The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-05 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.

This popular exhibition of the agricultural wealth of
-linitedKingdom opens to the public to-day, at the
jitAker-street Bazaar, King-street, Portman-square.
A. private view of the show, to which we were ad-
mitted last evening, enables us to state that on no pre-
vious occasion since the establishment of the club has
the display of stock equalled, either numerically or in
the point of excellence the collection brought together
on the present occasion.
The improvement which has taken place in the char-
acter of the stock exhibited argues favourably for the
advance of agricultural science. To those who have
been familiar with the exhibitions of former years an
inspection of the present show cannot fail to convey a
satisfactory proof of the advantage resulting from
llthe
competition invited by the Smithfield Club. A. coec-
tion of animals in any degree approaching the excellence
of those brought together this year has never been
equalled, and, perhaps, not even anticipated. The
wealth of the club has enabled it to offer additional in-
ducements to competitors, and on no previons sion
has se remarkable a display of the agricultural resources
of England been collected together.
decreed the "pride of
The award of the judges has
place" to those whose names
rare already
much familiar
say, as
leading stock feeders, but itnot to
that of all the exhibitors scarcely one fails to support the
great object of the club—that of supplying the best meat
at the lowest possible price.
The Prince Consort, with two of the Royal princes,
honoured the Club with a visit yesterday. His Royal
Highness had the satisfaction of finding himself the pos-
sessor of three prizes in the cattle classes—a degree of
success which all his previous efforts had failed to attain.
The Duke of Rutland has obtained the first prize of
su., with a gold and silver medal, as the breeder and
feeder of the best ox in the show, and a more just re-
ward was probably never made, the animal possessing,
the most perfect symmetry, combined with all those
fine points which the best judges of cattle are able to
appreciate.
Mr. Towneley, of Townley Park, near Burnley,
carries off the gold medal and corresponding prizes as
the feeder of the best cow in the show, and a more
beautiful animal it has rarely been our lot to remark
upon.
In the short-woolled sheep the Duke of Richmond
claims a well-deserved pre-eminence ; while his comr ser,
Lord Exeter, carries off the palm as the exhibitor of the
best pen of long-woalled stock.
Mr. Williams, of Bridgwater, is pronounced the suc-
cessful competitor in the pig classes, and to him the gold
medal is awarded, as having succeeded in producing the
greatest amount of meat in the shortest possible period.
The exhibition contains some mammoth specimens,
which, though not finding favour with the judges, will
probably be more anxiously scrutinised by the public
than any other animals during the next few days.
The arrangements of the exhibition are of the meet
perfect order, and there can be ne doubt that half of
London will visit the bazaar during the few days it can
remain open.
The following is a complete list of the awards :
DEVONS.
Class I.—Steers.

Ist prize of 251. (No. 2), his Royal highness Prince
Albert.
Silver medal to the breeder, Mr. Richard 3fogridge, of
3to'land, South 31 olton.
2d prize of 10/. (No. 6), Mr. Walter Farthing, the repre-
sentative of the late Samuel Farthing, of Stowercourt,
Bridgwater.
Class 2.—Steers or Oxen.
Ist prise of 251. (No. 19), the Earl of Leicester, of Holk-
ham Hall, Leicestershire.
Silver medal to the breeder, the Earl of Leicester.
2d prize of 101. (No. 16), Mr. Frederick Bing, of Nurs-
ling, near Southampton.
Class 3.—Heifers.
Ist prize of 151. (No. 25), the Earl of Leicester.
Silver medal to the breeder, the Earl of Leicester.
2A prize of 51. (No. 22), his Royal Highness Prince
Albert.