HAWKE'S BAY POULTRY AND CANARY ASSOCIATION'S SHOW.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3760, 3 August 1883, Page 2

HAWKE'S BAY POULTRY AND CANARY ASSOCIATION'S SHOW.

The fifth show of the above association was opened to-day in Messrs Hoadley, Lyon and Company's wool stores, and we must congratulate the committee upon securing i>rcmises every way so suitable for their purpose. In the front store were ranged the game classes and caged birds, while in the back store there were tho heavier class birds and pigeons. If we might hazard a criticism upon the work of the committee, which in every other respect was perfect, we should say that it was a pity the black-breasted game fowls were not arranged facing the windows, whero tho caged birds were placed. The blackbreasted reds claimed our first attention on entering, of which there were over twenty entries, amongst them being some splendid birds. Two pons owned by Messrs E. C. Williams and F. Pell are exceptionally and, perhaps, the best of their class in the show. Only two pair of duckwing gamo were exhibited, and there appears to ho much room for improvement in this class. The pile classes were well represented infourtccn entries, and we could not but admire apen the property of Mr S. Spence. Proceeding now to the back store we noticed 47 entries in the dark and light Brahma classes, and these formed the principle feature of tho show. No doubt this class of fowl is so largely represented from tho fact that it has" become a most popular bird for domestic purposes. Although not the best for the table, the Brahma claims precedence over other fowls from its inability to fly, its quiet habits, and from its bearing confinement Avell. In giving his award the judge must have experienced no little'trouuc in discriminating between so many birds, of exceptional excellence. Mr C. B. Winter, who took the first prize in dark-pencilled adults, certainly owns the finest birds we have seen in this district. Tho Dorkings and Spanish were very fine, and showed a considerable improvement upon previous exhibitions. In the Cochin and lloudan classes there wore thirteen entries in tho former aud seven in the latter, and were rather unequal in quality. There wero, however, some grand birds amongst them. Considering the fine strain of goldenpeneilied Jl'amburg-hs introduced by Mr G. E. Sainsbury and others we were surprised to sec so few exhibits, there being only two, and thoso of no superior qualify. Polands were thinly represented. Some very pretty pens of game Bantams wore shown, and underneath them, on the lower shelf, was a pen of Napier bred pheasants, tho properly of Mr 11. Kracft. In turkeys, geese, and ducks there were but few enterics, and tips is the more Suprisingas our flats in the neighborhood of tlie to%vii are so well adapted for those birds. The pigeons were very fairly represented in a fine selection of capital birds. In birds there were no less than thirty-four entries, sone beautiful canaries being shown. In addition to canaries there were goldfinches, chaiVfiinohes, sky-larks, a blackbird, and a green linnet, tho latter having been bred by Mr S. Hooper. AVo wpro glad to see that the interest of the ladies px ilie show was exhibited by some trussed poultry and dishes of eggs.