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with movable wooden rails to the height of four and one-half 

 feet. Every day, except the first, there was a parade of all the 

 horses in the morning and also in the afternoon, commencing 

 respectively at 12 and 2.30 o'clock ; but the cattle were never 

 paraded. This may seem to many of my home readers a hard 

 thing to accomplish satisfactorily, knowing the number of horses 

 ■exhibited, but each class being paraded separately though in 

 quick succession, and volunteers being ready to lead the 

 horses when necessary, who seemed to be stimulated to do 

 so by their interest for the success of the Show, every horse 

 was always present in tlie line looking his best. 



The prize winners took the lead in their proper order of 

 merit and were distinguished by different colored ribbons, 

 every animal liaving his catalogue number attached to him in a 

 conspicuous place. This constituted the chief feature of in- 

 terest to the mass of the people, and took place in the large 

 ring in front of the grand stand, where an extra fee of about 

 twenty-six cents was charged for entrance. 



Everything was arranged on the grounds according to their 

 classes, and every class was arranged according to the order in 

 which the entries were made with the Secretary. Thus full 

 justice could be done in the criticisms of visitors, and the 

 judges, knowing this facfand feeling that their reputation was 

 thus at stake, were necessarily most careful in making their 

 awards of prizes. 



A military band played well selected music at fixed hours 

 during the Shows. To make an average statement, it may be 

 said that the grounds were opened to the public at 8.30 A. M., 

 and closed at 6 P. M. 



The complete catalogue of the Yorkshire Society contained 

 about one hundred pages, with some additional pages, the use 

 of which was sold for advertisements. It also contained a 

 good plan of the Show grounds and the programme for the 

 Show. It was a pamphlet measuring five and three-eighths 

 inches by eight and one-half inches. The Highland and Ag- 

 ricultural Society had one catalogue for live stock, containing 

 one hundred and four pages, and another for other entries of 



