Cardiff Horse Show
Cardiff Horse Show, also the Cardiff and South Wales Horse Show[1] or Royal Horse Show[2] was an annual horse show held in May[3] in Cardiff, south Wales in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It attracted farmers from all across Glamorganshire, and was held at Sophia Gardens.[4][5]
The show was hugely popular, with 16,000 people attending over two days in 1896.[6]
The competition consisted of various exhibits with entrants competing to be best in class. In 1985 there were 51 categories consisting of 11 for harness horses, 10 for hunters, 9 for trotting and jumps, 7 for brood mares, 6 for cart and colliery horses, 5 for hacks, and 3 for hackneys.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ The British year-book of agriculture and agricultural who's who 1908-09. Vinton & Co. 1908. p. 466.
- ^ Royal Agricultural Society of England (1939). Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Royal Agricultural Society of England. p. 79.
- ^ Live stock journal. Vinton & Co. 1932. p. 147.
- ^ Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes. Vinton. 1898. p. 313.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1912). Bibliotheca celtica. The Library. p. 48.
- ^ "CARDIFF HORSE SHOW - South Wales Daily News". David Duncan and Sons. 4 September 1896. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "HORSESHOW - South Wales Echo". Jones & Son. 19 June 1895. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "CARDIFF HORSE SHOW - Weekly Mail". Henry Mackenzie Thomas. 12 September 1908. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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