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upon her larger opponent. In yearling heifers 

 Carwardine's Helena came to the fore again, an un- 

 doubted winner. She now had splendid character 

 and quality, was exceptionally level and in fine 

 bloom. She was truly called i i the beautiful Helena. ' ' 

 Second to her was Mr. W. Taylor's Cherry, by Mer- 

 cury. In heifer calves Mr. Edwards' Mabel, by 

 Winter De Cote, was first. 



Big Good Classes at Birmingham. The Here- 

 fords were out in full strength at the Birmingham 

 Eoyal of 1876. In the aged bulls Mr. Taylor's 

 Tredegar was looking remarkably well, with his wide 

 table-back and his body well let down at both ends. 

 With his nice markings, character and style, he well 

 deserved his third Eoyal first. Second to him was 

 Warren Evans' Von Moltke 2d. He had been alter- 

 nately scoring first and second places with the sec- 

 ond of the previous year, Mr. Bailey's King of the 

 Dale. They were bulls of very different types. Von 

 Moltke 2d was extraordinarily wide and good in his 

 forehand, exceptionally so in his brisket and over 

 his shoulders and chine, but he was not so square 

 and good in his hindquarters, nor so straight in his 

 hind legs as the first, nor the third winner, Mr. 

 Thomas Myddleton's Baron 4th. However, he was 

 the biggest in his girth, measuring 9 feet 2 inches. 



In the three-year-old bulls Mr. Thomas' Horace 

 2d, a bull of character and quality, had first prize. 

 He was by Horace (3877), but had not the length 

 of some of his opponents. He was "well grown 

 together," however. Second to him was Lord 



