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Peepy cow, " Ringlet 2nd," of good Booth blood, with three 
very fine daughters and a son — the latter by " Royal Benedict " 
— at foot, was too strong for her opponents, and won the 50/. 
prize accordingly. Though a " round dozen," the old cow is 
wearing well. " Ringlet 4th " is a feminine-looking, stylish, 
roan, five-year old cow, and her three-year-old sister is shapely 
and wealthy all over. Mr. George Ashburner's very highly 
bred cow, " Duchess of Kirkby " (of Bates descent), with two 
promising daughters and a son, got the second prize of 25/. 
Mr. Herbert's " Countess," with two daughters, deserved the 
third prize of 10/. 
The Judges of the above classes report as follows : — 
We consider the exhibition of Shorthorns to have been of more than 
average merit. 
Class 43 was the best we ever remember to have seen at any Show 
of the Society. To award the first and second prizes in this class was com- 
paratively a matter of little difficulty ; but in a class where so many were good, 
and some of nearly equal merit, it was no easy task to fix upon the third and 
fourth prize animals. Our appreciation of this class will appear by the awards 
of highly commended and commended. 
Class 44 was also excellent, but calls for no particular remark. 
Class 45 was fairly good ; but with regard to 
Class 46, we must remark that, with the exception of the first and second 
prize calves, it hardly came up to the high standard of the previous classes. 
The show of females was also very good, though perhaps there was no 
animal of very exceptional merit. It was with great satisfaction we found we 
had to award prizes to families of Shorthorns. We feel that this is likely to 
be a most important class, and trust that it will tend, so far at least as this 
class is concerned, to check that excessive forcing which extensively prevails, 
which is injurious to the animals themselves, and prevents those of many of 
the best tribes from being exhibited. 
We cannot conclude this Report without expressing our thanks to the 
Steward of the Class for the excellent arrangements he made, so that there 
was no delay in the introduction of the various classes into the Show-ring. 
Hugh Atlmer. 
Wm. Sandat. 
H. W. Beatjford. 
Herefords. — The representatives of this fine old valuable 
grazing breed were more select than they sometimes are. Com- 
paring the Hereford with other heavy breeds, it must be 
admitted that the white-faces are better covered over the blades, 
as a rule, and come earlier to a greater size than most varieties. 
Of course they do not " die so well " as some other breeds do ; but 
for all that they are good rent-payers, and, as regards individual 
merit, they were more creditably represented at Liverpool than 
the popular Shorthorn. Only two old bulls appeared. The 
second one, belonging to Mr. Thomas, and bred by Mr. John 
Price, is a deep, massive, thickly fleshed 3-year-old, son of the 
500 guinea bull " Horace," and second winner at Bath. Good as 
