ternational show, but he was not in the 

 best form, and could only get the place of 

 "commended." Here T. J. Carwardine 

 of St,ocktonbury, Leominster, was at- 

 tracted to him, and after negotiating with 

 Mr. Lloyd exchanged him for a bull calf 

 and 5 ($25). In 1881, in Mr. Carwardine's 

 possession, Lord Wilton won first and 

 championship against all breeds at Lord 

 Tredegar's show at Newport, and again 

 at the same show in 1882, defeating this 

 latter year Mr. Rogers' Archibald (6290). 

 At Leominster in 1882 he was in the bull, 

 caw and offspring class, and helped se- 

 cure the first place, while this same year 

 he was the first prize bull at the Shrop- 

 shire and West Midland show at Ludlow. 

 This closed his show yard career. 



Writing of Lord Wilton's personal 

 characteristics, William Housman has 

 thus expressed* himself: "Lord Wilton 

 does not fill the eye as an absolutely big 

 bull, but he has ample proportionate 

 length, and, like the Adforton bulls in 

 general, a robust character, the bone not 

 too heavy, but made to bear a great 

 weight of beef, and. he furnishes heavily 

 in the fore -flank and other flesh points. 

 His head has plenty of width across the 

 upper part, not too much length in the 

 lower part. The horns of medium size 

 for a Hereford, and of inward and de- 

 scending curve, harmonize with the kind- 

 ly, open countenance, and the hanging 

 lap of surplus skin gives masculine depth 

 from ear to' throat." 



Further evidence as to the character of 

 this bull is quoted from an unnamed 

 English paper in Shadeland Farm cata- 

 logue, as follows: "At 10 years old he 

 carries a magnificent form and appear- 

 ance, being very massive, oroad and 

 deep, standing low to ground, with great 

 solidity and substance, but remarkably 

 even, and no coarseness whatever. One 

 striking feature is his full, deep chest 

 and great girth behind the shoulders, 

 with fullness at crops, chines and loins." 



The death of Mr. Carwardine resulted 

 in it being necessary to sell his herd, so 

 that it was put up at public auction by 

 Alfred Edwards on Aug. 28 and 29, 1884. 

 This was the great sale in Hereford 

 history, -and Lord Wilton was its stellar 

 attraction. In the Christmas number of 

 the Breeder's Gazette for 1900 John Hill, 

 who iiiterestingly writes "The Story of 

 Lord Wilton," gives the following ac- 

 count of his placing under the hammer: 



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