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prize: list 
For NEWCASTLE SHOW, JUNE 30 to JULY 4, 1908. 
Total value of Prizes offered (inclusive of Champion Prizes, Special Prizes, Cups, 
Medals, and Class Prizes), 10,560/., of which amount 2,002/. are contributions from 
the Newcastle Local Committee, 300/. from the Northumberland and Durham Agri- 
cultural Societies, 2,176/. 5s. from various Breed Societies, 769/. from other sources, 
and 281/. from the Northumberland Agricultural Society for the Local Classes. 
CHAlVrr»ION PRIZES. 
The following Champion Prizes are offered by Breed Societies : — 
HORSES. 
Hunters’ improvement Society Two Gold Medals for the best Hunter Mare 
4 years and upwards, and for the best Filly not exceeding 3 years old. 
Polo and Riding Pont Society Two Gold Medals for the best Polo and 
Riding Pony Stallion or Colt, and for the best Mare or Filly. 
Hackney Horse Society : — Two Gold Medals, value 101. each (or 10/. in money), 
for the best Hackney Stallion, and for the best Mare or Filly. 
Shetland Pony Stud Book Society Silver Medal for the best Shetland Pony 
Stallion. ^ 
Shire horse society:— Two Gold Medals, value 10/. each (or 10/. in money), 
for the best Shire Stallion, and for the best Mare or Filly, and 51. each to the Breeders 
of the Champion Shire StaUion, and Mare or Filly. 
Clydesdale Horse society Two Prizes of lO/. each for the best Clydesdale 
Stallion, and for the best Mare or Filly. 
Suffolk horse society Challenge Cup, value fifty guineas, for the best Suffolk 
Stallion. 
HACKNEY Horse Society Gold Medal (or 5/. in money) for the best Mare or 
Gelding in the Single Driving Classes, the produce of a Registered Hackney Stallion. 
CATTLE. 
SHORTHORN SOCIETY Two Prizes of 30/. each for the best Shorthorn Bull, and 
for the best Cow or Heifer ; and 51. each to the Breeders of the First Prize animals 
in the Inspection Classes for Shorthorns. 
Dairy Shorthorn (Coates’s herd Book) Association Prize of lOL for the 
best Pedigree Shorthorn Dairy Cow or Heifer. 
Hereford Herd Book Society Two Prizes of 10/. IOj. each for the best Here- 
ford Bull, and for the best Cow or Heifer. 
DEVON CATTLE BREEDERS’ SOCIETY Two Prizes of 10/. 10s. each for the best 
Devon Bull, and for the best Cow or Heifer. 
Sussex herd book society : — Silver Medal for the best Sussex Bull. 
Red Polled Society Two Prizes of 51. each for the best Red Polled Bull, and 
for the best Cow or Heifer. 
Polled Cattle Society a Gold Medal for the best breeding animal of the 
Aberdeen Angus breed. 
English Aberdeen Angus Cattle Association a Gold Medal for the best 
animal of the opposite sex to that of the animal awarded the Gold Medal of the Polled 
■Cattle Society. 
Galloway Cattle Society Two Prizes of 51. 5s. each for the best Galloway 
Bttll, and for the best Cow or Heifer. 
English Kerry and Dexter Cattle Society Two Challenge Cups, value 
S6l. 5s. each, for the best Kerry Bull, Cow, or Heifer, and for the beet Dexter Bull, 
Cow. or Heifer. 
English Jersey Cattle Society Gold Medal (or 10/. in money). Silver Medal, 
and Bronze Medal for the three best Jersey Animals in the Butter-test Classes. 
SHEEP. 
Southdown Sheep Society a Gold Medal (or 10/. lOs. in money) for the best 
Southdown Ram ; and Silver Medal for the best Pen of Ewes or Ewe Lambs. 
Hampshire Down Sheep breeders’ association:— Prize of lo/. for the best 
Pen of Hampshire Down Ram Lambs, or Ewe Lambs. 
Lincoln Long-wool Sheep Breeders’ association :— a Piece of Plate, 
value 51., for the best Lincoln Ram. 
SOCIETY OF Border Leicester Sheep BREEDERS:— A Challenge Cup, value 
50/., for the best Border Leicester Sheep. 
Cheviot sheep Society.— Challenge Cup for the best Cheviot Sheep. 
PIGS. 
National Pig Breeders’ Association :— Three Gold Medals, or 51. 5s. in 
money, for the best Large White Boar or Sow, Middle White Boar or Sow, and Tam- 
worth Boar or Sow. 
British Berkshire Society :— Prize of 5/ 5s. for the best Berkshire Boar or Sow. 
LARGE Black Pig Society :— Prize of 10/. for the best I.arge Black Boar : and a 
Challenge Cup, value twenty guinea-s. for the best Large Black Sow. 
Lincolnshire curly-coated Pig Breeders’ association :— Two Prizes of 
51. 5s. each, for the best Lincolnshire Curly-coated Boar an^ the best Sow. 
