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put under the management of Mr. Wilson, of the Natural History Department, who very ably conducted it; and the whole affair proved a gratifying success—so much so, that Mr. Weir received the thanks of the Directors, and a very handsome, large silver tankard, with suitable inscription. So great a success did the exhibition prove, that it was immediately decided to repeat it later in the year.[1] The show was also held twice in the year following (1872), and has been continued annually ever since. "My idea," Mr. Weir remarks, "for holding a show was that the cat was a truly useful domestic
- ↑ The number of visitors admitted on the occasion of this one-day show amounted to the grand total of 19,310.
