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received H. G. at the Bath and West and Telescope, 

 unnoticed there, was placed second here. In bull 

 calves the first prize at both the Bath and West of 

 England and the Boyal was given to Aiixiety, by 

 Longhoms, and a son of Carwardine's celebrated 

 Helena. Like his dam he had splendid quality, a 

 beautiful coat and a touch as good as could be 

 wished. His head, though, was faulted for the 

 horns going up too much. However, it was con- 

 ceded that he was well entitled to his place in this 

 class. Second to him was another from Stockton- 

 bury, The Sultan, by the same sire. He had not 

 quite the quality and touch of his half-brother. 

 Third prize went to Field Marshal from the Coston 

 Hall herd, an offshoot of the Adf orton stock. He 

 was by Cannon Ball, grandson of Sir Benjamin. 



In the breeding cow class two champions of re- 

 nown met — Bosebud from Adforton, a daughter of 

 Sir Thomas, that had been the winner at Birming- 

 ham as well as a champion of the county shows, 

 and the hitherto unbeaten Helena from Stockton- 

 bury. It was of course a matter of opinion, but 

 Hereford men generally agreed with the judging. 

 Rosebud was long and level, a rich dark red, nice- 

 ly marked, wide-backed and straight as a line from 

 head to tail. Helena had more depth in front, with 

 nice flesh evenly and well laid on, but was not quite 

 a match for her antagonist. The third prize 

 Giantess, rightly named, for she had very great 

 scale, was evenly made for so big an animal and 

 had first-rate quality and character. In three-year- 



