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head already. Lady Pigot's nice roan, " Victoria Lucida," young 
for the class, and a daughter of Mr. T. C. Booth's " Royal 
Benedict," got the Reserve. Better things appear to he in 
store for this well-bred, deep-quartered, not over-fed animal. A 
smart roan from Broomley, bred by Mr. Angus, after " Ben 
Brace," has good shapes ; and, though handling a little hard, she 
deserved her commended ticket. Among the unsuccessful lot 
we observed some very well-bred things, including a pair of 
moderately fed daughters of Mr. Booth's " King Tom," from 
Her Majesty's herd at Windsor, and a level promising yearling 
from Shotley Hall, out of a Dunmore " Winsome " cow, and 
sired by Lord Fitzhardinge's " Duke of Connaught," the 4500 
guinea bull. 
The heifer calf class included some very promising youngsters, 
several of which are very well bred. Mr. Brassey's first calf is 
a thick well-furnished red-and-white, with nice shoulders, good 
back and fair quality, within two or three days of the maximum 
age. It is chiefly of Bates blood, and showed itself splendidly 
in the ring. Lord Sudeley's charming roan " Seraphina " heifer, 
by a " Winsome" bull, and half-sister to " Seraphina Bella," which 
headed the calf class at Hull in 1873, was a popular second. 
Her head and neck are sweeter than those of her half-sister, 
though her loins are not likely to be stronger. As at Bath, Mr. 
St. John Ackers's " Third Lady Carew," full sister to the fourth 
yearling heifer, followed closely on the heels of the Todding- 
ton " Seraphina ; " they were first and second at Bath, and are 
really a pretty pair. Mr. George Game's fourth calf, principally 
of Bates descent, if hard under the hand, is very true in its 
shape, and astonishingly good between the hooks and tail. The 
Duke of Northumberland's Reserve calf is not very sweet to 
handle, though well-shaped and finely shown. The commended 
heifer from Aldborough is a stylish little roan of Knightley and 
Booth blood. Mr. Miller's commended calf is a valuable red- 
and-white, with grand flank and fair shape, out of one of the 
late Mr. Torr's " Flowers." Prominent among the unfortunates 
were a very handsome heavy white, hard to handle, belonging 
to Colonel Loyd Lindsay ; a splendidly brought out, deep 
quartered, stylish white " Winsome " of Lord Feversham's ; and 
a lengthy even white of the Duke of Northumberland's. The 
Earl of Bective's thirty guinea cup, for the best female Short- 
horn, was rightly given to "Queen of the Georgians" over the 
heifers. 
The handsome contributions of the Local Committee enabled 
the Society to introduce, among other new features, a class for 
Shorthorn families — a cow and two or more of her produce. 
This was an interesting competition. Mr. Miller's fine old 
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