FANCIERS’ CLUB

Evening Star, Issue 21746, 14 June 1934, Page 11

FANCIERS’ CLUB

ANNUAL SHOW OPENED LARGE ENTRIES OF POULTRY The annual show of the Dunedin Fanciers’ Club is an event in the year to which many citizens look forward with a great deal of interest, and, judging by the numbers and quality of the entries that have come into the Brydone Hall, this year’s display promises in a very impressive manner to meet public expectations. The show was officially opened to-day, and will remain open until Saturday—a day specially devoted to the entertainment of children. The judging this morning was eonlined to exhibits representing the feathered world, the poultry, pigeons, and canaries all being clqsely inspected and awarded a-ticket or passed by. as their merits warranted. The dogs, cats, and children’s pets will not be judged' until to-morrow morning. The entries in the poultry sections are well up in comparison with last year, and it' is anticipated that these birds will attract much public admiration. The fancy pigeons are down a little in numbers since last year, but the Homer variety remain almost the same. The canary entries, although slightly down numerically, make a most attractive showing, the quality being well up to standard. Mr W. Tibbies, judge of the exhibition poultry, old English game, and bantams, said that the exhibition breeds were rather disappointing, the quality being just fair. The showing of old English game, however, was exceedingly good, this being accounted for by tho fact that the championship prize for the old English game mal.e section was allotted by the South Island Poultry Association. The winner of this was an exceptionally fine pile cock, which also’ won a special prize for the best light fancy breed. The winner of the blue ribbon for the best_ of the opposite sex was an outstanding pile game hen. Some very good duckling game was exhibited, and altogether the class was fairly “ hot.” The bantams were good, the exhibits being well up +o the standard of past years. The judge of the Yorkshire canaries (Mr J. A. Morris) said that the birds examined by him were a fairly even lot, and in type and feather were an improvement on tho coarse bodies and long-feathered birds which had been too prominent in the last four seasons. It was gratifying to note that exhibitors were paving more attention to fineness of feather and true Yorkshire type, and it was to be hoped that this improvement would continue, as coarse Yorkshires would never pay their way on the show bench. The best bird_ in the open class was a fine, upstanding specimen of true Yorkshire type, but at rimes he failed a little in wing carriage. The best bird in the unflighted classes, afine clear yellow ben, was true to type and beautifully drawn, with the best of bead, legs, and length. It could he faulted n little in thigh feather. Tho Norwich canaries, said the

judge, did not constitute" an outstanding section, as many of tho birds failed in quality of feather. The winning birds, however, were a very even lot, and presented some difficulty in separating for special prizes. The season had not been a good one for the birds, hence the softness in feather of some of the exhibits. The best bird was a grand big one of true Norwich type, but failed a little in feather, and consequently was beaten for the best canary award in the show. The following awards have been made:— CANARIES. YORKSHIRE. Judge: Mr J. A. Morris. Green, ticked or variegated yellow cock T. and W. Taylor 1, H. R, Lambeth 2, C. Driver 3. Yellow, clear or invisible ticked cock.—W. Stephen 1, L. and W. Taylor 2 and 3. Buff, clear or invisible ticked cock.— W. Stephen 1. T. and W. Taylor 2 and S. Green, ticked or variegated buff cock.—G. Still 1, J. P. Crichfield 2. A. E. Gillam 3. Yellow, clear or invisible ticked hen. —C. T. Eaton 1, J. P. Crichfield 2 and 3. Green, ticked or variegated yellow hen.—L. and W. Taylor 1, W. Stephen 2. Buff, clear or invisible ticked hen.— H. R. Lambeth 1, C. Driver 2, J. Jenkins 3. Green, ticked or variegated buff hen. —L. and W. Taylor 1, W. Stephen 2, J. A. Johnstone 3. Cinnamon, yellow, self, or foul cock. —J. P. Crichfield 1 and 2. Cinnamon, ticked or. variegated yellow hen.—C T. Eaton 1. Cinnamon, ticked or variegated buff hen.—C. Driver 1, H R. Lambeth 2. OPEN CLASSES. Yellow, clear or invisible ticked cock. -rH. R. Lambeth 1, J. A. Johnstone 2. Green, ticked or variegated yellow cock—C. T. Eaton 1, J. P. Crichfield 2. Buff, clear or variegated ticked cock. —H. R. Lambeth 1 and 2. Green, ticked or variegated buff cock. —A. E. Page 1, C. H. Taylor 2. J. Jenkins 3. Buff, dear or invisible ticked hen.— H. R. Lambeth 1, F. M'Evoy 2, J. Jenkins 3. Green, buff, self or foul, cock or hen. —A. Breese 2. Cinnamon, ticked or variegated yellow cock.—H. R. Lambeth 1. Cinnamon, ticked or variegated buff cock. —C. T. Eaton 1. Cinnamon, ticked or variegated yellow hen.—H. R. Lambeth 1. Green, ticked or variegated yellow hen.-r-A. E. Gillam 1. Cinnamon, buff, self or foul, hen.— C. T. Eaton 1. Any other variety pure-bred canary. —A. N. Jordan 1 and 2. SPECIAL PRIZES. Best unflighted Yorkshire.—C. T. Eaton. Best opposite sex buff.—W. Stephen, Best opposite sex yellow.—W, Stephen, NORWICH. Judge: Mr R. W. Thompson, Christchurch. Plain head yellow, clear or invisible ticked cock.—A, E. Gentleman I, A. H. Waugh 2. Plain head, yellow, variegated cock. —A. H. Waugh 1. D. Auld 2, A. E. Gentleman 3. Plain head buff, clear or invisible ticked cock.—A. K. Gentleman 1 and 2, A. H. Waugh 3. Plain head, buff ticked cock. —A. E. Gentleman. Plain head buff, variegated cock.— A. H. Waugli 1, J. Wilson 2.

Plain head, yellow, clear or invisible ticked hen.—A. H. Waugh 1 and 2, A. E. Gentleman 3. Plain head, yellow, variegated hen.— A. E. Gentleman 1, D. Auld 2. Plain head, buff, clear or invisible ticked hen.—A. E. Gentleman 1, A. H. Waugh 2. Plain head, huff, variegated hen.— D. Auld 1 and 2, A. H. Waugh 3. OPEN CLASSES. Plain head, yellow, clear or invisible ticked cock.—A. E. Gentleman 1, A. H. Waugh 2 and 3. Plain head, yellow variegated cock. —A. H. Waugh 1 D. Auld 2. Plain head, buff, clear or invisible ticked cock.—C. C. Pike 1. D. Auld 2, 11. Lanham 3. Plain' head, buff ticked cock.—D. Auld 1. Plain head, buff variegated cock.— A. H. Waugh 1, D. Auld 2, C. C. Pike 3. Plain head yellow clear or invisible ticked hen.—D. Auld 1, A. H. Waugh 2. Plain head yellow variegated hen.— A. E. Gentleman 1* A. H. Waugh 2. Plain head buff clear or invisible ticked hen.—A. E. Gentleman 1, J. Wilson 2. Plain, head buff variegated hen.—A. H. Waugh 1, D. Auld 2 and 3. Plain head green yellow, self or foul, cock or hen.—C. C. Pike 1 and 2. Plain head green, buff, self or foul, cock or hen.—C. C. Pike 1. Clear ticked or variegated buff colourfed.—A. H. Waugh 1. Goldfinch mule, light, unflighted.—B. List 1. Goldfinch mule, variegated, unflighted.—D. Cox I, W. J. Bennetts 2 and 3. Goldfinch mule, light, flighted.—J, H. Miller 1 and 2. Goldfinch mule, variegated, flighted. —J. H. Miller 1, B. List 2. Goldfinch mule, dark, flighted.—Mrs J. Walker 1, Mrs C. Jackson 2. Any other colour, male or hybrid, other than goldfinch.—A. L. W. Gallien I. Goldfinch.—Mrs C. Jackson 1, A. L. W. Gallien 2. Any other variety British bird, other than goldfinch.—A. L. W. Gallien 1. Budgerigars, green, cock or hen.—E. Skinner 1, A. N. Jordan 2, C. Driver 3. Cobalt, cock or hen.—A. N. Jordan 1. SPECIAL PRIZES. Best canary in show.—H. R. Lambeth. Best Norwich plain head yellow variegated cock.—A. H. Waugh. Best Norwich plain head yellow, clear or invisible ticked hen. —A. H. Waugh. Best Norwich plain head buff, clear or invisible, ticked hen.—A. E. Gentleman. Beyt Norwich plain head buff, variegated cock.—A. H.‘ Waugh. Best Norwich plain head yellow variegated hen.—A. E. Gentleman. Best Norwich plain head green, yellow, self or foul, cock or hen.—C. C. Pike. BOYS’ CLASSES. Norwich plain head buff, variegated ben.—Joe Breese 1. Any other variety mule or hybrid, other than goldfinch.—E. Wallace 1 and special. Yorkshire, green ticked or variegated yellow cock.—T. Beauchamp 1 and 2. Yorkshire, buff, clear or invisible, ticked cock;—T. Beauchamp 1. Yorkshire green ticked or invisible buff cock.—T, Beauchamp 1. Yorkshire yellow, clear or invisible ticked hen.—T, Beauchamp I. BOYS’ OPEN CLASSES. Yorkshire yellow, clear or invisible, ticked cock.—T. Beauchamp 1. Yorkshire cinnamon ticked or yellow variegated hen,—l. Coudcr 1. FANCY PIGEONS. Judge: Mr It. Baukshaw. Pigmy iK)liters. —P. Dolan.

NORWICH CHOPPERS. Cock.—P. Dolan 1, G. Thomson 2 and 3. Hen.—G. Thomson 1 and 3, P, Dolan 2. Young cock.—G, Thomson 1 and 2. Young hen.—6. Thomson 1 and 2. FANTAILS. White cock.—R. Russell. White hen.—A. J. Brown. TURBIT. Any other colour.—Mrs W. Bain. NUNS. ' Black hen.—A. J. Brown. Any other coloured cock.—A. J. Brown. LONG-FACED TUMBLER. Bald black cock.—J. H. Fahey 1, G. W. Bradford 2. Bald black hen.—J. H. Fahey 1, G. W. Bradford 2. Bald black cock, under 12 months. —W. Powell 1, L. J. Blackman 2. Red or yellow bald cock.—G. W. Bradford 1, L. J. Blackman 2. Red or yellow bald hen, under 12 mouths.—G. W. Bradford 1. Blue or silver bald cock.—W. Powell 1. Blue or silver bald hen.—G. Thomson. Blue or silver, bald hen, under 12 months.—L. J. Blackman. Any other coloured cock.—J. H. Fahey. Any other coloured cock, under 12 months, —L. J. Blackman. Any other coloured hen, under 12 months.—L. J. Blackman. White clean-legged, long-faced tumbler cock.—W. Powell 1 and 3, A. Brown 2. White clean-legged, long-faced tumbler hen.—W. Powell 1 and 2. Black cock.—L. J. Blackman 1, G. Thomson 2, W. Powell 3. Black hen.—G. Thomson 1. Black cock, under 12 months.—G., Thomson 1 and 2. Black hen, under 12 months.—G. Thomson 1,2, and 3. Red cock.—W. Powell 1. Yellow hen.—W, Powell 1. Mottled or rosewing cock.—G. W. Bradford 1. Any other variety, clean-legged cock. —L. J. Blackman. Any other variety clean-legged young hen.—L. J. Blackman 1. LONG-FACED MUFFED TUMBLERS. Saddles or badges, hen.—Mrs W. Bain 1. Performing tumbler cock.—T. M‘Gregor 1. BOYS’ CLASSES. Tumbler, self, cock.-—J. E. Hopkins 1, Eva C. Watt 2, T. M'Gregor 3. Tumbler, self, young cock.—J. T. Aspinal 1 Tumbler, self, young hen.—Eva C. Watt 1, J. T. Aspinal 2. Any other variety tumbler cock.— J. E. Hopkins 1, F. Johnstone 2. Any other variety tumbler hen.—F. Johnstone 1. Any other variety tumbler cock, under® 12 months.—Eva C. Watt, J. E. Hopkins. Any other variety tumbler hen, under 12 months.—J. E. Hopkins. Any other variety fancy cock.—P. Dolan 1, Ken. Rhodes 2. Any other variety fancy hen.—G. Phillip 1, P. Dolan 2, J. T. Aspinal 3. Any other variety fancy cock, under 12 months.—J. T. Aspinal. HOMING PIGEONS. Judge: Mr W. Watson. WORKING HOMERS—BOYS’ CLASSES. Blue chequered cock.—J. Williamson 1, E. Page 2, J. T. Aspinal 3. Black chequered cock.—J, Williamson 1, E. Page 2. Black chequered hen. —T. C. Fraser 1. lied chequered cock.—T. C. Fraser 1, E. Page 2. Plain blue cock.—E. Page 1. Mealy or any other coloured hen.— G. M‘Arthur. Pied cock.—G. M'Arthur 1 and 3, T. C. Fraser 2. Pied hen.—J. F. Moodie, jun., 1, G. M'Arthur 2. MILEAGE CLASSES. Fifty-mile cock.—J. T. Aspinal 1, T. C. Fraser 2. Fifty-mile hen.—J. F. Moodie, jun., 1. One hundred-mile cock.—J. F. Moodie. jun., 1, T. C. Fraser 2. One hundred-mile hen. —J. «F. Moodie, jun., 1. COLOURED CLASSES—YOUNG BIRDS. Blue chequered cock.—W, Leith 1. Blue chequered hen.—T. C. Fraser 2. Black chequered hen.—J. T. Moodie, jun., 1. Plain blue cock.—G. M'Arthur 1. Plain blue hen.—G. M'Arthur 1. Mealy or any other coloured cock.— G. Thomson 1. Pied hen.—G. M'Arthur 2. WORKING HOMERS. Six hundred-mile cock.—S. Browne ' 1 and 2. Six hundred-mile hen.—S. Browne 1. Five hundred-mile cock.—S. Browne 1, H. Holland 2. Five hundred-mile hen.—S. Browne 1. Four hundred-mile cook.—S. Browne 1. Four hundred-mile hen.—S. Browne 1. Two hundred and scvcnty-fiye-mile cock.—H Holland 1 and champion, G. Thomson 2. W. Everett 3. Very highly commended, H. Holland.

One hundred and ninety-five-mile hen.—H. Holland 1, A. J. Lucas 2. One hundred-mile hen.—W. Everett 1, T. E. Page 2. One hundred and ninety-five-mile cock (ringed 1933). —S. Browne 1. One hundred and ninety-five-mile hen (ringed).—S. Browne 1. One hundred-mile cock (ringed).—G Thomson 1 and 3, W. Everett 2. One hundred-mile hen.—W. Everett 1. POULTRY. ORPINGTONS. Judge, Mr W. Tibbies. Black cockerel.—W. Webster 2. Black pullet.—J. I. Holt 1. RHODE ISLAND REDS. Cockerel, single comb. —W. Proudfoot 1. OLD ENGLISH GAME, Black-breasted red cock.—Jack Crowo 1, J. Meikle 2. Partridge hen.—J. Meikle 1. Black-breasted cockerel.—S. Manson I, E, Gilks 2, J. F. Soper 3. Partridge pullet.—W. Shirkey 1. Pile cock.—J. A. Boswell 1, J. Meikle 2. . Pile hen.—J. A. Boswell 1, J. Meikle 2. Pile cockerel. —J. A. Boswell 1. Pile pullet.—J. A. Boswell 1. Duckwing cockerel. —J. A, Boswell 1. Duckwing pullet.—J. A. Boswell 1. Any other colour cockerel.—J. F. ■Soper 1. HAMBURGS. Golden pencilled cock.—J. Cunningham 1. Golden pencilled hen.—J. Cunningham 1. Golden pencilled cockerel.—J. Cunningham 1, Mrs L. Fox 2. Golden pencilled pullet.—J. Cunningham 1, Mrs L. Fox 2. Houdan cock.—W. Webster 1. Houdan cockerel. —W. Webster 2. Houdan pullet.—W. Webster 2, Light Sussex pullet.—A. B. Armour 1. \ Any other variety poultry not scheduled.—G. F, Scott and G. F. Rhodes 1 (equal). Pullet.—G. F. Scott 1 and 2. SELLING CLASSES. Brown Leghorn, hen or pullet.—J. Robertson 1. OLD ENGLISH BANTAMS. Black-breasted red cockerel.—C. Fallowfield 1. Partridge pullet.—C. Fallowfield 1. Duckwing cock.—W. J. Currie 1. Duckwiug cockerel. —W. J. Currie 1, J. Meikle 2, E. Gilks 3. Duckwing pullet.—J. Meikle 1, W. J. Currie 2 and 3. Black rose-comb cock.—Vernor and Forrester 1, F. Robertson 2, G. Still 3. Black rose-comb hen.—Verner and Forrester 1, F. Robertson 2. Black rose-comb ' cockerel. —Verner and Forrester 1 and 2. C. R. Rhodes 3. Black rose-comb pullet.—Verner and Forrester 1, L. Thorne 2, C. F. Rhodes 3. ' ■ ' ■