CANARY SHOW

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 109, 29 July 1927, Page 12

CANARY SHOW

A FINE DISPLAY NEARLY 200 EXHIBITS Loud bursts of song from nearly 200 canaries ushered in the successful 17th annual show of the Auckland Canary and Cage Bird Club. The show, which is to be officially opened at 8 p.m. today by Air. Ernest Brown, is being held in the Epiphany Hall, Karangahape Road. It will remain open until \ 9 p.m. to-morrow. Special prizes were awarded to the • following exhibitors: YORKSHIRE Miss Thorne, Mrs. Atkinson. Messrs, i L. Belcher. W. Moreland, C. Robinson, R. | Prentice and E. S. Byers. NORWICH Miss Thorne, Messrs. C. Denny, H. J. | Fielder, R. Kneebone, S. A. Tait. Knee- ! bone, and Hart, and C. Robinson. The following is the list of awards:— CUPS—YORKSHIRE Simpson Cup.—Cinnamon Yorkshire: L Belcher. Belcher’s Cup.—Yorkshire: E. S. Byers. Belcher's Cup.—Unflighted Yorkshire: W. Moreland. Corkin Memorial Cup.—Best Yorkshire in Show: E. S. Byers. Vercoe Cup.—Marked Yorkshires W. Moore. Eliot Davis Cup.—Best unfliglited: W. J. Moreland. NORWICH Sayers Memorial Cup.—lT. J. Fielder. Ernest Davis Cup.—H. J. Fielder. Fielder Cup.—H. J. Fielder. Lunn Cup.—Best finch: Airs. Atkinson. NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS Best Yellow Norwich.—H. J. Fielder. Best Crest Norwich.—H. J. Fielder. YORKSHIRE OPEN Clear Yellow Cock (S): L. Belcher. 1 and 2; E. S. Byers, 3. Yellow Marked. —Cock (4): E. S. Byers. 1; L. Belcher, 2 and 3. Buff Clear.—Cock (5): R. Prentice. 1: Aliss E. Thorne. 2: W. Armitage. 3. Buff Marked.—Cock (5): E. S. Byers 1 S. Wood. 2; R. Walker. 3. Cinnamon Yellow Marked.—Cock (2): cher, 1. Cinnamon Yellow Marker.—Cock (2) L. Belcher, 1: E. S. Byers, 2. Cinnamon Buff Marked.—Cock (2): L. Belcher, 1; W. Aforeland, 2. Green Yellow. Cock <1): L. Belcher. 1. Green Buff.—Cock (11: L. Belcher. 1. a l % ar Yellow.—Hen (4): L. Belcher, 1 and 2; Aliss E. Thorne, 3. Yellow Marked Hen (2).—W. Moore 1, L. Belcher 2. Buff Clear Hen (3).—Miss Thorne 1. TV. i Moreland 2. Buff Marked Hen (I).—S. Wood 1. Cinnamon Yellow Marked Hen (4).—E j S. Byers 1, L. Belcher 2, G. C. Beeston Cinnamon Buff Marked Hen (2). —L I Belcher 1 and 2. YORKSHIRE Yellow Clear.—Cock (41: TV. Moreland \\ L- Belcher 2, G. C. Beeston 3. Hen i (4)- —L. Belcher 1 and 2, S. Wood 3 Yellow Marked.—Cock (3): R. Walker 1, L. Belcher 2, C. Robinson 3. Hen (1): E. S. Byers 3. Buff Clear.—Cock (4): C. Robinson 3. Miss E. Thorne 2, S. Wood 3. Hen (8): T_. Belcher 1, E. S. Byers 2, Miss E. Thorne 3. Cinnamon Buff Marked.—Cock (1): R Prentice 1. Hen (2): W. Moreland 1, G. C. Beeston 2. NORWICH OPEN Clear Yellow Cock (5).—H. J. Fielder If AY- Coe 2, Kneebone and Hart 3. Yellow Ticked.—Cock (1): R. Kneebone 1. Hen (1): W. Cowell 1. Yellow Marked.—Cock (2): Kneebone and Hart 1, Airs. A. Gibbons 2. Hen (2): C. Denny 3. Clear Buff.—Cock (6): Kneebone anti Hart 1 and 2, Aliss Thorne 3. Hen (5): H. J. Fielder 1, Kneebone and Hart 2. Aliss Thorne 3. Buff Ticked Cock (2). —C. Denny 1 and Buff Marked.—Cock (3): R. Kneebone 1 and 3, Aliss Thorne 2. Hen (5): 11. Kneebone 1, Aliss Thorne 2, W. Cowell 3. Cinnamon Yellow Cock (1). —C. Denny Cinnamon Yellow Marked.—Cock (1) : ! C. Denny 1. Hen (1): H. J. Fielder 1. ! Green Yellow Cock (1). —G. F. Flem- j ing 1. Cinnamon Buff Marked Hen (I).—Aliss | Thorne 1. Green Buff Hen (1). —H. .T. Fielder 1. NORWICH—UN FLIGHTED Clear Yellow.—Cock (1): Miss Thorne. I. Hen (1): H. J. Fielder. 1. Yellow Marked.—Cock (1): W. Cowell, I 1. Hen (1): W. Cowell, 1. Clear Buff.—Cock (4): C. Denny. 1: ! Mrs. A. Gibbons, 2; W. Cowell, 3. Hen (2): Airs. A. Gibbons, 1; H. Kneebone, 2. Buff Ticked.—Cock (1): C. Denny, 1. | Hen (1): C. Denny, 1. Buff Marked.—Cock (2): C. Denny, 1. Hen (2): Aliss Thorne, 1: P. Emery. 2. Cinnamon Buff Marked.—Hen (3): C. Denny, 1. N.C.F. YORKSHIRES Best Plain Yellow and Buff.—Cock and Hen (1): C. Robinson. 1. NORWICH—UN FLIGHT ED Yellow or Buff.—Cock (1): C. Denny, 1. CREST—OPEN Yellow, Buff or Marked Dark Crest.— Cock (1): H. J. Fielder, 1. BRED CURRENT YEAR Any Colour.—Hen (1): H. J. Fielder, 1. NOVICE CLASSES—YORKSHIRE Yellow Clear.—Cock (1): D. Alorrow, 1 Hen (1): W. H. Pitts, 1. Buff, Clear.—Cock (2): H. Poynter, 1; Alls. B. J. Bowden, 2. Hen (3): D. Morrow, 1; F. J. Follas, 2; Airs. Atkinson. 3. Yellow Marked. —Cock (2): Airs. Atkinson, 1; R- Emery, 2. _ Buff Marked.—Cock (2): R. Emery, 1; Yellow, Buff or Marked Cock (4) t W. Graveson, 1: J. O'Shauglinessy, 2; Mrs. Atkinson. 3. Hen (2). —Airs. Atkinson, 1; T w • Graveson, 2. NOVICE —NORWICH Yellow Clear Cock (1). —Airs. B. J. Bowden, 1. „ _ Buff Clear Cock (1). —Airs. B. J. BowBuff Marked Cock (1). —T. AV. Graveson, 1. Hen (1). —T. W. Graveson, 1. Cinnamon Yellow, Buff or Marked Cock (1). —Mrs. B. J. Bowden, 1. ANY OTHER VARIETY Cock (1). —R- Walker, 1; (2), Airs. A. Gibbons, 1 and 2. MULES Light Goldfinch Cock (5). —S. A. Tait, 1; G. Annan, 2; T. W. Graveson. 3. Dark Goldfinch Cock or Hen (5). —S. A. Tait, 1; Miss Thorne. 2; G. Annan, 3. Any Variety Finch, Cock or Hen (4). — Mrs. Atkinson, 1; R. Prentice, 2; G. AnROLLERS Over Twelve Months (2). —C. Robinson, 1; R. Emery, 2. Under Twelve Months (2). —C. Robinson, 1 and 2.