POULTRY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12643, 2 November 1905, Page 8

POULTRY.

Taking first the poultry, it has to be borna in mind that this is not a feature of tho Spring Show. Consequently the display is not a particularly noticeable one. The Association make this department one of the features of their Winter Show, when the. birds are more in "fettle," and an altogether better representation is obtainable. Nevertheless, tho display, on the whole, is of a creditable description, especially from the point of view of what it is really intended to be, viz., merely a utility bird show,. The judge (Mr. J. J. Casey, of Khandallah, Wellington) considered that tho birds, taking them all round, were quite as good as could be expected at this time of the year, while some of the entries evoked his special commendation. In Langshans, the winning cock and hen (shown by E. H. Holland) were particularly good birds. There was only one entry in the Plymouth Rock class, and that not a good one. There was a good showimg of Black Orpingtons, the winning cook (shown by H Marsden) beiig a fairly good type of his class. The Buff Orpingtoii class was not of a high standard, the birds being rather small and poor in colour. Messrs. Slack Bros, met with no competition in the Buff classes. The Wyandottes, gold, silver, and white, were the strongest classes in the bhow, and contained some excellent birds. The gclden cocks were good in shape and colour, while the pullets were well marked, the ground colour being especially good. G. E. Hood's entry obtained first in the cock class, and F. Cosgrove obtained first honours in the hen class. The other principal prizes in the Wyandotte classes were allotted as follows:—Cockerel (gold), J. D. IremOnger 1, C. E. Hood 2; pullet (gold), F- Cosgrove 1 and 2, J. p. Iremonger 3; cock (silver), F. Robinson 1; hen (silver), J. D. Iremonger 1, C. J. Frost 2, C. E. Hood 3; cockerel (silver), J. D. Iremonger 1 Slack Bros. 2, C. F. Frost 3; pullet (silver), J. D. Iremonger 1, D. Buchanan 2, C. J. Frost 3; cock (white), V. Barker 1, W. A. Boyes 2, T. West 3; hen (white), V. Barker 1, J. J. Bagnall 2, W. A. Boyes 3; cookerel (white), W. A. Boyes 1, H. J. Bailey 2, N. Mines 3; pullet (white), Geo. Worsfield V N. Mines 2, W. A. Boyes 3. John Jarvis scooped all the prizes in the classes for Partridge Wyandottes, as well as all but one in the classes for "any other variety," in whichG. E. Rendle obtained a second for a cockerel. The Wyandotte white cock obtained the judge's verdict as the best bird in the show, and was indeed an excellent specimen—beautifully white, with a grand head, and of good shape. In the white hens, however, several were marred by black specks, while the cockerels were only a fair class, the birds being rather high in the leg. The pullets, especially the prize birds, were a strong class, and well shown. The winning Buff was a bird of good shape and comb. Among the Blaok Minorcas, with the exception of the birds in the winning pens (shown by J. H. Manttan), there was nothing very good. There was not a large entry of White Leghorns, but. the birds shown were in beautiful condition, notably the winning cock (entered by E: H. Holland), and the first and second pullets (same exhibitor). There was only a fair entry of Brown Leghorns, A. Montgomerie taking all the first awards, and J. Nicol and N. Mines dividing the minor prizes. Andalusians were responsible for a small, but good, entry.' ' A. H. Hitchcock secured firsts for cock and pullet, and H. Marsden first for cockerel. There was only one entry in the Houdan classes (Herschel and Eherhard's pen). Among the ducksj P. M. Lovelock had a monopoly in Aylesburys, and; his birds, though out of condition, were of good shape and fair size. Only one Rouen was entered- Indian Runners, however, were* strongly represented by a considerable number of first-class birds, the winning drake (shown by T. West) being a. particularly beautiful type of bird. The same remark applies to the yourig ducks and drakes. There were also some good Muscovy and Buff Orpington ducks in'the pens. On the whole,. thY judge considered the show was well got up, the exhibits well staged, and, as previously indicated, the birds quite up to the standard attainable at this, the "off" time of the year. In addition to the poultry, there was also a creditable little display of pigeons and cage birds. ,