The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-24 00:00:00

Dorchester Agricultural Show.

There has been an estmerdinarr and immense
improvement in the sire end status of this good old-
estsbliehed show iu the presmt year, and it bids fair,
if the improvement to m detained and increased, to
become what it (milt to be—the County Show. We
understand the iwprovement has been mainly owing
to the info-lon of new blood into the committee, or
whether the aviculturel interest f -el that the recovery
from the dire disasters of 1879 will be hastened by an
exhibition of extra allergy, we are not certain; but the
fact id evident that, although held at a greater distance
from the two, the entries, were larger, while the cool-
ness; of Me stock was well maint duel. The iumPing
competition attracted large numbers to the field, which
was on the right haul of the Dorcheeter and Wareham
rood, and net far from the suburb of For, ington and
the South Welke, ant to set plees situstel close
to a comfortable and thoroughly Euglish-looking semi.
rural residenc.e. Hera on the broa I lawndike field,
bordered in part with garden and a part of it under
orchard trees, was the Show. Theca:: horses. mares, and
colts were on your left on ente. leg. ; on the east side were
tents bled with samples of butter and cheese, the tents
occupying something less than hslf this side. The
southern half of the east side was occupied with well-
fille I pens of sheep, and some which came from
Yeovil were spoken of as specially good, while that
famous brae !er of Wateroombe Downs, Mr. Chapman
Saunders, was beaten by the progeny of his
own sheep. On the west side of the field
more horses, hunters, hackneys, a the, extended all
along here and up to the orord above; where was
also a capital show of immense pigs, both black and
white, and all looking so wondrously clean that we
could not but expect but they had been washed and
tidivated for the show. Facing them and to the north
of the field, separated by • blind ditch from the
orchard, was a long row of cattle, the tent ~f the
industrious hon. secretary, Mr. G. Williams Andrews,
mad his staff, being at the southeast corner. Having
previously written of the sheep we may note A the
cattle that Herefords were remarkably gold, oombin-
lag great size with good quality: the bulls were not •
specially good class, but they were useful animals;
heifers from two to three years old made • good
class, but this hardly applied to young heifers, which
were fair. Dairy cows. good clams. The pigs as
whole was • good show, horses numerous and service-
able. For the butter the judges could not say much
in praise, owing probably to some difficulties in the
season, which were against the making ; but cheese, of
which there was • fair show, included some fine
qualtien. The exhibition was honoured by the pre-
sence of the genial vioe-president, the Hight Hon.
Lord Alington, and of the Hon. W. H. B.
Portman, M.P., both of them kindly sating as
Judges for the oohs, hunters, and ponies, while Mews.
J. Paull, W. Miles, andW. Smith Judged other horses
and cattle; Messrs. E. Beaman!, C. FOAMS, and J.
Hodder judged the sheep and pigs, and Messrs. Allen
and Parfit the butter and cheese. So many were
attracted by the jumping competition for hunters
and cobs, which commenced at one o'clock, that the
&drab/lions, of those who pail only, were over 2000,
though, from the ample size of the field, there did not
seem to be any crowding. The weather, althoulig fre-
quently threatening to be very heavy, continued
without rain almost throughout, and this of Gonne
maintained the enjoyability of the show.
The awards were as follows :
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Beet Ball, above two years.—lst, the High Sheriff
of Dorwt, O. J. T. Hambro. Esq.a prize, £5, Mr.
James W. James; b.e., Mr. William Rolla Fryer; o.
Mr. Thomas Bradford. . .

8-st Bull. under two years —The only entry, Mr.
William Rolle* Fryer's, we' awarded the Hon. W. 11.
B. Portro_an, M.P.'s prlae of 1,5,_
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Devon Dairy 0.w.-Ist, the Mayor of Dorchester,
Alf rel Emoon, Esq.'. prize. £5, and h.c., Mr. Henry
Mayo ; c.. Mr. Thomas Brea rd. Five entries.
Hereford Dairy Cow. let, the Provident, R.
Thornton, FoN1:11 prize, £5, and c , Mr. James
W. James' Mr. Levi Grove.; c., Mr. T. Chap-
man Balladeer,. Five entries.
She/thorned Dairy Cow.—The only entry Mr. John
Thomas Ensues, was awarded the Earl of Ilchoster's
prise of .C 5.
Pair of Heifers, of any breed, between two and
three yeare—lit. General Pitt River's prize, Efo, Mr.
J. W. James; h.c. ad c , Mr. Henry Mayo' c., Mr.
W. Relies Fryer, Mr. T. Rollaway, Mr. J. Chick
(twice), Mr. T. Chick, and Mr. J. T. Munn. Nine
outride.
Pair of Heifers, under two years.—let, Dr. Shoat
Hawkin'e prise, £5, Mr. J. T. Enron.; b.c., Mr. Henry
Mayo and Mr. J. Chick. Eight entries.