Meport of ill e Smior Slcinird oj Implements at Windsor. 477 
The Duke of Richinoiul presented to His ]{oyal Highness 
at the same time the Gold Medals which had been specially 
struck by the Society for presentation to Her Majesty the 
Queen and the Prince of Wales in commemoration of the 
Society's Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition. In acknowledging 
the resolution and the Medals on behalf of Her Majesty and 
himself, His Royal Highness said that he had little doubt that 
when he informed Her Majesty of what had occurred " it 
would deeply gratify the Queen." 
On "Wednesday, the Mayor of Windsor, Mr. G. H. Peters — 
to whom the warmest acknowledgments are due for his untiring 
efforts to promote the success of the Show — gave a luncheon at 
the Guildhall, Windsor, in honour of the Society. Among those 
present were their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince 
Christian, and Prince Hem-y of Battenberg, the Lord Mayor of 
London, and the Prussian Minister of Agriculture — his Excel- 
lency Baron Lucius von Ballhausen. 
On Thursday, June 27, the Queen paid her first visit to the 
Show about 4 p.m. Her Majesty came in semi-state, and was 
received at the entrance by the Honorary Director (Mr. Jacob 
Wilson) and conducted to the handsomely-fitted Royal Box in 
the centre of the Grand Stand. In the carriage wath the Queen 
were the Princess of Wales, Princess Christian, and Princess 
Beatrice, and on either side of it were the Prince of Wales and 
Prince Christian on horseback. In the other carriages were the 
Princesses Louise, Victoria, and Maud of Wales, the Princess 
Victoria of Prussia, the Princess of Leiningen, and ladies and 
gentlemen of the Court. Never has the Society's Showyard 
been the arena of a more imposing spectacle. Those who were 
privileged to witness it will not easily forget the scene as the 
carriages with their escort came slowly up the main avenue of 
the yard and reached the open space before the Queen's Pavilion, 
amid the incessant and enthusiastic cheers of the multitude ; 
Her Majesty, who wore her gold badge of office as President, 
smiling and bowing in recognition of the welcome given her, 
whilst the band of the Grenadier Guards played the National 
Anthem. When Her Majesty had reached the Royal Box, 
the Council and officers of the Society were each in turn pre- 
sented by the Prince of Wales. The prize horses were then 
paraded in the ring, after which Her Majesty presented to the 
respective winners the Gold Medals which she had offered for 
the best horses and the best cattle of the respective breeds. 
After this Her Majesty took tea in the Royal Pavilion and 
subsequently drove to the Working Dairy, where she presented 
a Gold Medal to the winner in the champion butter-making contest. 
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