Report of Stock Prizes Committee. 
cciii 
Sn-milk or in-calf), Mi'- E. J. Stanley's 
Moss Hose 11th, having failed to 
comply with the regulations of the 
Plymouth Prize Sheet, was disquali- 
fied from receiving the prize. The 
following were the animals which, in 
consequence of this disqualification, 
succeeded to the prizes, being duly 
qualified therefor: 
Class Ct. Second Prize of 101. 
to Mr. Alfred C. Skinner for 
Duchess llfh (awarded Third 
Prize). 
Third Prize of 57. to Sir 
William Williams for Flame 
3rd (Reserve Number). 
A letter had been read from the 
English Jersey Society, asking the 
Committee to receive a deputation on 
the subject of separate classes for 
Island-bred and English-bred ani- 
mals ; and the Secretary had been in- 
structed to inform the Society of the 
prizes for Jerseys which this Society 
proposed to offer at Doncaster, and 
to state that the Council, being fully 
in possession of the views of the 
English Jersey Society, did not 
see that any advantage would be 
likely to accrue from an interview 
with the Stock Prizes Committee. A 
memorial had been read from the 
Cleveland Bay Horse Society, asking 
the Society to provide separate 
classes for Cleveland Bays and 
Coach-horses. The question had 
been discussed by the Local Com- 
mittee who were giving the prizes for 
Coach-horses ; but that Committee 
had not seen the necessity for sepa- 
rate classes. A variety of letters 
making suggestions as to the Stock 
Prize Sheet had been considered, and 
directions given thereon. The Com- 
mittee, having again gone carefully 
through the proposed classes and 
regulations of the Stock Prize Sheet 
for the Doncaster ^Meeting, recom- 
mended that the prize sheet, as now 
settled by them, be approved and 
issued forthwith, power being re- 
served to the Chairman and the 
Secretary to accept champion prizes, 
which might be offered before the prize 
sheet was printed, and which com- 
plied with the'Society's regulations. 
The Committee had met eight 
times, and had made eight reports, 
and recommended that the Com- 
mittee for the ensuing year be consti- 
tuted as before, with the addition of 
Lord Brougham and Vans and Mr. 
Terry. 
Considerable discussion arose on 
the proposed omission of the classes 
for Two-shear Bams, in which Mr. 
Bowen-Joxes, Mr. Sanday, Mr. 
Muxtz, Mr. Stratton, Sir Jacob 
AVilsox, Mr. Gilbey, and Mr. 
Foster took part, and Mr. Bowex- 
Joxes moved " that the Two-year-old 
sheep prizes remain as at present " j 
but eventually the adoption of the 
Prize Sheet, as revised by the Stock 
Prizes Committee, was carried by 17 
votes to 12.' 
The Secretary read communica- 
tions (1) from the Hackney Horse 
Society offering two of the Society's 
Gold Medals, one for the best Hackney 
stallion and one for the best Hackney 
mare ; (2) from the Shorthorn Society 
offering two pieces of plate of the 
value of 251. each for the best male 
and best female Shorthorns to be 
exhibited at the Society's Meeting 
at Doncaster next year. 
On the motion of Mr. Saxday, these 
prizes were accepted with thanks. 
Implement. 
Mr. Fraxkish (Chairman) report- 
ed that the Committee had settled 
the regulations for the trials of Cream 
Separators at the Doncaster Meeting, 
and recommended that the points 
representing perfection be fixed as 
follows, both for power and hand 
machines : — 
1. Price 10 
2. Power taken per gallon 20 
3. Efficiency of separation 20 
4. Means of regulating thickness of cream 10 
5. Facility for dismantling and cleaning . 15 
6. Mechanical construction 15 
7. Freedom from froth, both of skim-milk 
and cream 10 
100 
The Committee recommended that 
the points for mechanical milking 
machines be determined by the Judges 
in consultation with the Stewards be- 
fore the trials, the Council reserving 
the right to defer the trial of such 
machines. 
The Committee had met eight times 
and made eight reports, and they re- 
1 This decision was reversed at a 
Special Meeting of the Council hold 
on December 18 (see page ccvi). 
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