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the visitors on the remaining days, the full List of the Awards 
of Prizes was sold in the Showyard. 
The visit of Their Royal Highnesses on the Friday was of an 
official character, the procession including the Lord Mayor and 
Sheriff of Newcastle and other representatives of the City, 
together with the Lord Lieutenant of the County (the Duke of 
Northumberland), the Duchess of Devonshire, and other mem- 
bers of the Alnwick Castle house party. 
On arrival at the Showyard, about 3 o’clock, the Prince and 
Princess were met at the entrances by the Honorary Director 
and received by the President at the Royal Pavilion. Visits were 
paid to the Working Dairy and the Wool Shed. Winners in 
the different sheep classes were next inspected, after which 
a visit was paid to the Neivcastle Chronicle Pavilion, in front of 
which were drawn up the ploughs used by the Champion 
prize winners in the Ploughing Competitions held early in the 
year. Their Royal Highnesses then proceeded to the Royal 
Box at the Large Ring, where they witnessed the parades, &c. 
The Royal party left the Showyard at 4.30 p.m. and proceeded 
to Gosforth to visit the Cripple’s Home, of which Institution 
the Lord Mayor of Newcastle was Chairman. 
The Northumberland Agricultural Society’s local classes, 
comprising exhibits of cattle, horses, and sheep, were judged on 
the Friday. 
On the last day, Saturday, the Trials of Sheep Dogs were 
carried out in the Large Ring, and the Pit Ponies were judged. 
In the afternoon a Brass Band Contest was held under the 
auspices of the Local Committee. 
It was the custom a few years ago, when the Show closed 
on a Friday evening, to arrange a series of sports on the 
Saturday for the Police engaged during the Meeting. This 
practice was, to a certain extent, revived this year by the offer 
of prizes for a Tug-of-War. In addition to the Metropolitan 
and Newcastle Police, teams also came from Gateshead, Walls- 
end, and Gosforth ; the latter team, which was an excellent one, 
finally being victorious. 
The Band of the Northumberland Hussars, conducted by 
Mr. H. G. Amers, performed selections of music in the Band- 
stand during the first four days of the Show. 
The Attendance. 
At the commencement of the Show no rain had fallen for 
about a week at Newcastle, and the Society were exceedingly 
fortunate in having a continuance of beautiful weather, with a 
great wealth of sunshine. The only rain during the week was 
a slight shower which fell about one o’clock on the Saturday, 
after a somewhat dull morning. The climatic conditions were 
