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cation shall attach, if the Exhibitor, being aware of the disqualification, fail 

 to state it, and the grounds thereof, in his entry, to enable the Directors to 

 judge of its validity. 



26. Breeding Stock must not be shown in an improper state of fatness, and 

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



27. No animal shall l:)ear 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. 



28. Exhibitors shall be answerable for all acts, whether committed by 

 themselves, their servants, or others, and shall be responsible for the con- 

 dition of their animals during the whole time they remain in the Showyard. 



29. Xo 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. 



30. Aged Bulls and Stallions must have had produce, and, along with 

 Two-year-old-Bulls, Three-year-old-Colts, and aged Tups, have served within 

 the year of the Show. 



31. All Cows must have had calves previous to the Show, and when ex- 

 hibited 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 Cows in Calf, and 

 Ayrshire Heifers in Calf, calved before 1st January 1882, birth must be 

 certified 9 mouths after the Show. This Rule does not apply to Animals 

 in Family Prizes. 



32. Cows in the Family and Group Prizes to be shown in milk, and to 

 have had calves not more than 9 months before the Show. Two-year-old 

 Heifers in the Family and Group Prizes to be certified to have been served 

 before the Show. 



33. All Milch Cows of the Ayrshire breed must be in the Yard on the 

 evening of Monda}^, 21st July, before 8 o'clock, after which they will be 

 inspected by the Veterinary Surgeon, or other official of the Society, between 

 8 and 9 o'clock, to see if they have been milked dry ; and if not, they must 

 be milked under his direction, and, after the judging, all Milch Cows must 

 be milked morning and evenirj'', 



34. Any artificial contrivance or device of any description found on 

 or proved to have been used on an animal, either for preventing the flow 

 of milk or for any other improper 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, or for such a period as the Directors may see fit. 



35. Two-year-old Heifers — of the Shorthorn and Polled Breeds — must be 

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

 certified, which must be within 9 months after the Show. This Rule does 

 not ap])ly to Animals in tliu Family Fii/.es. 



30. Animals of any age that havu had a calf must l)e shown as Cows. 



37. Mares in Sections .") and 14 must have produced foals after 1st Januar}' 

 1884, and foals must be at foot, exce])t wlien death can be provetl. Mares 

 in Section fj must be in foal, and awards will be susjuMided till birtli is 

 c(;rlifi('d, which nnist be within 11 months from the date of the Show. 



38. With reference to regulations 31 and 3';, birth of at least a seven 

 lUftnths' calf must be certified ; and in regard to regulation 37, birtli of nt 

 lea-st a nine months' foal. 



39. Horses entered as Hunters are ex])octod to bo jumped in the 

 Horse King, but thi.s is not compul>*ory except when the animals are being 

 judged, and tlien only if refjuiretl by the Judges. Those entiTed for leap- 

 ing mu.st be junii)ed in tlie Horse King at Ciich parade during the Show. 

 'nio.se refusing will be liable to a penalty of lOs. each i)arade. 



