SHBURTON POULTRY SHOW.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2315, 5 September 1881, Page 3

SHBURTON POULTRY SHOW.

On Saturday afternoon the Ashburton Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society held their initial annual exhibition in the Town Hell, the following gentlemen from Christchurch kindly acting as judges in tho classes named : —Fowls, ducks, geese, and turkeys, Messrs J. H. Wood, W. B. Ernshaw, and J. G. Flexmore } pigeons, Messrs Ernshaw and Flexmore; canaries, &c., Mr T. Bachelor. The arrangements for the display were excellent, reflecting credit on Mr W. Charlton, hon. eeo., and the rest of the committee. The following is the prize list, omitting mention of classes in which there was no entry or no award : Poultry. —Black-breasted game cock, S. Saunders, Ist ;E. Bird. 2nd. Game cock variety, J. Carter, Ist and 2nd. Game hen variety, J. Carter. Ist and 2nd. Spanish cock, Undrill, Ist. Spanish hen, Undrill, Ist; R. B. Jeff, 2nd. Cochin cock, G. Permain, 2nd. Cochin hen, G. Permain, Ist. Polish cock, Bradbury Ist; G. T. Smith, 2nd. Polish hen, Smith, Ist; Bradbury, 2nd. Hamburg cook. Wm. Saunders, 2nd. Hamburg hen, Wm. Saunders, 2nd. Houdan or any French variety cock, Patterson, 2nd. Ditto hen, Patterson, Ist and 2ndWhite Dorking cock, Sargeant, Ist. Ditto hen, Sargoant 2nd. Light Brahma cock, Q. Parkin, 2nd. Ditto hen, G. Permain, Ist; G. Parkin, 2nd. Dark Brahma cock, G. T. Smith, Ist, F. Mayo, 2nd. Ditto hen, G. T. Smith, Ist and 2nd. Bantam cook, J. B. Hart, Ist; J. Permain, 2nd. Bantam hen, W. Parkin, Ist and 2nd. Fair of docks, E. Cookson, 2nd. Pigeons. —Barb cock, J. E. Hart, Ist. Barb hen, J. R. Hart, Ist. Short-faced tumbler cock, S. Saunders, Ist. Ditto hen, S. Saunders, Ist and 2nd. Long-faced tumbler cock, W. G. Biggs, 2nd. Dragoon cock, S. Saunders, Ist; J. Permain, 2nd. Dragoon hen, S. Saunders, Ist; J. Permain, 2nd. Antwerp cock, S. Saunders. Ist; A. Collins, 2nd. Antwerp hen, S. Saunders, Ist; A. Collins, 2nd. Owl or tnrbit cock, J. Permain, Ist and 2nd. Ditto ben, J. Permain, Ist and 2nd. Canaries. —Yellow Belgium cock, S. Permain, 2nd. Ditto hen, A. Permain, 2nd. Norwich cock, Patterson, Ist and 2nd. Green canaries, S. E. Poyntz, Ist; J. Canning, 2nd. Any variety canary cock, Mrs Poyntz, 2nd. Goldfinch, H. Stephenson, Ist; A. Young, 2nd. The attendance was not so large as may be expected as the society becomes known. A number of children were present, and derived much enjoyment from watching the manoeuvres of Mr T, Bachelor’s trained birds. During the morning a pigeon race from Timaru railway station to Ashburton took place under the aupioes of the society. The entries were Mr J. Permain’s Smut and Cadmus and Mr S. Saunders’ Random and Chieftain. Tho result was a dead heat between the four carriers. A strong north-easter was blowing, and seriously impeded tho movements of the quartette, whose flight occupied an hour and throe quarters.