182 The Agricultural Features of the Paris Exhibition. 
for "Lassie 2nd," got by "Master Willie " (1163), and out of 
"Lassie" (3626). The Messrs. Stanford also got a " high com- 
mendation " for a fair specimen of the Sussex breed. In the 
cow class, Mr. Fryer again had the best of a keen tussle with 
Mr. Farthing, the former coming first with " Quail," a good 
cow, four years and five months old, got by " Emperor" (1096), 
out of " Queen," and bred by Viscount Portman, Bryanston ; 
while Mr. Farthing got second with " Lady Bird," a promising 
heifer, two years and six months old, in-calf, full sister to Mr. 
Fryer's " Queen Mary." The Messrs. Stanford obtained a " very 
high commendation " for a good six-3'ear-old Sussex cow. Mr. 
Farthing, it may be mentioned, did not send his best cattle 
to Paris. Ke retained a sufficient number of his " cracks " to 
take a good position, as has been his wont, at the Bath and West 
of England and the Royal Shows. The Messrs. Stanford's Sussex 
cattle were generally well fleshed and symmetrical. 
Siiffolhs. — This breed was at first grouped with the Polled 
Angus and Aberdeen Cattle, but, through the influence of the 
British Jurors, it was drawn out, and arranged into classes by 
itself. In respect of numbers, however, the breed was not 
largely represented, Mr. J. J. Colman, ]\I.P., Carrow House, 
Norwich, being the only exhibitor. He showed three — a young 
bull, a heifer, and a cow ; and it was unfortunate that they had 
no competition, for they would have held their own against for- 
midable opponents. He was justly awarded a first prize for 
each. 
Longhorns. — In the unfortunate absence of classes for them- 
selves, the specimens exhibited of this good old race had to 
appear in the section composed of " various breeds not in- 
cluded in the preceding categories," or, as it is expressed in 
England, the Extra Stock Section — a circumstance which must 
be regarded as barely just to such a valuable breed. The Duke 
of Buckingham showed a cow and a two-year-old heifer ; and 
Mr. W. G. Farmer, Hinckley, Leicestershire, a cow, a two-year- 
old heifer, and a one-year-old heifer — all of which competed in 
one class formed of about 30 distinct breeds, besides nearly half 
a score of differently crossed animals. The first prize ef 400 
francs was awarded to a Shorthorn-cross cow, of fair form and 
excellent quality, hailing from Belgium ; while the second prize 
went to Mr. Farmer's " Gentle," a very handsome two-year-old 
Longhorn heifer ; and the third to the Duke of Buckingham's 
magnificent nine-year-old Longhorn cow, " Wild Rose." The 
fourth prize and a supplementary prize both went to Shorthorn- 
crosses from Belgium — very good animals certainly — but in- 
ferior, we think, to Mr. Farmer's fine five-year-old Longhorn 
cow, " Springflower," that was first at the " Royal " Show at 
