DUNEDIN FANCIERS' CLUB.

Otago Witness, Issue 2059, 10 August 1893, Page 4

DUNEDIN FANCIERS' CLUB.

THE ANNUAL SHOW. (Saturday, August 5). The first show of the Dunedin Fanciere' Club, which is an amalgamation of the two poultry, pigeon, canary, and dog societies existent in this city until recently, was opened in the Garrison Hall on Friday, and the club is to be congratulated upon the success of the affair. The entries are more numerous than at any previous show of the kind that has been held here for a few years, and the quality of the exhibits compares very favourably, on the whole, with those of any former show. There are altogether 1156 entries, 663 ,of which are poultry, 217 pigeons, 68 canaries and small birds, and 190 dogs. FOTJI/TEY. As is usually the case, the greatest amount of space in the show is devoted to poultry, which make an exceedingly creditable display. The game fowls form no inconsiderable portion of the poultry exhibits, there being 178 entries in the various classes of 'game. The black-red game are an exceptionally nice lot of birds, Mr B. Hart, of Wetherstones, who is the principal prizetaker, showing some very fine specimens of the breed. The brown-red game are also a nice class, although not a numerous one. Mr W. H. C. Dixon takes first prize with a cock and a hen which have been placed first at two previous shows. The former also takes a special prize. File game are somewhat numerous, there being several nice birds among them. Mr B. Hart shows a beautiful little cockerel, and Mr N. O. Potts, of Lawrence, takes first prize and a special for a nice pile cook. There are 14 entries of duckwings, which are on the whole a very creditable lot, Mr Robert Watson showing a beautiful cock. The white game are a large class of fair quality, but the black game are a rather poor collection. The Malays are small in number, .but are of very good quality; Mr C. M'Dermott takes first and special prizeß for a nice Malay cook. Bantams are exceedingly numerous, some remarkably good birds being shown in several classes. Mr W. M'Ewen obtains first and special prizes for a brown-red cockerel with a good representative of his breed. The Seabright bantams shown by Mr B. Hart are remarkably nice birds. The golden-pencilled Hamburgs are well represented, some very nice cockerels and pullets being exhibited among the number. Golden-spangled Hamburgs, on the other hand, are a small class, and are not up to much. The three representatives of the silverpencilled Hamburg breed are of very fair quality. There is a good display of silverspangled Hamburgs, which, on the whole, are very creditable specimens. Mr James Geddes carries off the first and special prizes in the hen class. There are 11 exhibits of the black Hamburg breed, which probably have never been surpassed here, Messrs C. T. and A. Bisset showing some beautiful birds. Plymouth rocks, as usual, are fairly numerous, there being some exceedingly fine specimens among the collection. Messrs C. T. and A, Bi9set take two first and special prizes with very nice birds, and Mr J. M'Gee also exhibits a fine cock, which is placed first in his class. The Spanish breed are represented by 16 fowls, several very fine ones appearing in the different classes. Mr J. Rose's imported Spanish cock well deserves the first and special prizes awarded him by the' judges. The hens shown by* Mr Rose are birds that also do him credit. The white Leghorn i§ 'one of the "biggest classes in the show. The prize cocks are perfect beauties, but some of the exhibits might have been shown in better condition. The brown Leghorns are also pretty numerous, and form a remarkably good class. The cockerel shown by Mr Alexander Miller, which takes the first prize in his class as well as the special, is a remarkably fine bjrd. The Leghorns, altogether, are in all probability as fine a lot as have been exhibited in New Zealand. Langshans are few in number, but those shown are ot good quality. Houdans are evidently going out of date, only a few representatives of the breed being shown. Mr William Kenning exhibits a very nipe cock and cockerel, both of which take a first prize as well as a special in their class. A fine hen is shown by Mr David Qreig. The only exhibitor of golden Polish fowls is Mr William Aitken, who has on view some lovely birds. Jn silver Polish he also has matters almost all his own way. The whitecrested Polish shown by Mr J3. Hart and Mr William Aitken are very fine, fjrahmas are fairly numerous, there being some handsome birds amongst the collection. Mr J. C. Buckland, who formerly was a large exhibitor of this breed, only sends [in two hens, the first prise in the class in whioh they are entered going to Mr J, M'Kee, who takes a special prize

as well. Dark Dorkings are few in number, and are not up to the standard of last show. Of silver Dorkings there are only four, Mr R. Moore, of Hobarb, taking a first and special prize for a cockerel with .a very creditable specimen. Mr J. C. Buckland.is first with a splendid pair of birds in the cock and hen class of buff Cochins, and Mr Aitken obtains a first and special prize in the partridge cock class, with a worthy representative. There are only a few white Cochins. The Hon. George M'Lean shows a beautiful pullet, and Mr Thomas Eason a hen almost as handsome. Twenty-two birds of the Andalusian breed are exhibited, some of them being remarkably good specimens. A first and special prize falls to Mr Joseph Egglestone in the cockerel class. In the silver Wyandottes, which are a good class, Mr B. Hart is the principal prizetaker, and in golden Wyandottes Messrs Hislop and Hamer have matters all their own way. The first prize and. a special are taken by Messrs C. and H. Whittaker in tha white cockerel class. The Minorca? number 24, and are a useful lot of fowls. Messrs C. T. and A. Bissett show a novelty here in the shape of a pair of nice Guinea fowls, and Mr W. Brittenden exhibits a veryhandsome pair of pea fowls, while a good specimen of the American bronze turkey is shown by the Hon. George M'Lean. Ducks are represented by the Aylesbury, Rouen, and Pekin breeds, the latter being' most numerous. The Hon. George M'Lean shows a very fine pair of Rouen duck?, taking a special prize with a drake. Messrs Shaw, Crosßland, and Sydney James both show splendid specimens of the Pekin breed. DOGS. The dogs make a very creditable display, there being good competition in most classes. Mastiffs are represented by three dogs, Mr Thos. Carroll taking first prize with his dog Jumbo, which also carries off the five-guinea cup presented by Mr F. Hyamsfor the best mastiff, this cup having to be won tbree times before it becomes the absolute property of the hblder. St. Bernards are more numerous, there being some very nice animals in the different classes. Mr J. G. Henderson's Leo VII gets the first prize for dogs, and takes the cup, valued at four guineas, presented by the New < Zealand Kennel Club for the best St. Bernard ' in the show; while Mrs Annie Poyntz's slut Tell walks off with the first prize in hefrelass, and also a trophy of the value of a guinea presented by the Drapery Importing Company for the best St. Bernard of the opposite sex to the winner of the I&rael Club cups. Mr James Macandrew's Tortobello, which was entered in the dog class, was brought to the show room too late yesterday to permit of his being judged. Among the Newfoundland dogs are a few nice animals. Mr W. Blagdon takes first prize with his Boßun for the best dog of the Landseer type, and also a medal presented by Mr W. F. Ward ; while the special prize for the best Newfoundland in the show was won by Mr J. Lamberg's Pluto, the prize being a 12 months' issue of the Otago Witness, presented by the Otago Daily Times and Witness Company. Of the three bitches shown Mr W. H. Smith's Fan is decidedly the best. Mr M'Keich's Una is the only bitch in the class "Newfoundland dog or bitch under 12 months." Mr W. H. Smith exhibits a dog and a bitch of the St. John breed, both being nice animals. Mr J, R. Hayne shows a novelty here in the shape of two fine stag hounds — a dog and a bitch— both of which should -figure to advantage on the Blue Mountains after the deer. Seventeen greyhounds are shown, the first prize in the dog class falling to Mr Murdoch's Jack Tar, which is a good animal but out of condition. Mr S. Myers's Biddy Alone takes the first prize in her class, as well as a special prize for being the best greyhound in the show. She is a wellcoupled animal, and is shown in beautiful con* dition. Mr W. Gibson's Mocking Bird, which takes second prize in the same class, is too slackly built, being deficient in the hindquarters. The puppy dogs are a good class. Mr W, Brittenden's Fascinator, which takes first prize, is a nice, shapely puppy with good head and feet, and won easily. The second prizetaker, Mr A. H. Brown's Guy Fawkes, is rather deficient in his fore feet, and is not so well coupled as, Fascinator. The firstprize bitch under 12 months is. a nice greyhound, and should turn out to be a very good animal. She, however, was not shown in condition. The second-prize puppy has a nice head, but is also in bad condition.' The,other greyhounds are not worthy of notice. Only two setters are exhibited— a Gordon and an. English setter. The former is a very handsomely marked dog, while the latter is also a nico animal. Retrievers form a good class. Mr R. S. Kingston's Duke takes first prize among the curly-coated dogs, but some judges are of opinion that he is not well placed. He is a strong dog, with a fairly good coat. The second? priiie <Jog has a good, close coat and an intelligent head. The pointers exhibited are very good specimens, the first-prize bitch, however, being superior te the first-prize dog. The clumber spaniels, though few in number, are good specimens of their breed. Mr W. S. Barnard's Mouse, whioh is exhibited in the classy 'fdog'or bitch under 12 months," is a splendid animal, and will give a good account of himself anywhere. The first and second prize dogs are both very good animals, especially the former. Mr Barnard's Nell takes the' first prize for bitches, as well as a trophy of the value of a guinea, presented by Mr Carroll, for the best clumber spaniel. There are only three cocker spaniel dogs, the first prize- taker being a handsome little animal. The bitches are more numerous, Mr James Hubbard's Fan taking first prize in her class, as well as the special prize presented by Messrs M'Kerrow, Lees, and Co. for the best cocker spaniel. She is a nice little animal, but far too fat for show purposes. Bkye terriers are represented by a prick-eared dog and two drop-eared bitches, all being yery fair specimens. Airedale, Scotch, Irish, and black and tan terriers are all represented by some nice animals, and there are only a few in each of the classes mentioned. The bull terriers as a claes are equal to anything that have been seen here. Mr John Higgins's Monowai II is undoubtedly one of the best dogs that have been exhibited here. The first-prize bitch is likewise a creditable .looking animal. In the class " dog or bitch under 12 months," the first-prize animal shows good quality, but is rather heavy Jp the bujld. The second prize.taker just managed to -secure a place. There is only one representative ' of the bulldog breed, and he is such a poor specimen that the judges have only given him a second place. Fox terriers are a very large class, formiag about a fourth of the dog section of the show. Mr F. Keren's bitch Peri takes first prize in the champion class. She is a first-class bitch all round, full of character and expression. Raszle Dazzle, which was first at the last show, is a good old dog, but is now exhibited out of condition, Mr R. S. Young's Neidpath Dandy takes the first prize in the dog class, and also the first prize for the best dog in the show exolusive of the champion class. He has good bone, a good coat, but is a little light in the hindquarters. The second-prize dog— Mr 8. H. Graves's Buster— is a nice stamp of terrier, but) is nob in quite so good condition »ft

he might be. The best of the bitches is Mr Thomas Hides's Lady, which is a very handsomely-made little animal. She has very strong loins, is shown in capital condition, and her only fault is that she is a little too thick ia the jaw. Mr Young's Neidpath Wildfire— tho second prize-taker — is a nice little bitch, but her ears are not well set on. She has, however, good eyes, good bone, and good coat. Mr G. S. Lintott's ■ Miss Pert is one of the best bodied dogs in the show, but she is deficient in head and her ears are too large. Neidpath Dandy, which was befqre referred to, is the best puppy under 12 months in the dog class. Mr T. Hide's Piokle is a ,very symmetrically built youngster, and promises to turn out a really good dog. Mr Percy Spraggon, the owner of Prince, which was not placed, deserves great credit for the condition in which he entered his dog, the animal being evidently very well cared for.' Messrs Kerr and Orbell's Hazelwood Folly is the best of the bitches under 12 months, and takes a special, as well as the first prize, in her class. She is a capital little bitch with good head, ears nicely set on, good mouth, good coat, and very fair bone. In the class "Fox terrier dog or bitch under six months," Mr Young's Neidpath Rocket is a splendid type of a fox terrier puppy, and promises to become a first class show dog when he is about 18 months older. Mr William Pearson's Gipsy, which is shown in the same class, is also a good little dog, but is rather short in the head. The show yesterday was well attended, especially in the evening, when the Truda brothers played a number of selections. In the afternoon, as well 'as in the evening, Mr H. Woods's performing dogs, which afforded a good deal of entertainment at tbe last show, went through a variety of tricks. The arrangements in connection with the show, which are under the superintendence of Mr R. Brownlie, are exceedingly good. Pigeons and Canaries. In tke pigeon and canary section there were altogether 86 exhibits, this being far short of the number on view at last show. The Norwich breed of canaries were, as usual, the most numerous, there being about 40 exhibits in the different classes. Some of the birds shown were exceedingly good specimens. In the class Norwich, clear yellow, cock or hen, Mr J. Moss obtained & first as well as a special prize, though there was some suspicion that the bird shown by him had been colour fed. The bird exhibited by Mr J. R. Jack, in the cayenne, clear buff class, which secured first prize in that class, also carried off two silver cups, one being the Champion Cup for the most typical Norwich canary in the show. The bird placed second in the same class was a finely built bird, but it did not show the buff qualities so well as the other. The third bird was also a slightly better shaped bird than the champion, but was a long way lacking in colour. In the cayenne, ticked yellow class, both the first and second prizetakers were very fair representatives of their breed ; and the bird placed first in the cayenne, ticked buff class, was also a creditable specimen. In the variegated yellow class Mr J. Moss showed the best cayenne-fed bird in the show. Some remarkably good crested birds of the Norwich kind were shown by Mr Joseph Kerr, who had matters all his own way with crested birds. His exhibits, however, would have given a good account of themselves anywhere. In the cinnamon buff class Mr Kerr also exhibited a bird with the finest crest in the - show. The best Scotch fancy bird on view belonged to Mr G. Stratton, and was shown in the clear yellow class. Dark and light goldfinch mules were both well represented, there being some good specimens in each class. The two best birds among the light mules were not placed, as they were not in the showroom when the judging was done. They were numbered 75 and 76 on the catalogue, and belonged to Messrs William Pelt and William Russell respectively. Among the other exhibits in the same section of the show was a novelty here in the shape of a pair of laughing jackasses, which afforded a considerable amount of amusement to visitors — particularly to the young folk. The show of pigeons was probably the best that has been seen in the colony. The exhibits numbered 190 altogether, and some of the birds were exceptionally fine. The dragoons and carriers shown by Mr J. R. Hayne were remarkably good specimens, and Mr W. H. Wilson had on view some very nice pouters. The most numerous kind of pigeons were the Antwerps — there being a number of birds of excellent quality in the several classes. Baldheads were also an unusually large class, and among them were to be seen pigeons that would have reflected credit on their owners at any show. The following are the names of the prizetakers who obtained special prizes for most points gained in different sections of the show : — Poultry : Most points in the several classes, W. Aitken and B. Hart (equal); Polish fowls, W. Aitken; light Brahmas, S. Myers ; Leghorns, D. Dougherty ; white game, W. M'Ewen ; brown-red bantams, W. M'Ewen. Pigeons : Owls, H. G. Williams ; tumblers, H. G. Williams ; gold medal for most points in pigeons, W. H. Wilson.