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The Show which assembled under such conditions in 
the Royal Agriculturall Hall (permission to use the title 
having been announced at the Show of 1884), was 
acknowledged to be one of general excellence throughout, 
and, in many respects, one of the finest the Club had yet 
brought together. The total number of entries exceeded 
those of any previous Show, the increase being accounted 
for by the large number of entries in the sections for 
Pigs, and for the carcase competitions. 
In the Cattle section, a very striking feature was the 
magnificent collection of Highland Cattle, which added 
much to the picturesque appearance of the Show; but all 
the chief breeds were well represented, particularly the 
Cross-breeds, which were exceptionally strong in number 
and quality. Long-woolled Sheep were very good, though 
not numerous, but the whole section of short-woolled sheep 
was not only unusually good, but strong in numbers; 
Southdowns, Hampshires, and Cross-breeds particularly 
so. Pigs also were better and more numerous than at 
any previous Show. 
When we add to the above that the exhibits in the 
sections of agricultural implements, machinery, and seeds 
and roots have never been surpassed, and that the 
popular interest in the exhibition was evidenced not only 
by the large attendance of Londoners, but also by crowds 
of characteristic visitors from all parts of the country— 
“the broadest Scotch,’ as a writer in the Press remarked, 
‘‘being mixed up with the burr of Northumberland, the 
drawling accents of East Anglia, and the clipped vowels 
of the West’’—we have indicated briefly the leading features 
of a Show which will undoubtedly be regarded as a 
landmark in the future annals of the Club. 
The Annual Meeting, which was held after the Council 
Meeting on the 6th of December, was remarkable for the 
large number of members of the Club who attended, and also 
for the reception accorded to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, 
who presided. His Royal Highness had not only honoured 
the Club by becoming its President for the Centenary 
year, and increasing its attractions by the presentation 
of the magnificent Challenge Cup which bears his name, 
but had throughout shown the most marked interest and 
taken part in all the preparations for the Show, his 
presence at which had contributed in a great measure 
to its success. This eventful occasion was recognized as 
