Following an absence of two years, the Royal Winter Fair poultry show made a triumphant return this year. The always-popular show drew thousands of fair visitors over the two days that the poultry were on display.
Seven Island exhibitors entered this year’s show and had a number of impressive results. Donald Chappell of Spring Valley took the special award presented annually to the best bird shown by a Maritime exhibitor. This was his first time showing at the Royal.
For the first time in the history of the Royal, two Prince Edward Islanders judged at the poultry show. Trevor MacDonald of Murray River placed the standard poultry classes while Rodney Clow from Bedeque had the task of awarding the prizes in the waterfowl and turkey classes. This was Clow’s first judging this prestigious show while it was the third for Trevor MacDonald; he also judged in 1999 and 2000. In all four judges worked several hours to select the winners at this year’s show.
Trevor MacDonald also showed at the Royal. Since he was judging the large chickens, he showed only bantams and pigeons. This marked his 25th consecutive year showing poultry and other entries at the Royal. He has a number of impressive results: Black Tailed Japanese: second cock, first hen, first cockerel, and first pullet; A.O.V. Japanese: first cock, first hen, and first pullet (breed champion); Hamburg: second cock and second pullet; Chantecler: first cock, first hen (reserve breed champion), first cockerel, and first pullet (breed champion); Ice Pigeon: first (breed champion) and second (reserve breed champion) hens; Show King Pigeon: fourth hen; Racing Homer Pigeon: second cock and second hen; A.O.V. Pigeon: second cock and first hen (reserve breed champion).
Stephen Webster of Tarantum had the following results: Golden Sebright Bantam: first (breed champion) cockerel and first pullet; Light Brahma Bantam: first cockerel, first and second pullets; A.O.V. Cochin Bantam: first (breed champion) and second cockerels, first pullet. Hilton Bryanton, Margate, took the fourth old male and fourth old female with his White Call Ducks. He also had the fourth old male in the Grey Call Duck class. Doug King, Lower Montague, was awarded third old male and second young male for his Pekin Ducks. He also had second and third old males and second old female in Buff Ducks as well as the third old male and third old female in the class for Embden Geese. Donna Shaw, Lower Montague, exhibited the third hen in the class for Show King Pigeons. Joe and Jody MacIntyre from Savage Harbour had first (reserve breed champion) young male and second and fourth young females in the Pekin Duck class. In Rouen Ducks, they took second young male and second and third young females. Rounding out the list of winners was Donald Chappell. His Khaki Campbell Ducks won first (breed champion) old male and first (reserve breed champion) old female.