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The other judge was for the Carwardine bull, a 

 son of President Arthur, his dam by Anxiety, which 

 was a son of the beautiful Helena; he was a thick 

 square bull, exceptionally big, strong and wide over 

 his shoulders and chine and along his back, though 

 he had not the long straight hindquarters of his 

 opponent. Each of the judges pleaded strongly in 

 favor of his favorite, first the one and then the other 

 taking the third judge by the arm and dilating upon 

 the good points. Finally after a very long discus- 

 sion the third man, Mr. Featherstonhaugh, a fine 

 type of the Irish gentleman, gave his vote in Maid- 

 stone's favor, thus starting Mr. Taylor's celebrated 

 bull upon a career that has few parallels in show- 

 yard annals. William Tudge's Leinthall, by Auc- 

 tioneer from Eoseleaf, was unanimously placed 

 third.* 



*In a letter to the author Mr. Tudge gives the details of this 

 somewhat amusing incident thus: 



"At York in 1883 there had been, as usual, some little differ- 

 ences of opinion as to the decisions in some of the classes. I 

 happened to overhear an Irish gentleman, a Mr. Featherstonhaugh, 

 making what I thought very sensible remarks about the judging, 

 adding: 'Had I been officiating I should have given some of the 

 prizes differently.' I said to him: 'If you were asked to judge 

 at next year's Royal, would you do so?' He considered a moment 

 and then said: 'Yes, certainly I will.' I had been asked by a 

 member of the council just previously to nominate one or two for 

 next year, so I gave his name as one, and he was chosen to serve 

 with two 'old hands,' Mr. Henry Haywood and Mr. Adam Lee, both 

 men of very strong opinions, and who were continually differing 

 in opinion. So Mr. Featherstonhaugh had not an easy time at 

 Shrewsbury the following year. 



"It was in the yearling class that they differed most. Hay- 

 wood's was a straight, lengthy calf, very even from end to end. 

 Lee's was a thick, blocky one, exceptionally good and wide over 

 the shoulders and top, but short. The two bulls very much re- 

 sembled their two judges, for Lee had a very big, strong chest 

 and was stoutly built. Haywood was three or four inches taller. 

 The Irish gentleman had not a happy time. First one would take 

 him by the arm to his favorite and then the other. Eventually 

 he decided with Haywood, and Maidstone had first; Anxiety by 

 Arthur second; Leinthall third. Mr. Featherstonhaugh, a very 

 gentlemanly man, came to me at the ringside after the decision, 

 saying: 'Nevermore will I become one of three judges.'" 



