WHILE attractive women may have stolen all the attention in one marquee, animals still ruled the roost at the second day of the Royal Lancashire Show.

After a day dominated by cattle in the show rings on Tuesday, it was the turn of pigs, goats and sheep to go on display to the thousands who turned up yesterday.

Judging was carried out by the great and the good, including local mayors, such as Coun Charles Warkman, first citizen of the Ribble Valley.

Among the tents he visited was Ribble Valley's own marquee, home to several displays from the borough council, as well as other projects which support local farmers.

As on Tuesday, organisers of the show were cock-a-hoop after their carefully put together access plans appeared to pay off.

At worst, people leaving the site found themselves having to slow down as they left the showground.

Inspector Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police, said: "It has been another excellent day. We had a few problems on Tuesday night on the A59, but that was caused by an articulated lorry breaking down.

"We are grateful to drivers for following the routes set down for them, which has enabled a generally smooth flow of traffic on to the site."

And the wedding craze for 2005 -- in Lancashire at least -- may well have kicked off in the Food Hall, where Essex-based 'Chocolate Fondue Company' was awash with bookings to hire their chocolate fountains.

People get to dip skewered strawberries into the fountain and then eat them.

Back in the rings, there was one other animal event which also caught many people's imagination -- the Royal Lancashire Show Mascot race.

Mascots from local football clubs took over the main ring as a monkey from Accrington Stanley, a lion from Blackburn Rovers, a bee from Burnley, and a duck from Preston North End battled it out.