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11 1 S T U Y V n E H ]•: V O 1! D C A T T L E 



ness, the Duke of I'ambrulgo; her lioyal High- 

 ness, the Duchess of Cambridge, ami her Hoval 

 Highness, the DniU'ess Mary of Cambridge. 



Prize sheet revised and £li'00 ($3,000) added 

 to the prizes. 



HcsolrciL That an implement eatalogue be 

 published on the same terms as the live slock 

 catalogue. 



That in future any meudier of the club who 

 has dulv served his three years as steward of 



YOUATT'S IDEA OF A HEREFORD WORKING-OX. 



(Drawn from imagination. Reproduced from "Youatt ou 



Cattle.") 



the yard shall not be eligible for reappointment' 

 for the next six years. 



That both the nomination and election of the 

 new stewards be in the business of the general 

 meeting, and that no retiring steward have the 

 especial right of nominating his successor. 



On the motion of Major-General, the Hon- 

 orable A. N. Hood, it was resolved: 



1st, That the management of the Sinithtield 

 Club be vested in a council consisting of the 

 President, Vice-Presidents, Trustee, Honorable 

 Secretary and twenty-four members. 



2d, That one-third of the twt:nty-four mem- 

 bers shall go out annually by rotation, apd not 

 be re-eligible for one year. 



od. That the council shall prepare rules and 

 regulations for the management of the club, 

 and shall submit them for eonsideration and 

 adoption at a special general meeting of the club 

 in May, 18('>:!. 



His Royal Higlmess, the Prince of Wales, 

 was elected a member of the chib. 



Two silver eups, value ,€t(), foi- cattle; three 

 silver cu])s, £30, for sheep, offered in lieu of 

 gold metials, also separate silver medals for 

 ewes in extra stock. 



1863. On March r)th, the council of the club 

 held its first meeting and considered the draft of 

 by-laws as preliminarily prepared by the hon- 

 orary secretary. 



licsolrci!. That the honorary secretary be 

 empowered to appoint an assistant secretary, 

 al a salary of 50 guineas per annum; thai the 

 appointment, removal ;iiul control of such as- 

 sistant secretary shall rest entirely with the 

 honorary secretary. 



h'fsdirnl. n^bat one month shall be adtled to 

 the agt's of sheep, viz., to Lie uiuler twenty-three 

 months aiul under thirty-live nuniths, ,iiisteail 

 of twenty-two months and under tiiirty-four 

 months. 



That a silver cup, value ,1^10, be olVered in 

 lien of the butcher's medal. 



Bv-laws of the club iiiiallv discussed and 

 agreed to. 



The private view arranged to lake place on 

 the Monday afternoon of the show, ami the 

 public to be admitted at r)s ($1.25) each. 



Rexulvcd, That every member of the coun- 

 cil be invited to send the names of littiiig per- 

 sons for judges in each particular class. 



That the council shall select the judges. 



That the council shall have power to aild 

 names to the list. 



That the members of council sending in any 

 names shall first ascertain that the respective 

 parties are willing to act as judges. 



That the names be delivered to the luniorary 

 secretary on or before the 1st of November. 



}ics(ilvvil. That there be (ifteeii judges, \i/.., 

 six for cattle, six for sheep and three for l)igs. 



Ec-iolved. That all the .judges of cattle shall 

 be joimnl to decide the adjudication of the sil- 

 ver cu])s, and in ease of eiiuality of votes, the 

 stewards shall call in a judge for umpire out 

 of one of the other divisions. 



That the six judges of sheep shall be joined 

 to de(utl(> tlu^ last eiip named on the prize sli(>et, 

 and in case of eipiality of votes, the stewards 

 shall call in an nnipire, as in thi^ case of cattle. 



A special di\ine service given for lln' lir.st 

 time by the Vicar of Isliugttm for the men in 

 charge of live stock. 



The tirst report of the council laid before 

 the general meeting. 



Two stewards of implemtMits appointed. 



Humphrey Rraiulivtli, Es(p ( formerlv honor- 

 ary secretary), elected a vice-president^ 



18(;i. Resolved, That members id' the club 

 and exhibitors be admitted to the galleries dur- 

 ing the judging. 



That a framed diploma and a sovereign be 

 given to the man (to be named by the exhib- 

 itor) who has had charge of the stock winning 

 tirst prize in each class. Tln' ag(\s in the class 

 for steers were rearrang(>d. (Kce prize sheet.) 



Tin- marking of the sheeps' cars was discon- 

 tinued. 



