HOKITIKA POULTRY SHOW

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1928, Page 3

HOKITIKA POULTRY SHOW

There is a very fine display of birds. The White Leghorn Classes are specially well-filled, while much interest was shown in the Champion Rhode Island Red cock, a winner throughout Australasia. The weather yestoiday interfered with the attendance but the day being fine a large attendance is looked for this afternoon and evening. The management of the show was excellent and the birds arc displayed to advantage, nothing being left undone for the care and attention of the birds and public alike.

THE AWARDS. UTILITY CLASSES. (Continued). Leghorns, Brown, single-comb hen.— F. Groufsky 1, D. Dowell 2, Mrs H. Parry 3. Pullet—F. Groufsky 1 and 2. Cock—Airs H. Parry 1. Any other variety lien.—T. Robinson 1. Ancona. Cock—R. Pearce 1. Hen— R. Pearce 1, T. A. Lynch 2 am Pullet—T. A. Lynch 1. Minorca Cock.—E. Breeze 1, J. C. Taylor 2. Hen—J. C. T aylot* 1 and T. Lynch 3. Cockerel—L. Jones 1. H. Wall 2. Pullet—J. C. Taylor 1 and 2, E. C. Toohcy 3. Light Sussex Hen.—Miss Keating 1 J Breeze jnr 2, J. C. Taylor J. Coekcrel—J. C. Taylor 1, Ina Millner 2. Pullet—Miss Keating 1, W. T. Strout 2 J C. Taylor 3. Plymouth'Rock (white or barred).— Cockerel—D. Dowell 1. Pullet—D. Dowell 1. r . Black Orpington Cock. —R. Wild 1 D Dowell 2. Hen—D. Dowell 1, W. A. Smith 2, G. Harcourt 3. Cockerel— J. J. Coen 1, A. G. Wood 2 and 3. Pullet— AY. A. Smith 1, A. 0. Wood 2, E. V. Arthur 3. Rhode Island Red cock.—At. E. Bettcl 1 J. C. Taylor 2. Hen—J. C. Taylor 1. M. E. Bettel 2, Mrs H. Parry 3. ‘ Cockerel —M. E. Bettel 1, J. C. Taylor 2, Mrs H. Parry 3. Pullet—J. C. Taylor 1 and 2, J. J. Coen 3. Dost Trio, White Leghorns:—W. Smith 1, B. Sparkes 2; Any other variety (light breed)—l. C. Taylor I. Rhode Island Rods (heavy breed)—J. C Taylor 1, Airs A. Dowling 2, Black Orpingtons (light breed)—W. A. Smith 1 and 2. Any variety (heavy breed)— J. C. Taylor 1, J. J. Breeze jun. 2.

UTILITY NOVICE CLASS. White Leghorn, cock or cockerel— B. Sparkes I, W. Bone 2, -Lloyd Parry 3. Hen or Pullet—B. Sparkes 1. Heavy breed Cock or Cockerel—F. Ballinger,l, J. He veldt 2, Alfred Dale 3. Hen or Pullet—Mrs A. Dowling 1, L. Jones 2, J. He veldt 3. UTILITY SEELING CLASS. Light Breed, Cock or Cockerel— W. Wieblitz 1, Muster Moore 2. Hen or Pullet—J. C. Taylor 1 and 2, AY. AVieblitz 3. Heavy Breed Hon or Pullet—J. C. Taylor 1 and 2. Any variety Drake—AW Hall 1. Duck —AALHaII 1. Best Cockerel or Pullet hatched in Hokitika district—B. Sparkes 1 and special, UTILITY DUCKS. Drake, under 12 months—E. J. Bade 1, AY. Jones 2. Duck—AV. Jones ] and 2, Mrs H. Parry 3. ' DUCKS, OPEN CLASS. Pekin Drake—AV. Hall 1, Airs Graham 2. Duck—Airs AV. Graham I, F. J. Bade 2, AV. Hall 3. Indian runner drake—A. Jamieson 1 : A.O.AL drake. Airs H. Parry I.

Hen eggs—Afiss Keating 1, G. Harcourt 2.

, PIGEONS. Fantail cock—A. Keogan 1, J. Breeze jr. 2; lien, J. Breeze jr. 1, A. Keogan 2. Homer flying bluo cock—O. Jackson 1, C. Briggs 2; hen—C. Briggs 1, AV. Diedrichs 2. Red cock—O. Jacksou V, C. Briggs 2. AV. Diedrichs 3. Owl cock—J. J. Breeze 1; lien—J. J. Breeze 1.

Tumbler, long-faced lien—J. J. freeze 1. A.o.A'.—Cock, E. Findlay ; hen—E. Findlay 2. canalues.

Norwich yellow cock or hen—A. Duneraft l. Airs J. V. Hall 2. Norwich huff cock or lieu—AA . 1. Strout 1 and 2. Crossbred hen—A. Duneraft 1. Pair trussed fowls—T. Lynch 1. P;i i r trussed eliiclcens—*T. C. Tuylor 1.

Special for best bird in open class was won by (>. Jackson. Greymouth. Special for champion Black Orpington Cockerel was won by J. Coen, of •Greymouth. for best pigeon in show was won hv E. Findlay, Hokitika.

Special for best canary in show was won by W. T. Strout, of Grcymouth. Special for most points in children's class for girls was won by Bettie Jones and for bovs by Arthur Lynch. CHILDREN’S CLASSES. Best Bantam.—N. Harcourt 1 and

3, Bettie Jones 2. Best Canary.—A. Lynch 1, Bettie Jones 2 and 3. Best Cage Bird.—Bettie Jones 1 and 2 A. Lynch 3.