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Anglesey & Carnarvonshire AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. INCREASED ENTRIES: RECORD ATTENDANCE. FULL LIST OF AWARDS. ■ (From Our Reporters.) Numerous entries, a record attendance, and ideal weather combined to make the 55th show of the Anglesey and Carnarvonshire? Agricultural Society hold on Thursday, at Llangefni, a conspicuous success. Instituted in. October, 1851, the Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Agricultural Society has un- doubtedly stimulated agriculture in both counties by offering premiums to farmers to im- prove stock, and the ehow, the venue of which alternates between Llangefni and Bangor, 's How regarded as one of the principal agricul- tural events in this part of North Wales. In the agricultural world a farmer who has gained laurels at the society's show is looked upon as having achieved a great distinction, and can always demand a high price for his horses and cattle. When the show opened at ten o'clock crowds paved into the show ground, which covered four spacious fields. During the rest of the morning the crowd gained in size, and by the time the jumping competition commenced in the after- noon it was estimated that the attendanoe con- stituted a record even for Llangefni. The feature of this year's show was the all round excellence of the exhibits, which showed au increase of seventy compared with the pre- ceding year, and with one solitary exception— the pigs—the exhibits won high praise from the fadges. In the heavy horse department the entrants were exceptionally numerous, so numerous in fact that the judging was not finished until the afternoon had well-advanoed. In one class no fewer than twenty-two horses figured, and in the ring they presented a fine picture. Not only were the horses numerous, but they wore also of excellent quality, and there Were very few easy winners. CAPITAL HEAVY HORSES. Seventeen classes were appropriated by the heavy horses, which numbered 153. The chief competition, thai for the challenge cup, valued at £10, presented by the secretary (Mr John Exitchard) .excited keen interest. Fifteen shire stallions, geldings, and mares, representative of the premier studs in both counties entered the ring. The winning animal belonged to Mr ii. J. Gardner, Valley, the vice-president of the show, who, having been previously first with the same animal, a bay mare now four years old, wins the cup out-right. There was nothing exceptional in the class for two year oM agricultural entire colts, Mr Richard Parry, Trefnant Wen, Gucrwcn, being the wbner. Some splendid yearling agricultural eolts and geldings were shown, Mr 0. Owens, Penhwynllye Farm, securing the award. Equally meritorious were the agricultural brood mares, the winner being a powerful animal full of good qualities, belonging to Mr O. Parry Jones, Hryn- ewran. The agricultural brood mares shown by tenant farmers formed only a moderate class, but with the following class for agricultural mapes not less ihan four years old the judges were greatly pleased, especially with Mr Gardner's exhibit, which obtained the a.ward. Yes, it is a big class, but it is a very un- satisfactory one to judge," said Mr Gould, one of the heavy horse judges, alluding to the class for the best team of horses, mare or geldings for agricultural purposes. He explained that the animals were of varying age, which arrange- ment was rather an unsatisfactory one. The prize, which was given by the president, went to Mr O. Owen, Penhwynllye, a well-known Anglesey farmer. The yearling filly shown by Messrs Williams iSrothens was very highly spoken of by the judges, and they also admired the filly foal belonging to Mr Hugh Roberts, Ty'n Cae, Bodedern, who secured the premium in a large class. Special prizes were offered by Earl Egerton, of Tatton, for the best foaJs bv either of his Worses serving in Anglesey during last season, ne best colt foal under thai head being shown by Mr Griffith, Bodeddaji, Tycroes. LIGHT HORSES FAIRLY GOOD. ."Fairly good" was the verdict of the judges wIth regard to tho majority of the light home (;Ila&;es. The challt)nge oup -presented by the SCDreta.l'Y Cor the best mare <Yr gelding in the light horse \V3..5. won by the Hon. Mrs Ward, Old olwn, with a chestnut marc, which hM a. 'ïlglllficent record of fifteen firsts (incluàing pre- !DIer SUCûeSSes at the recent Dublin ehow), and 1lUlumerable snds. The same mare easily ()3.ptured t!e pe for the best gelding or ma.re not eXooe<1U1g SIX yearn old, and fifteen h<W.d6 Or u T) wards. ÛU.'i01l£ly enough the V:ce-Presiderut (Mr Q:rouor) W'.W aw: row the prizo which he Qfferoo or ibù best m..re or filly not above sawn yeárs old, su't.able for ag:ricu.li¿ural pur: s, anrl bred ly the exhib, wit.hm tho st.not of 1100 iotly. He IDa.g1nJaa:émÓÚælY han.cloo over thB r riZ(' toO l\1.r Thomas Jone,j !l¡n logW en, Dwyran. whose animal w phced f;( 0000 by the judges. "A repre&eJ1tive of the s.tu<.1 of t.he Hon. Mra <Wd W<to a.dj I1dged first III the class for h».n- l-el'S. h'\eknoy.. and ca.l'1'i age horses with fval at -Or foot, bltt III the suoœedin.g cla..c;s for three Je..u. old gelding ur maræ, broo in the d ¡striot of, tdl'3 oocJetJ, th.) Hon. M.rs Ward ha¡(l to a.d- ¡t .hfea.'t.. tho ,wir.nw being Grifiith O. lerce, Cetn Cae rfor, Gwalohmai. rho tW() year 01-d fillies W\>r6 a useful if not a bIlliant lot, but tho yearling colt exhibited by 1\11' ,Hug'h &.)be rts Gaerwen, won high en- comiums from the judges, who declared that e was fit to go to any tiiow. They were Like- wise culog-istic over the mare entered by Mr W. liiiams, Ffinfa. Portdinorwic, there being n<> t0u p;'r0a/jh hftr in her oia«, they said. »f mountain pony, a splendid mover, Maurice Jones, Foel Ferry, early won first *rz<7, The poniee in general were an ad- mirable 1-Oife For tho Lest foal got by the hackney stallion JVlstffcon I' ireaway, tho prize offered by Mr r rir^,es n0;s' Fron, Ltaagefni, went to J ,pk 1T1S' CeLndu Gwalchmai. 1 he ever interesting jumping competition lay between Mr F. V. Grange, Farndon, Cheshire, Mr 0. W. Jones, i las Hon, and after some work the prize of £ 15 went to the Granger. A GOOD SHOW OF CATTLE. "Mi|es in front of anything in tho whole low, emphatically declared one of the judges the horned cattle, pointing* his finger at "an UDspaved heifer- belonging to Mr Robert Ro- »ron y g o d a ir, Poi tm adoc. r) p e ^w:rIi"d cattle vere of all round excellence course, our old fi i^id, "Ap Klomlyke be- d °f Alder ley, held vm- ^•^puted sway. A surprise awa.rd." which occasioned much £ >mmont on t.h 3 kJ'ow ground was that for the bull calf of the pure Welsh breed under *vo_ months old Almost invariably the P^ize in this section has gone to Mr C. F. riestley. Rirdrefaig with Lord Stanley of Aldorley in the second place, but this year the Positions were reversed. Asked for the reason, p 9 °* the .udges told our reporter that Mr s ani;llt^ had rather too prominent 1' blades. Besides, the winning bull calf r*:a<cl a tougher skin. The steers were of superLative excellence ^specially the one from tho herd of Mr D. 0.' ^IKams, Ty Ma,wr, Clynnog-road, Carnarvon. Air Thomas Roberts. A bar showed tho best ^Vo y^ar old Welsh breeding heifer, which, by ^10 way, he has sokl to Mr Greaves, I'ort- ^ladoc. The tenant. who showed the best Jfarhng heifer of Welsh breed was Mr John Rryniau Fawr, Tycroes. The pure bred eish cows from the University College Farm Practically swept the board in their classes. A SINGULAR JUDGING INCIDENT. A singular incident marked the judging of th shoep. The vice-president had offered a jyecial prize for the best pen of one ram and • w<? owes of any brood, and the competition was JiiQgixl by (iie three sheep judges. The "6hort decided that three sheep of that j; »>e vvx:iro the best; the "long wool" judge, ^v*r, thought that the long wool specimens io be awarded the prize, whilst the Gf (;}]<» Welsh aticep further complicated t.^f- rnatter by averring that Cymru's represeii- ^t.ives were easy winners. In' vain the secre- .y endeavoured to persuade one of the cattle Vr>D"CS to come OT er and settle the question, !oc>ked as though a decision would never ■vv ^I'rived at when the "short" and "long" -m!*0 ,1,IC-3les capitulated, and (iie prize was yarded to tho trio of Welsh bred sheep which 0^*?? ^rpra '-fi0 farm odf the University College e v°rth Wales. The ircidont occasioned much ./citernont, end cheers were raised when tjl;.WaS armounced Unit the Welsh sheep had "a.m/-rhfd. A protest was, however, lodged (he winners on the gTound that t.hey been sluiared before May 1st last, contraxy the rules of the show. WELSH SHEEP TO THE PORE. ttc** Gration, Foryd, who judgtxl the o0eU,iflln c'sn' stated that they formed ^he best oolleotions he had ever seen, ^ie gentleman who judged the long wool GP conyph' inod tliat there were very few cias? breeds amoig !hcm. In the short v7o.:>I p.5,03 tiie lam'jg wero stated to have oxco!lo<L Tj-r ^P'-cially in the Welsh s^heep seotioin tho College of North Wales farm T, vory largely in the prize list, Mrs Ellis, Ty'nhendi-e, being also a notable iCT. 1,n, .that £ xiction. Another successful Lj. ^xhsbitor was Mr E. R. Owen, Bod su ran, who has now taken first and second Ti'en an anc' ^-he county show. Mr E. R. ^'7'. Valiey, ako see red heavy I'l, wruh his sheep. wepc a disappointing lot. Thc-mas xJ- ^mynydd, being- the most pxorui- inner. BUTTER TOO SALTY. Misf M. 0. Hughes, (Parityfirith, Glan Con- way, who judged the butter, complained that the exhibits, generally speaking, wore rather too salty. TRADERS' EXHIBITS. The private exhibition on the ground tracted much attention. Occupying a com- matndBng position was the well-known firm of Mesans Gray and Co.,Llangefni. They had one of Orossley's oil engimes in motion, and also o,no of Corbctts's oelebratod grindimg mills. Tho firm also included in its comprehensive diep*\v ahafF caittera, pulpers, ixitato diggers, oil oake mills, horsepowers far ahurns, cu^tivatexs, Webi ohurn», end over end churns, butter vvotrkers, mangles, wringors, washing machines, eiieep dippers, slieop racks for feeding, corn bins, ploughs by Messrs Howard, Hornsby, Mealccra, Romcs, in fact everything; that the up-to-date farmer requixeo. On the ground were also tents representing the firms of Messtra the Palatine Oil Mill Company, Liverpool; R. Silcock and Son, Stanley Hall, Unic.n-stircet, Liverpool; Hills ajid Sons, Amlwch; Gartoais, Ltd.. SeediMnon, Warrington; Thomas Foden and Co., Bridge Mills, Liverpool-road, Manchester; Dicksons, Chester, and: Day and-Sons, Crewe. THE RETIREMENT OF THE SECRETARY The sihotd was invested with unusual interest Jy the fact that it was the last at whichMr John Pritchajrd, Bangor, acted as secretary. In a short chat with our reporter Mr Pritchard said that lio had held the post secrc-itary of the Society for thirty years, havii-ig been assistant secretary for six years before he succeeded the late Mr John Lloyd. During tlie whole of that period he missed only on3 show, and that was due to indisposition. In- cidentally, Mir Pritefoard mentioned that as a rule the shows of the Society were great suc- cesses at Llangefni and failures at Bangor. During the day ma.ny prominent exhibitors expressed to Mr Pritchard their sircere regret that he had decided to terminate his connec- tion with the Society. It may be mentioned that Mr Prrtohajxl cqmrnemaraied the jubilee of the Society in 1891 by presenting lour valuable cups for competition, three of them having now been won outright. Mr Priitchard's suece*!K>r is Mr H. Parry Jones, auctions, Holyhead. THE OFFICIALS. The following were the officials:—President Mr E. J. Mabor-Smith, Tre Iarwetrth, Angles sey; vice-president, Mr R. J. Gardner, ValTev. Judges:—Heavy horses, Messrs James Goi.d, Cheshire, and John Blundell, L<ancsstor; light hoirses and mountain ponies, Messrs T. M. Bentley, Driffield, and John Anthony, Kidwelly. Horned cattle: Messrs J. B. Owen, Hafj.d[ Lla.nbo.rdy, and John Owen, Barthddiu, Llaa- rwst. Sli«ep and pigs: Messrs E. Nock, Shifnal, R. Parker, Sutton, Cheshire, and Joseph Gratbotn, Foryd. Butter: Messrs M. 0. Hugliee, Pantynr'tli, (jria-n (Joniway, Stewards R. Ccxu 1 thaixl, Treffos., Llansadw ■«> and J. Matthews, Siglan, Lianfajtr P.G. Heavy hcurees: Evan Evans, Sarnfrai.^t Penymynydd, and E. R. Owe^ BodmiriV Llaagefm. Cattle; J. J. Foulkes, Bodrwyuv Llaneei ii and W. R Wiillnams, Bridin, Caerwoi^ Sheep and pigs: W. Thomas, Giandwr, Llai- gristiolus; I^wis Morris, Cefuhir, Pentraeth- and J. U. Ellis, vet. surgeon, Pentraeth

LIST OF AWARDS.

OF MOTOR CAR BREAKS DOWN.…

THE CAY LEY ESTATE.

Denbighshire Teachers' Association.

The late Dr. R. Lluwy Owen

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