214 The Agricultural Features of the Paris Exhibition. 
we are able, through favour of her owner, M. Clair, to give an 
illustration (Fig. 1). She is five years of age and girthed, at 
the Exhibition, 6 feet 11 inches. The photograph from which 
our figure is given was taken nearly two months after the Cattle 
Show was held ; and M. Clair states that, as she had been on 
moderate pasture during that time, she had lost bloom a little. 
Fig. 1. — Chxurolais Coio, Five Tears Old, the Property of M. Clair. 
The representation, however, though barely doing justice to 
IVI. Clair s cow, gives a pretty correct idea of the characteristics 
of the better specimens of the Charolais breed. The thick 
substantial body, strong fore-arm, rather big bone, short legs, 
flat rib, badly-set tail, and rather long horns, are all indicated. 
This animal s head is much finer than that of an average 
specimen of the breed, and so are its underline and quality. 
Indeed, she handled as well as could have been wished, M. 
Clair also exhibited in this class a six-year-old cow, which was 
pointed out to us as one of the truest specimens exhibited of the 
old Brionnais-Charolais. She was even rougher than the others 
on the hind-quarters, and particularly about the tail-head ; 
had long horns, rather long face, very rough shoulders, and 
deficient neck- vein. She girthed G feet 11^ inches, and had 
good flank. For his very fine collection of the breed ^I. Clair 
was awarded a special prize of an " object of art " — an honour 
which every one who saw his splendid group turned out would 
