POPULTRY SHOW.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 68, 1 August 1868, Page 3

POPULTRY SHOW.

Tho ClirlHlcliiii'd) Poultry A Hnoolallon liolrl tholr llrHfi hliow In tho Now Town Hall today. Tiio'ovonli ban for hoiihs Mints boon looked forward to with oynnldorablo Interest by breeders, and I.lm largo attendance of tho fltiiuivnl ptiblta.itf a uloiir proof, that tho olTorta of tbo Hoclbiy to -create a spirit; of emulation in tho breeding of poultry po«---noiiHcH Homo Importance In their (ml lmatlou, Ah could only bo roaHonably oxpeelort 1,1 lo departmental arrangement!) of to-day ware fiomowbat under tlio Htandard rcrjiilxlto to make Mich mcotlngH thoroughly micocHnful, but It nhould bo remembered tbat tho experiment in quite now in (ho city, that the committee wcro nlmoHt entirely unfinqimlnlrid with Hiiob duties as Uioho tboy bad underlaicon, and that tho number of available gentlemen competent to undertake tbo dutlcH of judgei) wan ho Untiled itn to greatly embarraMH the management, When {ham mattei'H are allowed .for, Clio aiwoclatlon bave room for much congratulation, more fiflpcelnlly hh Hio Hbort-eomlngfi were after all but of a Irllllnx iminre, reaching no further than a Hllght deliiy In throwing the oxbibltlon open to the jmhlfc, and the arrangement of tbo penii, Tlio morning opemed very promlHlngly,but towardn noon (ho idcy anHiimcd a tln'calenlng nppcarancoi and a few flliotvcru of mln all'orded room for HallHfaellon at lliohliow being under cover, Ho fur from (lie weather deterring (be jmlille from attending, the doom were attended by a large number waiting for ndmiHuion long before tho time (bey wero opened, and the influx of vlnl (,oj'h during the day wiih contlnuoiiH and fn overy rcHpect moHl. wiliitfuelory, Tlio e.vbibitH wcro (llhplayed on (jiblon round tho nldcH of (ho room, and twootherH running longitudinally iutohh It. They Arnro fpilto n.H numeroiiH an oxoxpec((!(f, and although (he accommodation ullforded by Ilio hull ifi great, therewaH no room to «par<!, locomotion being occasionally koiiicwhat dlflleul!, I n point of merit the birdu wcro rill up to the aver/ige. and a very largo proportion were exceptionally good, miiJloionlly no lo have done credit to a dlrilrlct niucll older in eonipeUHonnof tho kind Iban Cantorbury. AlliliclotH woro marked with tholr Helling prico, but pennlnHlon lo plaoo a "fancyHiim" had boon (akenadvanlngoof toan extent almoHt bordering ujiou the nlwui-d, iw for iiiHianco JUiu I'M iij|d wa« modcßtly fixed to ono pen by Itn owner. Any lengthened eiitlelmn Ih forbidden by our brevity of upaco, but (ho prlzo-ll»t will fairly hlicw I lie eloncnetw of the coulOMt In Homo oJ! tho eliiHKen, The following Ih (he ll«t of awardH : — 01/AHH J — DOIIKINOH, Hllvor Groy,— Mr X'ottH, highly commended. No competition. Coloured. — Ten ontrlcfi. M prize, A, M, Johniion j 2nd prize, 0, A, Keado j Mi'H Jf'orcday, iilghly commended, A ]wn exhibited by Mr 0, Gould wan dlHquallfled, (ho combH of (he h\vi\u not being matelied. Any other Variety. — Two entrleti. No award. lilaclcbreoHted Ued.—Slxteon enlrlcH. lHt prize, 'linm Uv.m i 2m\ prlzo, JCvhh JJee», A pen fihowu by W, G, Walker watt dlnquaU-

fl(!(l, Evan llocn, highly commondcd i Mr lfaHkott, highly commended for two exhibits. Brown-brawtod Jlwl. — .Six ontrloH. l«l prize, Robert Fulton •, 2nd prlzo, Hobort Ikwwoll, Duokwlngrt,— l«t prize, Mm H. W. Foreday, No competition. Any other Variety .—Vivo entrlcH. lat prize, J. AndrewH (Sydney blue) •, 2nd prize, MrH Cliudley (Blue-dun), .Single Game Coclch of any Variety.— Klovon onlrlo«. Ist prize, T. Iliwkett. cr,Afifl i'J- — si»ANi«rr. Eight HntrloH.—lHb prize, Kobort Clark) 2nd prize, G. Gould, Ot/AHfl 4— COCHINS, Buff, — Ififc prize, Mr Chogwoddoii} 2nd prize, Mrs Horubrook, Mrs Ilornbrook, highly commondcd. White.— John Nlcholls) no award) no competition. Any othor Variety,— Throe entries} no award, or,AB» fi— hiiahmah. oiio entry j no award. o/MHH o— uAMmnwm, Ooldon Pencilled.— Ono entry, T, llussellj highly commended, Bllvor Pencilled,— lst prlzo, — Donaldson; 2nd prize, .Tamos Todd. Golden Spangled,— lst prize, L, G, Colcj 2nd prize, Donaldson; Walter Sncddon, highly commended i a pen exhlbltod by 11. P. Murmy-AviiHloy wiw (Unqualified an being wrongly classed, Silver Bpnglod,--Onoontry,Thos. Btevcns, who was disqualified for having exhibited In the wrong claw, CMfl» 7— I»OI,ANI>H. Golden Spangled.— -One entry j no award. Silver Hpanglod. — Throe entrleH—lHtprlzo, Mlhh Ormoj YV^A.Pcarce, disqualified) rolls, disqualified. 'Ot,AHH 8— VWtNait I'OWI.H, Grcvccomirs — Fivo cnlrlofl, iHfc prize, W. Ugovch | 2nd prize, J. M. Hoy wood. Cr,AHH fl— MALAY. Mr Tromaln, hlghlv commended, No competition. OI.AHH 10— nAHN'DOOH, Six EnlrloH.— l«t prize, I'rlee ) 2nd prize, T, J. Boyon j Lanoy, highly commended i Clwih, Wright (Spanish and Dorkings !>rd (jro«H)» disqualified, OI.AHB 11— UAN'PAMH, Gamo,— -Two .Rnli'lo»,— lst prlsso, iTamoii WIJUaniH j 2nd prize, «T. Ifl. Davlo (blackbrooHtod rod), Any othor Variety.— Four entries, l«t ])rlzo, W, (>, Walkot 1 ) 2nd prize, ,Tftino« Williams, Or.AflH 12— THIIKKYN. Jllaek,— iHt prize, PottH. White— lHt prlzo, 0. 0. Alkmanj W, Wllfton, highly commended, Ol.AHti l'J— JMJOKfI, A yloHbury,— Twelve entj'hw, l«t prize, A, M, Johnson | 2nd prize, 0. Wright > Dr li'oHlor, highly commended. llouon.— Blx ontrloH, hit prize, G, Gould i '2nd prlzoj li\ i,'apj)orlll ) Mr ,I'rleo, highly oommender 1 ! Any other Variety,-— Three ontrlow, flmk j)rlzo, Robert Tubman. OI,ABH 10-^l'iaiCONH, TumblorH.— Two ontrlcn, Mr A, Andoi'Hon, (silver bald-pato), highly commended, J'outei'M, — No entry, JiicobliiH, — Two entrlcH, l«t prize, Thomaa W^llllamH. FautallH.— Ji'lvo entries. Ist prize, Mlhh Ornie, Barbs. — No entry, Carriers,— One entry, no award, Any other Variety.— One entry. Ist prlzo, Thomas YVIIIImim, Or,AHH 10—OANAKIKHi CVick Birds,— Klghfc en tries, Iflt prize, It, Clark) Thomas Anderson, highly commendod, lieu BlrdM. — Ist prize, JamoH Wllliamn | William Nohh, highly commended. OJyAHH 17'— JIAHIUIH. Bllver Grey.— 'One entry, no award. French,— Two entries. Ist prlzo, Mr 11, Howell, Any othoi' V/irlely.— -Throo onli'lew. Ist prize, J)r I'oHter \ M r JCvoiih (double lop«car), iilghly commended.