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against liim. Harbinger is a very well-topped dog of a useful type, but not so 

 good on his legs and feet as the first. Warwick is a useful working sort of dog. 

 Of the bitches, the first prize, Nourish, is full of quality, and should make her 

 mark ; Norah is not quite so correct about her legs and feet ; and the tliird. 

 Parody, is a big, powerful bitcli that looks like making a useful matron in future. 

 The judges were much i)leased with what they saw at the kennels. 



The judging of the stock began in tlie Home Park at about 10 a.m. The 

 prize list of the agricultural show has grown year after year, and this itself is a 

 matter for cordial satisfaction, because the exhibitors must be tenant-farmers (or 

 owners of not more than fifty acres) farming in the limits of the Hunt. The 

 prizes are given by the noble Master and the gentlemen of the Hunt, and Rule 12 

 provides that " any exhibitor liaving strands of wiie in fences on his farm, who 

 refuses to let the same be removed during the hunting season at the expense of 

 the Hunt, will be disqualified." Tliis question of wire, as will be seen below, was 

 much impressed upon the farmers at luncheon, and his Grace is .desirous tliat 

 tenants should be fairly treated in this matter by landlords, and that the old 

 natural fences should be kept up, aftbrding, as they do, both a fence and a 

 shelter. We beheve his Grace is willing to supply posts and rails to farmers to 

 protect their young fences and fences that have been newly laid and are not 

 quite safe. His Grace expressed a wish to the writer of this report thai all land- 

 lords would see that their fences were in order for the in-coming tenant, and the 

 use of wire would then be obviated. Turning to the show itself, it has reached 

 dimensions now that place it on a level with much more pretentious collections. 

 Tlie Duke is president, and the vice-presidents include the Earl of Crewe, Sir D, 

 L. Broughton, Messrs. B. T. Fitzherbert, J. W. Philips, H. Ker Colville, and R. 

 Sneyd. There is a conmrittee representative of the Hunt and an executive com- 

 mittee of farmers, whilst Mr. J. Meadows is an efficient if not too accessible 

 secretary. The growth of the show will be apparent from the accompanying 

 table of entries since its inception : — 



68 78 159 143 198 189 237 



In addition to these, there has been, since 1896, an average entry of about 

 eighty of cheese, butter, eggs, dressed poultry, and honey. 



Then follows a list of entries and awards, which we 

 omit as only of temporary interest. 



The annual Hunt luncheon was held in a large marquee in the courtyard at 

 one o'clock, where some three hundred sat down, and several had to wait for a 

 second table. The Duke presided, and, as usual, the several Hunt trophies were 

 displayed, the silver fox presented to his Grace by the Hunt on his marriage 

 being in front of him, and the various other Hunt presents being on a table in 

 the centre of the marquee, togetlier with tlie handsome prizes to be awarded to 

 the successful " nurses " of puppies. The hmcheon was lavislily provided and 

 admirably catered for by Messrs. A. Bayley & Son, of Newcastle, to whom 



