Rrpvrt on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Birmingham. 575 
■• Dorchester," who comes next him, owns a compact well-built 
I'rame. Both arc old Sliowyard beasts, the latter deriving name 
Irom the town where he took his first prize. The l)reed will be 
sure to gain reputation from the exhibition of such animals, 
thick in flesh, and covering grand frames. Mr. Turville may 
not only be proud of" Tom," but of two excellent young bulls in 
the next class, bred by him, although now owned and exhibited 
by otlicrs. These are Mr. II. H. Hammond's "Hartley 1st, ' who 
possesses levelness at top, symmetrical shape, and nice cha- 
racter ; and Mr. Braby's stoutly framed, wealthv " Headley." 
To the first the leading position was assigned, and the latter 
was highly commended. Mr. Whitehead's " May Duke," who 
took second prize, is also <a shapely, good animal. The 
vearling bulls were a very sweet lot, ^Nlr. G. Smith's "Young 
Hartley " displaying a style and quality which made him 
adorn first place very creditably, while the nice character of 
Messrs. Heasman's " Croydon " represented efTectively the high 
breeding of the Angmering herd. 
A beautiful collection of well-shaped, hardv, and remarkablv 
:i;ood-looking Sussex cows — the picked celebrities of several 
of the best herds — proved to what a high stage of improvement 
the breed has been brought, for, in the old days, it used to be 
remarked that, although the South countrvmen brought out the 
best-weighted and finest oxen in Smithfield, the cows they 
bred them from were not worth looking at. This is, indeed, 
changed, for the entire class of cows in the present instance 
received commendation from the Judges. There were two or 
three noted Sliowvard favourites besides Mr. Child's " Jewel " 
and Messrs. Stanford's " Dorset " who received the prizes. 
Mr. Agate's "Auburn," wlio took the reserve, has been highly 
distinguished as such ; and the same mav be said of Messrs. 
Heasman's " Cherrv " and " Pride of Ham." In fact, " Auburn " 
received first prize at Bedford. Two beautiful heifers were 
•^elected for the prizes in the two-year-old heifer class, namely, 
Mr. Agate's " Honesty 1st," and Messrs. Stanford's " Rose- 
dew." In a pretty yearling class Mr. Blake Duke's " Young 
Barmaid" won great admiration for her sweet head and pleasing 
contour of form : but in the estimation of the Judges one still 
better was found in Messrs. Stanford's " Rosedew 2nd," who, it 
must be admitted, is an admirable specimen of the wealth and 
good qualities the breed can be now made to display. In 
reporting on these classes the Judges briefly observe : — 
We reiiret the compe'ition was n'« izrcater : nnverthf^less, the marked improve- 
ment, loth ill form and quality oi flesh, is sucli as fairly entitles the Susscc to 
be reijardeJ as a most distinctive and usel'ul breed of cattle. 
S. P. Newbury, 
J. TUKMAIXE. 
H. UVEltMAN. 
