The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-07 00:00:00

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show.

Yesterday may be designated as the first opening day of
the show to the public, and evidence was soon given that
the popularity of our great annual metropolitan agricultural
exhibition has not diminished. _ _ _

During the morning there was a large number of the
aristocracy present, including the Duke of Richmond, the
Duke of Athole, the Earl of Faversham, Lord Berners, the
Hon. A. N. Hoed, Lord Boston; the Marquis of Exeter,
Lord Tredegar (president of the club), Lord Walsingham,
Lord Llanover, Earl Spencer, &e.
The annual meeting of the Smithfield Club took place in
the committee-room of the show-yard at one p.m., when
Lord Tredegar occupied the chair, and was supported by
the Earl of Feversharn, Earl Spencer, the Duke of Rich-
mond, the Hon. A. N. Hood, Messrs. Torr, Fisher, Hobbs,
Mr John Claydon (chairman of the Agricultural Hall Com-
pany), and other prominent members. After receiving the
report of the council for the past year, showing the highly
gratifying position of the club since the removal of the
show to the Agricultural Hall,
Mr Rolla, pursuant to notice, moved that the Duke of
Richmond be president elect for 1866, as the successor to
Earl Spencer, who fills that post for the ensuing year, 1865.
The other business was the re-election of the viceapresi-
dents, members of the council, and other officers for the past
year, the reception of the balance-sheet, and the election of
members.

In the course of the remarks, it was a subject of general
congratulation that the show of the present year had more
closely approached the objects for which the Smithfield
Club was constituted than any other of its predecessors-
viz., the greatest amount of good and wholesome meat,with
the least possible fat and bone, at the earliest maturity.
This was stated to be the case generally in every class,
whether relating to cattle and sheep or pigs throughout
the show, and to this point it appears the attention of the
judges
coupled with purity of breed, in select-
ing
t stock throughout the morning were
the shorthorn over the Hereford as the winner of the
principal prize in any of the cattle classes.
Thesaleswas directed,
of
ethe prize
not so brisk as they have been known to be on former occa-
sions on the first day, a circumstance, it was understood, to
be
was
price put upon the specimens. It
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off the highest prize as the beet ox or
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steer in any of the classes, as much as 150 guineas had been
was ultimately secured by Messrs.
the Black Bull, in the New Cattle-
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Cattle-
market, demanded,
a mucha3av is 'although
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less amount. Towards afternoon and
during the evening the sales were more brisk than during
themorning, and some very extensive purchases were made
through the medium of the great salesmen, Messrs. John
Giblett and Son end Messrs. Guerrier and Co.
Amongst the principal sales in the cattle classes were the
following :-In class 1, prize £2O and silver inedal,and which
obtained the let prize in its class at Birmingham, was Bold
to Mr Waghorn of Cheltenham. In class 4, let prize of £25,
sold to Mr Waghorn, of Cheltenham-whilst the 2d prize
Regent-street. In class 7,2 d prize of £2O,
of £l5 was sold to Mr F. Collingwood, of Upper-street,
Islington. In class 6, let prize of £2O, sold to MrJ. Harris,
14-iplace,
and Hedges, Oxford. In class 8,2 d prize
Wilkins
to Mr J. Hooke, Frederick-street, Hampstead-
£26, sold to Mr Bailer,
Banbury. In class 11, let prize and £4O cup, as best in
any of the classes, was sold, as already stated, to Messrs C.
and G. Davis, of the New Cattle Market. In class 12, Ist
£3O, sold to Mr H. Hellier, of Dockhead. In
srlooo'f°laldudb2.toe:, In class 10, Ist prize of
prize of
class 13, 3d prize of £lO, sold to Mr W. Copeland,
of Abingdon. In class 15, 2d prize of £l5, sold to
H Courr- prize,
Mr Davis, of Bristol.
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class 16,2 d Ist prize of £2O,
sold to J.
jt:nebridge.
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of £Mr
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Mr Sharp, Western-road, Brighton-3d prize of
s
£lO, sold to Mr R. Dia, of Weybridge. In class 18, 2d
prize of £l5, sold to Mr Sharp, of Brighton. In class 20,
2d prize of £2O, sold to Mr J. Harris, of Foubert's-place,
Regent-street. In class 24, Ist prize of £3O, sold to Mr
T. Copeland, of Windsor. In class 26, Ist prize of £3O,
sold to Mr Mann, of Croydon. In class 27, 2d prize of
crescent. In class 29, 2d prize of £6, sold to Mr Stephen
£lO, sold to Mr Petherbridge, of Hastings-street, Burton-
West, of Croydon. In class 33, 3d prize of £lO, said to
Mr J. Handford, of Bridge-road, Battersea. There were
no sales of importance in the extra stock of the cattle classes.
In the sheep class there was considerable competition for
some of the prize pens during the afternoon and evening.
In class 36, Ist price of £2O, sold to Mr S. West, of Croy-
don. In class 37, 3d prize of £5, sold to 11Ir Charles Adams,
of .3aln class 41, Ist prize of £l5, sold to Mr
Paddington-street-2dKing, prize of £lO, sold to Mr
Selloway, .In class 42, Ist prize of £2O, sold to Mr
Hackney
nfcelyaos
Stephens, North Audley-street --2 d prize of £lO, sold to Mr
King, of Paddington-street.
In class 43, let prize of £2O,
sold to Mr Worley, Church-street, Kensington-2d prize of
xsrie3oar7cll
£l5, sold to Mr C. Sweeting, of Eaton Scoon, Notts-3d
prize of a sold to Mr Rook, of Frederick-street, Ramp-