2009 Club Show Challenge Certificate Winners
COLOUR: LIGHT GREEN
JUDGE:Don Havenhand | Entries: 128
Any Age: Best of Colour: N Beevers – Light Green cock – LA572.11.08
Don Havenhand judged the Light Greens and awarded the Challenge Certificate to a bird benched in excellent condition by N Beevers. Don reported that this good quality Light green cock had good length, a wide head, good rise and a lovely mask, trimmed with six evenly spaced spots.
In second place he selected a Light Green cock exhibited by P & D Spruce; this was a very good bird, but not quite as fit as the winner, but Don added that he felt that this was one that should do well in the future.
Another good bird took third place, staged by Ellis & Matthews., but unfortunately, it showed a split mask.
Best Opposite Sex was a very good hen with very good mask and spots, staged by C & M Snell.
Don felt that the standard dropped towards the end of the line-up which he thought was rather surprising for a Club Show.”
Best of Colour: N Beevers, 2nd P & D Spruce, 3rd Ellis & Mathews, 4th T Wood, 5th C & M Snell, 6th S J Roberts, 7th G Cameron, 8th RM Hemingway 9th T & A Wilson
Young Bird: Best of Colour: P & D Spruce – Light Green hen – SPUG1.1.09
The Challenge certificate for Best of Colour Young Bird was won by P & D Spruce’s Light Green hen; this was an excellent hen that had showed plenty of size, head and a deep mask carrying six evenly spaced spots. The quality of this young hen can be gauged by the fact that it went on to win the award for Best Opposite Sex Young Bird in Show.
Another excellent Green hen, entered by L Martin was not quite in the same condition as the winner, but never the less, was an excellent youngster.
Third in the line-up and Best Opposite Sex was a bird from the stud of Newton & Shepherdson; a Light Green cock that was perhaps a little young for this show, but a good solid bird. Don went on to say that when this bird is a little more mature, he should do very well on the show bench.
Don concluded his report by stating that If anything, the standard throughout was a little better than the adults, and the quality did not fall away as much.
Best of Colour: P & D Spruce, 2nd L Martin, 3rd Newton & Shepherdson, 4thJ Donovan, 5th DA Turner, 6th DA Turner, 7th T Wood, 8th CP Spruce, 9th S Finlay, 10th Ward & Rogers
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COLOUR: DARK FACTOR GREEN
JUDGE:Robert McLean | Entries: 66
Any Age: Best of Colour: Thomas & Wall – Dark Green cock – TW1.298.07
Robert McClean judged the Dark Factor Greens and reports that he was impressed with the quality throughout, adding that the winner, Thomas & Wall’s Dark Green cock, was an outstanding show quality cock, while the Best Opposite Sex bird, which took second place, was a very nice hen in very good condition staged by R & M Miller.
Third place was awarded to a good all round Dark Green cock benched by G E Mellor.
Best of Colour: Thomas & Wall, 2nd R & M Miller, 3rd GEMellor, 4th E & M Nee, 5th A Joseph, 6th G Cameron, 7th JW Mears
Young Bird: Best of Colour: Norwood Stud – Dark Green cock – JP111.68.09
Judge Robert McClean selected as his Dark Factor Green Challenge Certificate winner the Norwood Stud’s Dark Green cock, which he described as an outstanding cock.
In second place and also the Best Opposite Sex he placed a Dark Green hen staged by C & M Snell; a hen he described as a very nice hen in very good condition, while P & D Spruce’s Dark Green cock, which took third place was another bird of top quality.
The general quality of the colour group, he recalls, was very good.
Best of Colour: Norwood Stud, 2nd C & M Snell, 3rd P & D Spruce, 4th S & B Squires, 5th K Jackson
COLOUR: SKYBLUE
JUDGE:Bob Francis | Entries: 144
Any Age: Best of Colour: L & P Martin – Skyblue cock – LPM1.21.08
The Budgerigar Society President, Bob Francis judged this well supported colour group, and writes:-“For Best of Colour I selected L Martin’s Skyblue cock. A nicely presented bird this, with good size and strong colour. A worthy winner, although pushed hard by some good birds.
In second place and Best Opposite Sex, I placed Freakley & Ainley’s Skyblue hen; a nice hen, but its slight flecking stopped it from going any further.
Another hen benched by S J Roberts was placed third, but unfortunately this admirable hen was not quite right on the day.
Bob concluded his report on the Skyblue adults by adding that the standard was very good and there were some large classes. Unfortunately, though, some were out of condition.
Best of Colour: L Martin, 2nd Freakley & Ainley, 3rd SJ Roberts, 4th BA Wilson, 5th D Norman, 6th Ward & Rogers, 7th T & A Wilson, 8th S Finlay, 9th CT Atkinson
Young Bird: Best of Colour: L Martin - Skyblue cock - LPM1.9.09
Bob Francis recalls: Best of Colour went to L Martin’s Skyblue cock, a nicely presented bird, except that his mask was not quite right.
In second place and best Opposite Sex was Newton & Shepherdson’s very nice, large, Skyblue hen which really pushed for first place in this line-up, but was let down by slight opalescence.
Third in the line-up came from the stud of J Moorhouse, who benched another very nice Skyblue cock, which sadly, was a little too soft in condition to allow it to progress further.
Bob’s final comment on the Skyblues was that the standard of this colour section was very high and most birds were staged in good condition and there were some good numbers in the classes.
Best of Colour: L & P Martin, 2nd Newton & Shepherdson, 3rd J Moorhouse, 4th A & D Woan, 5th P & D Spruce, 6th L Hutt, 7th DJ Brick, 8th D Norman, 9th S & B Squires, 10th N Matthews
COLOUR: DARK FACTOR BLUE
JUDGE: K Leedham | Entries: 84
Any Age: Best of Colour: D Norman – N1717.13.08
Keith Leedham judged the Dark Factor Blues and reports: Best of Colour came from the Junior ranks, and the Cobalt cock, staged by D Norman was a worthy winner of the Challenge Certificate. It was a large bird with substance and presented in good condition, it had a good rich depth of colour; was well balanced with a clean face, spots and mask all in proportion.
In second place was a Cobalt cock benched by G & A Moore; this was another magnificent bird with a rich depth of colour, broad shoulders but unfortunately with a small spot size which determined its position.
Third was another Cobalt cock staged by P Tiller; this was a bird of substance, but displaying a smaller face, but benched in very good condition
Best Opposite Sex of Colour and fifth in the line-up came R M Simpson’s Cobalt hen of good size and richness of colour, but lacking somewhat in head quality above the eye.
The overall quality of the Dark Factor Blue Any Age birds was outstanding, although a number of birds in the Champion section had to be penalised as they were showing opalescence, although they were large, well balanced, good-faced exhibition birds with a good depth of colour.
Best of Colour: D Norman, 2nd G & A Moore, 3rd P Tiller, 4th Moule & Edwards, 5th RM Simpson, 6th C Wakeman
Young Bird: Best of Colour: R & M Miller – Cobalt cock – MIL1.55.09
Keith Leedham, who placed these awards, writes: “The Challenge Certificate winner was a Cobalt cock staged in perfect condition by R & M Miller. The bird possesses many quality features, being a long bird with matching size of face, displaying depth and width of mask which contained six evenly spaced spots and this combination made this bird a worthy winner”.
In second place came another young cobalt cock, staged by J McLeman; this was not as substantial as the winner, but was in good condition and proportion.
The third place was taken by a good quality Cobalt cock benched by D Norman, that was well balanced and good in facial features but not as powerful in the body as its contenders.
Best Opposite Sex was the fifth bird in the line-up and entered by J Grubb. This was a young hen with a great potential ahead of it, neatly balanced and staged in complete condition.
Keith concluded his remarks about the Dark Factor Blues by stating that the standard of the section was high, with many good quality birds, although some birds were not in the best of condition due to their age and were consequently penalised in their class.
Best of Colour: R & M Miller, 2nd J McLeman, 3rd D Norman, 4th Main & Jenkins, 5th J Grubb, 6th D Jukes, 7th S & B Squires
COLOUR: GREY GREEN
JUDGE: Gren Norris | Entries: 161
Any Age: Best of Colour: P & D Spruce – Grey Green cock – SPUG1.77.08
The Grey Greens were judged by Gren Norris, who commented: P & D Spruce’s Grey Green cock was awarded the Challenge Certificate; this was a wonderful, wonderful bird with width of head, depth of mask, nice spots and was a worthy winner. It needed a little time to settle, but was well worth waiting for; A real credit to the art of breeding exhibition budgerigars!
Second place was taken by Huxley & Marchant’s Grey Green cock; this was a really massive bird with great width of head, good mask and spots and with some slight head ticking, but never the less, it was still a wonderful bird, and another lively bird that needed to be given time to settle.
Third place and Best Opposite Sex was staged by P & D Spruce; a wonderful wide browed hen with depth of mask and nice spots. There were great shoulders on this hen; a worthy, outstanding winner.
The Grey Green Any Age classes were a delight to judge, with a number of top class birds at every level. My one criticism would be that there were too many good birds with flight feather problems
Best of Colour: P & D Spruce, 2nd Huxley & Marchant 3rd P & D Spruce, 4th DJ Brick, 5th S & B Squires, 6th J Stainforth, 7th G Cameron, 8th S Kininmouth
Young Bird: Best of Colour: L Martin – Grey Green cock – LPM1.70.09
The winner of the Young Bird Challenge Certificate was L Martin’s really top class Grey Green cock which has great depth of mask, good width of head and stands well. He was a little nervous when being judged and needed time to settle but no doubt he will be something special next year
Second in the line-up went to P & D Spruce’s fine cock bird, not quite with the power of the winner, but showed good width of head, nice spots and a deep mask and was a worthy runner up.
The third placed bird and Best Opposite Sex was staged by J McLeman; this was a very good hen, a credit to the breeder with nice width of head and depth of mask; the spots were not ideal but she was staged in tip top condition.
Gren commented that again, the young Grey Greens were a pleasure to judge. Not quite as many quality birds as in the Any Age classes, but still very good ones. The winner of the challenge certificate stood out, if a little nervous. Again, my criticism would be that too many flight problems were evident and also missing feathers around the face.
His final remarks being: “ A big thank you from me to my Chief Steward and his team; a great bunch of lads who helped to make the day so enjoyable”
Best of Colour: L Martin, 2nd P & D Spruce, 3rd J McLeman, 4th P & A Barber, 5th P Tiller, 6th L & S Devaney, 7th A Hickman, 8th T Price, 9th D Scott.
COLOUR: GREY
JUDGE: Garry Warren | Entries: 173
Any Age: Best of Colour: R Tickle – Grey cock – AJR1.95.08
Gary selected as the Challenge certificate winner, R Tickle’s Grey cock. This was a good solid bird with a rich grey colour, a good wide head and deep mask, Gary adding that if it had been in better condition, it would have pushed for higher honours.
Second in the line-up was another good cock, with outstanding head and face qualities, but down on flights, but not quite of the substance of the winner and benched by D J Brick.
Freakley & Ainley benched a Grey hen that although it was a little unsteady, it excelled in width of head, spots and face to take the third place in the line-up and also Best Opposite Sex.
On average, the standard of birds in this colour was good with most birds being of good quality with some very nice birds being exhibited in the lower sections.
Best of Colour: R Tickle, 2nd DJ Brick, 3rd Freakley & Ainley, 4th C & P Spruce, 5th Newton & Shepherdson, 6th T Price, 7th T Price, 8th Richardson Partnership, 9th G Cameron
Young Bird: Best of Colour: P & D Spruce – Grey cock – SPUG1.10.09
Gary Warren awarded the Young Bird Challenge Certificate to a Grey cock benched by P & D Spruce. This was a good young cock with a good, deep, even colour, very good head qualities and good face although the spots could have been longer, and was very steady on the perch for a young bird.
Second in the line-up was a good large youngster benched by B Sweeting, but a bird that did not have the depth of face of the winning bird, although it would have pushed harder for the certificate had it been in better condition.
K Moorhouse exhibited another young cock with good head qualities that was similar in shape and head qualities to the winner, but missing flights on one wing to take the third place.
Best Opposite Sex was a nice stylish hen with good head qualities benched by J Grubb; this is a young hen that Garry feels will mature into a good adult.
Gary stated that in his opinion, the quality of the rest of the birds in this line-up was not as good as the standard of the adult birds.
Best of Colour: P & D Spruce, 2nd B Sweeting, 3rd K Moorhouse, 4th J Grubb, 5th D Jukes, 6th Newton & Shepherdson, 7th CA Sutton, S Finlay
COLOUR: OPALINE GREEN SERIES (excluding Grey Green)
JUDGE: Keith Leedham | Entries: 46
Any Age: Best of Colour: A Easdon – Opaline Light Green cock – E2064.19.08
An outstanding Opaline Light Green benched in excellent condition by A Easdon was awarded the Opaline Green Any Age Challenge Certificate. Keith describes this bird as; an enormous bird, accentuated by the long feathering and making it a worthy winner, especially as it was an extremely good example especially in opaline characteristics. Second place and the Best Opposite Sex was won by Quigley & Watson who exhibited an Opaline Light Green hen that was a similar bird to the winner, being also a bird of substance and long feathering. Keith recalls that this bird displayed a lack of wing markings, but the overall quality persuaded him to place it second.
J G Price benched another Opaline Light Green hen to take third in the line-up; this was a hen of substance but a little flat headed. However, she had a good width across the shoulders.
Keith felt that the quality of this colour group was very much improved from previous years, but a minimal number of birds displayed flecking, but grizzling at the back of the head and back was apparent.
Best of Colour: A Easdon, 2nd Quigley & Watson, 3rd JG Price, 4th SJ Roberts, 5th AE Barrett
Young Bird: Best of Colour: K Jackson – Opaline Light Green cock – J 2844.23.09
Judge, Keith Leedham awarded the Young Bird Challenge Certificate to an Opaline Light Green cock benched by K Jackson. This good quality youngster was a very clean opaline that was well balanced and in proportion with a pleasing face and mask, with evenly spaced spots.
A Easdon’s Opaline Green cock, a similar bird to the winner, but lacking a little substance above the eye was placed second in the line-up.
Third place in this Challenge Certificate line-up was Newton & Shepherdson’s Opaline Green cock, another bird of substance, and although it displayed a split mask, it was not sufficient to deprive it of a place in the first three in the line-up.
Best Opposite Sex was Main & Jenkins’ Opaline Green hen. A bird of good size, but lacking a little in head quality; she was, however, wide across the shoulders and a good, clean opaline.
This section had a mixture of features, some lacking in condition due to their age and there were some very clean birds, but also some dirty ones; however, generally a good overall quality.
Best of Colour: K Jackson, 2nd A Easdon, 3rd Newton & Shepherdson, 4th Main & Jenkins, 5th T Salem, 6th P & A Barber, 7th Cheatley & Alcorn, 8th K Jackson, 9th G Cameron
COLOUR: OPALINE GREY GREEN
JUDGE: Roy Aplin | Entries: 29
Any Age: Best of Colour: D Curry – Opaline Grey Green cock – C4112.74.07
Roy awarded the Challenge certificate to an Opaline Grey Green cock benched in good condition by D Curry. It was a well-presented bird and enhanced by being quite nicely marked for an opaline
In second place, A E Barrett’s Opaline Grey Green cock was both large and well spotted, but could have done with more width of head
Roy placed P Tiller’s Opaline Grey Green cock third and added that this was a big bird, but a little untidy at this show
Best Opposite Sex was R Tonks’s Opaline Grey Green hen; this was a very smart bird, but showed a little flecking in the cap.
Overall, Roy felt that this colour section was a little disappointing.
Best of Colour: D Curry, 2nd AE Barrett, 3rd P Tiller, 4th R Tonks, 5th T Armitt, 6th CL Bowman, 7th T Armitt
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
Main & Jenkins – Opaline Grey Green hen – J2735.31.09
A smart Opaline Grey Green hen benched by Main & Jackson was the winner of the Young Bird Challenge Certificate. It was not the biggest of birds but was well-spotted and had a nice clean cap and was a worthy winner on the day.
Best Opposite Sex and second in the line-up was benched by J Horspool. His Opaline Grey Green cock was a similar bird to the winner with large spots but let down by a split mask.
Third place was taken by C L Bowman’s Opaline Grey Green cock, which was unfortunately slightly flecked and a little untidy.
Roy felt that in general, the Opaline Grey Greens were really a poor selection and that thye have gone back a lot over the last few years.
Best of Colour: Main & Jenkins, 2nd J Horspool, 3rd CL Bowman, 4th Main & Jenkins, 5th J Newall, 6th N Johnston
OPALINE BLUE
JUDGE: Trevor Terheege | Entries: 43
Any Age: Best of Colour: P & D Spruce – Opaline Cobalt cock – SPUG1.73.08
The Any Age Challenge Certificate was won by an Opaline Cobalt cock that was a well-presented bird with excellent head qualities, spots and mask and displaying lots of blow. This long, well shouldered bird was a worthy winner for P & D Spruce.
D Jukes’ Opaline Skyblue cock which was a clean, well balanced bird with good back skull and roundness of head took the second spot. The main fault with this bird though was a lack in width of face.
Best Opposite Sex and third in the line-up was Cheatley & Alcorn’s Opaline Skyblue hen which was a good shouldered bird with plenty of size and good variety markings, but lacking in head qualities.
Best of Colour: P & D Spruce, 2nd D Jukes, 3rd Cheatley & Alcorn, 4th BE Sweeting, 5th B Blackmore, 6th S Finlay
Young Bird: Best of Colour: D G Bowley – Opaline Cobalt hen – B2688.11.09
Trevor Terheege placed these awards, and awarded the Young Bird Challenge Certificate to D G Bowley’s Opaline Cobalt Hen. This was a wide faced, clean bird in good condition with a deep mask and good spots; a very good bird and an obvious winner.
In second place Trevor placed T Salem’s Opaline Cobalt hen. This was a powerful hen displaying good style, width of face and complemented with a deep mask and good spots, but let down by slight ticking.
Best Opposite Sex and third in the line-up was J G Grubb’s Opaline Skyblue cock, which had a good mask and spots, but was narrow in the face and slightly ticked.
Trevor stated that in both the any age and the young bird line-ups there were some good birds but which carried several faults, i.e. flecked, flights and tails missing.
Best of Colour: DG Bowley, 2nd T Salem, 3rd J Grubb, 4th J Newall, 5th S & B Squires, 6th N Johnston, 7th K Austin
COLOUR: OPALINE GREY
JUDGE: Michael Little | Entries: 41
Any Age: Best of Colour: K Moorhouse – Opaline Grey cock – KVM1.100.08
Best of Colour was an Opaline Grey cock exhibited by K Moorhouse. It was a good solid bird with nice face, good length, and staged in good condition
Second in the line-up and Best Opposite Sex was G P Sutton’s Opaline Grey hen; a useful hen in good condition.
Third in the line-up came from the stud of J Horspool, who benched an Opaline Grey cock, which was a nice bird but unfortunately lacking in condition.
Michael commented that the birds in this group were of a good standard. However, they were generally let down by condition.
Best of Colour: K Moorhouse, 2nd, GP Sutton, 3rd J Horspool, 4th K Jackson, 5th T Armitt
Young Bird: Best of Colour: M & T Rogers – Opaline Grey cock – MTR1.57.09
Best of Colour was M & T Rodgers’ Opaline Grey cock, which Michael described as a bird of size and length with a lovely face and mask, well marked on the wings and a worthy winner.
Best Opposite Sex and in second place was an Opaline Grey hen benched by K Humphries. This was a nice bird but lacked condition.
A good all round Opaline Grey cock benched by C Lord was placed third by Michael who added that the overall standard of the young birds in this colour was good.
Best of Colour: M & T Rogers, 2nd K Humphries, 3rd C Lord, 4th AG Price
COLOUR: CINNAMON GREEN
JUDGE: Roy Aplin | Entries: 87
Any Age: Best of Colour:
Rowell & Heighton – Cinnamon Grey Green cock – R2736.37.07
Roy Aplin tells us that Rowell & Heighton’s winning Cinnamon Grey Green cock came out of a very strong class. It was a bird that shows a very good cap, is a clean, thick-set bird and was a very worthy winner on the day.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was J H Woods’s Cinnamon Grey Green hen, a very clean, stylish hen which was very well presented
Roy awarded third place went to B A Wilson’s Cinnamon Green cock, a bird with very nice features.
Roy commented that the standard of the Cinnamon Greens was, in his opinion, good, but some birds were out of condition.
Best of Colour: Rowell & Heighton, 2nd JH Woods, 3rd BA Wilson, 4th A Joseph, 5th JW Mitchell, 6th M Hibbs, 7th P Tiller, 8th T & A Wilson
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
V Wills – Cinnamon Light Green hen – VW1.15.09
Judge Roy Aplin awarded the Young Bird Challenge Certificate to V Wills’s Cinnamon Light Green hen that was staged in wonderful condition, stood well off the perch and was a very worthy winner; in fact Roy was so impressed with this youngster that he thought that it should have gone further.
Best Opposite Sex and second in the line-up was P & D Spruce’s Cinnamon Green cock, benched in very good condition and of good colour and nice feather.
V Wills benched another good quality youngster, a stylish Cinnamon Light Green cock to take third place.
Roy’s final comments on the young Cinnamon Greens were that the standard in the group was very good and he felt that the certificate winner could have pushed for Opposite Sex Young Bird in Show.
Best of Colour: V Wills, 2nd P & D Spruce, 3rd V Wills, 4th P & D Spruce, 5th K McKeown, 6th N Johnston, 7th T & A Wilson
COLOUR: CINNAMON BLUE
JUDGE: Bob Allen | Entries: 84
Any Age: Best of Colour: P & D Spruce – Cinnamon Grey hen – SPUG1.112.08
P & D Spruce won the Any Age Challenge certificate with their Cinnamon Grey hen that was benched in top condition. Bob stated that this bird excelled in width of face, with a good depth of mask and was visually “a real hen”.
Second in this line-up and Best Opposite Sex was A Easdon’s Cinnamon Skyblue cock. This was a bird that had good size and with a nice top end. Bob tells us that this was a good quality bird although just a shade soft in condition and was best in a class of ten birds, without a poor bird among them.
Completing the top three birds was a lovely, long Cinnamon Grey hen with a good, deep mask benched by J Nevin.
Bob Allen, who judged this Challenge Certificate tells us: “Whilst the numbers of Cinnamon Blues overall were a little disappointing, there were some quality birds to judge and one or two large classes, including the first one judged: -
Best of Colour: P & D Spruce, 2nd A Easdon, 3rd J Nevin, 4th C Hickman, 5th R Marston, 6th D McKeown, 7th D Norman, 8th S Finlay
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
Freakley & Ainley – Cinnamon Grey cock – FA1.2.09
Best of Colour in the young bird line-up was Freakley & Ainley’s Cinnamon Grey cock which was a good all round bird excelling in shoulder and feather.
In second place and Best Opposite Sex, Bob chose a bird of good size, clean and excellent shoulder, a Cinnamon Skyblue hen benched by Ellis & Matthews.
R & M Millers’ Cinnamon Skyblue hen; a long bird with a nice face was placed third.
Best of Colour: Freakley & Ainley, 2nd Ellis & Matthews, 3rd R & M Miller, 4th K Moorhouse, 5th Richardson Partnership, 6th T Wood, 7th CT Atkinson, 8th C Wakeman.
COLOUR: OPALINE CINNAMON GREEN SERIES
JUDGE: Pat Norris | Entries: 23
Any Age: Best of Colour:
A & G Adams – Opaline Cinnamon Light Green cock – HOCK1.64.07
Best of Colour was A & G Adams Opaline Cinnamon Green cock that was benched in excellent condition and displayed a good width of head with a deep mask and evenly placed spots. Pat added that this bird’s colour was good and even and it was a good example of the variety.
Second and Best Opposite Sex and completing the line-up as unfortunately, there were only two birds in the line-up, was J Strong’s Opaline Cinnamon Green hen, which was ticked and not of the same quality as the cock.
Best of Colour: A & G Adams, 2nd J Strong
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
T & L Jukes – Opaline Cinnamon Light Green hen – Juke5.7.09
Best of Colour was T & L Jukes’ Opaline Cinnamon Green Hen, a class hen with width good mask, size and spot and unusually clean for this variety. It stood well and was a worthy winner, standing well out from the rest of the birds in this line-up.
Another Opaline Cinnamon Light Green hen benched by Ward & Rogers was placed second.
An Opaline Cinnamon Light green hen exhibited by D A Turner was adjudged to be the best Opposite Sex and placed third.
Best of Colour: T & L Jukes, 2nd Ward & Rogers, 3rd DA Turner, 4th T & A Wilson
COLOUR: OPALINE CINNAMON BLUE SERIES
JUDGE: Bob Travnicek | Entries: 20
Any Age: Best of Colour:
A & G Adams – Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue cock - HOCK1.63.07
The Opaline Cinnamon Blues were judged by Bob Travnicek, who awarded the Challenge Certificate to A & G Adams’ Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue cock, which was a very stylish bird, long, showy bird, who showed all day long. He was in perfect condition and was a clear winner.
Second in the line-up and Best Opposite Sex was benched by C T Atkinson. It was a super quality Opaline Cinnamon Grey hen but a bit rough and suffered from some ticking which prevented it from achieving a major placing,
In third place was G & J Al-Nasser’s Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue hen, which was topped by an excellent head, but which was unfortunately flawed by some flecking which held it back.
Bob told us that there were only a few birds benched, but the standard of those present was good and showed much promise for the future.
Best of Colour: A & G Adams, 2nd CT Atkinson, 3rd G & J Al-Nasser, 4th DA Turner
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
J Newall – Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue cock – N1708.12.09
The winner of the young Bird Challenge Certificate was J Newall’s Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue cock; an excellent long stylish bird in perfect condition which kept it looking in first place for the entire competition; a real credit to its breeder and exhibitor.
In second place and Best Opposite Sex was an Opaline Cinnamon Grey hen exhibited by J Thompson. Bob went on to say about this bird; “which was a very solid bird and beautiful hen, but its slight flecking held it back, but even so, it should do very well in the breeding pen”.
S & B Squires benched an Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue hen to complete the top three places in this line-up, and although it was a nice hen in super condition, it hadn’t the power of the first two.
Best of Colour: J Newall, 2nd J Thompson, 3rd S & B Squires, 4th Newton & Shepherdson, 5th G Cameron
COLOUR: LUTINO
JUDGE: Eric Evill | Entries: 111
Any Age: Best of Colour: I Fordham – Lutino cock – F345.17.08
Ian Fordham won both Lutino Challenge Certificates last year and this year, the super young cock that won the Young Bird Challenge Certificate last year made a return to The Dome and was awarded the Any Age Challenge Certificate this year.
Judge, Eric Evill felt that the bird lacked a little in size but was a good colour and shown in quite good condition.
In second place and winning the award for Best Opposite Sex was another good coloured hen that also lacked a bit in size benched by N Beevers.
Another good coloured bird shown in very good condition, but not of the overall quality of the two leading birds by T Price was placed third in the line-up.
Eric seemed to be a little disappointed with the Lutinos as he commented that the standard, as a whole, in this colour group was not as he expected and certainly could have been better.
Best of Colour: I Fordham, 2nd N Beevers, 3rd T Price, 4th K Critchley, 5th JW Mitchell, 6th R Danks, 7th T & J Rivers, 8th GM Turner, 9th G Cameron
Young Bird: Best of Colour: I Fordham – Lutino hen – F345.1.09
Ian Fordham completed the double in the Lutino Challenge certificate again this year when his young Lutino hen was awarded the Young Bird Challenge Certificate. Judge, Eric Evill described this bird as; “a good bird this, of good size and type, but Lacking a little in depth of colour”.
Second in the Line-up and best Opposite Sex was benched by B Shutt and was, in Eric’s words; “another good young bird benched in good condition but not quite up to the standard of the first bird”.
Third place went to M & D Walker’s Lutino Cock, which was a bird of good colour, but lacked in other qualities compared to the first two.
Eric seemed much happier with the young birds, adding that the quality of the young birds was superior to those he found in the any age section, which was disappointing.
Best of Colour: I Fordham, 2nd B Shutt, 3rd M & D Walker, 4th J Donovan, 5th M & D Walker, 6th T & J Rivers, 7th T & J Rivers, 8th R Danks
COLOUR: ALBINO
JUDGE: Marlene Ferguson | Entries: 64
Any Age: Best of Colour: J W Mitchell – Albino cock – PC607.23.07
Marlene Ferguson describes her placings: Best of Colour was benched by J W Mitchell, and was a very good cock, one of the few Albinos that were white throughout. The bird had a good depth of mask and the frontal displayed a nice width; a very nicely shaped bird in the show cage.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was A M White’s hen of good length and face and with good width that caught the eye. If the condition had been perfect, she would have pushed the cock really hard for the top award.
Swain & Ford benched a cock to take third place which was a solid looking bird, but unfortunately its condition let it down.
Marlene’s final comment on the Albino Any Age section was that she was sorry to find that a number of birds in this section were either not in condition, or showed blue or grey suffusion, and this was not helped by the lighting within the show hall.
Best of Colour: JW Mitchell, 2nd AM White, 3rd Swain & Ford, 4th G Cameron, 5th Herring Bros, 6th S Wildes, 7th G Cameron, 8th Herring Bros, 9th AM White
Young Bird: Best of Colour: C M Fuller – Albino cock – CMF1.8.09
Marlene Ferguson judged this colour group and commented: Best of Colour was benched by C M Fuller. This Beginner young bird was a very nice all-round bird with good colour and condition, displaying a good depth of mask.
Second place was taken by Herring Bros’ young cock, which presented well with good colour and depth of mask. He pushed the Beginner bird for the top award, but was just lacking in width of shoulder.
T & A Wilson showed a nice bird whose condition needed improving to take third place.
The Best Opposite Sex was a young hen shown in good condition by DG Bowley.
Marlene went on to say that there were some good birds within this colour section, but condition and colour played an important part in the selection of the birds. There was a very good bird in this section which showed such suffusion that it looked almost like a Lacewing.
Best of Colour: CM Fuller, 2nd Herring Bros, 3rd T & A Wilson, 4th DG Bowley, 5th K Austin, 6th AN White, 7th IC Bellamy, 8th K Simpson
COLOUR: YELLOW-WING
JUDGE: Michael Little | Entries: 37
Any Age: Best of Colour:
Guppy & Barnes – Yellow-wing Dark Green cock. DD2.1.08
Michael Little judged all the Clearwings , starting with the Yellow-wings, which he describes as follows: Best of Colour went to Guppy & Barnes’ Yellow-wing Dark Green cock; this was a bird which showed good contrast of colour and was a worthy winner, eventually going on to take the Best Clearwing in Show award.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was another bird from Guppy & Barnes; a Yellow-wing Dark Green hen which was a very nice bird, in good condition and contrast, but lacking in body weight.
Third place in the line-up was taken by T & A Wilson’s Yellow-wing Dark Green cock, which showed well but did not achieve the standard of the first two in the line-up, and the standard fell away from this point.
Best of Colour: Guppy & Barnes, 2nd Guppy & Barnes, 3rd T & A Wilson, 4th R Bray, 5th AM White, 6th A Hoskins
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
Guppy & Barnes - Yellow-wing Dark Green hen – DD2.27.09
Michael Little selected as the Young Bird Challenge Certificate winner Guppy & Barnes’s Yellow-wing Dark Green hen which completed the double for them. This was a bird that showed good contrast of colour and was very well presented.
Second and Best of Colour went to R Day’s Yellow-wing Dark Green cock; again, the contrast of colour was very good in this hen.
Michael placed A Hoskins’ Yellow-wing Dark Green hen in third place and commented that this was a nice bird overall but not of the quality of the first two.
His final comment on the young birds in this line-up was that generally, the condition of the young birds benched was good.
Best of Colour: Guppy & Barnes, 2nd R Day, 3rd A Hoskins, 4th AN White, 5th A Hoskins
COLOUR: WHITEWING
JUDGE: Michael Little | Entries: 37
Any Age: Best of Colour:
R Bray – Whitewing Cobalt cock – ROB1. 101.06
R Bray won the Any Age Challenge Certificate with a Whitewing Cobalt cock benched in good condition and good in colour and wing contrast; Judge, Michael Little, commenting that it was a worthy winner.
A Whitewing Cobalt cock benched by R Day was placed second in the line-up and Michael’s comments on this bird were that it was also strong in contrast of colour but lacked the size displayed by the winner.
Third in the line-up and Best Opposite Sex was benched by Guppy & Barnes with a Whitewing Cobalt hen; described as; a bird of good shape and colour but badly let down by the condition of her tail.
Michael felt that the standard of the any age group was not as strong as he found in the young birds.
Best of Colour: R Bray, 2nd R Day, 3rd Guppy & Barnes, 4th A Hoskins, 5th ADM Tait, 6th AM White, 7th AM White, 8th M & D Walker
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
R Day – Whitewing Grey hen – D3640.158.09
Michael Little awarded the Challenge Certificate to R Day’s White-wing Grey hen, which was benched in good condition and had a very good colour. Michael said that he enjoyed seeing this bird as one does not see many White wing Greys on the show bench.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was another bird from the stud of R Day; a White-wing Cobalt cock, This was a well marked bird; however, lacked condition, but not enough to prevent it gaining the Best Opposite Sex place.
Third place was awarded to A Hoskins’ White-wing Blue cock, which showed good length but unfortunately not in the condition that allowed it to challenge for a higher placing.
Michael felt that apart from the winner of this challenge certificate, the birds in this group lacked in condition. However, overall they were of somewhat better quality than he I found in the any age section.
Best of Colour: R Day, 2nd R Day, 3rd A Hoskins, 4th AN White, 5th ADN Tait
COLOUR: CRESTED OR TUFT
JUDGE: Marlene Ferguson | Entries: 60
Any Age: Best of Colour:
D Norman – Half Circular Crested Cobalt cock – N1717.11.08
Marlene Ferguson placed these awards and awarded the Challenge certificate to Junior exhibitor, D Norman, who staged a Half Circular Crested Cobalt cock, that was a very well shouldered bird in excellent condition, and which displayed a good mask and spots.
In second place and Best Opposite Sex was a Tufted Cinnamon Light Green hen benched by C Thorne. This was a very nice hen, well worthy of its place, but not quite in top condition
Third in the line-up was a won by Cheatley & Alcorn’s Circular cock.
Marlene went on to say that she was disappointed in the number of birds in this colour section, and there were only a few birds in condition on the day.
Best of Colour: D Norman, 2nd C Thorne, 3rd Cheatley & Alcorn, 4th A & J Adams, 5th AM White, 6th Findlay & Flavell, 7th D Moss, 8th D Moss, 9th D Moss, 10th G Cameron, 11th K Bruce
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
Cheatley & Alcorn – Full Circular Dominant Pied Skyblue cock – C5701.1.09
The winner of the young Bird Challenge Certificate was Cheatley & Alcorns’ Full Circular Dominant Pied Skyblue cock which displayed a superb full circular crest, a good stance, and was well spotted.
Second was D Moss’s Full Circular Opaline Grey cock, which displayed well and had a full set of spots.
Third and Best Opposite Sex was another bird from the stud of Cheatley & Alcorn; a Full Circular Cinnamon Skyblue hen, which was not in top condition and showed slight flecking.
Marlene’s final comments on the crests were that unfortunately, the condition and size of the crest varied throughout the sections, and although there were a few nice crests, she found that the full circular birds stood out well.
Best of Colour: Cheatley & Alcorn, 2nd D Moss, 3rd Cheatley & Alcorn, 4th A & G Adams, 5th G & J Al-Nasser, 6th D Moss, 7th G & J Al-Nasser, 8th AN White, 9th D Norman
COLOUR: SPANGLE GREEN SERIES
JUDGE: Bob Travnicek | Entries: 101
Any Age: Best of Colour:
J Grubb – Spangle Light Green cock – JG11.85.08
Bob Travnicek awarded the challenge Certificate to J G Grubb’s Spangle Light Green cock and recalls that it was an excellent, perfectly balanced bird put down in superb condition and did not let his owner down, despite a very strong challenge from a buffy Spangle Grey Green hen,
Second in this Certificate and Best Opposite Sex was L & P Martin’s Spangle Grey Green hen; this was a superb bird as well, and in fact was in first position for some time but in the end the strength and balance of the Spangle Light Green cock held its position.
Completing the top three places was D Jukes, Spangle Grey Green cock that was a very nice bird, but down on condition and spot, as were many of the birds.
Bob goes on to say that he would like to extend his sincere thanks to the committee and especially his Chief Steward, Jeff, and all his stewards, who made his job as easy as possible.
Best of Colour: J Grubb, 2nd L & P Martin, 3rd D Jukes, 4th T & L Jukes, 5th SJ Roberts, 6th L & S Devaney, 7th N Beevers, 8th – 9th D Jukes, 10th G & A Hill, 11th S Finlay, 12th S Finlay, 13th S Finlay
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
J Stainforth – Spangle Grey Green cock – JOE1.30.09
Best of Colour was J Stainforth’s Spangle Grey Green cock; an extremely well balanced, solid bird that never broke stance all day. He is one of those birds that does his breeder great credit, both on the bench and in the breeding cage.
Second in this line-up and Best Opposite Sex was P & N Stannard’s Spangle Grey Green hen. Bobs’ comments about this top quality youngster were that when he first saw this bird, he thought that he would not only have a Challenge Certificate winner! However, in the end, she would not show, no matter how hard he tried.
Third place was awarded to D Jukes’s Double Factor cock, which was a nice bird with a good top end but a little short in body.
Bob went on to say that the standard of birds in this section was excellent, but with many of the birds suffering from untimely loss of flights and spots, there were a number of birds in the section that could have won, had it not been for condition.
Best of Colour: J Stainforth, 2nd P & N Stannard, 3rd D Jukes, 4th J Thompson, 5th J Newall, 6th BA Wilson, 7th K Strong, 8th S & B Squires, 9th D Scott, 10th AE Barrett, 11th R Tonks, 12th S Finlay, 13th S Finlay, 14th S & B Squires, 15th S Finlay
COLOUR: SPANGLE BLUE SERIES
JUDGE: Pat Norris | Entries: 134
Any Age: Best of Colour:
Freakley & Ainley – Spangle Cinnamon Grey cock – FA.91.07
Pat Norris awarded the Challenge Certificate to Freakley & Ainley’s Spangle Cinnamon Grey cock, and commented that the colour was not vibrant on this bird, being a Cinnamon, but it made up for this in head quality with a wide head with lateral feather and staged in good condition.
Freakley & Ainley benched another top quality bird, a Spangle Cinnamon Yellowface hen to take the second place in the line-up and also Best Opposite Sex; this bird later going on to being awarded the major special of Best Opposite Sex in Show. Pat described it a beautiful hen which stood well and displayed but lacked the width of the winner.
B A Wilson’s Spangle Skyblue cock was placed third. This bird had a good face and width, but slightly smaller than the two birds in front of it; neither was its condition as good.
Pat also made the comment that there was some good quality in this colour group, but condition was poor.
Best of Colour: Freakley & Ainley, 2nd Freakley & Ainley, 3rd BA Wilson, 4th R Walker, 5th D Hughes, 6th J Copeland, 7th T Salem, 8th SJ Roberts, 9th T Salem, 10th N Johnston, 11th C Wakeman, 12th J Bruce, 13th G Cameron
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
G & A Moore – Spangle Cobalt cock – M4684.37.09
G & A Moore benched a Spangle Cobalt cock to win the Any Age challenge certificate. This was a bird of good colour and perfect stance, staged in perfect condition and was by far the best conditioned bird.
Second place went to B A Wilson’s Spangle Blue cock, a good faced bird with good colour and stance, but condition let this bird down. Wing feathers were a bit dark and the bird appeared to be very young.
Third in the line-up and Best Opposite Sex was A & D Woan’s Spangle Skyblue hen that was staged in good condition and very well spotted. It had superb style but was a little narrower that the ones in front.
As with the any age birds, there were some good birds in this section, but condition was not good.
Best of Colour: G & A Moore, 2nd BA Wilson, 3rd A & D Woan, 4th P & N Stannard, 5th J Copeland, 6th DJ Brick, 7th T Wood, 8th AG Price, 9th D Scott, 10th T & A Wilson, 11th T Price, 12th J Newall, 13th N Johnston, 14th G Cameron
COLOUR: DOMINANT PIED
JUDGE: Trevor Terheege | Entries: 148
Any Age: Best of Colour: Dominant Pied Grey Green cock – FA1.85.05
Winner of the Any Age Challenge certificate was Freakley & Ainley’s Dominant Pied Grey Green cock; a well balanced bird with nice width in the face and good capping over the eyes. This cock also had a good mask and spots, and was benched in good condition.
Second and best Opposite Sex also came from the stud of Freakley & Ainley; a Dominant Pied Grey hen that was a very powerful looking hen with good shoulders, mask and spots but not quite in condition.
Third place went to a Dominant Pied Grey cock benched by B Blackmore. This was a smart, well presented bird but lacked in size and spots.
Trevor felt that overall, the standard was down on previous years with many birds lacking in spots and flights.
Best of Colour: Feakley & Ainley, 2nd Freakley & Ainley, 3rd N Beevers, 4th JM & C Huxley, 5th C & M Snell, 6th JW Mitchell, 7th D Norman, 8th SJ Roberts, 9th S Wildes, 10th D Jukes, 11th N Johnston, 12th JW Mitchell, 13th Richardson Partnership, 14th S Finlay, 15th S Finlay
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
A & B Whattam – Dominat Pied Skyblue cock – ABW1.8.09
A big, powerful Dominant Pied Skyblue cock benched by A & B Whattam was awrded the Young Bird Challenge Certificate. Trevor states that this good quality youngster was benched in excellent condition and displayed good style and large spots. The bird was, however, a little short in the mask and was down on head quality, to prevent it going further.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was B Blackmore’s Dominant Pied Skyblue hen; a bird which was also in excellent condition, with a good backline and posture. The bird also had a good depth of mask and spots, but lacked in width of face.
Third place in the line-up went to D Jukes’ Dominant Pied Grey Green cock; a bird that would have won the Challenge Certificate if it had had all its spots. It showed good feather quality, wide face, capping and was of a good size.
Best of Colour: A & B Whattam, 2nd B Blackmore, 3rd D Jukes, 4th RG Ward, 5th D Jukes, 6th R Colley, 7th D Jukes, 8th Newton & Shepherdson, 9th C Hickman, 10th S Kinninmouth, 11th T Salem, 12th D Scott, 13th T & A Wilson, 14th T & A Wilson, 15th R Marston, 16th D Norman.
COLOUR: RECESSIVE PIED OR DARK EYED CLEAR
JUDGE: Ray Brown | Entries: 80
Any Age: Best of Colour:
C & D Jones – Recessive Pied Dark Green cock – CDJ1.32.08
Ray Brown judged the Recessive Pieds and awarded the Any Age Challenge Certificate to a Recessive Pied Dark Green cock benched by C & D Jones. Ray described this top quality bird as: a beautiful bird, which excelled in side stance and width of skull, face and mask and was a truly fine example of the recessive pied variety.
Second place went to T & A Wilson’s Recessive Pied Golden Face Cobalt cock which was a large bird and very clean throughout.
Another bird from the T & A Wilson stud, a Recessive Pied Dark Green cock was placed third in the line-up and was yet another very good bird, large in size and clean of head with a good face and mask.
Best Opposite Sex was M & M Chapman’s Recessive Pied Grey hen which was indeed a nice hen, but not of the overall quality of the cocks.
Best of Colour: C & D Jones, 2nd T & A Wilson, 3rd T & A Wilson, 4th S Wildes, 5th M & M Chapman, 6th Buhler & Pearce, 7th AM White, 8th I & P Fielding, 9th A Hoskins, 10th S Wildes, 11th T & J Rivers, 12th AM White, 13th G Cameron
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
Pearce & Pears – Recessive Pied Blue cock – PE612.15.09
A recessive Pied Blue cock won the Young Bird Challenge Certificate for the Beginner partnership of Pearce & Pears. Ray commented that it didn’t quite have the quality of the adult cock, but it was still a nice clean bird with good wing markings and a good length of body.
In second place and Best Opposite Sex was a Recessive Pied Dark Green hen benched by C & D Jones. This was a well spotted youngster but with slightly darker wing markings than the winner; but a nice bird all round.
Third place went to I & P Fielding’s Recessive Pied Skyblue cock; a clean bird, and of good quality, but a little short on wing markings.
Ray felt that the standard of this variety was quite good throughout.
Best of Colour: Pearce & Pears, 2nd C & D Jones, 3rd I & P Fielding, 4th C & S Tipton, 5th T & A Wilson, 6th I & P Fielding, 7th N Matthews, 8th I & P Fielding, 9th S Wildes, 10th A Hoskins
COLOUR: YELLOWFACE
JUDGE: Robert McLean | Entries: 89
Any Age: Best of Colour:
Huxley & Marchant – Yellowface Grey cock – POTT5.48.08
The winner of the Any Age Challenge certificate winner was a Yellowface Grey cock exhibited by Huxley & Marchant. This was a bird that the judge, Robert McLean described as a very good bird and particularly strong in head qualities.
Second place was awarded to D Norman’s Golden Faced Cobalt cock, which was particularly good in its position on the perch and displayed its style and showmanship to its best advantage.
T Wood’s Golden faced Skyblue cock was placed third in the line-up; this was a bird whose bib particularly struck judge, Robert McLean.
Best Opposite Sex was benched by S Wildes.
Robert stated that this section was very enjoyable to judge, particularly so, as the overall quality of exhibits were very good.
Best of Colour: Huxley & Marchant, 2nd, D Norman, 3rd T Wood, 4th SJ Roberts, 5th Newton & Shepherdson, 6th S Wildes, 7th G Cameron
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
J Nevin – Yellowface Grey cock – N1449.62.09
J Nevin made his long trip over to the show from Ireland worthwhile when his young Yellowface Grey cock was awarded the Challenge certificate by Robert McLean who described the bird as a bird that showed outstanding head quality and carried it well.
Second place was awarded to S Wildes’ Yellow faced Grey cock which was an all round quality bird and well deserving of his position.
Third in the line-up and Best Opposite Sex was a Yellow Faced Cinnamon hen benched by K Humphries. This was a nice hen that was well presented and benched in excellent condition.
Robert’s final comment on these young Yellowfaces was that they showed a very good standard throughout.
Best of Colour: J Nevin, 2nd S Wildes, 3rd K Humphries, 4th S & B Squires, 5th S Wildes, 6th D Norman, 7th R Tonks, 8th CE Prince, 9th RM Hemingway, 10th G Cameron
COLOUR: RARE VARIETY
JUDGE: Bob Allen | Entries: 57
Any Age: Best of Colour:
R Day – Texas Clearbody Grey cock – D3640.235.07
Bob Allen awarded the Any Age Challenge certificate to a Texas Clearbody Grey cock benched by R Day. Bob tells us that this was a good sized bird and a nice example of the variety, although a little dark in the flights.
Second in the line-up and best Opposite Sex was French & Ratcliffe’s Texas Clearbody Cobalt hen; a long bird with good depth of mask.
The same partnership took the third place in the line-up with a Texas Clearbody Grey cock, which had good shoulder and that could have gone further were it not for a missing spot.
Bob comments that as a member of the Rares Society, he was rather disappointed with the quantity and range of varieties shown. Only a couple of Saddlebacks and Slates and a few Fallows! He went on to say that he expected more Easley Clearbodies but there were a couple of good examples for those who are not conversant with the variety to see
Best of Colour: R Day, 2nd French & Ratcliffe, 3rd French & Ratcliffe, 4th R Day, 5th G & J Al-Nasser, 6th D Norman, 7th C Lord, 8th DA Turner, 9th J Dunnell, 10th G & J Al-Nasser.
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
Norwood Stud - Texas Clearbody Skyblue hen - JP111.9.09
Best of Colour was Norwood Stud’s Texas Clearbody Skyblue Hen, a worthy winner of excellent size and depth of mask.
In second place came T Salem’s Texas Clearbody Skyblue hen, that was shown in good condition and was a stylish bird with clear wings; a credit to its owner from the Junior section.
Third place was awarded to G & J Al-Nasser’s Slate hen, a good example possessing good size, but lacking in head quality.
Best Opposite Sex of Colour in the line-up was D Curry’s Texas Clearbody Opaline Grey Green cock, a very clean and clearly marked bird, just a little short in the mask, which also displayed slightly small spots.
Best of Colour: Norwood Stud, 2nd T Salem, 3rd G & J Al-Nasser, 4th D Curry, 5th D&L Rafis, 6th Findlay & Flavell, 7th AM White, 8th G & J Al-Nasser, 9th R Day, 10th G & J Al-Nasser
COLOUR: ANY OTHER COLOUR
JUDGE: Ray Brown | Entries: 59
Best of Colour:
A & G Adams – Greywing Goldenface Cobalt cock – ADAM5.48.08
Ray Brown judged this certificate and said that the winner, A & G Adams’ Greywing Goldenface Cobalt cock was an easy winner, very clean and possessed a deep mask, with good spots and was staged in fine condition.
In second place was C & M Snell’s White Violet cock; Ray comments that this was a huge bird but was beaten on condition; a super bird this, but just a little too much on the soft side.
Third and Best Opposite Sex was B E Sweeting’s Yellow hen, which was shown in perfect condition, but not of the overall standard of the first two.
Ray’s comments on this line-up was that there were some other good birds in the group, but all carried faults.
Best of Colour: A & G Adams, 2nd C & M Snell, 3rd BE Sweeting, 4th DA Turner, 5th K Strong, 6th AM White, 7th C Thorne, 8th JW Mitchell, 9th J Grubb, 10th Moule & Edwards, 11th TJ Rivers, 12th S & R Clarke, 13th J Dunnell, 14th T & J Rivers
Young Bird: Best of Colour:
Quigley & Watson – Greywing Skyblue cock – RQW3.214.09
Ray awarded the Challenge Certificate to Quigley & Watson’s Greywing Skyblue cock; a big bird with a wide head and mask and shown in very good condition.
Second in the line-up was Carson & Walker’s Yellow cock, which was only just slightly behind the winner in overall quality, and again, shown in good condition.
Third place went to C & L Newson’s Yellow cock; a bird with a slightly thinner body throughout and not quite as big as the first two.
Best Opposite Sex was R Day’s Opaline White Blue hen, which was in good condition and well turned out.
Ray’s final comments on this line-up was that some of the other birds were not too bad, but the Slates were rather poor in quality.
Best of Colour: Quigley & Watson, 2nd Carson & Walker, 3rd C & L Newson, 4th BE Sweeting, 5th R Day, 6th Carson & Walker, 7th N Beevers, 8th AM White, 9th D Curry, 10th A Hoskins, 11th AM White, 12th A Hoskins, 13th G & J Al-Nasser, 14th G & J Al-Nasser