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That the prizes in the wether classes of the Cheviot and Mountain 

 breeds of sheep be increased to first prize, 15 ; second prize, 10 ; 

 and third prize, 5. 



CARCASE COMPETITION. 



That the cattle section remain as last year, but that the sheep 

 section be altered as follows : 



ist. 2nd. 3rd. 



Class for one Long-woolled wether lamb of the 

 Leicester, Border Leicester, Cotswold, Lincoln, 

 Kentish or Romney Marsh, and Devon breeds, not 

 exceeding twelve months old ... ... ... 5 3 2 



Class for one Short-woolled wether lamb of the 

 Southdown, Hampshire, Suffolk, Shropshire, 

 Oxfordshire, Dorset, and cross breeds not exceed- 

 ing twelve months old 532 



Class for one wether sheep of the Cheviot, pure or 

 cross-bred Mountain, and Exmoor breeds, above 

 twelve, and not exceeding twenty-four months old 532 



That for the 1897 Show, the classes for Welsh steers be for steers 

 not exceeding 2 years old, and for steers above 2, and not exceeding 

 3 years old. 



A recommendation by the Stock Prize Sheet Committee that one 

 judge be appointed for each breed of cattle, sheep, and pigs to act singly 

 was negatived by the Council. 



The Club's request, " That the privilege of the free admission of a 

 " lady accompanying a member on the first day of the show be extended 

 " to the whole of that day, instead of up to 2 p.m., as at present," was 

 acceded to by the Royal Agricultural Hall Company. 



Resolved that as the question of the President for the Centenary 

 Meeting in 1898 is an important matter to the Club, the question be 

 referred to a special Committee. 



Resolved, that the existing classes for cows be abolished, and that 1897 

 all cows compete in two classes, viz. : A class for horned cows above 

 three years old (that must have had at least one live calf), with prizes 

 15, 10, and 5 ; and a class for polled cows above three years old 

 (that must have had at least one live calf), with prizes 15, 10, and 

 5. The animals in these two classes to be eligible to compete for their 

 breed cups. 



That a class be instituted for cross-bred heifers not exceeding two 

 years old, first prize 10, second =, ; and that Rule 33, page 18 in prize 

 sheet, should not apply to this class. 



That Class 46 (extra stock) be altered to heifer not exceeding four 

 years old, not qualified to compete in any of the foregoing classes, with 

 prizes 10 and 5. 



That the breed cups for the Red Polled, Galloway, Welsh, and 

 Highland breeds of cattle be raised to 15 each. 



That the classes for Welsh steers be (i) for steer not exceeding two 

 years old, and (2) for steer above two and not exceeding three years old, 

 as resolved in 1896 for this Show. 



That the present classes for ewes be abolished, and the following 

 two classes substituted : a class for pens of 3 fat ewes, above 3 years 



