C. N. "Napier 1; bitch, G. Murton 1, A Johnson 2; dog, under 12 months, Hudson and Asher 1. Black cocker dog, under 301b, E. F. Black 1; bitch, W. C. Leversedce 1 and special, "Hudson and Asher 2, T. W. Richmond 3; dog, under 12 months, E. F. Black 1, Hudson and Asher 2; bitch, under 12 months, G. Murton 1. Field dog, black, C. D. Hudson 1; bitch, C. D. Hudson 1. Field dog, other than black, F. W. Hunt 1. Irish water bitch, Eennelly and M'Grath 1 and 3, M. Montagu 2; puppy, under 12 months, Eennelly and M'Grath 1 and 2. Collies. —Rough-coated dog or bitch, limit . class, C. D. Ross 1; dog, open class, J. Watson L, Steers and Misonald 2; bitch, open class, D H. Thomson 1, Mrs J. W. Watson 2; dog under 12 months, Mrs D.'Blyth 1 and two specials, Miss L. Faithful 2, J. ' Young 3; bitch under* 12 months, D. F. Francis 1 and 2; novice class, C. D. Ross 1, D. Francis 2, Steers and M'Donald 3; dog or bitch, owner in Otago or Southland, A. Y. Bracegirdle 1, C. i). Ross 2; puppy, owner in Otago or Southland, Miss L. Faithful 1, D. H. Thomson 2, A. W. Thomson 3. Smooth-coated dog, open class, G. A. Perkins 1; bitch, open class, A. Wright, jun., 1; dog under 12 months, Miss M. S. Reid 1; bitch under 12 months, A. Wright, jun., 1. Smithfield dog, W. Sparrow 1. Bearded bitch, A. Wright, jun., 1 and 2. Farmers' and shepherds' class, A. Wright, jun., x and 3, G. A. Perkins 2. Fox Terriers.—Dog or bitch (limit class), G. Roberts 1 and special, Master J. Ragen 2, T. Hides 3. and special, E. Webster 3; dog, G. Roberts 1, Master J. Rogen 2, Mibs Logan 3; bitch, T. Hides 1, G. Roberts 2; dog, under twenve months, G. Roberts 1 and special, E. Waster 2; bitch, under twelve months, T. Hides 1; novice class, G. Roberta 1 and 3, E. Webster 2. Skte Terriers.—Dog, W. Mills, jun., 1, Miss Hutton 2; bitch, W. Mills 1. Airedale Terriers.—Dog, E. E. Nicholson 1. Irish Terriers.—Dog, A R. Fullertpn • 1 and special, J. W. Beattie 2, J. Morrison 3; dog under twelve months, J. F. Roberts 1, W. Brown 2: bitch under twelve months, J. P. Wylio 1, Miss Tottie Faris 2. But l Terriers —Dog under twelve months, W. MCrone L, Btjll Dogs.—Dog, W. Dixon 1 and special and 3, S. Napier Bell 2; bitch, R. Stanton 1. Pugs.—D'g, F. J. MacKaness 1 and special, Cap'ain Flemine 2, Mrs Kelly 3; bitch, F. J. MacKaness 1, Mrs Kelly 2 and 3; puppy, F. J. MacKaness 1, Mrs Kelly 2, Miss Lily Parke- 3. » Selling Class.--Miss Logan L ' Sporttno Team.—G. H. Barnett 1. Brace Spaniels.—C. D. Hudson 1, W.'O. lVversedge 2.

Mr A- E. Brown, of King street, gave an exhibition of poultry-plucking last nighjt. He dislocates the neck on the most approved method, and before the muscular postmortem twitching is over the bird is as clean as a billiard ball. JJast night Mr , Brown was not in his best form; still, he did a fowl in less than two minutes and a duck in lmin 55sec. This evening Mr Leihy. the Government expert, is to show the people how to truss fowls for export. Music in abundance and continuous ifi provided, the roosters being the tenors and the dogs the basses.