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CHAPTER XV. 



THE BREED IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND. 



Polled cattle at the Battersea and Kilbum International Exhibitions — 

 Pride of Aberdeen 581 and Mr Richard Booth's Queen of the Ocean, 

 the two best females at Battersea — English herds — Baliol College^ 

 Beechwood — Bradley Hall — The Ballindalloch Ericas — Ewell — 

 Felcourt — Goodwood — Horsted — Eoos — Smeaton Manor — South Ella 

 — Studley Priory — Mr Henderson's experience with the breed^The. 

 Breed in Ireland — Mr Hugh Watson's success at the early shows 

 of the Royal Irish and Royal Dublin Societies — Grey -breasted Jock 2 

 closed his career in the Emerald Isle — The herd of Mr Kii-kaldy of 

 Hearnesbrook and Mr Seymour of Ballymore Castle — Lord Talbot de 

 Malahide and Lord Lurgan — Herds of Mr Owen, Blessington, and Mr 

 CoUis of Tieraclea. 



England. 



English agriculturists have had numerous opportunities 

 of inspecting the best specimens of the breed. Prizes have 

 been frequently offered for polled cattle at the shows of the 

 Eoyal Agricultural Society of England, while at the great 

 International Exhibitions at Battersea in 1862 and at 

 Kilbum in 1879, Aberdeen or Angus mustered in strong 

 force. At the former meeting a competent authority 

 bracketed Mr M'Oombie's polled cow Pride of Aberdeen 

 581 with Mr Richard Booth's famous Shorthorn Queen 

 of the Ocean as the two best females at the show. For 

 many years the Smithfield and Bingley HaU Fat Stock 

 Shows have had as one of their leading features the displays 



