The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-14 00:00:00

THE SMIT.H.FIELD CLUB C ATTLE SHOW

On Saturday the preliminary preparations for the
ensuing show of the Smithfield Cattle Club were
commenced at the Baker-street Bazaar. The Prince
Consort has a considerable number of entries, not
only in the cattle and pig classes, but also as a
competitor of sheep. The Duke of Richmond, the
president, does not step out of his way to compete
in any other class than Southdowns ; he will again
have to contend with Mr. Rigden, of Hove, near
Brighton, and other well-known breeders. The
Earl of Faversham exhibits in the short-horned and
Hereford classes, as does ale, Lord Burners, Earl
Spencer, Earl Ducie, the Duke of Thitland, and the
Marquises of Ely and Huntingdon. The Earls of
Leicester and Radnor and Portman have entered
specimens in the sheep and pig classes, which will
be found more thaw usually numerous.
Amongst the regulations of the club it is de-
clared that every animal shown for a prize in a
class, or a medal in extra stock, must have been in
the possession of the exhibitor at least six months
previous to the show, excepting pigs not exceeding
eight months, which can only be exhibited by the
breeder. No beast, pen of sheep or pigs, can gain
more than one prize, medals being excepted; and
no animal disqualified to cOmpete..for a prize medal
will be allowed to remain in the yard. No animal,
the property of or bred by any person who has been
expelled from any agricultural society, or other-
wise disqualified from exhibiting stock at any agri-
cultural show, in consequence of having been
proved to have exhibited any stock with a false
certificate is permitted to be exhibited at the show
of the Smithfield Club. It is also incumbent upon
exhibit Ors and breeders of animals exhibited at the
Smithfield Club Show to prove the correctness of
their certificates, it called upon by the stewards to
do so, and failure or refusal disqualifies the parties
from becoming exhibitors at any future shows of
the club. In case of a false certificate being proved
belonging to an animal to which a prize may be
awarded, the prize is withheld, as in the case of
a disqualified animal, and the winner of the next
prize in the class takes the prize that may have
been awarded to such disqualified animal. The
ages of all animals must be calculated up to the Ist
December next.
With respect to the arrival and arrangement of
stock, so as to prevent the possibility of any know-
ledge being conveyed to the judges as to the owner-
ship of any of the specimens before the awards are
made, the rules of the club are of a most rigid de-
scription. All animas intended to be exhibited at
the show must arrive at Baker-street Bazaar before
ten o'clock in the evening of Saturday, the 3d De-
cember, after which hour none will be admitted.
The stewards then arrange the stock for the view
of the judges, which will take place on Monday,
the sth, without the admission of members, stran-
gers, or competitors, and in the evening, after the
judges have completed their adjudication and signed
their awards, the members and the press will be
admitted to the private view.
The programme of the general arrangements are,
that the show will open to the public on Tuesday,
the 6th, and continue open on Wednesday, the 7th,
Thursday, the Bth, and Friday, the 9th December.
The meetings of the club will take place in the
committee-room of the show-yard on Tuesday, the
6th, and Thursday, the Bth, at one o'clock ; and the
anniversary dinner, to be presided over by the Duke
of Richmond, is appointed to take place at the Free-
masons' Tavern, on Wednesday, the 7th December,
at six o'clock. The implements, roots, seeds, &c,
intended for exhibition, will have to be in the bazaar
before three o'clock on the Ist December, after
which hour none will be admitted.