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destined to great fame, had first prize, the second 

 going to a much bigger one fyom the Kingsland 

 herd. It was surely a great credit to the Hampton 

 Court and Adf orton management that each bred and 

 exhibited three first prize winners at this notable 

 show. 



Quality Again Triumphs at Manchester. — In 

 1869, the country now having settled down com- 

 pletely after the rinderpest and owners and cattle 

 breeders breathing more freely after knowing that 

 the dread disease was a thing of the past, the Eoyal 

 was held at Manchester, and was the most successful 

 meeting up to that time. As at Leicester, quality 

 seemed to be the leading feature in all breeds, in the 

 Hereford perhaps more particularly so than else- 

 where. In the aged bull class Mr. Arkwright's Sir 

 Hungerford again took first. He had been a great 

 favorite at the Leicester meeting and was even 

 more popular at Manchester, his level even form 

 and splendid quality coming in for almost universal 

 approbation. He was just the type breeders and 

 buyers wanted. The second prize bull, Young Con- 

 queror, from Berrington, one of the late Lord Ber- 

 wick's "breed," was scarcely noticed. Sir Hunger- 

 ford was got by a son of Sir Thomas. 



In the three-year-olds a new exhibitor, Mr. Morris 

 of Madley, with a son of Sir Thomas called The 

 Stow had the winner. This was not a big bull by 

 any means, but he was squarely built. The second 

 went to Prince Leopold from the Eoyal herd. He 

 had scale, but not the requisite quality. In two- 



