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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. and. 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 ak ee we. 5 Bo 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 ee 5 3 2 
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 5 3 2 
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 
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 aclass 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 £5 ; 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 (1) 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 
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