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were again to the fore with " Rose of Oxford 4th ; " while 
Mr. Wm. Handley, an enterprising breeder from Westmoreland, 
and winner of first honours in Yearling Bulls, was "highly 
commended" for "Queen Marv," bv "Alfred the Great" 
(36,121). _ 
Class 65 — -for the best " Coic and not less than two of her off- 
spring (bull, cow, or heifer)" — formed one of the most interesting 
and useful features of the Cattle department. The Marquis of 
Exeter was by common consent at once awarded the first prize 
for his group of fiye animals, namely, the eleyen years old bul 
still wonderfully fresh cow, " Sea-Gull," and four of her produce 
— two bulls and two heifers — all got by the world-renowned 
Royal bull "Telemachus" (27,603), the hero of many a keen 
contest in the Show-rins". Four of them being: cast in the same 
mould, and got by the same bull, a remarkable family likeness 
characterized this collection of heayy-fleshed, thickly made 
Shorthorns ; and that the decision was a popular one was 
eyidenced by the closely-packed crowd of admirers which, 
throughout eyery day of the Show, surrounded the Burghley lot. 
Colonel R. Loyd Lindsay, V.C., took, yery deseryedly, both 
second and third prizes here, with his "Princess Rose" and 
her three sons, and " Burlesque " and four daughters, respec- 
tiyely. The latter stood first in this class at Bristol last year, 
and it appeared that they were only on this occasion kept from 
second place by the slight patchiness displayed by two members 
of the group. The " highly commended and reserye " lot were 
owned by ^Ir. W. H. Wodehouse, whose wonderful old cow, 
" Countess," winner now of fifteen first prizes and the dam oi' 
ten cahes, I well remember, with twin-cahes by her side, 
taking: first honours in the Cow-class at the Dairy Society's 
Show in London last October. 
Champion Classes. — It now became the duty of the Judges 
to award the 100/. prize for the best Shorthorn bull in the yard. 
The much-coyeted trophy was soon seen to lie between Lord 
Rathdonnell's Aged Bull, "Anchor" and Lord Exeter's "Tele- 
machus 9th," the latter sent to compete for the Family Pri^e, and 
therefore not found in Class 57. The Irish Judge, Mr. Chaloner, 
being the breeder of " Anchor," again withdrew from the ring, 
thus compelling Messrs. Drewry and Mitchell, who were diyided 
in their opinions as to the merits of the two animals, to seek the 
assistance of a referee. Accordingly the Steward in attendance set 
off in one direction, while his assistant betook himself in another, 
to find out, as quickly as possible, some fit and proper man to 
decide the knotty point. Such an one was soon met with in 
Mr, Richard Stratton, and he, after briefly scanning the two 
