58 GENEKAL SHOW AT ABERDEEN IN 1876. 



EEGULATIONS. 



GENERAL CONDITIONS. 



1. Members of the Society are admitted to tlie Show- Yard without pay- 

 ment, on exhibiting a " Member's Tichet." Tickets will be sent to aU Members 

 residing in the Counties connected with the Show — Aberdeen, Banff, and 

 Kincardine, and Eastern Division of Forfarshire. Members residing in other 

 localities must apply for Tickets at the Secretary's Office, 3 George IV. 

 Bridge, Edinburgh, not later than the I5th of July. 



2. No animal to be allowed to compete in more than one section, except 

 Horses in Sections 12, 13, and 14, which may be also entered in Section 15. 



3. All animals must be entered in the section applicable to their ages, and 

 cannot be withdrawn after entry. 



4. Stock must be bona fide the 2)'>'operty and in the possession of the Ex- 

 hibitor from the 9th June (the last day of Entry). 



5. The schedule of Entry must be tilled up so far as within the knowledge 

 of the Exhibitor, and the name of the Breeder, if known, must be given. 



6. Breeding Stock must not be sho^vn in an improper state of fatness, and 

 the Judges will be prohibited from awarding Premiums to overfed animals. 



7. The Competition of Thorough-bred Stallions takes place in spring. 



8. No animal shall bear on its rug, harness, pail, or other fittings, any 

 initial, crest, or mark of ownership, nor be distinguished otherwise than by 

 the number indicating its place in the Catalogue. 



9. Any artificial contrivance or device of any description found on an 

 animal either for preventing the flow of milk or for any other purpose, will 

 disqualify that animal from being awarded a Premium, and the Owner of 

 said animal will be prohibited from again entering stock for any of the 

 Society's General Shows. 



10. No animal to be taken out of its stall after 10 a. m. during the Show, 

 except by order of the Judges, or with permission of the Secretary. Those 

 infringing this Rule will be fined 10s. 



11. Aged Bulls and Stallions must have had produce, and, along with Two- 

 year-old Bulls and Three-year-old Colts, have served within the year of the Show. 



12. All Cows must have had calves previous to the Show, and when exhi- 

 bited, they must either be in milk or in calf ; if in milk, birth must have been 

 within 9 months of the Show ; if in calf, birth must be certified within 9 months 

 after the Show. In the case of Ayrshire Heifers in Calf, calved before 1st 

 January 1874, birth must be certified within 9 months after the Show. 



13. All Milch Cows must have been milked dry the evening previous to 

 being judged, and they must, while within the Show- Yard, be milked morn- 

 ing and evening. The Judges will be instructed to withhold the prizes from 

 any animals overstrained or suff'ering from want of being milked. 



14. Two-year-old Heifers— of the Short-horn and Polled Breeds — must be in 

 calf when exhibited, and the premiums will be withheld till birth be certified, 

 wliich must be within 9 months after the Show. 



15. ISIares in Section 5 must have produced foals after 1st January 1876, 

 and foals must be at foot, except when death can be proved. Mares in 

 Section 6 must be in foal, and awards will be suspended tiU birth is certified, 

 which must be within 1 1 months from the date of the Show, 



16. With reference to regulations 12 and 14, birth of at least a seven months' 

 calf nuist be certified,; and in regard to regulation 15, birth of at least a nine 

 months' foal. 



17. Horses entered as suitable for Field are expected to be jumped in the 

 Horse Ring, but this is not compulsory except when the animals are being 

 judged, and then only if recpxired by the Judges. Those entered for leaping 

 must be jumped in the Horse-Ring at each Parade during the Show. 



