The Chester Meeting. 
507 
Implements . 
Chester, 1893. 
. 7 
Chester, 1858. 
11 
Horses . 
. 16 
4 
Cattle 
. 21 
9 
Sheep 
. 64 
12 
Pigs 
. 6 
3 
Poultry . 
. 4 
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Produce . 
. 16 
! 6 
Competitions . 
. 4 
0 
108 
47 
The Show. 
At 9 o’clock on Saturday morning (June 17) the entrance 
gates were opened to the public, the Implement Yai’d alone being 
accessible on that day. On the following Monday the entire 
Showyard was thrown open, and the public were admitted daily 
till Friday (June 23), the gates being finally closed at 6 o’clock 
on Midsummer Eve. 
Intense heat prevailed on the Saturday and Sunday, the 
thermometer registering very high readings, even in the shade. 
Monday, “ the Judging Day,” was equally hot, but the brilliant 
sunshine was accompanied by a delightful breeze which kept the 
profuse display of bunting in a continual flutter, whereas the 
flags had been hanging listlessly during the two previous days. 
On Tuesday and Wednesday there was not much sunshine, but, 
as an effect of the persistent drought, the ground became 
extremely dusty. On Thursday, the “ popular ” day, close upon 
60,000 visitors passed the turnstiles, and the presence of so 
large a concourse of people rendered the dust well-nigh 
intolerable. About 4 p.m. on the day named, however, rain — 
the first in the district for many weeks — began to fall, and con- 
tinued for some hours. The result was that the Showyard 
rapidly cleared of people, and the music of the turnstiles sud- 
denly ceased. Had the rain come a few hours later, several 
thousand more visitors would probably have arrived ; never- 
theless, the number of people who paid for admission on 
Thursday has only been twice exceeded during the last ten 
years, and it was the largest day’s entry recorded since the 
Nottingham Meeting in 1888. Rain fell almost continuously 
on Friday, the result being the smallest aggregate of visitors on 
the closing day for the last ten years. 
The custom of holding Divine Service on the Show-ground 
on Sunday morning was duly observed, and the grooms, herds- 
men, shepherds, and others who assembled, filled to overflowing 
the large tent that was subsequently used for the General 
