. The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c. nglish horse ; in fact, all horses from thethoroughbred to the pony supply the ranks ofharness horses, and yet there existed no societyto protect their interests and to support theclaims of their owners to use them in regards the exhibition of harness horsesand ponies, there were many hardships, LordTxmsdale pointed out, from which ownerssuffer, and none more conspicuous than the measuring question, tin: arrangements fortaking the, heights of show hones being most-unsatisfactory. The official heights whichwere registered by the Polo
. The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c. nglish horse ; in fact, all horses from thethoroughbred to the pony supply the ranks ofharness horses, and yet there existed no societyto protect their interests and to support theclaims of their owners to use them in regards the exhibition of harness horsesand ponies, there were many hardships, LordTxmsdale pointed out, from which ownerssuffer, and none more conspicuous than the measuring question, tin: arrangements fortaking the, heights of show hones being most-unsatisfactory. The official heights whichwere registered by the Polo Pony Society wererecognised, and most, properly so, by the com-mittees of all shows, and so it should be withharness horses ami ponies. Lord Lonsdales remarks having beenstrongly endorsed by several speakers, it wasunanimously decided to establish the HarnessHorse and Pony Society, the Earl of Lonsdalebeing by acclamation elected the first Presi-dent thereof. Lord Lonsdale was elected the first Presi- <£ady ]Vten\ber5 oj the £WzStock LADY , Liverpool. BREEDER OF DEXTER CATTLE. dent of the Society ; and, on the motion of Kerr, , Mr. Vero Shaw was ap-pointed secretary, upon terms to be arrangedbetween the committee and himself. The fol-lowing committee was elected: Lord Ash-town, Mr. John Kerr, M P., Mr. W. Foster,Mr. E. II. Goad, Mr. James Hamilton, G. Heaton, Mr. H. Le Marchant. W. Lindsay, Mr. Walter Lloyd. Mr. , and Mr. Iain Ramsay. A general meeting of members will be heldat an early date, at which rules will be draftedand the association put into working order. STOCK AND SHOWNOTES. By Herdsman. —•*— The Cliviger Agricultural Societys sixty-sixth annual show will be In Id on Saturday,August 12, when prizes and s[*-rials will heoffered in competition for cattle, horses, sheep,pigs, poultry, pigeons, dogs, cats, rabbitscavies, gentlemens and tradesmens turn-out-,butter, eggs, bread, etc. ; whilst among oth&l
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