GISBORNE POULTRY FANCIERS’ CLUB.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 951, 25 July 1903, Page 3

GISBORNE POULTRY FANCIERS’ CLUB.

ANNUAL SHOW. The annual show in connection with the Gisborne Poultry Fanciers’ Club was opened yestorday at tho Theatre Royal, and promises to be a most successful gathering. Tho entries are well up to the average of those received in past years, and the arrangements made by the Committee for tho staging of tho birds are all that could bo desired. A word of praißo is duo to Messrs T. Morrison and H. M. Porter, who undertook the secretarial duties of the show, no efforts being spared by them to make the exhibition a success. Judging was commenced shortly after nine o’clock yesterday, aDd the judge (Mr Palmor) got through his work with the utmost despatch, his decisions mooting with universal approval. Tho Club are to be congratulated upon securing the services of a gentleman so well qualified to act as judge. The Government Poultry Expert, Mr 1). D. Hyde, was present during tho day, and took a keen interest in the exhibition.

The entries in the game classes wore not as large as in former years, but the quality of tho exhibits was well up to the standard. Messrs H. M. Porter, A. Sharp, D. T. Hughes, W. Gault, J. Newton, and H. Binnic were tho chief prize-winners. Thero was poor competition in the Brahma classes, Mr J. Newton and Mrs E. Norris boing first on the prize list. In Orpingtons the classes wero well filled. Mr F.

A. Ford’s entry wus voted first honors in the championship class for the best Orpington buff cock, having good shape and size, but in the judge’s opinion lacked in color. The exhibit with which Mr F. A. Ford won the North Island championship is a noted prize-winner, holding the following proud record : 1902, first at Christchurch, first and special Wellington, first, special, and cup for best Orpington in show at Auckland; 1903, first and special Wellington and lOgs trophy, first and special Whangarei, second at Auckland. Mr Ford was tho largest prizetaker in the Orpington class, and was awarded first and special prizes for bis buff pullet, which was a really fine bird. Messrs T. R. Parker and J. R. Redstone swept the board in the Plymouth Rook classes. There was an excellent entry of Wyandottes, Messrs T. Morrison and H. M. Porter showing some really fine birds, which attracted a great deal of attention. Minorcas and Leghorns were shown in fairly large numbers, and some fine birds were included in those exhibited, Mr W. Gault’s entries being the chief prize-takers. Mr E. Woolwright exhibited a fine specimen of the Leghorn duckwing hen, which attracted a great deal of attention, and was awarded first and special prizes. Andalusians were shewn chiefly by Messrs M. Hall and A. Grigg, who were the chief winners. Thero was poor competition in the Hamburg classes, but a very fine exhibit was that of Mr W. J. Hamon’s in Class 110, for the best hen, the entry being awarded first and special prizes. The Partridge Wyandotte pure-bred cockerel, shown by Mr H. M. Porter, received first honors in Class 119, and the same breed of pullet was awarded first and special prizes. In the bantam classes championship honors went to Master Reggio Ford for his entry. Mr H. M. Porter was also j a large prize-taker in this class. The entries of ducks were not very numerous, and • honors were equally distributed among tho entries of Messrs J. T. Witty, G. R. Moore, H. M. Porter, and H. Binnie. In the art union class Mr P. Schwabe was awarded first and special prizes for a pair of white wyandottes. The selling clussos, J as well as those for children’s pets, were well filled. '*4' ' < Upon the whole the quality of the exhibits was well up to the average of ( colonial shows, and in the opinion of the judge tho winning birds in a number of classes would have been able to hold their own in any show in the larger centres. ( Exception was taken by a number of ( exhibitors to the arrangement of dates of shows made by the Association, there , being shows at Cambridge (Waikato) and | Gisborne on the same day. This is a matter that should be remedied, as the . Association could easily arrange the dates ( so that each club could get a fair number of outside entries. The Show will be open this morning, afternoon and evening. . Continued on page 4. *f'