Report of the Sonior Steward of Im/plements at Windsor. 181 
Kilbum 
1879 
Derby 
1881 
York 
1883 
Preston 
1885 
New- 
cast] e 
1887 
Notting- 
hiun 
1888 
Windsor 
1889 
First half-crown 
day .... 
Second half-crown 
day .... 
21,147 
9,431 
12,314 
18,130 
15,768 
21,820 
21,713 
19,318 
11,331 
12,020 
11,103 
9,057 
18,809 
24,690 
brinpring a large concourse of persons to the Showyard, the attendance of 
32,965 visitors on the " Queen's day" is a noteworthy fact. 
Tlie attendance on the shilling days was somewhat disappointing. Great 
efforts had been made to attract the attention of Londoners to the Show, 
and it might reasonably have been hoped that on the Saturday, with its 
wellnigh imiversal half-holiday, large crowds would have flocked to see the 
most wonderful and comprehensive exhibition of live-stock which England 
has ever seen. But this was not the case. The London public appear 
to require an exhibition to be in their very midst and to be open for some 
time before they can persuade themselves that it is worth seeing. Hence 
the special characteristic of the Meeting was not so much the attendance of 
large crowds as the fact that it was a great rallying-point for the membei's 
of the Society and for interested agriculturists generall}-. many of whom 
came hundreds and nearly all came scores of miles to visit it. 
The number of visitors on the first shilling day was 44,493, which, though 
good under the special circumstances of railway difficulties, has been many 
times exceeded. The attendance on the last day (Satui-day) was only 28,034, 
maldng the total number of visitors 155,707. 
This attendance ranks fourth in the history of the Shows, the other 
occasions on which more than 150,000 persons have passed the turnstiles 
being Manchester (1869) 189,102, Kilburn (1879) 187,323, and Birmingham 
A comparison of the attendance of visitors at the three great Metro- 
politan Exhibitions shows that Windsor stands between Battersea and 
Kilburn in point of numbers : 
Battersea 
Kilburn 
Windsor 
Days 
(June 23 to July 2) 
1862 
(June 30 to July 10) 
1879 
(June 22 to 29) 
1889 
Saturday .... 
493' 
363 ' 
4,319 
6,223 
806' 
3,317 
18,809 
Wednesda}- . . . 
1,146 
21,147 
24,690 
Thursday .... 
5,873 
9,431 
32.965 
Friday 
10,056 
35,162 
44,493 
Saturday .... 
8,644 
50,255 
28,034 
28,092 
43,654 
38,131 
10,190 
Wednesday . . . 
31,217 
5,702 
Thursday .... 
4,246 
Total . . . 
124,328 
187,323 ■ 
155,707 
' Only Implement Tard open. 
At Battersea and Kilburn the Showyard was open to the public for nine 
and ten days respectively. At AVindsor it was oiien for seven days, or onlj^ 
one day longer than the ordinary period. In comparing the attendance at 
the three Shows this fact should be borne in mind. 
The total receipts taken at the doors were 13,244/. 3s. 8d., to "which 
