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engineers in reducing their experi- 
ments. The consumption of oil was 
stated as 3'54 per brake horse- 
power, whereas it really worked 
out 2-4 per brake horse-power. 
This would not, however, have 
affected the awards as made at the 
- Windsor Meeting." 
The Committee had given further 
consideration to the subject of the pro- 
posed trials of Threshing-machines in 
connection with the Meeting of 1891, 
and recommended that three prizes 
of 100/., 501., and 251. respectively 
be offered for the best Threshing- 
machines. It was proposed that 
these trials should take place in June 
1891, before the opening of the Show. 
General Plymouth. 
Sir Massey Lopes reported that 
the Local Committee were taking steps 
with regard to various matters con- 
nected with the forthcoming Meeting, 
including the preparation of an official 
list of lodgings. The Committee 
recommended that the services of a 
military band be secured for the Show 
week, and that the usual application 
be made to the Home Secretary for 
the services of a detachment of the 
metropolitan police. 
Showyard Works. 
Sir Jacob Wilson (Chairman) 
reported that Mr. Bennison had taken 
possession of a part of the Show 
ground at Plymouth, and had com- 
menced fixing the offices and outer 
fencing. The Committee had con- 
sidered the lenders for the supply of 
refreshments at Plymouth, and pre- 
sented their recommendations thereon. 
Committee of Selection. 
Earl Cathcaut (Chairman) 
reported that Mr. Sanday having 
become an cx-ufficio member of the 
Committee, by virtue of his Chairman- 
ship of the Stock Prizes Committee, 
the Committee recommended that 
Mr. Stratton be added to their number 
as an elected member. The Committee 
presented their recommendation of a 
new member of Council in the room 
of Mr. Chaplin, elected a Vice-Presi- 
dent, and had postponed until the 
next meeting their recommendation 
as to the filling up of the vacancy 
caused by the death of Mr. Herber 
J. Little." 
Hunter Stallion. 
Mr. Sanday reported that th< 
judges at the Stallion Show held thai 
week had awarded the three premium; 
of 200/. and Gold Medals, offered bj 
the Society in Class D. to Mr. G. P. 
Finch, of Alphington, Exeter, for 
Eclipse (No. 43) ; to Mr. Isaac Clark, 
of Hcadingtou, Calne, for Jack Tar 
(No. 47) ; and to Mr. Alex. Taylor, of 
Manton, Marlborough, for Lancas- 
trian (No. 48). 
The Committee recommended that 
these stallions should be stationed 
during the present season as follows : 
— Eclipse in the Exeter District at his 
owner's stables, The Briars, Alphing- 
ton, Exeter, Jack 'farm the Plymouth 
District, and Lancastrian in the 
Windsor District, at the South Lea 
Farm. Datchet; that the period of 
service should be from March 20 to 
June 20; and that the owners of 
mares in the districts in which the 
stallions were stationed should have 
a prior claim to nominations up to 
Monday, the 17th instant. 
Country Meeting of 1891. 
Mr. Goeringe read the report 
unanimously agreed upon by the 
members of the Inspection Committee 
on the results of their inspection of 
the sites offered at Leeds and Don- 
caster. 
Withdrawal of the Imitation from 
Leeds. 
The Mayor of Leeds (Mr. Alder- 
man Emsley), accompanied by Mr. 
Reginald Wigrain, the Honorary 
Secretary of the Local Committee, 
attended the Council for the purpose 
of personally explaining the circum- 
stances under which the Corporation 
felt themselves compelled to withdraw 
their invitation to the Society to hold 
its Country Meeting of 1891 in that 
town. His Worship said that in 
December last the Corporation had 
sent an invitation to the Society to 
hold the Show of next year at Leeds. 
The townspeople had taken up the 
matter with great spirit, and they had 
contemplated almost , as a certainty 
the holding of the Show in -their 
midst. The meeting of the Royal 
