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HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



their successors to the honorary secretary pre- 

 viously to the annual notice paper being sent 

 to the members, prior to the annual meeting; 

 and that no member shall be considered eligible 

 to be appointed unless he shall have been three 

 years a member of the club. 



A testimonial of plate was presented to B. T. 

 Brandreth Gibbs, honorary secretary, at the 

 annual dinner of the club. 



Philip Pusey, Esq., a vice-president, died. 



1856. The amount of prizes offered to the 

 club was still further increased, and additional 



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YOUATT'S TYPICAL HEREFORD COW. 



(Drawn from imagination. Reproduced from "Youatt on 



Cattle.") 



separate classes added for Sussex, Norfolk, or 

 Suffolk-polled, Longhorned, Scotch-polled and 

 Irish cattle. 



Resolved, That in future the award be not 

 read at the dinner, except the portion relating 

 to the gold medals. 



That in future the certificates be lodged with 

 the honorary secretary on a fixed day, viz., al- 

 ways November 1, except the first fall on Sun- 

 day, and then to be on Monday, the 2d. 



1857. The thanks of the club were voted to 

 the honorary secretary for his "History of the 

 Club," and ordered to be recorded on the min- 

 utes. 



That in future the club's accounts and state- 

 ments thereof be made up the first of Decem- 

 ber; that the statements show the balance car- 

 ried forward from year to year; and that the 

 stewards audit the accounts up to the first of 

 December annually; and that the statement be 

 that of cash actually received and paid. 



Earl Spencer, a vice-president, died. 



1858. The Right Honorable Lord Fever- 

 sham elected a vice-president. On the motion 

 of Mr. John Giblett, a committee was appointed 

 to inquire into the practicability of procuring a 



better and more commodious place for the 

 Smithfield Club to hold its annual exhibitions. 



That there be three additional judges, viz., 

 three for cattle, three for long-wooled sheep 

 and pigs, and three for short-wooled sheep and 

 cross-bred sheep. Those for cattle and long- 

 wooled sheep and pigs to be nominated by the 

 stewards of cattle and long-wools. 



That in future all the pigs shall have their 

 dentition examined by a competent authority, 

 previously to the judges making their awards, 

 and if the dentition shall satisfactorily indicate 

 that the age of any pig had been incorrectly re- 

 turned in the certificate, the stewards shall dis- 

 qualify such pig and report their having done 

 so to the first meeting of the club, and that 

 such disqualification shall be final and without 

 appeal. 



That there be two silver medals for extra 

 stock cattle, viz., one for steers or oxen, and 

 one for heifers or cows. 



That the judge's award be not read in ex- 

 tenso, but laid on the table. 



That no alteration be made in any of the 

 implement stands, except under the actual direc- 

 tions of the stewards or secretary, both as to 

 the articles to be exhibited and the arrangement 

 of their stands. 



1859. His Royal Highness, the Price Con- 

 sort, visited the show. 



The show yard committee reported on the 

 site, etc., that had been offered for the club's 

 show, including a proposition from the Crystal 

 Palace at Sydenham. (][ 70) 



Mr. John Giblett having suggested the for- 

 mation of a company, the show yard committee 

 recommended, "That, if a responsible company 

 be formed and adequate terms offered to the 

 club, the club should lease their exhibitions for 

 a term of not exceeding twenty-one years." The 

 committee was empowered to further consider 

 the subject and report again in May, 1860. 



That a tabular statement of the amounts of- 

 fered in prizes and the number of entries in 

 the different classes during the last three years 

 be printed and furnished to the members. 



That no article (except agricultural books) 

 exhibited in the implement galleries be allowed 

 to be removed during the time the show is open 

 to the public. 



The Right Honorable Lord Walsingham 

 elected a vice-president. 



C. T. Tower, Esq. (the father of the club), 

 elected a vice-president. 



1860. Preliminary prospectus of the pro- 

 posed Agricultural Hall Company issued, with 

 Mr. Jonas Webb as chairman. 



The show yard committee reported their rec- 



