Report of the Senior Steward of Live-Stoch at NottiryjJtam. 611 
Notting- 
ham, 
1888 
New- 
castle, 
1887 
Nor- 
w ich, 
1886 
Pres- 
ton, 
1885 
Shrews- 
bury, 
1884 
York, 
1883 
Bead- 
ing, 
1882 
Derby, 
1881 
Car- 
lisle, 
1880 
Horses . , . 
Cattle . . . 
Sheep . . . 
Pigs. . . . 
546 
646 
537 
148 
500 
626 
513 
194 
493 
681 
446 
203 
438 
539 
433 
203 
407 
579 
490 
211 
611 
462 
412 
200 
239 
698 
442 
188 
256 
392 
414 
167 
487 
434 
434 
146 
Total . . 
1,877 
1,833 
1,823 
1,613 
1,687 
1,685 
1,467 
1,229 
1,501 
Poultry . . 
343 
405 
191 
325 
It will be seen from this table that there were 546 Horses 
entered, which is the largest total since Kilburn, with the single 
exception of York (1883). The Cattle numbered 646, the 
largest entry of recent years, with the exception of Norwich, 
when there were 681. Of the 646 entries, 158 were Shorthorns. 
The Sheep were more numerous than on any occasion during the 
last nine years, there being 537 entries. Pigs numbered 148, 
which was a smaller entry than usual. In all, there were 1,877 
entries of live stock, as against 1,833 at Newcastle, 1,823 at 
Norwich, and 1,613 at Preston. The entries of Poultry num- 
bered 343, as against 405 at Newcastle, 191 at Norwich, and 
325 at Preston, when the Poultry Show was first instituted. 
For some years past it has been customary to entrust the 
duty of reporting upon the Live Stock exhibited in our Show- 
yards to an Official Reporter, appointed ad hoc by the Council. 
One Show being now very much like another, it had become 
increasingly difficult for the gentlemen selected for this duty to 
infuse any element of novelty — it may even be said of interest 
— into these reports ; and inasmuch as the Official List of the 
Awards, with the name of the animal, its exhibitor, breeder, and 
pedigi'ee, is given in full in the Appendix of the Journal, whilst 
the reports of the Judges are also printed in extenso, the Council 
decided that, for this year at all events, they would leave to the 
retiring Steward the responsibility of making such general 
remarks as to the Stock exhibited as appeared to him to be 
called for. 
This task having devolved upon me, I think I shall best fulfil 
the wishes of the Council by referring readers of the Journal 
to the Judges' Reports which I append, and, amongst these, I 
should like specially to draw attention to the remarks by Mr, 
Walter Gilbey and his colleague on the Jersey Cattle, which for 
ability and completeness leave nothing to be desired. 
AH that I need add here, is that among the Horses, those 
tailing for especial notice were the three classes of fillies, and 
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