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him mainly for service in his own herd, but Lord 

 Berwick used him also. A prominent English breed- 

 er speaking of this bull says : 



"I can remember seeing him and Confidence, the 

 Derby winner of 1843, when staying as a lad with 

 Thomas Longmore, the breeder of Walford (871). 

 It was scarcely a mile from Mr, Smith's place to 

 Walford village, and not much farther from Wal- 

 ford to Coxall. Confidence I can remember as of a 

 proper Hereford color, rather deep red with curly 

 coat, and prominent eyes; but was a little inclined 

 to be vicious. He was a stylish looking bull, and 

 was used afterwards in several of the best herds. 

 Emperor was a quiet good-tempered bull." 



The winning cow at Shrewsbury among eighteen 

 competitors was exhibited and bred by Mr. I. N. 

 Carpenter of Eardisland. She was Victoria, three 

 years and eight months old, a daughter of Mr. 

 Jeffries* Hope (439), the sire of Confidence. She 

 had won first prize as a heifer at Southampton the 

 year before, arid was now sold to Lord Berwick. 

 Victoria is entered in Volume 4, page 202, of the 

 Hereford Herd Book as having eight calves, one of 

 them a Eoyal winner, Albert Edward (859). Vic- 

 toria had previously won various prizes at the Here- 

 fordshire meeting, and also at Tredegar. 



The year following the Royal show was at New- 

 castle-upon-Tyne. The Duke (493), winner of the 

 second prize at Shrewsbury, here gained the first. 

 His sire. Speculation, was a very successful stock 

 bull in the Shrewsbury district, his get including 

 winning steers and oxen at the principal fat stock 



