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aged class ; whilst in the two-year-olds another red and white 

 bull, bred in Devon, held the same place. The Judges thus com- 

 ment upon the latter bull : — "The bull to which we awarded the 

 first prize was a very true-made animal, but not quite so good in 

 ([uality as we could have wished." The Yearling Bull Class was 

 decidedly better than the older bulls. In this and the next class 

 Mr. Fawkes, of Farnley, took the first prizes Avith two bulls, own 

 brothers, being by " Lord Cobham," a JjuU bred by Lord Zet- 

 land, out of " Fatima," very handsome in colour, and firm in 

 flesh. The judges s.ay of the yearlings, "We had some very 

 superior animals in this class. The bull which we placed first 

 was very far before any of the others. 'V\\o one placed second, 

 ]\lr. Booth's 'Commander-in-Chief,' from his age and condition, 

 is not calculated to please the multitude, who are not in the habit 

 of seeing animals in store condition. The third," a bull belong- 

 ing to Mr. Walker, of Birmingham, " Battersea First Fruits," 

 and of .Jonas Webl) blood, "was a very good one. We com- 

 mended several in this class." 



I may here say that, whatever be the dlfTerence of oplnicm as 

 to the merits of the animals, Mr. Booth and his late uncle deserve 

 credit for showing "Commander-in-Chief" at this Show, and 

 " Prince of Battersea " at Newcastle in useful working condition, 

 and not overlaid and disguised with fat ; and some courage on 

 the part of Judges is recjuired to recognise the merits of an animal 

 which is only in useful, not in show ccmdition. 



Class IV., with the exception of the first and second animals, 

 belonging respectively to Mr. Fawkes and Sir A. de Rothschild, 

 and the reserve, a roan calf of Mr. Garner, the Judges did not 

 consider a good lot. 



The female Shorthorns were better than the males, and the 

 Cow Class was not inferior to that shown at j\ ewcastle. The 

 Judges describe it as "a very good one, in which we had great 

 ditticulty in arriving at a decision." And indeed, out of ten 

 animals shown, seven are mentioned in the award. \ork shire 

 Avas well represented by the first-prize cow, " Corinne," belonging 

 to INIr. Wood, and by " Frederick's Farewell," from the Towneley 

 herd, belonging to Mr. Tennant. Mr. Stratton was second with 

 "Diadem," and commended with "Maid of Honour;" and 

 Mr. Sharpe, the owner of the prize aged bull, was third with 

 "Elegant." Lady Pigot held the reserve number with "Per- 

 fume," a white cow, also from the Towneley Herd. 



In Class VI., " Lady Fragrant," ]\Ir. Booth's heifer, which 

 takes the first prize, has grown into a great beauty, and, to my 

 mind, was the most stylish Shorthorn exhibited.* The Judges 



* Since the above report wasVritten, the Judges at the Yorkshire and Durham 

 Coimty Shows have adjudged " Lady Fragrant " the prizes for the best Short- 

 horn exhibited. 



