GREYMOUTH POULTRY CLUB

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 August 1929, Page 4

GREYMOUTH POULTRY CLUB

' ANNUAL SHOW The Greymouth Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Cat Club’s annual show was opened in the Drill Hall this afternoon by the Mayor, (Mr. J. W. Greenslade). The show will be continued this evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening. In every respect the Show is the finest yet held by the Club. Entries total over 150 more than last year’s, constituting an easy record. The game class is the largest ever exhibited in the Coast, entries totalling 75. The Sussex class is good and the open classes altogether have drawn 175 entries. The bantams, constitute an excellent class of 60 entries, and 85 pigeons are on show. In the utility section Leghorns drew big entries, and Minorcas and Black Orpingtons are rei presented. Shade Island Red classes are well filled and ducks have drawn the largest number of entries, of any of the Club’s shows. Cat classes will be entered and judged tomorrow. Canaries offex* a biggei’ class than usual. Beautifully coloured Old English birds, the best breeds of game fowl, dignified pigeons, and a fine assortment of other birds should interest the public as well as the specialist. The judges of the various sections are as follow: —litility classes and , rabbits —Mr. C. W. Tritt. Open classes (includihg game, bantams, pigeons and canaries), Mr J. D. Gobbe. Cats, Mr J. Lewis.

The following awards had been made up to the time of going to press: (number of entries in parentheses). OPEN CLASS. Black-breasted black red cock (10): Arthur Cochrane 1, W. Hall 2, E. Rowe 3, H. G. Wilson 4. Black-breasted black red hen or partridge (7): Arthui’ Cochrane 1, O. Jackson 2, N. M. Rose 3. Black-breasted red cockerel (10): A. L. M. Williams 1, C. Pfahlert 2, C. Pfahlert 3. Partridge Pullet (4): O. Jackson 1, P. N. Amberber 2, O. Jackson 3. Clay or Wheaten hen (1) : C. Pfahlert 1. Duckwing Cock (3): G. McLeod 1, C. Pfahlex-t 2, A. Linton 3. Duckwing Cockerel (1) —A. D. Rennet 1. Duckwing Pullet (2) : A. D. Rennel 1. Pile Cock (2) : T. Smithers 1, C. Pfahlert 2. Pile Hen (3) : T. Smithers 1, O. Jackson 2, W. Hall 3. Pile Cockerel (3) :O. Jackson E. Rowe 2. Spangled Hen (1) : C. Pfahlert 1. Spangled Cockerel (2) —C. Pfahlert 1, E. Rowe 2. Any othei- colour, Cock (2) —C. Pfahlert 1, E. Rowe 2. Any other . colour, Hen, (4) —C. Pfahlert 1, O. Jackson 2 and 3. Any othei’ colour, Cockerel (6). — C. Pfahlert 1, H. M. South 2, A. L. M. Williams 3. Any other colour, Pullet (8). — Arthur and Cochrane 1, A. D. Rennel 2, O. Jackson 3. Ansell Game, Cock (1) —C. Pfahlert 1. Game, any other variety, Cock— H. M. South 1. Game, any othei’ variety, Hen, (2) — H. M. South 1, ■J. L. Bourke 2. UTILITY CLASS—LEGHORNS White single comb, Cock (3) : M. C. Craig 1 (special), J. Neighbours 2, M. E. Craig 3. White single-comb hen (7) : J. A. Jackson 1 (special); J. Coen 2, T. Jones 3, L. Norton 4. White single-comb cockerel (10) :... M. C. Craig 1 (special), J. Bradley 2, M. C. Craig 3, C. V. Parfitt 4. White single-comb pullet (5) : J. A. Jackson 1 (special); C. V. Parfitt 2, J. A. Jackson 3, T. Jones 4.

BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK. . Barred Plymouth Cock (1): O. Jackson 1. Barred Plymouth Hen (1): O. Jackson 1. Barred Plymouth Bullet (2): A. Linton 1, O. Jackson 2. ORPINGTONS. Black Orpington Cock (1): J. Woollett 1. Black Orpington Hen (2): A. E. Wood 1 and special, J. Piner 2. Black Orpington Pullet (2): A. E. Wood 1. WYANDOTTE. Silver Wyandotte Cock (1): L. Neighbours 1 and special. Silver Wyandotte Cockerel (1). —A. Grogan 1. Silver Wyandotte Pullet, (4). —J. Neighbours Ist and Championship; J. Neighbours 2; A. W. V. Clarke 3. Hamburg Cock, (1). —T. J. ,Rouse 1. Hamburg Hen (I).—T. J. Rouse 1. Sussex Cock (5). —T. J. Rouse 1 and special, W. E. Norton 2, Mrs T H. Parry 3. Sussex Hen (8). —P. Bridger 1, Peter Jack 2, W. T. Strout 3. Sussex Cockerel (7). —Peter Jack 1, W. T. Strout 2, P. Bridger 3, O. Jackson 4. Sussex Pullet, (6). —S. Atkinson 1, S. Atkinson 2, P. Bridger 3. Rhode Island Red Cock (4). —M. E. Bettel Ist and special, • W. ! O. O. Smith 2, J. C. Taylor 3. Rhode Island Hen (1). —M. E. Bettel 1 and special. Rhode Island Cockerel (4).—M. E. Bettel 1 and special, J. C. Tayloi’ 2, C. W. Tritt 3. Rhode Island Pullet, (2). —John T. McNicol 1, and special, M.'E. Bettel 2.

LEGHORNS, Brown single comb, Pullet, (1) —T. Jones 1. White single comb, Hen (4). —T. Jones 1, and special, T. Jones 2, M. H. Hawkins 3. White single comb, Cockerel (3). — T. Jones 1 and special, T. Jones 2, C. N. Parfitt 3. White, single comb, Pullet (5).--M. H. Hawkins 1, T. A. Lynch 2, T. Jones 3. Black, single comb, Cockerel (1). — R. Pearce 1. Black, single comb, Pullet (1). —R. Pearce 1. MINORCAS. Minorca Cock (I).—J. C. Taylor 1. Minorca Hen (2).—J. C. Taylor 1, J. C. Taylor 2. Minorca Cockerel, (2). —J. c. Taylor 1. ANCONAS. Ancona Hen (2).—R. Pearce 1, and special, W. Tritt 2. Ancona Cockerel (3). —R. Pearce 1 and special, T. J. Rouise 2, W. Grey 3. ,Ancona Pullet (2).—W. Grey 1, T. J. Rouse 2.