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heifer Dowager, dam by Horace (3877), and 

 the yearling heifer Venus, dam by Theodore 

 3d (5707). This group was in competition 

 with Mr. Handley's Shorthorns at the Essex 

 show the other day, namely, the white bull 

 Hovingham (43363), now nearly six years old, 

 sire Sir Arthur Ingram (32490) ; the noted 

 bull Self Esteem 2d, dam by Sir Robin 

 (40720), and the bull calf Royal Hovingham, 

 dam by Alfred the Great, Self Esteem being 

 probably the best Shorthorn bull of the day. 



"At the Essex show the Shorthorn group was 

 placed before the Hereford group, but a protest 

 has been lodged against the award on the 

 ground of an informal appointment of judges. 

 At Brighton this Shorthorn group was simply 

 'not in it/ and it is worth bearing in mind that 

 the bull Hotspur (7028), which headed the 

 winning group of Herefords, was second in 

 the older bulls' class at Brighton to Mr. H. R. 

 Hall's Hotspur (7726). The second place was 

 awarded to Messrs. E. and A. Stanford, of The 

 Batons, Ashurst, Steyning, Sussex, for the Sus- 

 sex bull Goldsmith (391), coming eight years 

 old, the bull Reading (516), over four years 

 old, dam by Clayton (319), and the cow Dorset 

 8th (2365), over five years old, dam by Dor- 

 chester (325). All the cattle comprising this 

 group were excellent, and whilst the win of the 

 Herefords was unquestionably just, the sec- 

 ond place given to the Sussex breed was a very 

 popular award." 



One of the leading English journals said of 

 this award : "All this goes to show that when 

 the Shorthorns are not made secure by pre-. 

 ponderance of influence among the judges, as 

 they have been in the main for years past, they 

 do not win every time when they come in com- 

 petition with other breeds." 



The "Hereford Times" said: 



"Breeders of Herefords, and people of the 

 country generally, will be much gratified to 

 hear that the famous 'whitefaces' have again as- 

 serted their splendid qualities in a striking 

 manner, the Earl of Coventry having carried off 

 the champion bull prize at the ROYAL COUN- 

 TIES Snow at Southampton, on Tuesday, with 

 his wonderful Goodboy, defeating the Short- 

 horn, Sussex and Devon breeds. The Royal 

 Counties Society is, after the national society, 

 one of the most important in the country, and 

 this fact makes Lord Coventry's success all the 

 more creditable. That it should not be said we 

 are unduly lauding the breed, or too highly ap- 

 praising its future, we will let an impartial 

 critic speak. The 'London Times/ in its notice 

 of the Show, says: 'In all the 51 entries of 

 Shorthorns, 48 of the Sussex breed, 26 Devons 



and six Herefords, there is nothing that is not 

 of a high order. In the interesting competi- 

 tion for the ten-guinea prize, given by Mr. Wal- 

 ter, M. P., for the best bull in these four breeds, 

 the champion is the Earl of Coventry's Here- 

 ford bull Goodboy, a surprisingly good animal 

 both in front, along his level and broad back, 

 and his hindquarters, more particularly his re- 

 markable rounds and flank/ >: 



THE FAIRS OF 1886. 



At the Minnesota State Fair, 1886, in the 

 sweepstakes ring, six herds contested for the 

 honors; two herds of Shorthorns, three herds 

 of Whitefaces and one of Devons. The judges 

 in this class were Mr. R. H. Bullis, of Winne- 

 bago City; Mr. J. T. Mather, of Illinois, and 

 Mr. Baker, of Hustisford, Wis. The Herefords 

 took all the honors in this contest. J. 0. Curry, 

 Aurora, 111., took sweepstakes for the best herd ; 

 Iowa Hereford Cattle Co. second. 



At the NEBRASKA STATE FAIR IN 1886, Here- 

 fords made a grand show in their classes and in 

 the grand sweepstakes for the best herd of any 



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breed; Shockey & Gibb took first sweepstakes 

 premium for their Hereford herd, consisting of 

 Beau Real, Lady Wilton, Downton Ringdove, 

 by Auctioneer; Pinktie, by Remus, and Sarah 

 Miller, by Success. 



The FAIR AT LAWRENCE, Kansas, in 1886, 

 was in all respects a creditable show. The 



