IN 1922, Britain’s most prestigious show was the Scottish National, which had continued to take place uninterrupted by the First World War. Cage Birds, being London-based, was keen to promote the claims of an “English National”, and it was in this year that it was revived after the War, at Crystal Palace (see page 22). The great Edinburgh show, however, was a formidable act to follow, as our report makes clear:
■ The 16th annual show was held on December 31 and Jan 2, in the Dalmeny Street Drill Hall, Leith. The staging was carried out as usual on the four-tier principle around three sides, with the Yorkshires, British and Mules, Foreign and overflow of Borders in the centre sections,
