202 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Eoyal society at which the Herefords came out in 

 strong force, and with first-rate quality; indeed, 

 they were generally allowed to be the leading breed 

 in each case, and this notwithstanding the fact that 

 large numbers of the best were being sold to Au- 

 stralia and other countries. The breed was now 

 growing rich in good stowyard material, so that 

 other good ones each year took the places of those 

 exported. 



Hull and Bedford. — ^After four such successful 

 Royal shows of first-class Herefords as these just 

 mentioned, Hull was rather weak in comparison, 

 being considered so far from their native county, 

 but good animals were on view. In the aged bull 

 class Provost, second to his sire Bachelor at Cardiff, 

 where he was only about a week too old for the 

 younger class, with the extra year's age now well 

 won the leading prize. Second to him was the big 

 bull Von Moltke, with wonderful depth and width 

 in front, but not showing the square hindquarter 

 and straight hind legs of the winner. In the three- 

 year-olds "Winter De Cote, bred at Wintereott, a 

 bull of great scale and substance but wanting in 

 condition, had an easy win in his class. He was a 

 son of the Manchester Royal .winner Leominster 3d, 

 from the Wintereott Pink family. In the bull calf 

 class a son of Winter De Cote called Student won 

 first, and well sustained the honor of his sire. 



In the cow class Ivington Rose again won first, 

 looking as fresh and as well as ever. In three-year- 

 old heifers the Earl of Southesk's Desdemona, 



