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The wording of Rule 17 was amended to read as follows : 



" It is incumbent on exhibitors and breeders of animals exhibited at 

 the Smithfield Club's Show to prove the correctness of their certificates 

 if called upon by the Stewards to do so. If any mis-statement or 

 wilful incorrectness shall at any time be proved to have been made in 

 any certificate, the offender shall, for such wilful mis-statement, be 

 disqualified ever afterwards from exhibiting at the shows of the Club, 

 and no stock bred by him shall be allowed to be exhibited at the 

 subsequent meetings of the Club. 



If such certificate belong to an animal which has been or shall be 

 awarded a prize at the Smithfield Club's Show, the prize shall be 

 withheld, and Rule 18 apply, viz. prizes to go up by gradation." 



Resolved, that it be an instruction to the Judges' Selection 

 Committee not to appoint as Judges any persons who will act as Judges 

 at the Birmingham Show the same year. 



Earl Powis offered prize for the best instrument for the slaughter 

 of animals by the severance of the spinal vertebrae, viz. 2.0 for the 

 best instrument that shall be an efficient substitute for the pole-axe 

 for slaughtering animals by separating the spinal marrow, commonly 

 called " pithing." 



Resolved, to discontinue the Report on the animals exhibited at the 

 Club's Show. 



Classes established for ewes of the Leicesters, Cotswolds, Lincolns, 

 Southdowns, Hampshire or Wiltshire-downs, Shropshire and Oxford- 

 shire breeds. 



A vote of thanks passed to the Right Honourable Lord Penrhyn, 

 for his handsome donation of 100 to the Club, and also the expression 

 of regret of the Council that his lordship is unable to accept the 

 Presidency of the Club for 1872. 



That the class for Long and Short-wool Cross-bred sheep, i year old, 

 not exceeding 22olb. live weight, be abolished (light weight class). 



That no animal exhibited at any previous show of the Club shall 

 again compete in the same class. 



That in future the men in charge of live stock at the show yard lead 

 out their animals before the Judges. 



That such of the eight senior members of Council as shall not be 

 exhibitors shall be added to the Judges' Selection Committee, which 

 at present consists of the President and Stewards of live stock. 



That the Council Meeting and General Meeting during the show 

 should be held on the Tuesday as heretofore, the former at n o'clock 

 and the latter at i o'clock. 



That the statement of accounts for the past year should be printed 

 and distributed round to the general meeting instead of being read 

 as heretofore. 



It was determined to take measures to insure the herdsmen and 

 shepherds having the prize cards to take home; also that copies be 

 prepared for the butchers purchasing the animals. 



A committee was appointed to make the arrangements as to 

 disinfecting, etc., of the cattle conveyances. 



That the separate Implement Catalogue be discontinued, and that in 

 lieu there shall be added to the Stock Catalogue an index giving the 



