The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-08 00:00:00

BLANDFORD FARMERS' CLUB.

The annual show of stock, horses and roots, held in
connection with this club, took place on Friday last,
in the Crown Hotel Mead .w. The weather was
favourable and there was a considerable attend. ce
n the show field of the outside public, the show
being under all ci cuasuanoes as good a one as the
Society DM had for several years. The entries
numbered Dearly 400 and the juuges dec aced the
quatity to be extremely good. The Hunters'
competition as usual excited coysiderably interest sod
Mr. Jesse Taylor, both for his riding and the excelleacc
of his animal, won not only tue verdict of the judg‘s
but of the spectators. In thy competitiou ior
Mr. G. W. Homer car. ied pretty nearly everything
before him, taking no less that, five first prizes. Mr.
Rollee-Fryer, who sent some splendid cattle, carried off
the first prizes for dairy cows, and heifers, —both
claws, and bulls. Mr. A. Beujafie d was facile
pileups in the pig division, tsking first in all three
classes.
Tue judges were : —Horses and cattle—Mr. T. K.
Harding, Rodninal, nesr Bath, and Mr. J. Seinor, of
Hinton mt. Mary. z•heep and pigs Mr. Edward
Reunion, Brom...way Dorchester, and Mr. Hull, of
Druce. Their awards were as follow.:
Houses.—Hunters' Competition, £lO, the gift of the
Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P. Mr. Jess. Taylor;
2nd, £5, Mr. G. W. Dauiell.—Cart mare and geldings
Z, Mr. Jesse Taylor; , Mr. W. C. Young. —Car;
mares and foals, £3, Mr. W. B. Norton ; 305., Mr. H.
Fowler.—Cart gelding and fillies, E 3, Mr. W. }lagers,
LI, Mr. J. Ford; la, Mr. G. S. Abbot.—Hackney.
geldings, and fillies, £l, Mr. C. Bugg; El, Mr. W.
Arnold.—Hackney mares and foals, £2, Mr. J. G.
Fowler.--Coba, £4l, Mr. W. J. Strange ;£2, Mr. G. W.
Daniell.

80W.—Hampshire Down ewes in lamb, £3, Mr. G.
W. Homer—Hampshire Down rams over one year £3.
Mr. G. W. Mom r; 30.., Mr. R. Brine. Mr. Homer
having taken the first prize being disqualified from
taking the seoond.—Pair of Hampshire Down ram
lambs, LI, Mr. W. C. Bugg; 30e., Mr. B. Brine.—
Hampshire Down ewe lambs, LI, Mr. G. W. Homer:
305., Mr. O. Bugg.—South Down ewes in lamb, Li
Mr. J. Ford; 305., Lord Alingtora—Tive•outh Sus-
sex rams, £5, given by Mr. J. J. Farquharson, Mr. J.
Ford; E 2, Mr. d. Fooks.—Pair Somlaiewe ram
lambs, Par. J. Ford. £3 and 30s.—Southdown ewe
lambs, lit and 2nd, Mr. T. Ford.—Short-wooled ewe,
in lamb (other than Hampshire Downs and South
-
downs), £3, Mr. G. W. Homer; 305., Lord Wolveru.n.
—Short-wooled ewe lambs, £3, Mr. G. W. flower;
30a, Mr. H. Fowler.
Cams—Dairy cows, £4, Mr. Rolles•Fryer
W. James ,• El, hie. W. Rogers.—Heifers under
three, £3, Mr. Rolles-Fryer ; £2, !Air. Jaioe £l. Mr.
J. T. Ensor.—lisifers under two, £3, Mr. Esilev Fryer
£2, Mr. J. T. Ensor ; tl, Mr. James. —Bulls under
three, £3, Mr. Rolles-Fryer; Me., Mr. G. S. Abbott.
—Working oxen, Mr. C. H. Flower; £l, Lord
Wolverton.

Plos„—Breeding sows, £3, Mr. N. Benjatiekl; £2.
Mr. E. 011—Breeding sits, £2, Mr. N. Benjatield
El, Mr. R. Lewis.—Boars, £2, Mr. Beujolield, £l, Mr.
Danielle.

The annual dinner afterwards took place at the
Crown Hotel, Mr. Eyree serving up an excelleut
repast, which was partaken of by a large company,
who were presided over by Mr. J. 3, Fowler.