The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-29 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POULTRY EXHIBITION.

The fourth annual exhibition of poultry commenced
Yes+ erdav, in the large room at Messrs. Lucas's Repository,
inGreat Charlotte-street. As we intimated in the NOR.
TRERN TIMES of yesterday, the stock exhibited was of the
choicest description. Mr. John Baily, of London, and
the Rev. R. Pulleine, officiated as judges, and their
decisions gave every possible satisfaction.
The exhibition opened a little before eleven o'clock in
the forenoon, and shortly after this hour the room was
well filled with a numerous and highly respectable body
of visitors, including several ladies and gentlemen, dis-
tinguished as poultry admirers in our own locality, as well
as a great number of strangers from different parts of the
country. Amongst these we noticed Mr. Charles Pun-
chard, of Blunt Hall, Haverhill, who is one of the most
celebrated breedere of the Cochin-China race in England ;
Captain Hornby, of Knowsley ; the. Hon. William Warren
Vernon, of Wolseley Hall, Rugeley, Staffordshire; Mr.
George C. Atkins, of Edgbaston, near Birmingham ; Mr.
William Wright, of Widnes; and several other noted
breeders.

As regards the specimens exhibited in the various
classes, there was a large competition for the Spanish
fowl, more especially for the pullets of last year. We have
seldom seen as fine a show of this class. The dorkings
exhibited were really fine specimens, and throughout
the day were greatly and justly admired. In this class,
as will be seen below, the Rev. Stephen Donne, of
Oswestry, obtained both the first and second prize for the
best birds of more than a year old, and the birds which
obtained the first prize were claimed at the price marked,
namely 30 guineas. Our townsman, Mr. Stretch, of
Marsh Lane, Bootle, was eminently and deservedly
successful; more especially in the Cochin China, cinnamon,
and buff breed. In this class he obtained the first prize,
for the best pen of birds exceeding one year old, and also
the first and second prizes for the best cock and two
pullets of 1856; the winner of the first prize in this last
named class, was purchased by Captain Hornby for 10
guineas. Mr. Joseph Hindson, of Breck Road, Everton,
exhibited some' very fine specimens of partridge feathered
Cochin Chinas, and carried away the prize for the best-
chickens of 1856. The display of game fowl was such, as
it is believed, was never before exhibited in this country,
there being an immense number of competitors in the
different varieties, and all the birds shewn of the best
quality. Liverpool gentlemen had the honour of carrying
away the prizes in two of the most important of these
classes, black breasted reds—Mr. Joseph Hindson, of
Everton, taking the first prize for birds above a year old,
and Mr. Joseph Cox, of Renshaw-street, the first prize
for chickens of 1856. The entries for the best single
game cock, were. as we observed yesterday, unusually
numerous, there being no less than 94, and this depart-
ment was undoubtedly one of the most attractive features
of the exhibition. The form and plumage of the different
specimens exhibited, were warmly admired. Mr. Edward
Lowe, of Cemberford Mill, near Tamworth, won the first
prize, th'e successful bird being eagerly claimed %Vale com-
paratively low price marked, viz., two guineas. The pur-
chaser was afterwards offered -€2O for it, but he refused the
offer. Mr. Henry Worrall, of Spring Grove, West Derby,
took the second prize. It will also be seen that Mr. W.
C. Worrall, of. Rice House, Knotty Ash, was also very
successful in golden and silver Hamburghs. Polands,
Bantams, Geese, Aylesbury, Rotten, and other varieties
of ducks and turkeys were also exhibited in great num•
bers, and altogether the exhibition is pronounced as one
of the finest ever held in the district.
The rate of admission remained at half-a-crown to four
o'clock yesterday afternoon. At that hour it was reduced
to one shilling, soon after which the building became
_much crowded. The admission Will still be at the same
reduced rate during to-day and to-morrow, when we
doubt not that there will be hundreds of visitors.
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