HOKITIKA POULTRY SHOW

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 July 1936, Page 12

HOKITIKA POULTRY SHOW

GREYMOUTH SUCCESSES Good competition and splendid exhibits in the various sections marked the 42nd annual show of the Hokitika Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Club, which concluded on Saturday. Fine displays were seen in the sections for White Leghorns, Minorcas, Black Leghorns, and Game, while the exhibits in the canary section were particularly good. The judges were. — Game, Air. C. Pfahlert (Kanieri): other poultry" and pigeons, Mr. G. H. Bradford (Christchurch); canaries and cage birds, Mr.. R. W. Thompson (Christchurch). The New Zealand championship for a yellow Yorkshire canary was won by .Mr. Al. P. Lynch, of Greymouth, and he also won the South Island championship for an unflighted canary.

The W. Hall Challenge Cup for the best game bird on the West Coast was awarded io Mr. J. A. Jackson, of Greymouth. Other Greymouth successes were as follow:

Utility: White leghorns, single comb, cock: J. A. Jackson 2. Hten, J. A. Jackson 1 and special. Light Essex: hen. W. E. Norton 1. Cockerel, W. E. Norton 2. Pullet, W. E. Norton 2.

Pigeons: Clean legged tumblers, long faced, self, black, cock: O. Jackson 1; hen, O. Jackson 1. Long-faced self red, cock: O. Jackson 2; hen, 0. Jackson 1: white hen, R. Roberts 1. Any other variety, heii, O. Jackson 1. Muffed tumbiers. saddle or badges, hen: O. Jackson 1,2 and 3. Flying homer cock, certified to have flown jj) miles, ringed 1935: O. Jackson 1. F lying homer cock, certified to have flown 75 miles, ringed 1935: O. Jackson 1; hen, 0. Jackson 1. Coloured homer, plain blue, cock: 0. Jackson 1. Hen, 0. Jackson 1. Blue or black chequered cock: O. Jackson 1 and 2; hen, O. Jackson 1 and 2. Red chequer, cock: O. Jackson 1. special, and 2; hen, O. Jackson 1. Cage birds: Yorkshire yellow, clear or invisible ticked: M. P. Lynch 1. Yorkshire yellow ticked or variegated: M. P. Lynch Yorkshire buff ticked or variegated: (M. P. Lynch) 1, W. Bell) 2. Yorkshire buff, clear or invisible ticked: (M. P. Lynch) 1. Norwich, yellow, ticked or variegated: (M. P. Lynch) 2. Norwich buff, clear or invisible ticked; (M. P. Lynch) 1 and 2. Norwich buff, ticked or variegated: (M. P. Lynch) 2. Norwich, any other colour, pure-bred: (M. P. Lynch) 1. Amateur Classes —Yorkshire, clear ticked or variegated: (M. P. Lynch) 1. Norwich clear ticked or variegated (M. P. Lynch) 1. Novice Classes -Yorkshire, clear ticked or variegated: (M. P. Lynch) 1. Norwich, yellow clear ticked or variegated: (M. P. Lynch) 1 and special Goldfinch: (M. P. Lynch) 1. British finch, other than goldfinch: (M. P. Lynch) 1. Foreign finch: (M. P. Lynch) 1. Pair foreign finches: (M. P. Lynch) 1.