CAGE BIRDS ON DISPLAY

Southland Times, Issue 24164, 28 June 1940, Page 7

CAGE BIRDS ON DISPLAY

Quality Of British Finches

INVERCARGILL CLUB’S SHOW

Cage birds of outstanding quality were exhibited at the third annual show of the Invercargill Canary and Cage Bird Specialists Club which was opened yesterday. All sections were well represented. Numerically the budgerigars were strongest, there being about 300 on display, but in quality the British finches were outstanding, the judge (Mr E. Tomkins, Oamaru) considering that they constituted the best collection he had seen at any show in the South Island, The best greenfinch was entered by Mrs S. Fraser, This was a big bird of splendid quality, steady in the perch, with close feathers and good conformation. There were some particularly fine specimens of the goldfinch breed, a bird entered by Mr J. R. Smith being outstanding. The Yorkshire canaries were an even lot and the judge had a difficult job to separate entries in some of the classes The best was a yellow variegated cock exhibited by L. and W Taylor, which was a nicely-sized bird, well drawn, with plenty of length and a good position. This bird was adjudged champion of the show. There were not so many Norwich canaries, but those that were shown were of excellent quality, the champion, W. Henderson’s entry being a splendid type. An entry of W. Feaver’s in the novice section also elicited praise from the judge. The budgerigars were even in quality and the judge’s job was not an easy one. The champion was a sky blue cock shown by H. J. Conway. It had a beautiful skull, a good body and fine breast and wings. Good carriage and substance and a nice balance were noticeable in most of the budgerigars. Mr T. H. Philpott, judge of the roller canary section said that the winning entries in the open and unflighted classes, were first-class birds. Although there was quite a large number of entries in this section, few of the exhibits were rather disappointing. These birds were judged on the tone of their song, and there were quite a few that failed to sing.

The judges were.—Canaries: Mr E. Tomkins (Oamaru); British and foreign birds, Mr W. Taylor (Invercargill); rollers, Mr T. H. Philpott (Invercargill). The show will be continued today. The list of awards is:

YORKSHIRE CANARIES OPEN Flighted: Clear yellow cock (2): L. and W. Taylor 1 and 2; ticked or light variegated yellow cock (1): E. Nichols 1; hen (2): E. Nichols 1, L. and W. Taylor 2; clear buff cock (2): E. Nichols 1, L. and W. Taylor 2; hen (2): L. and W. Taylor 1, E. Nichols 2; ticked or light variegated buff cock (2): E. Nichols 1, N. Carter 2. Unflighted: Clear yellow cock (3): E. Nichols 1, L. and W. Taylor 2, N. Carter 3; hen (2): L. and W. Taylor 1, N. Carter 2; ticked or light variegated yellow cock (1): L. and W. Taylor 1; hen (1): E. Nichols 1; clear buff cock (1): L. and W. Taylor .1; hen (3): N. Carter 1, E. Nichols 2, L. and W. Taylor 3; ticked or light variegated buff cock (1): L. and W. Taylor 1; hen (1): N. Carter 1. NOVICE Flighted: Clear yellow cock: T. Smith 1, G. S. Patterson 2. J. Marshall 3; hen: J. Drake 1, T. Smith 2; ticked or light variegated yellow cock: A. Peat, sen., 1, J. Drake 2, J. Fiaus 3; hen (1): A. Peat, sen., 1; clear buff cock (2): J. Drake 1, A. Peat, sen., 2; hen (5): H. A. Lyons 1, J. Drake 2, A. Peat, sen., 3; ticked dr light variegated buff cock (2): T. Smith 1, J. Drake 2; hen (9): G. S. Patterson 1, J. Fiaus 2, J. Drake 3; heavy variegated cock (1): W. Greenall 1. UnfUghted.—Clear yellow cock (4): T. Smith 1, W. Greenall 2, H A. Lyons 3, A. Peat, sen., 4; ticked or light variegated yellow cock (2): T. Smith 1, A. Gourly 2; hen (1): T. Smith 1; clear buff cock (3): J. Drake 1, Mrs T. Smith 2, W. Greenall 3; hen (6): T. Smith 1, W. Greenall 2, A. Peat, sen., 3; buff cock (1): W. Greenall 1; hen (5): H. A. Lyons 1, G. S. Patterson 2, A. Gourly 3. NORWICH CANARIES OPEN Flighted.—Ticked or light variegated buff cock (1): W. Henderson 1; heavy variegated hen (1): W. Henderson 1. Unflighted. —Clear yellow hen (1): W. Henderson 1; buff cock (1): W. Henderson 1. NOVICE Flighted Yellow cock (2): W. Feaver 1; hen (1); Mrs S. Fraser 1; buff cock (1): W. Feaver 1; hen (4): W. Feaver 1, C. G. Taylor 2 and 3; heavy hen [2): W. Feaver 1, C. G. Taylor 2. Unflighted.—Yellow cock (2): W. Feaver 1 and 2; hen (1): W. Feaver 1; buff cock (5): W. Feaver 1 and 3, H. Hensley 2; hen (2): W. Feaver 1; heavy cock (2): H. Hensley 1 and 2; hen (1): H; Hensley 1. ROLLER CANARIES OPEN Old bird (6): R. A. Lilley 1, G. H. Watson 2, and 3; young bird (3): R. A. Lilley 1, Mrs R. A. Lilley 2; any age bred in New

Zealand (6): G. H. Watson 1, Y. and O. King 2, R. A. Lilley 3.

, NOVICE Old bird (5): T. C. Sim 1 and 2; young bird (2): G. Fraser 1, J. Black 2. BRITISH FINCHES OPEN Goldfinch (5): J. R. Smith 1, E. Nichols 2, N. Carter 3; greenfinch (2): W. Henderson 1, N. Carter 2; chaffinch (1): W. Henderson 1; red poll (3): J. R. Smith 1, J. H. D. Miller 2, W. Henderson 3. NOVICE Goldfinch, house-mouthed (11): G. Fraser I. C. G. Taylor 2, L. Lilley 3; goldfinch, field-mouthed (2): C. G. Taylor 1 and 2; greenfinch (9): Mrs S. Fraser 1 and 3, Mrs P. Wilson w 2, J. B. Allan 4; chaffinch (8): Mrs S. Fraser 1, W. J. Wilson 2 and 3, G. Fraser 4; red poll (6): W. J. Wilson 1 and 3, A. T. Walker 2; hardbill (2): N. McKinlay’s yellowhammer 1, N. McKinlay’s yellowhammer 2; softblll (2): N. McKinlay’s starling 1, Mrs S. Fraser’s sky lark 2. BUDGERIGARS OPEN Light green cock (1): J. R. Smith 1; yellow cock (1): J. R. Smith 1; sky blue cock (1): H. J. Conway 1: cobalt cock (1): H. J. Conway 1; White cock (2): H. J. Conway 1, T. Snow 2; grey-wing sky blue cock (2): J. R. Smith 1, H. J. Conway 2; cobalt and mauve (1): T. S. T. Snow 1; yellow-wing green and olive cock (1): T. Snow 1; white-wing cock (2): J. R. Smith I, T. Snow 2; light green hen (1): J. R. Smith 1; yellow hen (2): H. J. Conway 1. J. R. Smith 2; white hen (1): H. J Conway 1. NOVICE

Light green cock (13): W. J- Wilson 1, H. Green 2, C. 0. King 3, A. Peat sen., 4; dark green cock (9): W. G. McKnlght 1, A. D. Bell 2, H. Green 3, A. E. Beadle 4; olive green cock (6): W. F. Jordan 1, Mrs H. Green 2, A. Ward 3; yellow cock (11): G. C. Winter 1, C. O. King 2, H. Green 3, C. T. Bailey 4; sky blue cock (12): Mrs J. E. Jordan 1. S. R Shirreffs 2. G. S. Patterson 3, A. D. Bell 4; cobalt cock (8): C. O. King 1. H. Green 2, A. Gourly 3, W. F. Jordan 4; mauve cock (1): H. Green 1; white cock (7): Mrs J. E. Jordan 1, W. F. Jordan 2, A. Gourly 3; grey-wing, dark green and olive (1): W. G. McKnight 1; grey-wing sky blue cock (5): W. F. Jordan 1, H. Green 2, H. A. Lyons 3; greywing, cobalt and mauve (4): C. O. King 1, 2 and 3; yellow-wing cock (13): W. G. McKnight 1 and 2, R. O. King 3; G. C. Winter 4; white-wing cock (8): C. O. King I, H. A. Lyons 2, A. E. Beadle 3, C. O. King 4; cock, any other colour (2): C. O. King 1, W. F. Jordan 2; light green hen (5): H. Green 1, G. C. Winter 2, Mrs H. Green 3; dark green hen (5): A. Gourly 1, W. G. McKnight 2, H. Green 3; olive green hen (5): G. C. Winter 1, H. Green 2. C. T. Bailey 3; yellow hen (8): J. B. Allan 1, G. C. Winter 2 and 4, C. O. King 3; yellowwing hen (6): G. C. Winter 1, Mrs H. Green 2, C. O. King 3; sky blue hen (3): Mrs H. Green 1 and 2, E. Lowe 3; cobalt hen (1): H. Green 1; mauve hen (2): G. C. Winter I. Mrs H. Green 2; white hen (4): G. C. Winter 1, W. G. McKnight 2. C. O. King 3; white-wing hen (6): R. D. King 1, C. O. King 2, W. G. McKnight 3; grey-wing green hen (1): W. G. McKnight 1; grey-wing, sky blue hen (2): H. A. Lyons 1, H. Green 2; grey-wing, cobalt and mauve hen (2): C. O. King 1 and 2; cinnamon-wing cock (3): Mrs H. Green 1. H. Green 2. H. A. Lyons 3; hen (6): C. O. King 1 and 3, H. Green 2; breeding pairs (5): Mrs H. Green 1 and 3, C. O. King 2.

FOREIGN BIRDS Zebra finches (9): J. D. Gibson 1, A. E. Beadle 2, G. Fraser 3, A. T. Walker 4; Australia!#’finch (2): A. T. Walker 1 and 2; pair Australian finches (1): A. T. Walker 1; variety other than Australian (3): A. E. Beadle 1, Miss Meyers 2, J. W. Aitken 3; pair foreign birds: H. Green 1, Miss Meyers 2; Java finch (3): T. Smith 1, Miss Mayers 2 and 3; finch up to size of nightingale (1): H. A. Lyons 1; finch larger than nightingale: J. R. Smith 1, Miss Meyers 2; foreign soft bill finch (1): J. R. Smith 1; parrakeet (1): E. Nichols 1; pair lovebirds: Mrs H. Green 1, Miss Meyers 2; large parrakeet or parrot (3): A. E. Beadle 1, J. Drake 2, H. Green 3. MULES OPEN Lightly marked (4): J. M. D. Miller 1 and 2, E. Nichols 3; dark (1): E. Nichol 1. NOVICE Lightly marked (1): Mrs T. Smith 1; heavily marked (5): L. Lilley 1, C. G. TayIn?* 9 A TVT r* Dark (6): N. McKinley 1, A. Mcßae 2, J. Marshall 3; any variety (3): C. G. Taylor 1. 2 and 3. CHILDREN’S CLASSES Canary (2): Rosalie Jordan 1, Anthony Greenall 2; budgerigar (6): N. and C. Drake I. R. C. Winter 2, Sylvia Jordan 3; any variety (6): Joy Mackie 1, L. Lilley 2, Rosalie Jordan 3. WOMEN’S BRACELET Sky blue budgerigar: Mrs J. E. Jordan; white cock budgerigar: Mrs J. E. Jordan; canary: Mrs J. Drake; British finch: Mrs Si-xclair. CHAMPIONS Champion of champions (Invercargill Club Cup): L. and W. Taylor’s Yorkshire canary. Yorkshire canary (R. Lilley’s rose bowl): L. and W. Taylor. Norwich canary (T. Brown's cup): W. Henderson. Norwich canary, opposite sex (W. Jordan’s cup): W. Henderson. Unflighted roller A.R.C. rung (N.Z. Roller Club cup): R. A. Lilley. Roller (W. Aitchlson’s cup): R. A. Lilley. Hardbill finch (R. A. Lilley’s trophy): Mrs S. Fraser. Soft bill finch (Mrs J. Drake’s cup): H. A. Lyons. Light mule: J. M. D. Miller. Dark mule (W. Torrance's cup): E. Nichol. Budgerigar (H. P. Campbell’s cup): H. J. Conway. SPECIAL AWARDS OPEN Clear, ticked or light variegated yellow cock: L. and W. Taylor; Yorkshire canary (local): L. and W. Taylor; Yorkshire breeders’ stakes: L. and W. Taylor 1 and 2; Colour-fed Yorkshire: N. Carter; Norwich canary: W. Henderson; Norwich canary (opposite sex): W. Henderson; soft bill finch f local), (J. Drake’s Cup): H. A. Lyons; hard bill finch (R. A. Lilley’s trophy): Mrs S. Fraser; most points British finches (N. McKinlay’s trophy): Mrs S. Fraser; goldfinch (local): E. Nichol; red poll: W. J. Wilson; British soft bill: N. McKinlay; O. and 5.8.8. and H.C. members.—Goldfinch: G. Fraser, greenfinch: Mrs S. Fraser; red poll: W. J. Wilson; chaffinch: Mrs S. Fraser; light mule, local (Mrs T. Smith’s cup): E. Nichol; budgerigar (opposite sex): J. R. Smith, pair zebra finches: J. D. Gibson; foreign parrot (local): J. D. Gibson; family foreign birds: A. E. Beadle; Java sparrow: T. Smith; foreign soft bill (local): H. A Lyons. NOVICE Flighted Yorkshire (F. Holloway’s cup): A. Peat, sen.; unflighted Yorkshire (V. Gaston’s cup): T. Smith; flighted Yorkshire (opposite sex): G. S. Patterson; unflighted cock (local): T. Smith; Yorkshire (local): A. Peat, sen.; unflighted hen: T. Smith, flighted Norwich (J. Flaus’s cup): W. Feaver; unflighted Norwich (J. Martin’s cup): W. Feaver; Norwich (local): W. Feaver; unflighted roller (T. H. Philpott’s trophy): R. A. Lilley; hard bill finch (-. McDonald’s trophy): Mrs S. Fraser; greenfinch (Your Bird and Mine Cup): Mrs S. Fraser; goldfinch (local): G. Fraser; light mule (W. Henderson’s trophy): Mrs T. Smith; dark mule (W. Torrance’s trophy): N. McKinley; light mule, local (L. Foster’s trophy): Mrs T. Smith; dark mule (local): N., McKinley; any other variety mules: C. Taylor; greenfinch-canary mule: C. Taylor, local budgerigar (G. Langdon’s cup): Mrs J. E. Jordan; local budgerigar, opposite sex (A. V. Jordan’s cup): G. Winter. DIPLOMAS Yorkshire canary: L. and W. Taylor; Norwich canary: W. Henderson; British bird, mule or hybrid: J. H. D. Miller; budgerigar: Mrs J. E. Jordan; foreign bird: J. R. Smith; roller canary: R. A. Lilley.