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and without tails had no protection 
against flies. 
H.R.H. Prince Christian raised 
the question of the necessity of dock- 
ing horses’ tails at aU. He thought 
it excessively ugly. 
Date of Next Meeting. 
Various letters and other docu- 
ments having been laid upon the 
table, the Council adjourned until 
Wednesday, July 27 next. 
Special Meetings of Council. 
Thursday, June 23, 1892. 
A special meeting of the Council 
was held on Thursday, June 23, Lord 
Moreton (Vice-President) in the chair. 
At this meeting a letter dated June 
22 was read from the Judges of mis- 
cellaneous implements, stating that 
in the case of the two most important 
classes of new implements brought 
under their notice, viz., petroleum 
engines and “ hay-kickers, ’’they were 
unable to consider an award without 
a trial, which it was impossible to 
carry out without preliminary pre- 
paration. They therefore suggested 
that the question of competitive 
trials of these two classes of machines 
should be considered by the Council. 
Mr. Crutchley remarked that 
after the delivery to the Stewards of 
this report, a letter had been received 
from one of the firms exhibiting 
petroleum engines asking, in view 
of the relative importance of their 
entry as compared with those exhibits 
to which silver medals had been 
awarded, for the award of a silver 
medal to their machine, which was 
an absolutely new implement. 
Mr. Frankish pointed out that 
only two years ago the Society had 
had a competition of oil engines at 
its Plymouth Meeting. They were 
already committed to an expensive 
competitive trial of sheaf-binders in 
connection with the Chester Meeting, 
and there would also be a trial of 
sheep- shearing machines. He thought 
therefore, that they could not under- 
take another trial of oil engines next 
year, though, perhaps, the matter 
might be considered for the Meeting 
in 1894. As to hay-kickers, a trial 
of these might perhaps be arranged 
for next year, if the Council thought 
it expedient. 
The discussion was continued by 
Mr. Rowlandson, Sir JacobWilson, 
Mr. Sanday, and others, and eventu- 
ally the report of the Judges was re- 
ferred to the Implement Committee 
for consideration and report. 
Inquiries were directed to be made 
of the exhibitors as to two cases of 
alleged ineligibility of animals to 
which prizes had been awarded, and 
the Council then adjornmed. 
Friday, June 24, 1892. 
A special meeting of the Council 
was also held on Friday, June 24, 
Lord Moreton (Vice-President) in the 
chair, when various matters of detail 
were arranged, and, on the motion of 
Mr. Mainwaring (Steward of 
Horses), seconded by Mr. Wheeler 
(Steward of Sheep), a cordial vote of 
thanks was passed to Major Fosbery 
for the very efficient arrangements 
made by him as Steward of Forage 
for the Warwick Meeting. 
Major Fosbery, who was present, 
briefly returned thanks, and the 
Council then adjourned until Wednes- 
day, July 27, 1892. 
