WANGANUI POULTRY SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7865, 6 July 1905, Page 2

WANGANUI POULTRY SHOW.

(Per PVcss Association.) i WAN (.'AN Li, July 5. i The Wajmganuri i'oultry, ami lliixl Association o]>ened their «ocoitii aniuiul show to-day. The entries number nearly 1000, and include birds from Auckland, Wellington, and other centres. The birds uttu o{ excolieut standard, and taken altogether. the show is <;onsrdciv<l incompetent. judges lo be equal to any held in tho colony. Orpingtons and y:~e3 are socially strong. Mr ,1. Curries J.Hack Minorca hen was awarded the Championship, as also was .Mr J, T, Sinclair's Illack Ned bantam cockerel.

.SUCCESS OF LOCAL FANCIERS. (Special to News,) WAXOANTI, July 0. The Wangaj\ui; Poultry Show' was a gn>ut success, Lhero nearly dou- • blo tho entries joH last year in many 'classes. There -was strong competition from all parts of the North Island. New Plymouth exhibitors awards ore Captain Hood, Golden Wyandotte: cock first, pullet first, cockerel second : Silver Wyandotte : cock, s-econdi : Tced,« Ulack Orpington lien first ; buff pullet second ; Wor-thing-ton, two firsts, lloulton, *two firsts in game ; Dixon, one first and | two seconds: Hrook's, special, three ! firsts aud one second ; Master Salt, first ; (•OiJ'dacre, five firsts, ono second :a!so the North 1 Island Black Hamburgh Championship, and thive firsts at tho J-lam\Uoß Show.