The fifth annual open-air show given under the direction of the Shanghai Horse, Dog, and Poultry Show Society took place on Saturday at' the Racecourse. Unfortunately the weather was not such as to tempt visitors to come in larve numbers, the sky being dull and threatening all day. Nevertheless there was a good attendance, and the leaping competition in the afternoon excited the usual amount of interest. As regards the number of entries the show was about in the same position as last year. In the horse and pony division there were only 8 classes as against 11 in 1890, but the number of competing animal was larger—60 against 47. Details of the competitions in these classes will be found below. The poultry showed no falling-off in numbers, were excellent in quality, and formed about the best lot which has ever and F, Maitland. been seen at one of these shows. The dogs were about up to the average. Mr, D. M. Henderson again took both prizes for but last year's No. I bull-dog, to give place toa finely bred owned by Mr. H, Maitlnd, the winner of first and special prizes at the Agricultural Hall Show last May. Mr. W. Fisher was first in fox terriers with a very good deg, ' Rally," and Mr. J. B, Cameron first in St. Bernards with "an enormous young animal, "Scot." he miscellaneous" class did nor ine'ude many curiosities, ubout the most noticeable being a Singapore monkey in the same cage as a small and self-possessed dog.
The list vf ollicials is appended, and it should be mentioned that the" general management was undertaken by Mr, B. A, Clarke, who worked extremely hard to nuke the show a success, Committee,—Messrs. Herbert Smith, President; H. M. Hillier, Robt. Mackenzie, H. W. Daniel, J. Ward Hall, J.
Cameron, and E. P, Wickham; B, A. Clarke, Treasurer; Ayscough, How. See. Horse and Pony Division B. Jones, Hon. Sec. Dog and Poultry ete., Di jon,
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