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being only one exhibit, but this was excellent and well 

 merited the 1st prize which was awarded. The non-competitive 

 exhibits were in every way excellent and numerovis, and were 

 as good or even better than anything that had been seen this 

 season. The Show, clashing as it did with the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society's Exhibition at Holland House, no doubt had 

 much to do with the lack of entries in some of the competitive 

 classes. 



In concluding this report on the Doncaster Show, acknow- 

 ledgment should be made of the services rendered in 

 connection with the arrangements by the Local Honorary 

 Secretary, Mr. R. A. H. Tovey (Town Clerk), and the Local 

 Secretary, Mr. F. H. Chafer, whose father, the late Mr. 

 George Chafer, occupied the same official position in connection 

 with the previous Show in 1891. 



It is a matter for general satisfaction that, notwithstanding 

 the great difficulties the Society had to contend with at 

 Doncaster, the result of the Show was not so bad as originally 

 anticipated. This was, in some measure, due to the generosity 

 of a number of exhibitors in the cattle, sheep and pig classes, 

 who either gave the whole of their fees or made contributions 

 towards meeting the Show expenses. The special fund so con- 

 tributed amounted to 290^. , 

 given below : — 

 Marquess of Crewe, K.G., 

 Earl of Coventry, 

 Earl of Derby, 

 Earl of EUesmere, 

 Earl of Feversham, 

 Earl of Rosebery, K.G., 

 Lord Harlech, 

 Lord Middleton, 

 Lord Rothscbild, 

 Right Hon. Sir Ailwyn E. Fellowes, 



K.C.V.O. 

 Sir Richard P. Cooper, Bart., 

 Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., C.V.O., 

 Lady Greenall, 

 Sir Herbert Leon, Bart., 

 Sir Oswald Moslev. Bart., 

 Sir Peter C. Walker, Bart., 

 C. R. W. Adeane, 

 Captain Clive Behrens, 

 Frank Bibby, 

 Alfred E. Blackwell, 

 Albert Brassey, 

 H. L. C. Brassey, M.P., 

 J. H. Bridges, 



IC Bedford Square, 



Loudon, W.C. 



2s., and a list of the donors is 



Alexander Cross, 



Lieut. -Col. Fergusson-Buchanan, 



John C. Forster, 



Kenneth Goscheu, 



R. M. Greaves, 



Arthur Green, 



James Groves, 



Fred Hardy, 



R. Millington Knowles, 



C. Venables Llewelyn, 



W. Parkin Moore, 



Charles Morris, 



J. and R. Purvis, 



J. McClymont Reid, 



W. A. Sandeman, 



C. ToUemache Scott, 



Ernst Sehnier, 



R. Silcock k Sons, 



G. Murray Smith, 



Lady Smyth, 



R. J. Streatfeild, 



Mrs. Townshend, 



R. C. de Grey Vyner. 



Thos. McRow. 



