AUCKLAND CANARY SHOW.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19383, 19 July 1926, Page 6

AUCKLAND CANARY SHOW.

FINE YORKSHIRE EXHIBIT. DETAILS OF THE PRIZE-LIST. The Auckland Yorkshire Canary Club's second annual show was held in the Foresters' Hall, Newton, on Saturday. The entries were large and some very fine birds were shown. The judge, Mr. T. W. Brown, said he considered the show the best exhibition of Yorkshire canaries he had seen. The best bird in the show was a clear yellow Yorkshire exhibited by Mr. W. A. Moore.

The following special prizes were awardedßelcher Trophy, best unflighted bird: W. A. Moore. Unflighted Cup: S. A. Wood. Speight Cup, best old bird: L. Belcher. Green Marked Cup: L. Belcher. Hutchinson Bros.' trophy, for amateurs: W. A. Moore. Best novice cock: W. Armitage. Best novice hen: Mrs. Roath. Points prize: L. Belcher. Points prize, novice classes: W. Armitage. Details of results:-

Open Champion Classes.—Clear or invisible ticked yellow cock: W. J. Moreland, 1; L. Belcher, '2; S. A. Wood, 3. Clear or invisble ticked buff cock: R. Walker, 1; L. Belcher, 2; S. A. Wood, 3. Ticked or lightly variegated yellow cock: G. Munro, 1: I. Ball, 2; L. Belcher, 3. Ticked or lightly variegated buff cock: R. Walker, lj I. Ball, 2; W. J. Moreland, 3. Clear ticked or lightly variegated yellow hen: L. Belcher, 1, 2 and 3. Clear ticked or lightly variegated buff hen: L. Belcher, 1 and 3; G-. Munro, SJ. Heavily variegated self or foul .green yellow or bit if cock: It. Walker, 1; I. Ball, 2; C. Robinson, 3. Cinnamon ticked, marked or variegated yellow cock: C. Robinson, 1;, G. Munro, 2. Cinnamon ticked, marked or variegated bug cock: W. J. Moreland, 1; D. Ryan, 2. Cinnamon ticked, marked or variegated yellow hen: G. Beeston, 1; W. J. Moreland, 2: S. A. Wood, 3. Cinnamon ticked, marked or variegated buff hen: W. J. Moreland, 1; L. Belcher, 2 and 3. Cinnamon self or foul yellow, or buff cock: G. Munro, IT; R. Prentice 2. Cinnamon self or foul yellow or buff hen: C. Robinson, 1; L. Belcher, 2. Unflighted Classes.—Yellow cock, any variety: W. A. Moore, 1; L. Belcher, 2 and 3. Buff cock, any variety: S. A. Wood, 1; W. J. Moreland, 2: R. Walker, 3. Yellow hen, any variety: L. Belcher, 1; R. Prentice, 2; W. A. Moore, 3. Buff hen, any variety: W. J. Moreland, 1 and 3; R, Walker, 2. Novice Classes.—Yellow cock, any variety W. Armitage, 1: Mrs. Roath, 2. Buff cock," any variety: H. W. Keesing, 1. Yellow hen, any variety: H. W. Keesing, 1. Buff hen any variety: G. Matthews, 1; Mrs- Roath, 2