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men of the breed in Mr. Harvey Mason's Erebus. In the young 
bull class an exceptionally good animal, Mr. Colman's Laureate, 
was first. In the cow class, Doris is a beautiful specimen. The 
second and third prizes went to Mr. Tyssen Amherst, M.P., the 
latter for Emblem, who " has been very handsome." Last year 
she took the championship at Windsor as the best female Red 
Polled. 
Heifers were the largest class, and so good that every 
animal secured notice. As in the Susses classes, so here, the 
yearlings and two-year-olds were classed together, thereby 
occasioning the Judges considerable difficulty. Prize, a specially 
good two-year-old, was placed first, and Emerald, another good 
two-year-old, was second. 
Jerseys. — As is so often the case, this pet breed carried the 
palm as regards numbers. In making their awards the Judges 
endeavoured to select those animals which, in their opinion, 
combined high breeding, symmetry, and great milking pro- 
perties. At the top of the old bull class was placed Mrs. 
Custance's Thornford Gem, " a bull of great richness, and 
handles extraordinarily well, though his horns leave something 
to be desired." The bulls placed first and second, and especially 
the former, " looked far more likely to get dairy stock and 
good milk producers than others in the class, as they were 
so much more feminine in appearance and much finer in 
quality." 
In the two-year-old bull class Sir Joseph won easily, being 
" far in front of the other competitors, and of rare proportions, 
great length, symmetry, and richness of colour." The second 
prize-winner, Gaverock, is a very taking animal ; whilst Augerez 
Kelson, -which, is third, " though still retaining the lichness of 
colour which was so remarkable at last year's Dairy Show, has 
scarcely the quality he then showed." 
Yearling bulls were a large entry, and it was only after long 
and careful consideration that the Judges assigned the first 
place to Mr. Cash's Grouville's Mannil'in. " This bull is a little 
slack behind the shoulder, but he handles beautifully, and he is 
of a quality, richness, and symmetry seldom combined at his 
age." The second prize bull, Columbus, was also of fine quality, 
but rather narrow behind. The large number of commen- 
dations awarded in this class testifies to its hieh qualitv. 
The cows formed a class of singular excellence, and here 
again the minor honours were very numerous. The fir it prize 
went to the island-bred cow Wigton — "she is very fine in 
every particular, and has evidently great milking properties." 
Victoria, scarcely inferior in .quality to Wigton, was second, and 
