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alluded to — with groat care, close attention, and evident know- 
lodge of what they were doing. Difference of taste, of course, will 
always lead to a different arrangement of the animals, and though 
this inevitahle diversity of taste and opinion was in full play 
among the on-lookers at Liverpool, it must be acknowledged that 
the Shorthorns were well judged. More pains to avoid mistakes 
never was taken. Individually, I had and have a hankering after 
"Pioneer" for the third position, his drooping hind-quarters 
notwithstanding. He was the first yearling and the first two-year- 
old, still he is not such a good aged bull as he was a youngster. 
His carcass carries more flesh than even "Sir Arthur," and 
under the hand he is very pleasing. Immediately behind the 
fore-arm there is a slight want of filling-up, and his symmetry 
is not helped by a falling-off from the hooks backwards. At 
the same time, to my taste, there is more gaiety and finer 
quality about him than either the third or fourth bull displays. 
Mr. Atkinson's " Sergeant Irwin," a massive four-year-old, red, 
with a little white, bred by Mr. Linton, by the same sire as 
" Sir Arthur," was honoured with the third ticket. For some 
years this bull has been in the prize-list at leading Shows. He 
is well covered over the back, chine, shoulders and ribs ; while 
the latter are well sprung, and he has a great fore-arm — always 
a sign of good constitution — and nice head and neck. About 
the tail-head, however, he is too high. Mr. W. A. Mitchell's 
roan bull, " Duke of Chamburgh," of Mr. Outhwaite's breeding, 
got all that his spirited owner could have expected in fourth. 
Both as a calf at Bedford, and a yearling at Taunton, it will be 
remembered, this animal, when shown by the breeder, was 
second. At present his hair is bare, and his fore-ribs and girth 
are not so well developed as his great quarters would require 
to display that symmetry or balance which is so desirable. 
Still, he carries an immense quantity of good-handling flesh, 
and grows on one as you approach him. Out of Mr. Outhwaite's 
famous bull-breeding cow, " Whitesocks," he is by the grand 
bull "Royal Windsor" (29,890). The Messrs. Gaitskell's 
Reserve bull " Rambler " is a lengthy, level, three-year-old 
white, of grand quality of flesh, excellent masculine character, 
straight under-lines, great brisket, and good Booth blood ; his 
sire having been Mr. Pawlett's " King James" (28,972), and the 
sire of his dam, " Puff" (27,219). A highly-commended ticket 
was not unworthily bestowed on Mr. Bee's " Mountain Prince," 
a four-year-old light roan bull, of great width of chest, with 
grandly-filled bosom, splendid quality of flesh, and plenty of it ; 
as also a beautiful head and neck. His tail, however, is set too 
high, and his hook -bones are rather ff cowish." Commended 
tickets were given to " Pioneer ; " to a substantial four-year-old 
