POULTRY SHOW.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2117, 27 June 1907, Page 2

POULTRY SHOW.

Press Association,

INVERCARGILL, last night. The South Island Championship , Poultry Show opened here' to-day. Its character may be described inthe words of Mr. Maude, tho well-known Sydney judge. He says:—The show is the best ever held in Invercargill. It % is far better than the Palmerston North show last' week. I have seen entries for the Wellington show - tomorrow and this one beats it. In fact as a poultry show it comes next to Christchurch.” The Orpington Club s trophies were won as follows: —Best black Orpington, most points. iiiiit cockerels and pullets, and best black cockerel or pullets, bred in New Zealand, J. Stewart, Invercargill; best. Buff Rev. A. Mitchell, Invercargill. Championships were distributed as follows:—Game, J. L. Printz, Orepu'ke; game bantam, Jas. Symington, Oamaru; Hamburgs, ,D. Hampton, Sydenham; Leghorn cock, H. lierefield, Addington; hen, L. F Heckman Balcairu; Houdans, J. Breeze Ashburton; Plymouth Rock, A. N. Irving, Woodlands; WyandoG te pullet, B O. King. Sterling; golden cock, A W. Clark, Christchurch; Jn ,te n he *’ ?■ 9', Jeters, Invercargill; Orpington black hen, Mrs C Siinmonds. Dallington; Buff hen* ' pl*ll’ 1 * 11 ’ Invercargill; Langl shaiis. Gill Bros., Oamaru: and Invercargill; pigeons—Dragon, D. Craig, Christchurch Show . Homer. J. W Green, Christchurch; magpie. HaV andl Proctor, Invercargill. Visiting dogs won as follows: Irish setter, Jas. Thomson, Tnnaru; collies, J. R Hayne, Dunedin; cocker spaniel Conn and Harland, Dunedin ; ■ Irish terrier, W G Harper,. Auckland; ami *t n p r ’Tv' i W ' Tll0, ” S011 ’ Gunedin, and-'J. R. Dickerson, Dunedin! Judging is as yet incomplete.