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roan of Mr. George Game's that "meets you well ;" to a well- 
fleshed but rather short-quartered red-and-white of Mr. Relph's, 
bred by the Rev. T. Staniforth ; to Mr. Tower's " Hindoo 
Chief," which was third in the aged class last year, and has 
plenty of carcass, though somewhat hard hair, and moderately 
well-sprung back ribs; to a smart tidy three-year-old "Tele- 
machus " bull, from Burghley, with grand crops ; and to a wealthy 
heavily fleshed three-year-old son of the celebrated " Lord Irwin " 
(29,123), bred by Mr. Linton, and shown by Mr. Handley. 
Among the unsuccessful bulls were a few very well-bred sires, 
chiefly of Bates' blood ; including a stylish lengthy white Oxford 
bull, from Horton ; a heavy Barrington bull, bred at Holker ; 
and a good Knightley from Havering Park. 
Two-year-old bulls were not so good as the aged class. Here, 
also, there was not much hesitation about the first one. The 
Duke of Northumberland's long, deep-quartered, stylish white 
bull " Snowstorm," bred bv his Grace, early claimed a reversal 
of the Birmingham award, so far as Mr. Bland's " General 
Fusee" and he were concerned. The white has stretched out so 
well, and grown so very grandly over the loin, that his claims 
could not be gainsaid. On the fore-rib he might be more 
thickly covered, but, withal, he was quite entitled to promotion 
from his second position of 1876 to first this year. Mr. Bland's 
first of 1876, however, did not even get second on this occasion. 
His wealth of flesh, grand middle, and good hair would have 
entitled him to a high place. Shortness of quarter and high 
setting-in of the tail pulled him back fourth. Mr. Willis's very 
handsome, straight, stylish "Rear-Admiral," just turned two 
years, and competing against much older beasts, made a popular 
second, in spite of his cold reception at Bath. Bred by the 
exhibitor, this fine bull is bare of hair just now, and is possibly 
also a trifle bare of carcass. There is a gaiety and style about 
him which attract the eye of a " Shorthorn man." Booth 
blood prevails in the veins of Mr. Foljambe's third-prize bull, 
" Lavangro " (36,887), a strong, lengthy, sappy red, bred bv 
the exhibitor, with grand flank, splendid quarters, and nice 
spongy flesh. Mr. Linton's " Sir Hugo Irwin," which got the 
Reserve ticket, has a well-fleshed carcass. Of style he has 
not very much, and his tail sits on high. The commended 
bulls were a wide-chested strong constitutioned roan, from 
Prinknash, " Clovis," by Mr. Booth's " County Member," from 
a cow of Mr. Wood's " Premium " family ; Mr. Rowley's big,, 
soft-handling Towneley bull, " Count Towneley ;" and Sir David 
Baird's " Baron Laurie," red, up-standing, well-topped, stylish 
animal, of Keavil descent. 
A large and very good class of yearling bulls was topped, as 
