230 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



opinion as to which was the better of the two heif- 

 ers. Silvia with her nice curly coat was put first 

 when they met at Newport in the autumn. 



In two-year-olds the Stocktonbury herd took first 

 with Henrietta, a daughter of Lord Wilton. She 

 had been second to her half-sister Venus at Derby. 

 Both were bought for America. Allen Hughes' 

 Modesty, by Commander, was second to Henrietta. 

 The yearling heifers were a strong class. Major 

 Ashton's Princess, by Marquis (6057), was placed 

 at its head, as she was at all the leading shows of 

 the year, the second going into Cornwall on Duchess 

 2d, a daughter of John Price's Grand Duke (5342). 

 Carwardine was third with Venus 2d, by Lord Wil- 

 ton. 



In breeding cows with two offspring Robert Hall 

 won first with Lovely, by Preceptor, and a pair of 

 remarkably nice twin heifer calves by Lord Wilton. 

 The dam and the calves had first-class character 

 and style. The Earl of Coventry's Giantess won 

 second honors with her calves Britannia and Golden 

 Treasure. 



Light Show at York. The next meeting was at 

 York in 1883. The weather there was much more 

 favorable than it had been for several years pre- 

 vious, but being so far from their native county 

 the Hereford exhibits were not so numerous. In the 

 aged bulls there were but two entries, the Earl of 

 Coventry's Fisherman and Rogers' Archibald. The 

 first prize was given to Fisherman, which just pre- 

 viously had won the first at the Bath and West of 



