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

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show.

Yesterday may be designated a; 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 Feversham, Lord Berners, the
Hon. A. N. He'd, Lord Boston, the Marquis of Exeter,
Lord Tredegar (president of the club), Lord Walsingham,
Lord Llanover, Earl Spencer, &o.
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, cud was supported by
the Earl of Feversham, Earl Spencer, the Duke of Rich-
mond, the Hon. A. N. Rood, 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 Roma, 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 vice-presi-
dents, members of the cnincil,
year, the reception of the balance-sheet, and the election of
members. and other officers for the past

In the course of the remarks,
that the show
k
closely approached the objects s, i
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hat
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Smithfieldo fg ene r al
of the present year had more
Club was constituted than any other of its predecessors-
viz., the greatest amount Of good and wholesome meat,with
the least possible fat andat the earliest maturity.
This was stated to be the case generally in every class,
bone,
whether relating to cattleand sheep or pigs throughout
the show, and to this point it
judges was directed, coupled apppeuarristythoef aktrteeendt,ioinnsootletohte
woaitclasses.
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The .
ing the
sales shorthorn
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over
re
stock throughout the morning were
the Hereford
as the winner of the
principal prize in any of the cattle
not so brisk as they have been known to be on former occa-
sions on the first day, a circumstance, t
h e p orvi
once, it was understood, to
be attributed to the high price
Ivt upon the specimens. It
was rumoured that for Mr J. lesby Kirkham's splendid
steer, which carried ( ff the
a highest prize as the best ox or
steer in any of the classes, as much as 150 guineas had been
demsnded, although it was ultimately
the
mauk
mately secured by Messrs.
C. and G. Davis, of
Bull, in the New Cattle-
market, at a much less amount, Towards afternoon and
during the evening the sales were more brisk than during
themorning, and some very extensive urc h
ases were made
salesmen,
through the medium of the great Messrs. John 1
Giblett and Son end Messrs. Guerrier and Co.
Amongst the principal sales in the cattle classes
ed were the
following :-In class 1, prize £2O and silver •
.21 al,and which
obtained the Ist prize in its class at Birmingham,was sold
to Mr Waghorn of Cheltenham. In class 4 'st
sold to Mr Waghorn, of •Cheltenham- whilst Plrreize a 2's'
of
Upper-street
2d prize
of £l5 was sold to Mr F, Collingwood,
Islington. In class 6, let prize of £2O, sold to 11frPJer
Harris,-street,
Foubert's-place, Regent-street. In class 7,2 d prize of £2O,
sold to Wilkins and Hedges, Oxford. In class 8,2 d prize
of £2O, sold to Mr J. Hooke, Frederick-street, Hampstead-
road. In class 10, Ist prize of £25, sold to Mr Buller,
Banbury. In class 11, Ist 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, let
prize of £3O, sold to DI
10 r ll.sold Helto lier, of Dockhand. In
class 13, 3d prize of 4, Mr W. Copeland,
of Abingdon. In ciao . 15, 2d prize of £l5, sold to
Mr Davis, of Bristol, In class 16, Ist prize of £2O,
sold to Mr J. lye, Hampton Court-2d prize, sold to Mr
Richardson, Tunbridge. In class 17, 2d prize of £l5,
sold to Mr Sharp, Western-road, Brighton-3d prize of
£lO, sold to Mr R. Dix, 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
£lO, sold to Mr Petherbridge, of Hastings-street, Burton-
crescent. In class 29, 2d prize of £5, sold to Mr Stephen
West, of Croydon. In class 33, 3d prize of £lO, scold 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 prima £5, sold to Mr Charles Adams,
of Hackney-road. In class 41, Ist prize of £l5, sold to Mr
King, of Paddington-strcet-2d prize of £lO, sold to Mr
Solloway, Oxforl. In class 42, Ist prize of £2O, sold to Mr
Stephens, North Audley-street --2 d prize of £lO, sold to Mr
King, of Paddington-street. In class 43, Ist prize of £2O,
sold to Mr Worley, Chsreh-street, Kensington-2d prize of
£l5, sold to Mr C. Swseting, of Eaton Sooon, Notts-3d
prize of in, sold to Mr Hook, of Frederiek-street, Ramp-