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Book, had first prize with a very level good bull, 

 Commodore. 



In the cow class Spangle 2d, one of the pair of 

 heifers previously exhibited by Thomas Rea and 

 now shown by his widow, Mrs. Louise Woodgate 

 Rea, won first. Mr. Rea had purchased the cow at 

 his father's sale for 85 guineas, but owing to his 

 own death through an accident in the hunting field 

 his cattle were sold the following October. At the 

 sale Spangle 2d made 101 guineas to Mr. John Bald- 

 win, and her bull calf called Sir Frank brought 121 

 guineas. Mrs. Rea also won second in this class 

 with Kate 2d, a daughter of Sir Benjamin that had 

 been second at Worcester. In three-year-old heifers 

 Baldwin won first with Duchess of Bedford 2d, by 

 Sir Thomas, now grown into a grand heifer. In 

 two-year-olds he again had first prize with Miss 

 Hastings 2d, another daughter of Sir Thomas and 

 the winner of the first at Worcester. John Monk- 

 house took a first with Fairy Queen, a daughter of 

 Chieftain, another triumph for the Monaughty 

 "breed." 



The next Royal, and the last for two years fol- 

 lowing, was held in 1865 at Plymouth when Mr. J. 

 M. Reed's Colesbome (2467), a son of Caliban 

 (1163), by Attingham, won first prize. Mr. J. A. 

 HoUing's big Chieftain 2d was placed second to him, 

 and Battersea third. In three-year-olds Mr. Duck- 

 ham's good grandson of Sir Benjamin, Commodore 

 (2472), won first and Stallard's Chieftain 3d, a 

 son of Chieftain 2d, received second prize. In the 



