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Clipstone. Queen of the Cressidas 3rd, a very handsome roan, 

 stands alongside her dam, no doubt Mr. Woods had good reason for 

 withholding her from the Show Yard this season, otherwise if she had 

 been sent forth to champion the herd in the place of Lady Ottoline, 

 we consider that Mr. Hutchinson's cows would have found a stronger 

 opponent. The next member of the family is a white of splendid 

 quality out of the oldest daughter of Mr. Fawcett's cow, but she 

 will never attain the grandeur possessed by Queen of the Cressidas. 

 Concert, one of the deepest milkers in the herd, not individually so 

 good looking as the Farewells, has bred two prize winning bulls and 

 Lady Craven winner at both the Lincolnshire and Notts Meetings, 

 but unfortunately just too old to compete in the calf class at the 

 Yorkshire quite the most promising heifer Mr. Woods has in hand 

 for next season, if she retains her present evenness she will want a 

 lot of beating. Ruby Rose, own sister to the already mentioned 

 Ruby Rose 2nd, a short legged breeding like cow, was the mother of 

 Sir Redvers, the highest priced of the young bulls sent to Bingley 

 Hall in March, and Sir Stafford, a first prize bull at the Lincoln 

 sale of 1886, as well as making the second highest figure in the Ox 

 yard. Network 2nd, has the same graceful head and horn as the 

 old cow, resembling her also in other respects, but the daughter 

 stands on shorter legs ; then the younger sister, Network 3rd, comes 

 forward to show her good qualities. Walking through the calf pens, 

 the latest arrival is out of Lady Lonsdale, forty-eight hours old. 

 A roan, full brother to Sir Redvers, appears likely for sustaining 

 Ruby Rose's reputation as a bull breeder. The white heifers have 

 already been mentioned, except we must add that Georgina 4th's is 

 considered the best. After seeing Lady Craven, the red Georgina 

 6th, very attractive and stylish, is before us, and then in turn we 

 have the rest of the show cattle brought forth, and quite a County 

 Meeting is held on a piece of well trimmed turf, near the buildings, 

 Vesper Bell 7th, Harmonia, and Network 5th, are the first heifers 

 of Wanderer's get, the Certainty lacks the great flesh forming 

 properties of the Clipstone exhibits; Harmonia, in worse company 

 would have been noted as " good," but Network 5th wins with 



