CHRISTCHURCH POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 525, 4 June 1909, Page 9

CHRISTCHURCH POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW.

PRIZES '.TOR: WELLINGTON EXHIBITS. . ;. (BY .TELEfIItirU—SrECIiL.COauESPONDENT.) > Christchurch, June 3. The annual show of the Christchurch Poultry, ; Pigeon, ■ . and; ' "Canary Society, opened fcday.'in'iithe,'spacious Bong :Edward ;Baj-racks.; ! The total, entry of birds is 1215. lii 'the ;j>oultry '.white.'leghorhsj'wyaa.;dottes,/ f and, black',,.orping- : ■tons,;, were good classes. , In pigeons,/ magpies, f long-faced i;■ tumblers,', and- frills, j we're particularly'; good. V;, Canaries, and 'cage' birds have ;a'. record', ..Wellington .exhibitori, scored.freely, in all cases ; in. ; : keen, competition:;. '..Appended are 'some' of, the results 1 Orpingtons: A., H. Guthno,- first pens, tbird-.'cockorel,'; third .pullet. In silver wyandottos, ;J. Curne, was third m pullets. In golden wyandottes, T. . Boyes was. first in ,cockerels,ln. the pigeon classes, .in show bluo choquer cook; Littlojohn' was first aiid Fauvel second; -ditto hen,'Rees first j' IT auvel second; ■ ditto', young. • elassi; Littiejohn first, ; Rees. 'second ' any.- other colour cock) •• Rees;.. first, >. Littiejohn second; ditto hen, Hay first,; Rees ' second. In .fanW..Alilers; : wori three firsts, and. one second.' In English owl?, cockj Otley was .first, M'Kenzie second, and Fallu third; hens,- Otley hrst, M'Konzie second. : r ln African; ■ owls;' cock) Fallu was first, and ..'Adams- second' aridthird;' hens,. M'Kenzie first and third, Adams second; young cook, M 'Kenzie ' first and . second,. Staiemand . third; young hen, M'Kenzie' first and second, Fahr third.. In rod long-faced tumblers, Littlqjohii _took;ono second,. and 'two thirds'; -In magpies,. black cock, Grehsido was first, Adams ' second, Fraser third; 'ditto hens,'. Frazcr first, Grensido .second, Adams third j'young cocks, Fraser first, : ; Grcon ' second, Grensido . third, ;i3oyes ~ forth ; young hens, Green', first, Fraser: sccbnd,;: Grehside. third,Adams fourth; red or yollow cocks, Hay first,' Boyes; second, ;Kestoven' third j ditto' hens ' Boyes first, Ifestovcn. second, Hay third; ditto, young cock, Boyes first, Hay sccond, Kesteven third; ditto, young hen, Grensido first, -Kcstoven .second, Boyes third; any other, colour hen, Gr'enside. first and second • ditto, young cock, Staiemand first, Grensido second; ditto, young hen, Grenside first and- second." Produco Stakes winners• Hon, A. Fraser; tumblers, M'Kenzie; frills Grenside, magpies; Goold; any other variety' Littiejohn,. special for- best in show homer '