the Devon Breed of Cattle. 
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the Bath and West of England Show at Newton, and the first 
at the Salisbury Roval ; he combined Quartly blood on the side 
of the sire, with Davy blood on that of the dam. Eclipse (] 90), 
a first-prize bull at the Bath and West of En<;land Show at 
Tiverton, was of similar descent, and was sold to Charles 
Sturgeon, Esq., for transmission to Australia. At the Royal 
Show at Battersea, the Society offered, in addition to the ordinary 
prizes, two gold medals — one for the best male Devon in any of 
the classes, and the other for the best female. Mr. James Davy 
won both, with Duke of Flitton (G13), and Temptress (1G72). 
In dealing with this herd, it is only fair to quote the unpre- 
judiced report of the Stewards of Stock at Battersea. At p. 379, 
'Royal Agricultural Journal,' Vol. XXIII., it is stated, "The 
Devons are the best I have ever seen, and I have attended eleven 
Royal meetings ; the cows, heifers, and yearling heifers especially, 
were very superior. Mr. James Davy, of Flitton, sent five 
animals ; and won four firsts and a second (against one of his 
own), besides taking both gold medals with the Duke of Flitton 
(G13), and Temptress (1672)." Princess Alice (2283), the first 
prize yearling, who had previously won the first prize as a calf at 
Leeds, was drawn out with Temptress for the gold medal. 
Further on, the Report says, " Two such yearlings as Mr. Davy's 
Princess Alice and Young Empress (2448) have been seldom 
seen in one man's possession." Since 1862 Mr. Davy has only 
exhibited at the Royal Show at Plymouth, where his bull Duke 
of Flitton the 2nd (825) gained the second prize, Empress 2nd 
("2669) won the first prize as a cow, his 2 years and 2 months- 
old heifer gained a third, and his two yearling heifers, daughters 
of the Duke of Flitton (613), the first and third prizes. In 
December, 1867, Mr. Smith of Exeter gained the first prize and 
a silver medal for an ox, bred by Mr. Davy, and a grandson of 
his gold-medal cow, 
Mr. George Turner of Brampford Speke, and Bowley (late of 
Barton), commenced breeding in 1818, inheriting some from his 
father ; he says, " I also purchased the best I could get from the 
late Mr. John Tanner Davy of Rose Ash, the Messrs. Quartly, 
Mr. W. Davy of Flitton, and Mr. Halse." Although Mr. Turner 
cannot claim to be one of the earliest Devon breeders, still by 
prudent selections from the best herds, skilful breeding, and 
exhibiting extensively, he has borne his fair share in sustaining 
and spreading their fame, and has been a successful competitor 
at the Devon, Royal, Bath and West of England, Smithfield, and 
Birmingham Shows, having bred the following Royal first prize 
bulls : — Derby (23), combining Quartly and Mogridge blood ; 
Turner's Prince of Wales (106), of Davy and Quartly descent ; 
Omar Pasha (473), Protection (110), of Turner and Mogridge 
