Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Show.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1871, 16 August 1886, Page 2

Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Show.

The Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Show at Carterton on Friday was held in the Public Hall. The attendance, considering the bad weather was very fair. The show was an excellent one and some of the best poultry to be found in the colony were exhibited. The canary and pigeon classes also were well represented. In the poultry class the judging appeared to give great dissatisfaction among some of the best poultry breeders in Masterton, Wellington, and other places, and indeed in some instances the disapproval of the decisions appeared certaiuly to be warranted. At any rate to allow one person to judge all classes of poultry is in the first place, a grave error, as one individual may be an excellent authority on one class, and know comparatively nothing of another. In the next instance there is an opinion prevailing which no doubt is a sound one, that fresh judges should be chosen each year and from men who have the prestige of haying been breeders of the particular class they affect to decide upon. Wo throw out these bints in the interests of the society and we are certain tbat they will take them in the same good spirit in which they are offered, as in oar opinion every good exhibitor should be in every way encouraged to send his fowl,s and by keeping up the tone of the competition the show will prove the greater success. Mr H. H. Wolters the secretary, and the committee are to be commended for their exertions toward the success of the institution and it i» to be hoped tbat next year the show will prove what it should be the unrivalled of all poultry shows in the Wellington province. We believe from our experience in poultry, that Mr Elkins would be prepared to meet any bird in the pile game olasa with the bird he was defeated with in Carterton, also Mr Skelley with the Brahma Cockrell he showed in the selling class. The following is the prize list: —

POD LIB Y. Blackbreasted Red Game—J Qillington 1. A Elkins 2. Game and any other variety— A Elkins 1, and Mr R R Armstrong’s prize of sa. Silver Grey Dorking— Chas Simmonds, sen, highly commended, and Mr A L Whyte’s prize of 10a. Buff Cochin—W G King Ist, and special prize of 10a, W Philpot 2. Cochin any other variety—W G King 2. Dark Brahma—J R Skelly 1, F W E Kirk 2, A Elkins hj c, W Clay hj c, B Kimborleyc. Light Brahma—F G Moore 1, B Kimberley 2, H R Bunny o, F G Moore c. Langsban—H Wilton l.and Mr E Buokeridge’s prize of 10s, Mark Wilton 1, Ohae Auketell U c. Plymouth Rock-W G King 1. Houdan—W G King 1. P D Felling c. White Leghorn—H W Clay 2, PJ W Fear hc, W McKenzie o. Brown Leghorn—Chas Simmonds, sen, 1, and Mr B Anderson’s prize of ss, P J W Fear 2, W McKenzie ih c. Black Spanish—P C Anderson 1 and 2. Andalusian—F W L Kirk 1. Golden Pencilled Hamburg—A Elkins 1, F W L Kirk ‘2, and W G King hj o. Golden Spangled Hamburgh —J| Billington c. Silver Spangled Hamburgh—H. W Clay 1, and Mr M Hodgin's prize of ss, Mark Wilton 2. Blackbreasted Red Game Bantam—W G King 1, and Mr Moriarty’s prize of sa. Any other variety Game Bantam -Mark Wilton 2. Golden Seabright Bantam—Mark Wilton 2. Any other Variety of Bantam, not Game— J Humphries c. Barndoor —W McKenzie o, and Mr Hudson's prize of ss. Gander and Goose —W G King 1. Aylesbury Ducks—W G King 1 and 2, and Mr T Price’s prize of 10a. Rouen Ducks—W G King 2 Any other Variety Ducks—W G King 2. Turkeys —J Billington 2. Best Single Cock, any Variety—\V G King 1, 2, and ho. Best Single Hen, any Variety—W McKenzie 1, H W Clay 2' PC Anderson ho, P W R Seed o. Dozen Duck Eggs— H R Bunny ho. Selling Class, any variety—W G King’s Dark Brahmas LI 5s per pair, 1 do Light Brahmas LI ss, 2, H W Clay’s Light Brahmas LI 10s, J R Skelly’s Dark Brahmaa L2, o, H R Bunny’s L2, o.

PIGEONS. Chas Simmonds, sen, took Ist prize in African Owls, Ist in Antwerp, and Mr Lindop’s 5s prize, and was commended in the Selling Class. B Kimberley was awarded second prize in Antwerp. CANARIES. 0 Simmonds, sen, was the principal exhibitor in canaries, and was awarded Ist and second in nearly every class. Mr. W H P Junes secured second prize for bis Norwich crested ; Mrs Booth exhibited a Hartz Moantain Canary.

Mr W. Catt was highly commended for his skylark in the class for any other variety of cage bird.