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Jeggy, and we may meution, for the benefit of all cou- 

 cerned, that he too claims Warlaby as the " home of his 

 ancestors." Amongst the highly commended in this 

 section was Mr. Ellison's Baron St. Leonards, which 

 ranked as the third yearling at the spring show in 1858, 

 receiving also a commendation at the Derry meeting of 

 the Royal Agricultural Improvement Society ; the 

 others were Mr. Maxwell's Havelock, by Musician, a 

 bull bred by Col. Towneley ; Mr. PoUok's Bandy, by 

 the former prize bull Bamboo ; Mr. Seaton's Jacob 

 Faithful, by Jacob, another victor at former shows ; and 

 Mr. Chaloner's Candidate, by Hopewell. 



In the three-year-old section the first prize was taken 

 by Capt. Bunbury's Cornet. This animal was second in 

 the two-year-old class last year, and is a son of the prize 

 bull Cadet, of Warlaby descent. He has a capital shoulder 

 and back, and although he has a little of his sire's hair, 

 has a good touch of flesh. Mr. Barcroft's Beau, of 

 Kilbogget, a bull of considerable substance, was second; 

 Mr. Christy's Emblem, Mr. PoUok's Imperial Prince, 

 and Col. Leslie's Fugleman received each honorary cer- 

 tificates. 



The next section contained all shorthorn bulls calved 

 prior to 1856, amongst which there were several of 

 more than ordinary merit, and prize winners in their 

 day. The first prize was given to Priam, belonging to 

 Lord Talbot-de-Malahide, a bull which is very defec- 

 tive behind the shoulder, but was the prize bull in his 

 class at the Waterford Meeting of the Royal Agricultu- 

 ral Improvement Society in 1857, and also at the 

 Spring Show, last year. A tolerably good bull, be- 

 longing to Mr. Roe, got the second prize, being pre- 

 cisely the same rank as that which he attained at the Dub- 

 lin Society's Show, last year; but a place to which he 

 was scarcely entitled on this occasion, seeing that he 

 had Mr. Ball's Jacob against him, to which the judges 

 gave an honorary certificate. Jacob was the prize bull 

 in 1856, and also on other occasions ; is a son of Hope- 

 well, and of the Victoria race, by his dam. When we find 

 an animal of his quality put behind such a bull as that 

 which got the second prize, we are apt to feel inclined to 

 ask why quality is so specially desired, seeing that it, 

 as well as other important points, have apparently been 

 overlooked in this case. Mr. Welsh's Sir Colin Camp- 

 bell, bred at Athelstaneford, was also justly highly 

 commended, whilst Capt. Bunbury's, Mr. Rutherford's, 

 and Mr. Jones's bulls were commended. The two for- 

 mer are somewhat allied in blood, the sire of the one 

 and the grandsire of the other, by the dam's side, being 

 Druid (10,M0). 



In the yearling heifer class, Mr, Ambler stood first, 

 as he did in the corresponding class of bulls. His 

 Lady Blanche is a very sweet heifer, of good quality, 

 good back and loin, and a prime coat of hair. Next to 

 her come Mr. Thomas Lee Norman's Maradan the 

 Seventh ; also a nice animal, but deficient behind. 

 Fair Maid, also belonging to Mr. Norman, was com- 

 mended ; and the further list of honorary awards in this 

 section consisted of Mr. Fitzwilliam Welsh's two heifers. 

 Pride of Douglas, and Maid of Islanmore ; Lord 

 Monk's Myrtle 13th, and Red Nell Gwynne ; 



Mr. Jones's Lady of the Bath ; Major Stanley 

 M'Clintock's Zingara ; Mr. Christy's Limerrck Lass 

 the Third; and three capital heifers, belonging to 

 Capt. Ball, viz., Lctitia, Agatha, and Josephine. 

 Such a list of high commendations tells at once the 

 character of the class, which, indeed, was even more 

 than usually good. 



The two-year-old heifer section was the most hotly 

 contested in all the exhibition, and presented an 

 array of excellence which is very rarely to be met 

 with. The first prize was awarded to Lord Cla- 

 rina's Charity the Second, a magnificent animal, 

 taking her in front, but very decidedly inferior 

 behind. She has a fine arched rib, and her hair and 

 touch are excellent. She is by Lord Derby (12,094), and 

 her dam by Booth's Forest (10,240). The second 

 place in the section was taken by Luna, a heifer now 

 belonging to Mr. Welsh, of Limerick, but bred by Mr. 

 Sanday, of Holme-Pierrepoint. Her loin is capital, and 

 her quality good, but she is not to say an even heifer. 

 Besides these two heifers there were four highly- com- 

 mended and two commended in this section. The lead- 

 ing heifers amongst the former were Capt. Gunter's 

 Moss Rose, and Mr. Barnes' Lady Hopewell. We need 

 scarcely remind our readers that Moss Rose was the 

 second heifer in her class at the Northallerton show, and 

 it has occasioned a great deal of surprise that she only 

 got a third place in Dublin. Lady Hopewell (Barnes') 

 is a noble heifer, was second at Derry, and is more equal 

 than either of the two prize heifers, whilst Moss Rose 

 again, if anything, excels even her in this respect. The 

 inference is, therefore, that a third for either of 

 those two heifers was the wrong place. We freely and 

 frankly admit the eminent grand qualities which the 

 winning heifers, particularly the first placed, possess; bu* 

 we maintain, at the same time, that neither of them is 

 equal throughout to either Moss Rose or Lady Hope- 

 well. The other two highly-commended heifers were 

 Capt. Gunter's Fair Maid of Wetherby, and Mr. Cam- 

 pion's Lady Barcroft; whilst the simply commended 

 were Mr. Lee Norman's Princess Royal, and a heifer 

 belonging to Sir Percy Nugent. 



We have already mentioned that the " Irish Farmers' 

 Gazette Challenge Cup" comes agai-i to the English 

 side of the Channel. This, together with the Gold 

 Medal given for the best of all the prize breeding 

 heifers, giving milk, or in calf, and the special prize be- 

 longing to the three-year-old class, was awarded to 

 Mr. Richard Eastwood's heifer Rosette, bred by Mr. 

 Wetherall, and thus adding another laurel to the many 

 which already grace the Aldborough herd. Rosette is 

 almost a perfect beauty. Her fine head, neck, and 

 shoulders^ which arc so beautifully run into one another, 

 is a complete picture ; her barrel is also magnificent, 

 and were it not for a droop in the hind quarters, she 

 must be declared faultless. Following her in the class 

 came the appropriately- named Sweetheart, bred by 

 Mr. Grundy, and now the property of Mr. Welsh, of 

 Limerick. Sweetheart is a very equal heifer, well made 

 up in all her best points, and will yet do greater things, 

 or we are much mistaken, if all goes well with her. The 



