Report of the Senior Steward of Live Stock at Newcastle. 501 
former meetings, to draw comparisons, and to note the un- 
doubted progress that has taken place in agriculture, as well as 
the good influence of the Society in promoting the objects for 
which it was founded in 1838. The subjoined comparative 
table may be read with interest : — 
JJewcastle-on- 
Tyne. 
Number of 
jM embers. 
General 
Attendance 
at Show. 
Amount given 
in Prizes. 
Number of 
Implements 
Exhibited. 
Number of 
Entries of 
Stock. 
18iG .. .. 
G971 
No record. 
£ 
1391 
735 
G37 
1864 .. .. 
5496 
114,683 
8195* 
4024 
1099 
1887 .. .. 
8982 
120,133 
6760t 
3616 
1825 
At the meeting of 1846, only 735 implements were shown, as 
against 3616 in 1887, and it is noteworthy that but one steam- 
engine was exhibited as against 111 in 1887. 
The proceedings commenced on Sunday, July 10th, with the 
usual special service, conducted in the Showyard by the 
Reverend Mr. Lister, vicar of St. Andrews, and by the Bishop 
of Newcastle, who preached an excellent sermon, listened to 
with deep attention by a congregation largely composed of 
herdsmen, shepherds, and labourers. 
The site of the Showyard was well selected. It occupied 
a high position on the Town Moor, th^ use of which had been 
conceded by the Freemen of Newcastle, whose generous co- 
operation was acknowledged by a special vote of thanks, pro- 
posed by Lord Ravensworth, at the General Meeting of the 
Society. The well-arranged yard, which gave great satisfac- 
tion, afforded ample space for the parade of cattle, and facilities 
for a trial of the speed and manners of horses in action. It 
was at Newcastle in 1864 — to quote from the able report of 
Mr. J. Dent Dent at the time — that hunters were first saddled 
and ridden in the horse-rings ; and the writer goes on to remark 
that this was a novelty. Nowadays judges are accustomed to 
look upon action and manners as indispensable in a hunter, and 
these qualifications could be amply tested in the spacious arena 
in the centre of the yard, which was surrounded by spectators. 
At 9 A.M. on Monday, Mr. Jacob Wilson dismissed the 
Judges and Stewards to their various duties ; the yard was thrown 
open to the public ; and the business of selecting the best animals 
in the respective classes, and awarding the prizes, commenced in 
* Including 550Z. for implements. 
t Including 370Z. for implemcntB, 294Z. for poultry, and 246Z. for cheese, butter, 
and Horseshoeing Competition. 
2 L 2 
