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Compton, a son of Ivington Rose, but not as well 

 filled out as his dam. The next bull class was well 

 contested, Mr. W. Taylor's Thoughtful now being 

 put first. He was a long deep level bull with great 

 substance and wealth of flesh. Second to him was 

 Sir Edward, a son of Winter De Cote, that had 

 been placed first at the Bath and West of England 

 a month before. Now it was reversed. Mr. Tay- 

 lor's prize bull of the year before, Taunton, had 

 meantime given way to Sir Edward, a bull of nice 

 style and character but with not quite the depth, 

 length and substance of the other. 



In the cow class at Birmingham a remarkably 

 level good cow from Adforton, Mr. Tudge's Rose- 

 bud, by Sir Thomas (2228), carried first prize. She 

 was a long dark red with splendid character and 

 first-rate quality, a true type of a Hereford cow. 

 Second to her was Mr. Thomas' famous Rosaline, 

 still a good-looking cow. Three times she had been 

 a first prize Royal winner, as a cow at Bedford, as 

 a heifer at Cardiff, and as one of two offspring at 

 Bristol. She had been second to Lady Stanton in 

 1875 and was now second to Rosebud, truly a good 

 career. 



In three-year-olds Helena again headed her class. 

 This was her third Royal win, and well she deserved 

 it, so marked was her splendid character, style and 

 touch. Warren Evans came second with Lady 

 Blanche, a daughter of his Von Moltke 2d. Like 

 her sire she was grand in front, with thick wide 

 big forehand, broad chine and top, but also like her 



