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it was, the vendors not only bad a difficulty in conversing, 

 but many of the bulls seemed so oddly aflfected by the 

 sound, that they showed themselves to no advantage 

 when they were led out for purchasers to examine. The 

 Lord Lieutenant and his suite went round the show in 

 the course of Wednesday afternoon, and falling back 

 rather on his " Oxford First-class" recollections than 

 those of the Castle Howard herd, his Excellency 

 observed, in the course of his speech at the evening's 

 meeting, that he could not look on Dr. Mc Hale "with- 

 out being reminded of the snow-white herds of Cly- 

 tumnus." Several interesting facts were adduced at the 

 meeting to show the great advance which Ireland is 

 making in the breeding of stock. In 1851 the value of 

 this class of exports was only £"474,000, whereas in 

 1858 it had risen to ^IjCbSjOOO, while between the 

 former year and 1859 the numbers carried on the Great 

 Southern and Western Railway increased from 108,000 

 to 377,000. Since the census of 1841 no less than a 

 million-and-a-half of waste acres have been reclaimed. 

 Subjoined is a list of prizes and judges in the five prin- 

 cipal departments. 



LIST OF THE PRIZES. 



JUDGllS. 



Shorthorns. — A. L. Maynard, Mertoii-le-Moor, Ripon 5 

 R. Stratton, Broad Hintou, Swindon; Thomas , Norwood, 

 Brackley, Northamptonshire. 



Fat Stock. — Francis Wright, Sylvester Rait, Samuel 

 Garnelt. 



Miscellaneous Breeds. — John Borthwick, Charles G. 

 Grey, Thomas Ratcliffe. 



Horses. — J. C. Naper, Major Burrows, J. 0. G. Pollock, 

 aud J. J.Farrell, V. S. 



Sheep. — Robert Wyiie. Winter Hill, Catterick, Yorkshire j 

 Angustus Warburton, Caleb Going. 



Swine. — Joseph Woolf, Haalingtou Hall, Crewe ; Major 

 H. Stanley M'Clintock, J. Pratt Tyute. 



CHALLENGE CUP. 



The Farmers' Gazette Challenge Cup, awarded to Thomas 

 Barnes, Westland, Moynalty, for short-hotned bull. Dr. 

 M'Hale. 



The Irish Railway Challenge Cup, awarded to Thomas 

 Barnes, for ahort-horned bull, Dr. M'Hale. 



Ganly Challenge Cup, awarded to J. Richardson, Liaburn. 



NEAT CATTLE.— BREEDING STOCK, 



SHORT-HORNED BREED. 



Bulls.— Best bull, calved in 1859, Jonathan Richardson 

 Lisbnrn. Second beat, W. T. Croabie, Tralee. Third best 

 J, Richardson, honorary certificate. 



Beat, calved iu 1858, Lord Talbot de Malahide. Second 

 beat, Francis Lindsay, Killyleagh. 



Beat, calved in 1857, Thomas Barnes, Westland, Moynalty. 

 Second best, Jaffray Barcroft, Kilbogget. 



Beat, calved prior to 1857, Captain Spencer, Whitehaven. 

 Second best, Earl of Clancarty. 



Best of all the prize bulla, Thomas Barnes, Moynalty, the 

 Gold Medal. Second best^ J. Richardaon, Lisburu, large 

 silver medal. 



Heifers. — Beat short-horued heifer, calved in 1859, W. 

 T. Croabie, Tralee. Second best, Stewart Marjoribanks, 

 Watford. 



Best heifer, calved in 1858, iu calf, or producing a live calf 

 within twelve months, subsequent to the date of the show, 

 Messrs. Turnbull, Renton. Second best, John Christy, 

 Adare. ' 



Best, calved in 1857, giving milk, or in calf, Charles 

 Laudes, Ballylongford. Second best, Fitzwilliam Welsh, 

 Limerick. 



Best of all the prize breeding heifers, either having had a 

 living cnlf, or producing a live calf within twelve months sub- 

 sequent to 'the date of the show, Messrs. Turnbull, Renton, 

 the Gold Medal. 



Cows.— Best short-horned cow, of any age, either having 



had a living calf within twelve months preceding the date of 

 the show, or producing a live calf within six mouths subse- 

 quent to same, Richard Eastwood, Burnley, Lancashire. Se- 

 cond best, Fitzwilliam Welsh, Limerick. 



Beat of the prize milch cows, Richard Eastwood, the Gold 

 Medal. 



DEVONS. 



Bulls. — Best bull, calved in 1859, Sir A. E. Bellingham. 



Best ditto, calved in 1858, Lord Charlemont, Clontarf. 



Best bull calved iu 1857, Lord Charlemont. 



Cows. — Best cow of any age, eitherhaving had a living calf 

 within twelve months preceding the date of the show, or pro- 

 ducing a live calf within six months subsequent to the same, 

 Charles Toole, Bray. 



SCOTCH BREEDS. 



West Highlands. 



Best bull of any age, Lord Charlemont, large silver medal. 



Beat cow calved in 1857, giving milk or in calf, Lord Charle- 

 mont. 



Scotch Polled. 



Beat bull of any age, Lord Talbot de Malahide, large silver 

 medal. 



Best ditto calved in 1858, producing a live calf withm 

 twelve months subsequent to the date of the show. Lord Talbot 

 de Malahide, large silver medal. 



Best cow of any age, having had a living calf within twelve 

 months preceding the date of the show, or producing a live 

 calf within eight months subsequent to same, Lord Talbot de 

 Malahide, large silver medal. 



Atrshires. 



Best bull of any age, H. Montgomery, L.L.D., Liaburn, 

 large silver medal. 



ALDERNEYS. 



Best bull of any age, Henry Thompson, Dundrum, large 

 silver medal. 



Beat heifer calved in 1859, Lord Chsrlemont, large silver 

 medal. 



Beat heifer calved in 1 858, having had a living calf, or pro- 

 ducing a live calf within eight months aubaequent to the date 

 of the show, Duke of Leinster, Maynooth, large silver medal. 



Best heifer calved in 1857, giving milk or in calf, J. W. 

 Chapman, Maynootb, large silver medal. 



Best cow of any age, having had a living calf within twelve 

 months preceding the date of the show, or producing a live 

 calf within eight months subsequent to same, Chas. Toole, 

 Bray, large silver medal. 



KERRYS. 



Best bull of any age, Ralph S. Cusack, large silver medal. 



Best heifer calved in 1859, Sir E. M'Donnell, large ailver 

 medal. 



Best heifer calved in 1858, having had a living calf within 

 twelve months previous to the date of the show, or producing 

 a living calf within eight months subsequent to same. Sir 

 Edward M'Donnell, large silver medal. 



Best heifer calved in 1857, giving milk or in calf, Sir Ed- 

 ward M'Donnell, large silver medal. 



Best cow of any age, having had a living calf within twelve 

 months preceding the date of the show, or producing a living 

 calf within eight months subsequent to same, W. S. Trench, 

 large silver medal. 



FAT STOCK. 



Short - horned. 

 Best fat ox calved in 1857, Lord Clarina, large ailver medal. 

 Beat fat ox calved prior to 1857, Lord Clarina, large silver 

 medal. 



Herefords. 



Best fat ox calved prior to 1857, R. W. ReynelJ, large 

 silver medal. 



Devons. 



Best fat ox calved prior to 1857, Hugh M. Tuite, Mullin- 

 gar, large silver medal. 



Any other Breed or Cross-bred Animal, 

 Best fat ox calved in 1856 or 1857, William S. Garnett, 

 Navan, large silver medal. 

 Best pair of fat oxen of any breed that have been fairly and 



