The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

DORCIIF.STER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The annul stock exhibitith of this society took place
on &aunts), lent, and it unpainted all previous shows
both in ea tent nod quality. The cattle and sheep classes
remprieed an array of animals known to fame null) as
few local thows can produce. Among-t the former the
Deeio,s were conereciotte, and included beasts' mot by
14..1. A. Smith, Mr. J. ritfield, Mr. .1. Bradford. and
other noted breeders. The society'. rrizi, for S bull of
any breed or age above two years, was car ied off by Me.
Westford, of Look, with a useful Devon, but there was
esnapetitioo. In the clam for young bulls Mr. J. A.
Smith showed " Blinkbonny," eight month. old, which
wan one of the reserved numbers at the Roth% society'.
show at Leicester. However, the juilses did not award
tom • 'wise here, but it received high eouirirsindetrier.
The best dairy cow of soy breed or age was adjudged to
be Mr. James's Hereford " Estella," which is an animal
of celebrity, having bsen shown many time. ansl never
yet beaten. Receutly it was exhibited in the very home
ot the Hereto-As, and was circled the beat ainongat a
show of a dozen. I fere it beat four Devons, and there
are probably very few other liCretOrill which WOUld have
dune it. The prize for two year-old lairs of heirs,. was
won by Mr. J. ritfield, besting Mr. James'. I lerefor4e.
Mr. J. A. Smith won the yearling pairs of heifers mite,
with "Fancy," a Lein-ter winner, and "Daley."'lwo
lairs of Mr. J. ratfield's were pitted against them. The
lion. W. 11. B. Portman's plate, for the best bull of any
breed or age, fell to Mr. J. ritfield's "Priem Jerome,"
o rplenilid animal, which Ina wen first pr.zes r
blelplaish, Yeovil, Crestherne, Bath and M eat
larelaiel show at Exeter, and the Royal sh?ve
Wore. -t-r. The plate offered by Mr. Smith for
bull brought out four competitor.— " Trine
yearling which won first prize at Leicester, Si' ss
/I three ysar old, belonging to Mr. Smith, M
" Palmerston" which won • prise et
.the ‘Thiy show
ithswkerned at which it has been exhibit.A,and several
others. (if warm, the Leicester wir -ce wan again
euccessful. The plate offered by Ur in
• a.STrilivSl,oll for
three dairy cows was competed for dy two throws of Mr.
Sin i t prim' cows, and one lot of Y proud... Mr. Smith
t .0k the prize, but Mr. Pltfie,,yd wounds were highly
c 0,.,,,,, tuba. lA% Meet Ha ithimile plat* for the three
bed lieJers of see Pure De m 4 save Herons, was won
by Mr. James, with "Nish WIVII," her twinoister, and
another. Mr. Cr.na a e'rezwed two throes athinst them.
Lord Poltimnre.e Plate for pacethml Devon' was
aaarded to Mr. Smith. in the 'beep chives, the South.
downs were a Cie show, and Mr. Henry Fookes of
Whit,-church carried off all the seven prizes offs red.
Hie threp were of great site and good quality, lie hail
- en reediest one-year old rata, full of quality and nu,
though perbares scarcely no good !shout the head se
might here be, n desired ; his two-year old sheep was
di scolded from the celebrated flock of Li rd Waxing-
limn, sod showe I quantity, substance, and plenty of
weed The prize for twelve flock ewes was easily won
thy Mr. Fookes against Mr. Harding and "thy old
'noire" (Farquharson). Lord Ilehesteis cup for thine
Mill was also award al to Mr. Fuller.. In the spirite I
itontied for Mr. Pia-ice's prim for full-mouthed ewes,
Mr. Fookee was *gain to the fore; and he was also
sweessfill with lids 2-tooth ewe.. Such a run of prize
takiag in tho fue of a lot of good animals is remaikable,
and shows hew excellent Mr. Fookes's thec . inset be.
Tire Ilampshir ea were a very good chow. There was a
strong competition between Mr. T. 11. Saunders, Mr.
,l.l'. Foolez , and Mr. J. Chick for the two-tooth ewes'
prize, and Mr. Chick was &clued the winner. This
gave rim to s curious scene at the dinner. Mr. Saunders
e. amid the heartiest laughter that his sheep had
not gm the prize because the judges said they were of
io ge: sl quality to be true II am ',shires ! Seeing the
lucre iulity of the company, he appealed to the judge.,
ant certainly Mr. Hoyden seemed to intimate such was
thii fact. Mr. J. C. Fooker, of Core., was the principal
•dinner in this class of cheep; but Mr. T. H. Saunders
got the prize for fullthouthed ewes, with a lot of
animals he considered leas good than his two-tooth ewes,
width were "too much improved' to oompete as Hamm
chins. We may also notice that Mr. Sunder, ex-
hibited as extra stock • pen of four-tooth wethers,
which hail been fatted just to show toswhat size and
quality the Waterconibe breed will attain. They were
a remarkably gi oil lot of sheep. The Dorset horns
were undoubtedly the best show ever seen in Dor.
cheater. Mr. 11. Mayo, Mr. A. J. Pitfield, arid Mr.
Smith, were the leading exhibitors. The event of the
alien- occurred in this department. It will be remem-
bered thst the yearling rein. "Eclipse," belonging to
Mr. 11. Mayo, took the tint prize at the Falmouth
chow, and was spoken of in the Troia and other papers
as the :nut splendid specimen of the breed ever
exhibited. It was 'hewn her, to-day, and Mr. A. J.
l'itfield pitted against it an unnamed ram, which he
hay never before eielaibited. and thu judges awarded tr
Mr.'ritfield'a thour.he prize. A goo I deal of surprise
wasenauifeatetrby tome at this result, but it was said
that Mr. rithild's ram was better to the touch than the
Fels-oath winner. There we. a timid but excellent
'hew of pigs. Mr. Illanfield'e boar of the improved
Dorset breed is a !splendid animal, and easily won the
eirice ; and Mr. J. A. Smith's pen of three pure Berk-
shire sows, each with • litter. was one of the attractions
of the share. In the class for bone there was a good
grow of hacks. Mr. J. Splice, of Cerne, won the
xrins, lot the animals shown by Mr. J. Homer, of
Ilarthatown, and Mr. Jsmee, of Mappowder, memed
ieguairty -good In the eye. of many, for it was thought
that when It,. Spire-4'e horse is five years old
it will be too heavy for back or bunting purposes.
An entire horse of Mr. W. Mayo's racily won
tho cart cult prim. There was only one stallion
shown—Mr. bleaden'e of Friettisbury, in consequence
of an acciderit to a horso belonging to Mr.
Mantle's!, so the prize offered by Ur. Replier wu not
awards-el, but will be carried forward to another year.
The judges on title creamion were—for cattle and honer,
Mr. E, %Chita,. of Toiler ; Mr. W. Watt., of Little-
wood ; and Mr. W. Si. Spooner, of Eling House,
Iblutlismpten for horned sheep and km Mr. N.
Roper, of Littlebredy; Ur. D. Symonds, of Ashton ;
and Mr. V. B. Waite, of Macomb° Hors-,: for Down
and other *beep, Mr. L. Groves. of Biogham'a
Melcombe; Mr. G. Keynes, of Spettisbuy ; and Mr.
Dowden, of Robe.

The dinner took plasm U tho Antelope hotel, and wsui
nunteronely attended. John Flom, Esq., M.P..
pestle,/ in the unavoidable absence of Dr. Bisset
Hawkins, and lir. G. J. Andrew.. hon. sec. occupied
the. vice•chair. The company bieluded—Mr. .1. F.
illodaes Mr. L. Groves, Mr. Gibe. Symond., Mr.
Damen. the Rev. E. W. Pears, Mr. G. Warry, Mr. W.
Machold, Mr. W. Mayo. Mr. H. Fookes, Mr. V. 11.
Watts, lit. .1. A. Smith. Mr. Smith (Exeter), Mr.
Alderman Galpin. Mr. J. I'. Enna. Mr. Councillor H.
Look, Mr. W. Watts, Mr. J. Chick, Mr. It. W.
Hawkins, Mr. J. W. James. Mr. J. Clent, Mr. C.
Kent, Mr. (. Lock, Mr. 1). Symonds, Mr. W. Chi*.
Mr. T. Chick. Mr. Norris, Mr. J. H. Saunders, Mr. .1.
Rowe, Mr. w. S. Spooner. Mr. E. Whittle, Mr. It.
(lenge, Mr. Groves (Mijestou), Mr. G. Homer, Mr. T.
It. Sounder!), Mr. T. C. Saunders, Mr. Harris, Mr. J.
Beat. Mr. G. Jesty, Mr. J. Harding, Mr. Gaines, Mr. T.
H. Biggs. Mr. W. Hall. Mr. J. Sytnea, Mr. It. Smith,
Mr. G. F. A. Flower, Mr. Groves IlVeymonth), Mr.
G. J. Homer, Mr. J. Saunders, Mr. T. A. Homer, Mr.
Groves (Melcombe Honey), Mr. Hoyden (Hoke), he.
Grace nu said by the itev. E. W. Peen.
The labourer!. winning prise. during the year were
proviicil with a substantial dinner in another apart.
catent, and they no w entered the room.

The Chairman then proposed "The Queen" in a few
felicitous word., and the tort,t was greeted with much
1:11/1“), ill', in which the labourer. !wady joined, after
drinking the glass of "strong beer" with with rich of
them bad Imen supplied.

Thu Hon. Seeretasy (Mr. G. J. Andrews) then dis-
tributed the awards to the labourers, for service,
thatching, mowing, turnip hoeing, ploughing, and lamb
rearing, and sueh of them as w: kayo not before
imbli-heil we now give. Mr. J. A. Smith's shepherd.
who reared 801 lambs from GIO eq,. nod only lost 4
ewes, was heartily cheered by the company.