SPECIAL PRIZES.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13168, 26 July 1911, Page 6 (Supplement)

SPECIAL PRIZES.

POULTRY,

Old Englisli Game: Association Cup, W. Coleman. Snodgrass Cu;i, value £5 Gs" (presented by Mr. V. W. Snodgrass), for most points in Buff or Cinnamon Orpingtons: J. A. Stringer (outright). Buxton Cup, (presented by El Buxton and Co.. Ltd.), for most points in Silver -Wyandottes : ' Betts and Coleman (outright). Anchor Cup /'presented by the Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company.) for most.points in Black Orpingtons: A. Sowman (outright). American Leghorn trophy (or cup) valup £3 3s. Presented by Mr. Frank Coleman, Waimea West, for most points: J. Balek, 23 points. Most points in show : J. A. Stringer. Most points in poultry : Hockey Brothers. ■ Most points Game I—2B, W. Coloman; Spangled Game: Hockey Bros. 16 pts; White Orpingtons: G. A. Harkness 10 pts; W. or P. Wyandottes: R. Wanden 16pts; Silver Wyandottes: Betts and Coleman 14pts; Engish Brown Leghorns, T. Goodman 26pts; Plymouth Rocks L. Tutbury '17pts ; English Brown Leghorns, T. Goodman 26pts; American Brown Leghorns, J. Balck 23pts ; American White Leghorns, F. Plum 17pts; BuiF Leghorns, C Eggers Bpts ; Hamburgs, C. J. Clear, SOpts; O.E. Bantams, Hockey Bros 28p"ts ; B.C. Bantams, J. A. Stringer 21 pts ; Modern Bantams, Hockey Bros lapts: Bantams, H. R. Frost 12pts. SPECIALS FOR BEST BIRDS. Old English cock or cockerel, H. R. Frost, hen or pullet, G. Robertson ; English White Leghorn, F. R. Eggers ; American White Leghorn, F. Plum; American Brown. Leghorn, C. Eggers; White Leghorn, cockerel or pullet, F. Plum ;.Buff Orpington, J. A. String-i . er; Black Ornington, A. Sowrnan ; Sil-"-or Spangxd Hamburg, E. J. Goer;' Silver Wyandotte, cock or cockerel, J. | M. Carnaham, hon or pullet, Betts and Coleman ; Second most points American White. Leghorns, Webley and Laird 7 points. DUOKS. Most points Indian Runners, F. Gibbons, Bpts; Buff Orpingtons, F. Gibbons 12pts; Most points in ducks, F. Gibbons. 20pts ; Most points (203— .208), N. Til)ble 16pts. PIGEONS. Magpie Cup, value £8 Bs. For most points in Black, Red, and Yellow Magpie classes. To bo won throo times \Von by J. Goer. "^ Stringer Cup, for Homing Club's Show race : Hockey Bros: Winner Stringer Cup: Hockey Bros ; Runner-up, A. Simpson. Pouter and Cropper: W. Ahlers 7 points; Dragoons, T. Bullick 9pts; Short-face Tumbler, Macquarie am) Smitlrl4pts ; Long-faced Tnmb'ers, A. Frascr, olpts; Fantails, A. R. Frost lOpts; Show Homers, Macquarie and Smith 9 pts; African Owls, J. Goor It pts; Working Homers (old birds), A. Simpson 23pts; "Oriental Frills, J. Mason 18pts ; Working Homers (1910----11) King and Elliott 18pts; Black Magpies, E. Barry lOpts; Magpies (other than black), J. Goer 13pts; Working Homers, A. Stringer 39 pts ; Most » points in pigeons, A. Eraser 51 points.

SILVER SPOONS FOR BEST BIRPS

I Short-faced Tumbler,Macquarie and I Smith ; Long-faced Tumblers (cloanI logged), W. Frascr; Long-faced (lnuf- '; fled), A. Fraser; Black Magpie, J. •', Goer; Magpie, other than black, J. ■, Goer; Show Homers, T. Bullick; AfriI 1 can Owl, J. Goer; Dragoon, T. R. j Boyes ; Working Homer (cook). T. Buli i lick; Working Homer (hen) Miss G. ilßoundy; Working Homer (1910-11), I E. and G. Challies; Fantail (trophy) ■ A. R. Frost. < CANARIES. Wilkins and Field's Cup. For most points in Yorkshires. J. A. Striugor. i Most points in canaries, E. 13. Mar- . tin; most points in Norwich, E. B. . Martin ; most points Yorkshires, .7. A. Stringer. BEST BIRDS. Norwich pen, E. B. Martin ; Yorki shire pen, E. B. Martin; Mule, E. B. Martin ; Hart/- Mountain Roller, E. B. .Martin ; Cockatoo, silver spoon, Miss Stringer. July 8, The Nelson Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association's show at the Drill Shed attracted a large number of visitors yesterday. To-day will be tho last day on which the show will be open, and those who have not yet been able to- see the very iine exhibition of birds should make an effort to do so. In securing the services of Mr. James Noble, of Sydney, to judge tho pigeon and canary sections the association was fortunate indeed, for Mr. Noble has not only had a wide experience as a judge in New South Wales, but is a fancier with an Australasian reputation, therefore his opinions will be of great value to exhibitors. In course of conversation with a "Colonist" reporter, Mr. Noble expressed his satisfaction at the quality of the exhibits, and remarked on the keenness of competition, especially in the pigeon section. In Dragoons there was "only a poor entry, but the exhibits were goad. The blue cock, a well known New Zealand winner, exhibited by Mr, T. Bullock, of Hastings, was highly spoken of, as was the hen shown by Mr. T. E. Boyes, of Wellington, which Mr. Noble considered was one of the best birds he had seen. The Short-faced Tumblers as a class he considered ahead of what was exhibited in Sydney, but the Longfaced Tumblers were disappointing, although the black cock shown by Mr. W. Fraser, of Christ-church, would take a lot of boating anywhere. The black mottled cock shown by the same exhibitor was also a strong bird. Mr. Noble was also disappointed with the owls, but the cock bird exhibited by Mr. Bullock was a really choice bird, and would stand ..well in-any oompaiiy. The Magpies were a feature of the show, and competition was v:>ry keen. Mr. J. Goer's black cock and red cock were highly spoken of, as were Mr. R. Wanden's young cock and Mr. E. D. Barry's hen. Mr. Noble was rather disappointed with the Show Homers. Messrs Macquario and Smith's first prize cock was a very fine bird. Working Homers was n very liberal class, and he thought competition might have been keener. All the ' v:i i>ers were very fine specimens The Pouters, although small in number, were good birds, the winning hen being very favourably commented upon.

In regard to the canaries, Mr. Noble said competition was Rood, and the birds were all of high quality, being distinctly ahead of tfiose seen at the shows in and about Sydney. Mr Noble was very favourably impressed with the Nonviclr class, which he said were very strong. The poultry section was judged by .expert local f.aneiers, and .iv some of theclasses the judges had "a very difficult task to separate the placed birds. In Old^Eiyrlislt game there were good ''entries? and some very fine specimens exhibited. Leghsrns were the strongest class in-the show, and were the best specimens that have been seen locally:ior. years. ' The English cockerels, in the opinioh of the judge, would hold their own at any show. The Americans .were also of high quality, being excellent in type' and colour. The white cock was a. splendid bird. Plymouth Rocks wm- a good class, while the Andalusiaira and Ramburgs wore considered fair only. Wyandottes were very highly spoken of, ns were ihe Langshans, the cock ex-1 hibited by Miss Hounsell being the j best the1 judge had seen. I