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The length of time occupied was somewhat protracted, but 
the prize winner in Class 1 was 31 1 minutes, and did his work 
well. In Class 2, the first prize went to a youth of nineteen, a 
splendid workman, but rather slow. The competition in this 
class was so keen that it was necessary to request four of the 
men to place the hind shoe on before the awards could be 
decided. 
On the last day of the Meeting, Professor Pritchard delivered 
a lecture on Farriery at the Shoeing Forge, which was atten- 
tively followed by a large number of workmen and other visitors 
to the Showyard. 
Conclusion. 
From a technical point of view, this the fifty-third annual ex- 
hibition of the Royal Agricultural Society, adds another to the 
many successful Country Meetings which the Society has held. 
The almost idyllic surroundings of the Showyard, the admirable 
displays in the various departments of the Show, and the hearty 
co-operation that was rendered locally, combined to make the 
Meeting one which will be remembered with pleasure and satis- 
faction by all who took part in it. The exhibition attracted 
many visitors from beyond the seas, some of whom had travelled 
long distances in order to be present. At the same time they 
took advantage of the opportunity of enjoying the charming 
scenery, which, whilst generally characteristic of our “ rolling 
Midlands,” reaches its highest degree of development in the 
beautiful county of Warwick. 
W. Fream. 
MISCELLANEOUS IMPLEMENTS 
EXHIBITED AT WARWICK. 
A CASUAL visitor walking through the Implement Department 
of a Royal Show might be puzzled to say in what respect it 
differs from previous Meetings. There is a marked similarity 
in the general appearance ; the same neatness and regularity of 
arrangement are apparent in the stands, the same busy beating 
of the engines and buzz of machinery in motion attract a crowd 
of sightseers, some of whom seem never to tire so long as they 
see the wheels going round ; others display a knowledge and 
interest wliich show that they are experts. Agriculturists from 
all parts of the country congregate here to learn what progress 
