The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-07-09 00:00:00

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WORCESTERSHIRE AGRICULTURAL

SOCIETY SHOW.

The three days' exhibiqon of the above society
was opened on Tuesday, on an enclosed area of
some twenty-two or twenty-three acres situate
neer to Anil lecote Church. LP st year the society's
show was absorbed by the Bath and West of
England Show, which was then held at Worcester,
the previous meeting of the county society having
been held at Malvern in 1879. In 1872 the society
visited Stonrbridge, and after a lapse of nine years
they re:tinted to find a very hearty reception
a.:corded to them by the inhabitants of the town,
who subscribed the handsome sum of .270) as a
guarantee fund, and who further evinced their
pleasure in the event by an elaborate preparation
for it in the way of gaily decorating the principal
streets with a prefesiore of flags of all descriptions,
alternated here and there by the erection of floral
arches spanning the roadways. As the opening day
was go iously fine and tropically hot, the effect of
all these adornments was extremely pleasing, and
the proceedings in the showyard itself were highly
satisfactory. The number of entries was larger
than at any previous county meeing, and the
arrangements tor accommodating the exhibits and
sheltering them in the event of bad weather were
of a first-class order, and reflected creeit upon the
stewards and the secretaries, at the head of the
latter being Mr. E. T. Goldingham, of Worcester.
The judges were :—For Cattle; Messrs. T. Morris,
Mois•-more-court, Gloucester, and H. Haywood,
Blakeme:e, Hereford, Sheep and pigs; Messrs.
Charles Randall, Chadbury, Evesham and J. Dale
Spetchley. Worcester, Horses (agricultural) :
Messrs. H. Ridgeley, Steventoß, Ludlow, and H.
Lowe, Comberford, Tamworth ; hunters, &c.; Mr.
A. T. Maynard, Newton Hail, Durham, and Colonel
Luttrell, Badgeworth-court, Somerset. Hon.
Veterinary Surgeons.- Messrs. F. and J, Blakeway,
etourbridge. implements: Messrs. J. Workman
Southend, Upton-on-Severn, and Bernard Dawsor,
CE., Malvern Link ; and the following were the
stewards :—Yard, Mr. C. P. Noel, Bell Hall, Stour-
bridge; horses, Mr. F. Munn. Stinton-court,
Worcester,and Mr. F. J. Onley, Bransford,Worcester;
cattle, Mr. B. D. Webster, Newland-court,Malvern ;
sheep and pigs. Mr. A.. Hartland, Bolling's-hill,
Mathon, -Malvern. J. S. Haywood, Broad-street,
Wt,reester, was hon. sec. to the horticultural de—
partment, and the local hon. sect. were Mekeire. J.
fayler and F. Blakeway, Stourbridge.
Tire total amount of money prizes was about
£l,OOO including special prizes given by Earl
Beauchamp, the Earl of Stamford and Warrington
;president of the society), and Sir Henry Allsopp
for shorthorns, and by the president and the High
heriff of Worcestershire for Herefords. Beginning
in the early part of the forenoon, the judges were
hard at work during the day, the horses being
paraded in a spacious ring which was flenite 1 oe
one side by a stand seating some hundieis of
spectators. During the morning the atteedence
wet; small, but after dinner vi-itois flocked in more
.reely, and throughout the afternoon the ;show
yard presented a very animated scene the inspection
of the exhibits being agreeably enlivened by the
performances of the Band of the Grenadier Gu .rds,
who were stationed upon a centrally-placed stage,
ae.4 well as of the Stourbridge Brass Band and the
Stourbridge Drum and Fite Band.
As already intimated, the show of cattle wa4 ex-
tremely good, the shorthorns being particularly
tiecable, and embracing some of the leadine
teimals in the kingdom. In the first class, for bulls
over tee) years old, the winner of the first and

pecial priz..• of £25, was Vice Admiral, the property
,f Mr. 'thomas Willis, jun., Manor House, Carp -rly
an animal which has never yet been beaten. As a
calf he was a winner at the Liverpool Royal Show,
as a yearling he was equally successful at B. istel,
and since then he has won several county prizes.
his career hitherto stamping him as a iswast, with
hardly an imperfection. The Marquis of Ex :tees
relemachus IX„ the winner of the one hund el
guinea prize at Kilburn two years. ago, was sec ,nd
n the class, and the same noble exhibitor was
highly commended for his Great Norche n Direr.
Toe best bull of the same age, the property of a
Worcere ershire farmer, was adjudged to be attrac-
tive Lord, belonging to Mr. C. W. Brierley, of Rose-
dale, who took wita him Sir Henry Allsopp's ,peciel
prize of £10; Mr. Walter Greaves, of Asiley Peund,
atourport, coining second with a red-and-white
five year-old. - Mr. William Handley, of Milinthorpe
was first in class two for the best bull above one and
under two years old, with Master Belville, u band-
s 'me roan of 16 months, Mr. S. L. Horton, P k
Hove, Shifnal, coming second with Prince Saturn,
a roan a month older. Mr, Brierley was the first in
the county class fur young bulls, showing a good
lopking beast of teu mouths old bred, by himself,
second place being taken by Mr. Thomas Harris, of
Bromsgrove, with Holbein, a year and seven months
old, the reserve number being attached to a bull
eighteen months old, bred by the late Mr. R.
Masfen, of Peneford, and saown by Mr. W. H.
Brown, of Belbroughton. Mr. B. St. John Ackeics,
of i'ainswick, Gloucestershire, had the best e )w,
Lady Carew 111, a beast of great length and balk,
with a wonderfully straight back, which, besides
being first in her class, was winner of the special
prize of £2O, given by the president; the second
being the property of Mr. Winn, of Coundon
near Coventry. The Worcestershire class of the
ame kind of beast, again saw Mr. Brierley at the
head of the exhibitors, and he was similarly placed
in class 7-for two year-old heifers, in milk or in-
calf, the animal he showed in the latter department
being one which has gained honours at Halifax end
Doncaster, and once more he was first with a cow
of the same age, as the property of a Worcester-
shire farmer. In class 8, M. W. Greaves ; in class
7, Mr. R. Stratton, of Newport, Mon., and in class
8, Mr. W. H. Brown, of Belbroughton, were respee-
tively second prize w'nners. The best yearling
heifer was shown by Mr. Ackers, and the second
bast by the redoubtable Mr. Brieriey. Herefords,
though perhaps hardly equal in quality or number
to the shore horns, were neverthele?;s a very coin-
neudable lot. Mr. William Taylor, of Showle
Court, Ledbury, a considerable exhibitor at the show
fir at ',viz:A in tho old "hull class with Thought-
hit, nearly seven years old, bred by himself, the
second falling to Mr. F. Flatt, of Newark, Notts.
M. T. J. Carwerdine, Stockton, Bury, Leominster,
s'eowed the best yearling bull, and Mr. .1. B. LutleYt
ierockhampton, the bet cow in milk or calf and the
beat two-year old heifer. Mr. Carwardiee, was
awar4erl first erize and also the special priz-s of £2O
for the best animal in the Hereford classes, and of
£lO for the best cow or heifer, fer his yearling
heifer, which took first prize at the Bata and West
of England Show at Tunbridge Wells a few weeks
ago, aiid iike hon urs at a more recent Leominster
exhibition. The remaining first prizes in the cattle
eiasse.te were : -Boa Chancel Island cow, in milk or
in-calf, Mr. W. Stallard. Worcester; best cow of
any breed the prlier iy of a farmer or purveyor of
mi:k in Worcestershire, or any resident, within ten
miles of Stourbridee ; best yearling bull, any breed
a ime conditions as last, air. W H. Brown, Bel-
broughton ; and best yearling heifer, under same
conditions, Mr. C. W. Brierley -
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In the sheep classes the Shropshire were not very
largely rr.presented, but reference to the catalogue
showed that, of those sent a considerable number
were descended from the flocks of some of th 2 lead-
ing breeders of this useful kind of woolled quadru-
peds. In t e class for five breeding ewes which
have lambed this year, Sir IL nry Allsopp was first
his exhibits two bred by Mrs. Smith, of
Sutton Maddock, and three from his own flock;
Mr Matthew Williams, of Bishton Hall, Shifnal,
coming second, with five eves of various ages. Mr.
J. Pulley, M.P., Lower Eaton. Het-eford, took first
prize for five theaves of his own raising, beating
five of pedigree stock shown by Mr. T. A. P. Parry,
of Woodrow, near Bromsgrove. The latter showed
the best slaearling ram, a son of Mr. Sheldon's No.
2, 1878, by Goliath ; and Mr, Mathew Williams was
second with one bred by himself, and first in the
class for the best ram of any ago. Mr.- Wilda
Firliins, of L- igh, Worcester, and Mr. Frank Shep-
her I, of Colw,ll .Malvern, were the only exhibitor,
of Bye Lands sheep, and naturally divided the
izee between them, and for exhibits of the long-
woolled varier." Mr. G. W. G. Trionms, of Cardiff,
earriud (If four first prizes, the others being obtaine
by M. W. H. Brown and Mr. John Darby, High
Park, Stourbridge. The butchers of Stourbridge
ffeired two prizes for the five best yearling wetlier,
or theaves fit for killing, of any breed, and these
were tsken by Mr. T. A. Parry and, Sir Henry
Alisopp.
IligA &uses of pi,:s were shown, Mr. Robert
Thomae, of Wiesen (hoop, Birmingham, being,
p chaps, the leading local competitor. and taking a
nember of prizes, although not so many as fell to
the let of Mr. G. A. Walker Jones, Mollington,
Chester. Mr. B. St. John Ackers and Mr. Charles
P. Neel, Bell Hall, Stourbridee, wen the first prizes
respectively for the best boar and the best sow o;
the Berkshire breed.
Horses wtre unquestionably the °Telt attract:on
of the show, the number of entries being upwards f
200, exec -ding by more than 100 tterre at th
Worce,ter show last year. The quality was genet.,
ally good throughout, but especially of the four-
year- oLls, the two-year-olds, the cobs, and the
two-year-olds, the cobs, and the harn-ss c asses.
For the best cart stallien, travelling the county or
a district within ten miles of Stourbridge, the first
prize was awarded to Mr. Stephen Davis, Lowe].
End Farm, Eckins_;ton, near Persliore, and the
secind to Mr. William Coney, Battenhall, Worcester
t e first and second for the beat stallion cart colt
for agricultural purposes fell resp-etively to Mr. G.
A,Li. Beer, or Kitiver, and Meesrs. Yeomans.
nlynr.ro Hay, near, Wolverhamptem, Mr
y tool: drat juez.; fer the test cart or agi leal.
tural gelding ormere. and Mi. Stephen Davis wa,,
000.4 th. 111121, OLIN I; Mr, W.iiillea, Cotkaidg

Worcester, comin7q first, and the Earl of Stamford
second, in the class for three-year-el ad geldings or
mares; and Mr. Charles Jones, Brook End, Kemsey,
first, and Mr. Hines second in the class for two•year
old cart gelding or filly. Of Worcestershire farmers
showing yearling cart colts or fillies, Mr. John
Cridlan, Great Malvern, was first, and Mr. George
Groves, Whittington, Worcester, second, while in
the class for cart or agricultural mare and foal, Sir
Henry .Allsopp and the executors of the late Mr.
Edward Pease, of Bewdley, took the honours. Mr.
John A. Bridges, Kings Norton, showed the best
thoroughbred stallion in the class for animals that
have travelled Worcestershire this season, or are to
travel it in 1882; the second belonging to Messrs.
Urwick and Hunt, of Eveshaan and Ludlow.
Hunters were strongly represented in the several
classes devoted to them. Gendarme, the property
of Mr. J. M. J. Harris, Llantrissant, Glamorgan-
shire, was adjudged the best hunter above five
years old, equal to 14 ston- w ieht, the next in the
class belonging to Mr. John Goodwin, of Chslten-
ham ; of those equal to 12 stone, Mr. Jacob StardY)
of Wiggington, Tamwor h, possessed the fit st prize
winner, and Mr. F. D. Lea Smith. Halesowen
Grange, the second. In the class for carriers of 14
stone, limi.;.ed to farmers resident in the county,
Mr. E. J. Ouley, Bransford, Worcester, and Mr.
flarvey Smith, of Rouksw,Jod, Worcester, were sit,!-
cessful exhibitors ; Mr. Stardy showed the best and
Mr. Ooley the next best hunter under five years ol
Mr. Henry Smith, Pedrnore, Stourbridge, the best,
, and Mr. I. G. Saunders, of Wollaston Farm, Stour
-
bridge, the next best three-year—old progeny of a
thoroughbred horse ; and Mr. E. T. M. Wilson,
Droitwich, and Mr. G. W. G. Thomas, Cardiff, were
in similar positions in the class for two-year-olds by
thoroughbreds. The best weight-carrying cob, not
exceeding 15 hands, was the property of Mr. Henry
Walker, of Perdiswell, Worcester, and the next th,tt
of Mr. George Thomas, Pack Horse, Worcester.
Th first and second best hacks of like height were
sent by Mr. E. Newport Hadley, of Worcester, and
Mr. Thomas, of Cardiff; the first and second best
po iy not excee ling 12 hands, by the Earl:of Stain-
!ord and Mr. J. E. Swindell, of Clent. Prises were
a.so offered for the best turnouts, tho,e fr four.
wheeled carriagPs and pairs falling to Mr. W.
J. Turney, S;ourbridge, and Mr. G K. Harri-
son, of Hagley. Class LVIII for the best o:r y
under 14 hauls was a very good class and easily won
by Mr. B Wooldridge of Hagley, with "Romeo,"
which took first priz In the class for two wheeled
• carriages, with single horses, there was a good field,
and the competition was keen, and evoked much
interest. It resulted in the first prizl being
aw irded to Mr. John Goodwin, of Cneltenharn, and
1 the second to Mr. Harrison.

Ten sample sacks ot malt made from English
bar:ey were staged for competition, both first . and
second honours falling ta Stourbridge exhibitors,
Mr. John Skelding and Mr. John Nicholls. The
same number of exhibitors competed in a show of
the best six pounds of butter made by themle Tee,
the limits of resi tence bAng the Coun y of Wor-
cester or within a radius of five miles from Stour-
bridge. Asa rule the quality shown was fair, and
the prizes were awarded—first Mr. Chas. P. Noel,
Bell Ilan, Stourbridge ; &wand the Earl of Stain
cord and Warrington, and third Mr. F. 1). Lea
Smith, Halesowen Grange.
Mr. J. Clark, of Stourbridge, at Stand 452, shows
a good collection of horticultural buildings, frames,
&0., suitable for amateurs or gardeners, comprisi n
curved-roofed conservatory, amateur's portable
greenhouse, a marvel of cheapness and good work.
a pit, suitable for forcing pit, cucumber house
or plant h fuse, glazed on a new principle, without
putty, a great desideratum in these times, as any
broken square can be replace.l without the danger
of breaking other squares in the process in a few
moments; span-roof and sliding frames in various
useful sizes ; hand-light boxes, for raising sm,
seed, protecting salad, Sze., uieful and convenient in
every garden; improved expansion eater pipes
and coil boilers, the chPapest and best mode for
heating small houses; also a very pretty and us frit
window garden, sui•able for any position, and the
price within the reach of all.

Messrs. Holt aud Willetts, of the Lion NVorls,
near Brierley Hill, show specimens of their ex,en-
sive manufactures useful to millers and avicul-
turists, such as sack -hoists, smiths' hearths, pulley
blocks, chains, lawn mowers, patent grass and ct:ra
cutters, &c. Their lawn mower is con.strueto.d
largely of steel, wrought and malleable iron, pro-
ducing great strength with extreme light weight,
and the traction is obtained by a patent open roPer,
which allows the grass to protrude within, and
therefore avoids the necessity of pr)s.qng hard upon
the handle to make the mower take hold when in
use. The patent handle is adapted to be instany
removed or applied at any desirable, thus giving tha
operator a firm hold aud perfect control of th
mower when in use. 'rue turf cutter and combin.ition
garden implement (Clsrk's patbnt) manufactured
by this firm is an exceedingly ingenious awl useful
implement for the purposes for which it is in-
tended.

Messrs, Bland aul Co., of Stourbriige, have
tastefully arrayed their stand, No. 444, where they
showed their own manufacture+, consisting of
aerated waters, including potash, lemonade, and
ginger ale. Toe latter being pronounced the best
and most delicious beverage eve introduced.
They have al-o on view a collection of very
handsome syphons, the superior of which it
would be difficult to find in the kingdom. Lime-
juice, a most refreshing beverage at this season of
of the year, is also manufactured by Messrs. Bland
and Co., in which they have retained the pure
aromatic flavour of he lime in a high degree, and
their lime-juice cordial will compare favourably
with the m.)st well-known brands.

•
Messrs. Beech, of Dudley, the well-known manu-
facturers of farinaceous food for cattle, occupy
Stand 436, where they exhibit their cattle food and
condiment f)r horses, which for the past eighteen
years has given such satisfaction to ao.riculturists,
and the large number of prizes awarded to cattle
f ,oi supplied by this firm is a g , d p
o 0 ) F
They have lately supplied a great
want by supplying it in Id. packets c )ntaiuing just
sufficient for pne feed—a boon which wilt be readily
of it-' ptC:ifinc f
acy.
appreciated by their customers.
Stand 420, was occupiA by Mr. WI B. 3'e -e,
carriage builder, Oldswinford, who exhibit I a very
superior s yle of doctor's gigs, landaus, pha3to s,
dog carts, pony gigs, Zro.
Stand 418, Mr. Barnard J. Saunders, 9, High
Street, Stourbridge, had a very extensive show of
agricultural and other implements, ioelucling a hot-
air half-horse power engine. The first prize for the
best callectien of the most useful implements, and
the prize of £lO for the best assortment of artiel s
manu6lctured in Stourbrige, or within four miles
also Sthrer Medal for Howard's complex plou.;th ;
Silver Medal for Vipan and Headley's /Dik float;
!
and Silver Medal for Barford and Perkin 8 corn
grinding mill wero awarded to Mr. B. J. Saunders
Road. Stourbridge, showed a fine assort c e it
HaSgtiaenyd 424, Mr. E, Cund, of the Carljags W. rks.,
of carriages.
Stand 419, Mess's. Jones and Attwood. ex i.bit, d
hot water appliances, pik:s, coils, jJints, valy s,
m abccl eiitlyine', founta.tx
es, tryeicles
I)B4lwashers,vrilriacgmaisnytgs baths, washing'
As , enamelled,
sundries,
hand pumps,Envilie lawa
Street,
Stourbridge, showel some teira cotta: work elegantly
mowers. At this stall Mr. J, Locke,
painted by the exhibitor. ,
Stand 421, Stourbridge Gas 00 npany, s lovqd
gas engines in motion, gas cookiiig stoves, gas bawl
heater, gas boiling stoves, gas meters, sLowing
action of saw( .

et,inti 425, S. W. Woolley, 170, II;gh Street,
Stourbridga', Glass, China, and Earthenware.
Stand 440, Messrs. Day, Son, and Hewitt, 92
Dorset Street, Baker Street, London, W., had a
very good show of mixed food for cattle.
Messrs. Charles Burrell and Sens of the Saint
Nicholas Works, Thetford, Norfolk, exhibit one of
ti-eir six horse power traction engines, adapted for
driving a thrashing machine and hauling it from
farm to farm. Also for driving any stationary
machinery which can be driven by a belt, and doing
the general haulagelocoofm the
11 f:
ncipTihee:
boileras
e
00,,etruct d on
of Lendoree Siemens steel. All the rivetting is done
the
by hydraulic machinery. The shafts are of steel,
and
and the gearing of best crucible cast steel through-
out. The brackets carrine crank shaft &c,, are of
wreught Lon, 60 arranged as to relieve the boiler
&c, of all strt in. The engine has two speeds on
the road gear, both worked by one lever, so arranged
that both speeds cannot be put in gear at the same
i
rime. "We notice an mprovement in the safety
valve arrangement.
.The old principle of adjustable
spring balances is entirely done away with, and the
Itaresbottem " valve substituted. Tbie valve is
now being generally adopted on railway locomo-
tives by the principal railway companies. Its
advantages are, its certainty of action, and, wiett is
of considerable importanee, it is impossible for the
w i
driver to tamper
with it when under pressure. The
engine is fitted with Burrells patent combined
winding drum aed compensating gear. The wind-
ing drum which it fitted on the hind axle holds
from 60 to 100 yards of steel wire rope, and can be
used for a variety of purposes. For instance ,hould
the engine and machine be in a soft stock yard, the
engine could move out first, and then by means of
the rope, haul the machine atter it. The coinpen-
sating gear enables the driver to turn any curve
without the driver dismounting to withdiaw the
pins. All levers, brake, and stearage are close ti
the footplate, and so arranged that one man ( an
both drive and steer with ease. This engine is
very strongly built, simple in construction, easy to
manage and in every way well adapted for the
purpose for which it is intended.
'the sudden change in the weather on Wednesday,
was very unfavourable for out-dnor amusements,
and the rain at interva.!s kept many persons way.
and the cons: quenee w:a t the attoi dance was
WA 80 large as furraerly. The Grenadier band was

again a leading feature in the show, and played a
number of selections in a masterly manner, to the
delight of thousands. The jumping for prizes com-
menced at one o'clock and there was some capital
jumping, and excited a good deal of interest. For
the best jumper in classes 50 and 51. hunters above
5 years, and hunters equal to 12 stone weight, Mr.
T. J. Fudge, Hereford, took first prize; and Messrs.
Ur wick and Hunt, 2nd. For the best hunter, the
property of a tenant farmer, Mr. J. B. Hill, Kidder-
minster, took first, and Mr. W. Wiles, Worcester,
second prize. Mr. Hook, Broadway, took the prize
for the best hunting mare or gelding under 5 years.
Messrs. Harris and Pearson's prize for the best
hack and cob was won by Mr. Hadley. Worcester
The dinner took place in a large tnarqee in the
Show Ground, The Earl of Stamford and Warring-
ton, the pr‘sident, was to have taken the chair, but
was prevented by ill health, and in the absence of
the president. Sir E. A. Leehmere. Bart., M.P., took
the chair. There were also present Messrs„ C. P.
Noel, C Martin, G. W. 'Hastings, M P., W. J.
Turney, Maud, M, Grazebrook, C. Collis, H. Collis,
W Webb, Wilkes Webb, E, Webb, H. Cochrane,
J. E. Swindell, B. Wooldridge, T. W, Wooldridge,
S. Broeks, H. Turney, A. Hayes, P. Green, C. Har-
rison, G. K. Harrison, G. T. Wooldridge, B. White,
H. Sparrow, J. Shepherd, J. R. Cook, C. Firrnstone,
W. Pearson, G. Pearson, P. Harris, J. Yardley, C.
Evers, F., SwincFll, J. Swindell, W. Holcroft, Rev.
G. Gilbanks, &c.. &c. The chairman on rising was
loudly cheered, and said he much regretted the
absence of the noble president, who was unable to
attend. He also regretted 'th .t absence of Lord
Lyttelton, Lord Coventry, Mr. Gladstone, Mr.
Sherriff, and Colonel Knight, who were engaged in
Parliamentary duties. The first toast the chair-
man gave was that of" the Queen, Prince and
Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family.
He remarked that this fe-ling of Royalty would be
increased from what had just occurred in America
and Russia. The toast was drunk "three times
three" amid great cheering,
The Chairman next gave the toast of the Lord
I Lieutenant and the High Sheriff,
Mr. J. Cook next gave t'The Hous s of Parlia-
ment," coupling with it the name of Mr. Hastings,
M. P.

Mr. Hastings, in acknowledging the toast, said
each house was desirous of doing is duty to the
country. Whatever party may be in power Acts
were added to the Statute Book, which were in-
t:nded to promote the interests of the people. He
referred to the Floods Bill, sent down from the
Lords to the Commons, which was. he said, one of
considerable importance to ngriculturalisls. He
had seen many acres of land which had become
deteriorate in rental and productiveness in the st
dozen years, from the perpetual floods there had
been. He hoped their session would not close
without an Act which would tend to remove that
state of things, by the fo7mation of a Conservancy
Board.

The Chairman next gave "Success to the Wor-
cestershire Agricultural Society," coupling with it
the name of Mr. Martin (chairman of the Com-
mittee), and spoke in high terms of the ability
displayed by that gentleman.
Mr. Martin replied and said thfAt many had done
more than he 111.1. lie ev):essel his rc.qccr,
that the President was not with them, and thanked
Sir E. Lechtnere for taking the chair at so shcrt a
notice. He referred at some length to the con-
tinuous bad seasons for the farners. He believed
they hal had seven bad seasons and he hoped those
would be loPowed by seven good tines. If they
had swim good seasons he believed it would do
more goo,l for th) agriculturalists than Om Floods
Bill—(applause).
Mr. C. P. Noel proposed Health of the
President (the Earl of Stamford and Warr:ngton)'
and "The' Chairman"

Sir E. Lechmere suitably responded.
Mi. Noel also gave "The Local Committee."
which wa4 responded to by Mr. Turney and Mr.
Bl?.keway.
The aoove show closed on Thursday. and the
.veat;.cr being fine, though somewhat c )01, there
was a vast concourse of people in the show yard.
Early in the morning 3,960 children were admitted
into he ground. The number of persons who pass.3cl
the turnstiles by payment was 10,300, and -adding
the large number of wor:rpeople who came in at re-
duced rates, in bodies. and the visitors, members,
and subscribers, there were upwards of 20,000 tpr-
sons present-, The number who paid at the gite on
Wednesday was only 1,300, wher,=as had tha day
IrJen fine some 3,000 were lo .ked for, Great interest
seemed to be taken on Thursday in the exhibits,
but the remaining jumping contests al surbes,
perhaps, the largest share of attention For the
best jumper in Class 53, (ponies under 14 hand),
Mr. W. H. Hughes took a ..t5 prize nith his Gipsy,
a five year old. The .210 prize for the best juinp:r
irrespective of class, was won by Kitty, a grey niare
belonging to Mr. J. B. Hill, Waunerton, Kidder-
minster. Mr. Hill also t )ok a .£lO local prize by
the ~'tine mare in the competition for jumpers, irre-
spective of class, belonging to residents within
fourteen miles of Stoubridge ; and it may be added
that Kitty also won a third jumpin; prize on Wed-
sday. For the second best jumper in the local
prize competition, Mr. James Arkle, . Stourton
Castle, took the prize. Mr. J. E. Swindell, Cleut,
Stourbridge, took tte local prize in the jumping
competition for ponies. The Grenadier Guards'
band, under Mr. Dan Godfrey, play ed again on
Thursday, and there were also performaaces by the
local bands. The large gathering on Thursday was
a most orderly one, and the show was brought to a
most satisfactory conclusion. The financial out-
come cannot as yet be surmised, but the expenses
this year are heavier than usual, but no doubt there
will be a goal proit.Me. G Adingbam the secretary
Mr. Blakeway and Mr. Tayl:.r, local secretaries,
were indefatigable in their dut:es, and abli seconded
by the committee.