THE SOCIETY’S SHOW OF 1905. 
OWING to the heavy financial deficits resulting from the two 
Shows held at Park Royal in 1903 and 1904, the Society was 
confronted with a serious problem as to the course to be taken 
in regard to the holding of a Show for 1905. The experience 
of the two previous years pointed indubitably to a third 
financial failure if the Show 7 were again held at Park Royal. 
On the other hand, the organisation of a Show in the provinces 
was out of the question in the time at disposal, and thus the 
Society was faced wfitli the alternatives of a Show at Park 
Royal with the certainty of loss or the abandonment altogether 
of a Show in 1905. 
After conferences with- the exhibitors of implements and 
live stock, and with representatives of the Breed Societies, the 
first of these alternatives w 7 as chosen ; and it was decided to 
hold the Show at Park Royal in 1905, subject to the raising of 
a Guarantee Fund sufficient to ensure that the loss anticipated 
should not fall upon the Society’s general funds. By the end 
of the year a sum of about 6,000/. had been subscribed towards 
the expenses, and on January 11, 1905, the Council definitely 
resolved to proceed vfith the ShowV 
With a view to meet the convenience of exhibitors and to 
reduce expenditure, it w r as decided to curtail the usual dura- 
tion of the Show by one day, and the date was accordingly 
fixed for the four davs, June 27-30. 
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Events of the Show Week. 
For the first tw r o days of the Show the weather was fine ; 
but v r et and uncomfortable atmospheric conditions prevailed 
on the last two days. Tuesday, June 27, w r as devoted to the 
judging of the live stock, and in the afternoon of that day the 
Show 7 w 7 as honoured with a visit from H.R.H. The Prince of 
Wales. On the afternoon of Wednesday, June 28, Their 
Majesties The King and Queen, accompanied by the Princess 
Victoria, w T ere present, and graciously evinced a lively interest 
in the various departments of the Show. H.R.H. Prince 
Christian w r as also present. On the Thursday, the Society had 
the pleasure of welcoming in the Sliowyard the accredited 
representatives of two great friendly nations — the Hon. White- 
law Reid, Ambassador from the United States, and the Prince 
and Princess Arisugawa of Japan. At the Council meeting held 
1 For reports on the discussions in Council on the question of holding the 
Show of 1905, see Journal R.A.S.E., Vol. 65, 1904, pp. liv., lvii., lxvii., lxxii., 
and p. xxxiii. of the present Volume. For list of donations to the Guarantee 
Fund, see Appendix, p. xxiv. 
