The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-31 00:00:00

HORSES.

Class 61.—8 y the Bociety.—Cart.Mare and FoaL-Ist,
.36, Mr. Thomas Pinkney, Eitellle, fltourbridge, mere,
with foal. 6 months old; 2nd, £3, Mrs. Catherine Turner,
Upper Wick, St. John's Worcester, mare, Jewel, 9 years
old, foal 4 months 3 week. old.

In Class 56, open to -1:7on-te-r.s, irrespective of weight,
and hunters, the property of tenant farmers, the prize was
won by Captain Poster's chestnut gelding, Picnic.
Claus 57.—8 y Henry Allsopp, Esq., Heater of the
Worcestershire Hounds.—Hunuirs that have been ridden
in the past aeoson with the Worcestershire, Hereford.
shire, Ledbury, Cotswold, North Cotswold, Alltrighton,
Ludlow, North and South Stsiftrdshire, or North War.
wickshire Hounds—Sat, £2O, Mr. W. H. Cooke, The
Green, Shelsby Kings, Worcester, bay more, 6 years old.
—Hy the Society.— 211 d, £lO, Mr. William Smith, The
Farm, Torrington, Ledbury, 6 years 6 month. 1 week
old.

Class 60.—8 y the Stourbridge Local Committee.—
Three.year.old Gelding or Filly, for hunting purposes.-
Ist, £lO, Ferdinand° Dudley Lea Smith, the Grange,
Haiesowen, chestnut filly, 3 years old.
Class 61 —1 vro•vear-uld Colt or Filly for hunting per.
poses—let, 1:10, Mr. F. Blakeway, veterinary surgeon,
stourbriage, Ocean Wave, 2 years old; 2nd, £5, Mr.
Russell, Swanwick, Cirencester, Electra, 2 years 3
months 1 week 5 days old.
Class 62.—8 y the President, Lord Lyttelton.—Hacks
not exceeding 15 hands.—lst, £5 Is, Mr. Albert Buck,
the Stalls, Worcester, bay horse, 5 years old; 2nd, £3
(by the Local Committee), Br. Henry Sparrow, Himley,
near Dooley, brown mare, Gipsy, 5 years old.
Class 63.—8 y the Society.—Pony under 14 hands.-
Ist, £5, Xlajor G. A. F. Quentin, Woodleigh, Chelten.
ham. By the Local Committee: 2nd, £3, Mr. R. L.
Campbell, titourbridge, black, 8 year old.
Class 64.—Pony under 12 hands.-Ist, £3, Mr. W. J.
Turney, Sturbridge, brown mare, Fanny, 4 years old ;
2nd, £2, Mr. Joseph flooman, Worchiley, titourbriege,
roan mare, Pegcr,4 years old.

IMPLEMENTS, &c.
Mr, William Healy's stand (No. 429) was one of the
largest on the ground, and the contents were of the most
vaned descnpuon. They comprised a large collection of
agricultural and horticultural implements by the most
famous makers, and of the newest construetion. Pro-
minent among the contents of the stand were specimens
of Howard's double ploughs—the fame of which it is not
too much to say is world.wide, and with the single
ploughs by the same manufacturer, are known wherever
agriculture has passed beyond the hap-hmard period of
it. existence, and entered on the scientific phase. Risk.
mond and chandler's and Bentsll's chaff engines are both
well known in the agricultural world. The principle of
both is the same, though in detail they are somewhat
different; both are equally adapted for the work for which
they are intended. Hunt's root pulpere, corn 'washers,
and oil-cake mills are too well known to need any recom.
inendation. Le Butt's corn screen is a most useful, in.
genious, and withal, simple contrivances, which no far-
mer who desires to make the most of everything should
be without. Noticeable among the contents of the stand
were a number of ornamental Bower VW', which were
light, elegant and ornamental in • high degree.
Mr. Joseph Clark, of the Longlands, at stand 466,
showed • - Tenant's greenhause, with pits combined," of
most ingenious and convenient construction. Mr. Clark,
we believe. is the inventor of this greenhouse, and has
used one of • similar construction for many years in Lis
own garden. The advantages that he claims for it are
simplicity of construction, and consequent ease of remo•
vat from place to place. It can be taken down and put
up in a day, no brickwork being necessary for it. Being
low-roofed the plants are kept short and bushy. The pits
can be used for growing salads in the spring after the
bedding plants are taken out. These, and a variety of
oilier advantages make this greenhouse one of the wont
handy that we have seen for persona of limited means.
Messrs. J. hassle and Co., Limited, of Gloucester,
exhibit, at Stand 461, • magnificent greenhouse, forty
feet long by twenty feet wide. The peculiarity of this
greenhouse is that it is so constructed that if it is divided
each half will stand of itself. it is very useful for a
lean•to greenhouse, as being aelf•supporting it exerts no
pressure spun the wall against which it may be placed.
lb. chief object of attraction at this stand, however, is
a most ingenious contrivance, and the inventor, Mr. Eas-
sie, may fairly claim that it is far superior to the system
in use at the late Pontefract election.

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Stand 443 is that of Messrs. Lewis Ford and Co., of
thoucester, who show an assortment of mantel-pieces of
rare workmanship, and almost faultless design. They
include specimens in marble and enamel; and of the
latter it is impossible to speak too highly for richness and
coasteness of pattern, as well as for elegance of form.
Messrs. Ink and Palfrey, at Stand 436, show • variety
of sheepskin rugs, cavalry skins, and mats, of very su-
perior workmanship. This firm are the only represata.
Lees of this industry OD this side of Leicester.
The staple induitry of Stourbridge—the manufacture
of flint glass—is well represented at the stand of Mr. J.
W. Woolley. No. 444, where there is • varied and elegant
collection both of glass and specimens of the ceramic
art.

Mr. T. Mark showed an unique collection of sewing
machines, at Stand No. 416. The machines were to be
seen at the stand in motion, and formed, as may be sop.
posed, a greater attraction to the fair sex who walked
through the implement department than chaffautting
machines and ploughs.
One of the most tasteful stands in the yard was that
of Messrs. Firmstone and McEwen (No. 426), who
kited a great variety of spades, shovels, and draining
tools. plongh and cart traces, on ties, backbends, picks,
saythes, ante., aele moulds, ploughshare moulds, anvils
mid Maw all inamitastnred at their works at Stourbridge.
A portable rim stand is sure te attract attention, and the
mane remark applies to an ingenions implement for trans-
planting. This latter is so simple and so effective in its
operation that it cannot tail to come into general use
among gardeners. In the mindsets» of spades and
shovels it is so in nearly everything else connected with
the making of hardware, steel is fast superseding iron;
and it is • speciality of all the spades and shovels exhi-
bited at this stand that they ars made of Bessemer steel
and in one piece. Durability and lightness are thus coin.
Mired in the highest degree.
Mr. Ftwngi, of High-street, had • very tasteful stand
of fancy goods: and on going round the implement de.
partment, one could scarcely help coming to the conclii-
, mon that all manner of trades and industries were repro-
, seated in it.

B. Moore, of Oldswinford Carriage Works, at
Stand No. 488 exhibited some very handsome carriages,
among them a barouche, • stand.up wagonette, and a
photon, all of them of very superior workmanship. Corn.
parivons are nearly always odious, but it may be said that
these vehicles are creditable to the neighbourhood in
which they have been produced.
Mr. Cooper, of High-street, Stourbridge, eakibited a
first-class show of saddlery, arc.