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John Price's Hotspur, by Eegulus. Hotspur had 

 perhaps the best head for a Hereford bull, but 

 aside from that Good Boy probably had the advan- 

 tage. Hotspur won. In the class for under-three- 

 years another Hotspur, son of Lord Wilton, was 

 the only exhibit. His winning was pretty well a 

 certainty which probably accounted for absence of 

 competition. The three bulls were all of Adforton 

 blood, two having Adforton sires and the other 

 having an Adforton dam. 



In two-year-old bulls Maidstone, the Shrewsbury 

 winner, very deservedly took first prize. He had 

 plenty of scale and quality, clearly now the making 

 of a grand bull. In yearlings the Herefordshire 

 member, James Eankin, M. P., had first prize for an 

 entry of nice character and straight top, but not any 

 too much in substance. The second prize bull, 

 Arkwright 's Upper Crust, had more admirers. 



In breeding cows Golden Treasure again took 

 first, looking exceedingly handsome and well deserv- 

 ing her honors. Taylor's Bosamond, a first prize 

 cow in the "offspring" class at Shrewsbury, had 

 second prize. F. I. Gough's high-priced Stockton- 

 bury cow Mabelle, by Lord Wilton, was third, an- 

 other Lord Wilton from Stocktonbury, Flo, being 

 reserve and H. C. In three-year-old heifers Allen 

 Hughes' Sunflower was again first, Eankin 's Grace 

 Wilton, by Lord Wilton, second, Gough with Eosa, 

 by Lord Wilton, third, and Eankin reserve and H. 

 C. with another daughter of Lord Wilton. In cows- 

 and-two-offspring the Leinthall herd furnished both 



