278 Report to the Annual General Meeting, 
Prince and Princess of Wales were the guests, during the 
Show week, of the Duke of Northumberland at Alnwick 
Castle, and, attended by His Grace, paid visits to the Show on 
Wednesday, July 1, and Friday, July 3. On the Wednesday, 
the Prince and Princess made an extended tour of the Show- 
yard and honoured the President with their company at 
Luncheon in the Royal Pavilion. 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 Northumberland, the Duchess of Devonshire, and 
other members of the Alnwick house party. 
16. The success of the Newcastle Show will ever be 
associated with Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess 
of Wales, as on the occasion of their second visit, on the Friday, 
the number of persons who paid for admission reached 98,489, 
or nearly 10,000 more than on the first shilling day at the 
Nottingham Show of 1888, when the previous highest total for 
one day (88,832) was registered. It is interesting to note that 
at the Manchester Show in 1897, when His Royal Highness, as 
Duke of York, was President, the total number of paying 
visitors to the Show was 217,980, but on that occasion the Show 
was open for six days, as against five at Newcastle, where the 
aggregate number was 213,867. The cordial welcome extended 
to the Society by the Lord Mayor and Corporation of Newcastle, 
and by the County of Northumberland generally, with the 
hearty co-operation of the Newcastle Local Committee, 
contributed largely to the success of the Show. The statement 
of Accounts, duly audited, will be submitted to the Governors 
and Members at the Annual Meeting ; and it is estimated that 
the profit on the Show will be 10,053Z, In addition to this, 
there will be the contribution of 2,500Z. to the Show Account 
from the Ordinary Funds of the Society. 
17. The Ploughing Competitions organised early in the year 
in connection with the Newcastle Show by the proprietors of 
the Newcastle Chronicle excited considerable enthusiasm in the 
counties of Northumberland and Durham, and tended in a 
great measure to popularise the Society’s visit to the North of 
England. The Silver Cups, Medals, and Certificates in these 
Competitions were presented to the successful competitors by 
the Duke of Devonshire at the commencement of the pro- 
ceedings at the General Meeting in the Sliowyard. 
18. The Competition for Plans for Farm Buildings, — the 
Prizes for which were generously provided by Sir Richard 
Cooper Bart. — attracted no less than 78 entries, and the designs 
of the Prize winners were exhibited in the Agricultural 
