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The  Liverpool  Show,  1910. 
witnessing  the  various  events  in  the  Large  Ring.  An  exciting 
incident  occurred  in  the  Ring  when  the  Four  in-Hand  teams 
were  being  judged  ; the  team  exhibited  by  Mr.  John  W.  Harvie 
got  out  of  hand  and  dashed  towards  the  Grand  Stand.  Mr. 
Gilman,  the  guard  of  the  coach  exhibited  by  Mr.  Edward  H. 
Brown,  undoubtedly  averted  a most  serious  accident  by  stopping 
the  horses.  His  action  was  of  such  a meritorious  and  plucky- 
character  that,  on  the  suggestion  of  the  Honorary  Director,  Sir 
Gilbert  Greenall,  a handsome  silver  cup,  suitably  inscribed, 
was  publicly  presented  to  Mr.  Gilman  by  Lady  Greenall  in 
the  Large  Ring  on  the  last  day  of  the  Show. 
There  were,  unfortunately,  frequent  showers  throughout 
the  Wednesday,  especially  during  the  time  that  Prince  Arthur 
was  in  the  Showyard. 
On  Thursday  Prince  Arthur  paid  a private  visit  to  the 
Show  in  the  morning,  in  order  to  inspect  the  exhibits  in  the 
Implement  Section.  After  lunching  in  the  Royal  Pavilion, 
His  Royal  Highness  left  the  Show,  walking  to  the  Sefton 
Park  Station,  opposite  the  main  entrance,  where  he  joined  the 
2 o’clock  London  express,  on  which  a special  saloon  had  been 
placed  for  His  Royal  Highness. 
At  the  General  Meeting  of  Governors  and  Members,  held 
in  the  large  tent,  the  awards  in  the  Farm  Prize  Competition 
were  announced,  and  votes  of  thanks  to  the  Lord  Mayor, 
Corporation,  Local  Committee,  and  Railway  Companies  were 
enthusiastically  passed.  A full  report  of  the  proceedings  at 
this  meeting  appears  at  page  xxviii.  of  the  Appendix. 
Fine  weather  prevailed  throughout  the  day,  and  the 
number  of  persons  admitted  by  payment  reached  30,193,  a 
total  which  has  only  twice  been  exceeded  on  a half-crown 
day — at  Manchester,  in  1839,  and  at  Windsor,  in  1889. 
On  the  Friday,  the  first  shilling  day,  the  rain  was  again 
in  evidence,  with  a few  intervals  of  fine  weather.  During 
the  night,  however,  there  was  a further  downpour,  causing 
considerable  discomfort  in  the  live  stock  section  of  the 
Yard. 
The  last  day  (Saturday)  opened  dull,  rain  commencing  to 
fall  about  9 a.m.,  and  continuing  intermittently  until  the  close 
of  the  Show.  The  great  feature  of  the  day  was  the  parade  of 
200  draught  horses  in  gears,  which  is  described  in  detail  on 
page  154.  In  the  afternoon,  the  medals  and  prizes  provided 
by  Mr.  J.  W.  Paton,  in  connection  with  the  competition  for  essays 
and  drawings,  were  presented  by  the  Lady  Mayoress  to  the  school 
children  who  had  been  successful  in  the  competition.  The 
entries  numbered  in  all  upwards  of  8,000,  and  selected  essays 
and  drawings  were  on  view  during  the  week  in  a special 
building  in  the  Showyard. 
