THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 281, 3 September 1889, Page 3

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

* By. the English files to hand we learn some further particulars of the great Agricultural show he & this year in "Windsor Great Park. The Show occupies a very compact ring fence of a litt'e over 125 acres, each % section branching'out very conveniently • -from the central group of buildings. The Queen's pavilion was undoubtedly the great attraction to all the visitors, it has been erected,-, decorated, and funisliG/l without, a penny of cost to tlie sopiety, The building itself has a frontage of sixty-four" feet, and ' a' depth of fifty-four feet. It is designed in the quaint fashion of . the late Tudor period, with gables, galleries, and rough cast walls. The interior contains .a fine lofty reception room, luncheon-room Her Majesty's retiring room, Princesses' retiring-room, Prince' of Wales' bureau, gentleman's? room, and a serving room. The Queen's retiring room is' deoorated with gold, with arabesques, relieved with

heraldic colours, and is furnished with carved furniture covered with Genoa velvet. The Princesses' room is in blue and silver, and the Prince of Wales' cabinet in yellow and gold. The baloonies are covered with crimson matting, and have bracket ohairs and tables placed in them. Clustering round this pavillion will be found the chief buildings in the yard. These are the pavillions for the council, members and officials ; the working dairy, driven by Hindley ; the band stand, very rustic in appearance ; and the yellow and red Bodega pavilion Between these and the entrance are to be found the large implement yard, with the seed stands flanking the entranoe, and the machinery in motion running round the sides. The shedding erected for the different departments extended 50,069 feet and is nine and a half miles, Bnd as most of it has a double frontage, it wil 1 be seen at once what a great distance the visitor will have to travel if he wishes to see the entire show. This cannot be less than twenty miles. The canvas used in roofing this large village show is supplied by IVfr John TTnite, of the Kdgware road, London W. , who has done this portion of the work for the Society ever since the Bury St Edmund's Show in 1867 This year he has used no less then 170,000 square yards of superior white dnck canvas, besides doing this work, the who'e of the flags aud banners which will be found flying in the breeze, and giving such a festive air to the scene, have been supplied by Mr Unite. This large display has been brought about by a prize list that is unprecedented in amonnt. In addition to the £12,000 given by the Society for prizes, the Queen gives gold meda's for the best stal'ions and mares exhibited, nnd for the best bred animals in the vrrious cattle olasses, and a gold medal for butter making. The total value of prizes offered (it 1 eluding champion priz s and medals) is no less ttan £12,000 of whioh £4000 are contributed by the Mansion House Committee and £1000 by the Windsor Local Committee.