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by The Grove (1764), her dam being by Harold 

 (2029), another son of The Grove, making her 

 rather inbred. Yet she had plenty of constitution 

 and was well-nigh perfect in form. 



In heifer calves another Adforton heifer gained 

 first prize. This was Lady Brandon, a daughter 

 of Brandon from Lady Adforton, the winner of the 

 second prize at the Manchester Royal. She had also 

 been second to Queen of the Lilies at the Bath and 

 West of England meeting. This was a wonderfully 

 good performance on the daughter's part, for Mr. 

 Tudge tells us: "She was the smallest calf I ever 

 saw born to its natural time. Her mother had only 

 a day or two returned from a local show. We had 

 just loosed her out of her box, my father and I. 

 When she stepped in the fold-yard she calved Lady 

 Brandon standing. I ran up and picked up the little 

 calf, which was as lively as possible, carrying it 

 indoors on my two hands, and just within a few 

 days of twelve months old she gained first prize at 

 the Royal." A very good heifer belonging to Mr. 

 Thomas Fenn, Duchess of Bedford 6th, was second. 



A new admirer of first-class pedigree Herefords, 

 and purchaser of the best to commence a herd with, 

 appeared at this show. He was a Scotch nobleman, 

 the Earl of Southesk, who bought Queen of the Lil- 

 ies, Diadem, and the winning young bull Ostorious. 



Rogers and His Tall Herdsman. Thos. Rogers 

 of Coxall, the owner of a fine herd that is said 

 to have gained upwards of 200 prizes at various 

 times and places, was an exhibitor here, and a some- 



