POULTRY SHOW AT THE BARRACKS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17865, 5 June 1926, Page 5

POULTRY SHOW AT THE BARRACKS.

: AWARDS MADE IN CAT SECTION TO-DAY .To-day third and last dav of »nd l cw h^ r . cl ?. Poultry ’ pi Seon, CanCat Club s annual show, and in the Barracks cats reign supreme—- . supreme, that Is. as the centre of attraction, for the hordes of feathered exhibits still swamp all-comers vocallv. Whether the poultry are tiring of their strange .surroundings, or whether they ar© feeling the effects of the comfortless and frigid atmosphere of the Barracks. j s hard to eav, but a. certain plaintive note seems to have crept into their crowings and quackings, reminiscent. of a soul In torment. The entries in the cat section are about the flame as last year's, and a high standard of excellence is shown. The judge in this section was Mr F Biggs. The awards for cats were:— CATS. PERSIAN CATS. Open Classes. ~P hl ” ehil] *- over twelve months: Male C?)—Mrs W. Wakefield’s Billie 1, Mrs R- Gudsell’s Woodrow Wilson Female (3)—Mrs A. M. Talbot’s Bubs' Shaded silver, over twelve months: Male (2) —Mrs Talbot’s Silver Prince 1. Female -(2)—Mrs T. Johnson s Pearlie 1, Mrs A. L. Flockhart’s Chin Chin 2 Smoke over twelve months: Male <3>— Miss G. Drayton's Darby 1. Mrs Jtonion's Darky 2. Mrs Rowe's Toss 3. Female (2) —Mrs A. W. M'GllHvray’s Lady Marion 1, Mrs Arnold's Kittv* 2. Blue, over twelve months: Male (2) Mrs Flockhart’s Bindle 1 and special >lr« A. Robert's Silver Sea 2. Female (3) —Mrs Robert’s Kiddy 1 and special, Mrs M’Gillivray’s Lady Betty 2. Black, over twelve months: Female—Mrs W. J. BedweJl's l. Tabby, silver or grev, over twelve months: Male (2)—Mrs Arnold's Digger 1, championship and cup, Mrs \ Whittingotn’s Tim 2. Female ( I)—Mrs M’GilJlvray's Chubby 1 and cup Mrs Hawkin's Nancy Stair 2, H. Costlev's Silvia 3. Under twelve months: Male (2) —Mrs Jones's Peter Bingen l, Mrs Key 2. Female <2>—Mrs Flockhart’s Peggy 1. Match pair for breeding (5) Mrs Arnold 1, Mrs A. M. Talbot 2. NEUTER PERSIANS. Neuter.—Chinchilla or shaded silver (I)—Mrs A. L. Duck's Snowy, 1. Blue or smoke (2) —Miss P. Wright’s Peter t.ho i Ist 1, Mrs F. Smith’s Tibby 2. Black I CD—Miss M. Btjrmister's Tui 1. Silver or grey tabby (3)—Mrs Arnold's Peter | 1 1. Mrs J. K. Woodham 2, Mrs Whittingtons Beauty 3. Any other colour (.4) I ! —Mrs Flockhart’s Shorty ], Mrs? B Tindall’s Fizz 2, Mrs P. Purdom’s Bully J PERSIAN KITTENS. Six months or under, dark colour, male (4)—Mrs Flockhart’s Torcliy 1 and cup, H. CosMey s Bubbles 2, Mrs Whittington 3. Female (3)- —Mrs Arnold’s Bonnie 1. Light colour, male (2) —Miss W. Sinclair 3. Female (2>—Mrs Flockharts Margot 1, Miss E. L. Russell's Nina 2. Four months or under, dark colour, male (3)—Mrs M. .J. Bedwell 1 Mrs C. Rowe’s Smoke 2. Female (3)—^ Mrs L. Rowe 1 and 2. Light colour, male (2)—Mrs Wakefield’s Sunny Jim 1, Miss E. J. Russell 2. Female* (4 I . Miss Russell 1 and 2. Two months or under, light colour, male or female (4) ! —Mrs A. M. Talbot 1 and 3, H CostLy SHORT-HAIRED CATS. French (3)—o. Campbell's Pompev 1 and special. Manx (2,-Mrs J Cowell l and ... Any other variety (1) ?; CHILDREN'S CLASSES, twefve C mo n m our - Persian, over and t Searle 3. Under twelve mnnth". -Miss j. Barnes i, c: Conrfnlv v '.V-I; Shirt-h£?.es o/-r twi Je »nT?nL a*/”*, C ' Ovaiend n Kym l U'Bshnhn-s Sn’oTb" n IC ;" tlia 11 >