Lovghorn Cattle : their Historij and Peculiarities. 477 
Mr. Shaw's " Earl of Upton 7th " was a noble specimen of the 
breed, and very beautiful in colour. Like two capital bulls 
shown by Mr. Cox, lie was bred by Mr. R. H. Chapman. 
The reserve number, Mr. Forrest's " Crown Prince," was a 
grand bull, but perhaps no animal attracted greater notice 
from the public than Mr. T. Taverner's " Royal Duke," who' 
stood at the end of the shed, where he was surrounded by crowds 
of visitors each day. No doubt he was the heaviest bull in the 
(lass, and he turned the machine at 24 cwt. The sires of 
• Crown Prince " and " Royal Duke " were both bred by Mr.. 
Chapman, at Upton. 
The heifers of the Duke of Buckingham were very good, as 
were those of Mr. Tomlinson ; and the yearling heifers of Mr. 
\\. N. Berry were beautiful specimens of the breed, showing^ 
great purity, and nearly as early maturity as many of the 
Shorthorns. After such a successful exhibition it is no wonder 
that Longhorn men have petitioned the Council to recognise 
the breed in future prize-sheets. When shown, even in compe- 
tition with the famed Shorthorns, they have by no means been 
invariably worsted ; and the Duke of Buckingham's " Con- 
queror," before mentioned, had the honour of beating one for 
the Cup presented to the best animal in the yard at the North, 
Hants and Bucks Show, held at Aylesbury in 1868, or in 
the district ; and, it must be remembered, he was judged by 
Shorthorn men, nor is his a solitary instance of prizes sd 
gained. 
A very fair estimation of the value a herd possesses for feed- 
ing purposes may be found by the weight they come to at any 
given age : and here I am pleased to say that the Longhorn 
comes out uncommonly well, as I found in a comparison, made 
by me some time ago, of various prize-winners at the last Bir- 
mingham Show held at Bingley Hall, with Sir John Harper 
Carew's steer, 3 years and 9 months old. In the whole Show 
only two steers of the same age were so heavy as this son ot 
" Earl of Upton the 1st," and they exceeded him by very little. 
At the same time it must be borne in mind, that owners of 
Longhorns have never sent them along from calfhood, as is the 
general custom with breeders of other stock when they contend 
for prizes, but have kept their young things in ordinary store- 
i condition, and then put them up to fatten in the usual way ; 
' hence we scarcely know what the Longhorn is capable of doing- 
as a beef-maker when given those extra facilities for laying on 
flesh. I trust that, now so much fresh interest is awakened in 
I the breed, some of those gentlemen possessing good herds will 
I take the subject in hand, and by putting some young beasts ir^ 
training for Show purposes from their earliest days, never letting: 
