Clitlieroci 'Advertiser and Times, 'July 25> 1969 ROYAL 1ANCS SHOW R
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TOTAL NUMBER of entries in this year’s three-day Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show at Blackpool is the third highest in the-202 years' history of the organisation—the oldest county show in Engl and. In nearly all classes, entries are higher than 1968 and those in light horse sections are 20 per cent, up on last year. Total entries are 7,402. This figure has only been exceeded in 1966 and in the bicentenary year of 1967. And all will be competing for a share in the £25,000 prize money
or trophies. Show chairman, Lord Cozens-Hardy, said members
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of the Society were keeping their fingers crossed for good weather. “ We are hoping to beat las t year’s 85,000 attendance on the 140-acre showground. We are again setting out to make it a day out—or a three-day holiday —for every member of the family, whether from town or country.” Mr Walter Drew, secre -
tary of the Royal Lanca shire Agricultural Society.
whicri organises the show, said th a t in the past 10 years the number of light horse entries had doubled, This category includes show jumpers, hacks and hunters and children’s r iding—and 40 donkey entries (treble the 1968 list). Cattle classes, restricted to
Perhaps the biggest attraction for the farmers who flock to the show are the cattle classes.
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with reduced entries are t those for sheep and pigs —
trials are also a record — 174 compared with the previous best of 162. Among the few classes
Entries for the sheep dog
exhibits. Shire and heavy horses
brucellosis scheme are 10 per cent, higher than last summer. And for the first time ■ in . many years there are more Aj’rshires than Friesians. In other cattle sections are Aberdeen Angus, Herefords. Dairy Shorthorns, Jerseys, Guernseys, commer cial beef and non-pedigree cattle. “ We anticipate that as
accredited, supervised or controlled herds in the
more cattle satisfy the requirements of the bruc ellosis
entries will climb back to the figures of a few. vears ago,” said one official-
regulations our
co the old practise of open . attle classes on the first
NEW FEATURE t The society has returned
two days and county classes on' the third day. Some of the small livestock
entries- — poultry, pigeons, rabbits, and budgerigars — are slightly less but the dog l show with 1,890 is 450 above
• will be a parade of cham-
ast year.. A new feature of the show
pion dogs. Young PILLOW-fighting, tractor
' driving, discotheques and farmhouse teas .... these are just a few of the
; competition subjects in . the big.. marquee being staged by the Lanca shire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs. The displays and contests will
represent nearly 2,000 young farmers in
retary of the Federation said about 530 YFC members from 14 counties will be competing at the show and in addition 150 boys and girls — all under 25 — will act as stewards. “We have not gone into the
Lancashire. Mr George Whitfield, sec
honours in one section. egThe number of entries in s too, are those for horse
are also very slightly down on last vear—from 112 to 104—but certainly as good as most other shows and t there will be five six-horse
eams competing for the g classes are doubled. So
hoeing and welding. THOUSANDS
tural trade exhibits, displays bv parks departments from a number of Lancashire towns and floral art entries will all be housed in the same marquee. “ We are trying to keep as
much of thP show under cover to save people having — to wander from tent to tent
w iust in case of bad 2ave each served more than
years—on one farm will be presented with special money t awards by the president of
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arena where the thousands of show visitors will be able to see some of the world’s finest horse riders in action.
overlooking the main This year the horticul
eather," said an official. h Seven farm labourers who
he show, Col. Fred Jones, box in front of the President’s
A n d r e w Fielder, David Broome, David and William Barker, Ted Edgar, Jean Goodwin and veteran Ted Williams. c The biggest showjumping
mith, Ma r io n Coates,
and children’s riding, entries are the highest ever and the Royal Lancs will be the venue for the British National Junior Jumping Champion ship. More than 100 young
which has a total of £750 in: cash prizav. JsSehiding £250 ■ donated bv the Blackburn brewery firm of Matthew Brown. In the junior showjumping
ontest will be for the Matthew Brown' Trophy
Spotlessly dean anti in tip-top condition these Suffolk sheep wait for the judging. S These include Harvey
hunters will result in the winner going on to the Horse of the Year Show in London.
farmers plan biggest show
YFC exhibit at the Royal Lan cashire Show was without question the biggest staged in Britain — larger, in fact, than the . national display at the Royal Show.
marquees, but this year we will have one big marquee covering 7,500 square feet so that the public do not have to go out side if the weather is incle ment.” Outdoor events will include a
“ Previously we have had two
records, but the entries this year might well be a record. “ We will need almost 100
judges who are coming from as far as the Midlands and Carlisle to adjudicate the many contests both in the marquee and in the open air.” Ini the tent there will be
machinery efficiency and safety contest, tractor driving, tug^of- war with eight girl teams and nine boys teams, and pillow fighting. YFC members will also compete in dressing up other members as clowns to walk on stilts Young men and women from
three themes — “ Discotheque,” with eight stands, “Our County” also with eight stands, and “Farmhouse Tea for Two” with 12 stands. Mr Whitfield said that the
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vegetable men Added Mr Whitfield: “We
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Tuesday Budgerigars; Poultry Tues/Wed: Rabbits; Pigeons; Poultry. Thurs only Dog Show '
year the variety of exhibits i and ■ activities. is so wide that
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t will be worthwhile everyone comine to see, how ■ the young farmers of Lancashire w’ork and play.”
be a number of fashion shows in a special marquee spon sored by “Woman’s Weekly” and the . British Woo) Marketing Board. Outfits will show what can
compete for the Morris Danc ing prize and as a finale the 40 teams will converge to give a mass display in the main
arena.Trade exhibits—315 of them —range from big agricultural machines to Continental wines saddlers to sewing machines, s t o c k i n g s to Venetian blinds, soil preser vation to egg production. During the show there will
6 On the last day more than L00 children from South West
DANCING ancashire and Preston will
people will be competing for this title. A new class for working
Rent pegging by the Corps of teoyal Military, Police, Two b ams—one mounted on horse mack and • -the1 - other: .riding
The display team is one of the very few remaining military
dated version of the old sport t enjoyed by British troops on
days there will be lively music from the band of the Lancar shire Artillery Volunteers.
units using horses And throughout the three
possible that the attendance could reach the 90,000- mark.
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