NOTES ON THE EXHIBITS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13484, 26 July 1907, Page 7

NOTES ON THE EXHIBITS.

The-gaine formed a fairly strong class. The red cocfc belonging to N. Oldham — bred by G. G. Boulton — secured first in' his classy and also Championship of the! NortJf Island for modern game. Undoubtedly* Be stood out as the pick of the basket. Tfie red hen, the property of the daitfe exhibitor, is also specially good. Tfhe 01£ English are fair, and the Indian gain© > show an improvement on those oilprevjous shows. Brahmas are nothing' our of €h 'Ordinary, '.but there are softie good Laiig'sh'ahs; several of them being. iypical. of their breed and well grown .in* -both l 'sexes; The Langshan pullet slfown. foy 'tl. H. Burnett, is one of "the best youngsters in the show. Mr. Hall, "Mjhe" qtjdge, is well pleased with her,, and she-van close up for the special for befit pullet in the show. Her one fault is that she is slightly on the small side. Orpingtons' (black) are not so numerbUs as tye should like to have seen, but those exhibited are of the best. The winning coclsfj which has held the ftbrth Island Championship, is a beautiful bird of good i;y|>e and colour. He is, in fact, good airfouhd, and Was awarded the , special. fpj.^best Orpington). . The runner-up is a bit leggy, the third being small a^ T haying a bad eye. All the Kens arev'of. good size, but the winner fe^bihte^Wbea bit lodse in feather. JEhe seoondjis better r, in feather, but fiiggy; wl&fiißf'the thix3 c s&" fe>n; ,the s^na}l fide. ThViM)ker&rs bbth<oof £o^>d wee, and there is very little to choo£e Being light in. colour, 1 whilst two*br three gfcrttaE^nnrfltarfgra .motttedt -Tftayvare ffbherwke. of. good typ^ . The, white aye Ibo^s^eoWeSS OT Flyfek&tft *K6eks^ §oo4*rb^h j^&jrioTH''aftd;j^nfeat:ty#e. She whites are not such a nice Jot, .. and Kraie'of "them 'are* €oo much or tne'legj|or4tf tgfpeftT*""* Wjyandottes • • (golden) aire fltrottg,"'ftut there few- £004 birds in wie* silver 'classes, arid wita-one or two &06]pti€UiBtth% aatne>may be said of the whrkes-J .White Leghprns area strong Ijbt/' tne^wiritiing- cockerel also securing the troplrynftJjP tfhe besfr Cockerel in the show. , There . ,are only . three birds' in the 'brown i&ghbrn cock class, the first sjecopdw 1 bfiing-good > in. colour aid $ody. The hen which won the "premier card is also t>¥ good colour, "the second t&ngwfri&j&rk. I Se^ral tff the eockerejs Jwv.er.4nattle<J breasts, but the winflerisa goocT bird. ' The pullets are fheQitifr. 3d In*, buffs th©» North Island 6hampipfi|ibmis a^a'Med.'arid' 'tfife pros- ] ecr^opßOTUfrag the"* coveted Honour I rougbt'OUt come «re&F -good -birds; aj- \ loughthe number was slpall. -Mr. S. As #is*!t t^^uMe^^^^n^onr and I ornsf^pr'tße American ■Cype, arid there sre flouw^fce^G^r'HSrfis 1 " among the t U^h^-j^o^^^Hamburgs are a poor I it," ana there- is ajHy Houdan. There are seveTtn exceltenV trios, some of ]$ie ,luffd£/|omp'eti^g. jfin these sections sbrpftHmg^fafcy 'Sf ffiofie irr the Open c^asseM. ""X" 1 JbTmsiEonTias a fine trio of ifrhite *«gte^4w/- win in whole dolour. •?#.- Bennett *~ wittd first and spee^al sn marked withotedcapff ? and H. Russell wins first and special for cleanlfcggftd .*&b^t!#3r&ere are few, but the quality en the whole is good-. -In pigeons carriers and dragoons are up to usual standard, and the -working homers are a particularly hot lot; In fancy pigeons Mr. J. Hurle has-ntatters practically all his own way, winning most of the prizes with some lovely birds. Magpies are a particularly good lot, among them being the champion pigeon of the show, also the property of Mr. Hurle. Tumblers are good; particularly in the featherleg variety. Nuns, too, are good, and fantails fair, (taking them all through.