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he is, however, he had no chance with such an extraordinary 
hull as Mr. Taylor's 4-year-old " Tredegar," which has carried 
the highest honours of his hreed over and over again, and beat 
" Sir Arthur Ingram " and all other bulls for the cup at Croydon, 
in 1875. What a brisket he has — within a few inches of the 
ground! Then his long well-packed quarters, well-covered loin, 
great size, majestic step, and noble head and neck, rivet the 
admiration of any fancier. Two-year-old bulls were a good 
class. Mr. Taylor has more good bulls than " Tredegar." He 
topped the next class with a thickly fleshed bull of rare quality 
and great size, which was first at Bath, and headed the Birming- 
ham and Hereford lists of 1876. About the top of the tail Mrs. 
Edwards's second bull might be better, and his blades are not so 
well covered as those of some of his rivals are, but he is grand 
below, and carries a great deal of flesh. He was second at 
Birmingham last year. Mr. Lister's third bull has, if anything, 
too heavy horns, is well-fleshed, and handles very kindly for a 
Hereford. The decisions in the yearling bull class played havoc 
with the order at Bath. The Wintercott first bull at Liverpool 
is very gay, with fine quality and unusual style, though his blades 
are rather prominent. He was highly commended at Bath. 
Mr. Taylor's second bull, " Telescope," a son of " Tredegar," was 
the first Birmingham calf, and was unsuccessful at Bath. With 
deep thighs, grand loin, and great substance, his slight defect, in 
the form of somewhat rough shoulders, had to be weighed in 
this case with more favourable results than at Bath. Mr. Car- 
wardine's second bull at Bath, also second calf at the previous 
Royal Show, was third at Liverpool. His blades are well 
covered, though he is not so good in his girth. Mr. Taylor's 
Reserve bull, another son of" Tredegar's," was highly commended 
at Bath, is a stylish animal, not so well covered on the loin, nor 
so good behind the shoulder as the second one from the same 
herd. A bull of fine quality, if flat rib, from the Royal Flemish 
farm, was left " out in the cold." 
In my opinion, the prettiest young bull of any breed in the 
yard was Mr. Carwardine's well-grown and truly handsome son 
of the famous cow, " Helena." Of large size, this gem of a calf is 
covered over the loins, rump, and quarters as well as the most 
fastidious could wish, while his character is at once striking. 
The second one, from the same herd, is a straight good calf, a 
shade too strong, possibly, in the horn. Mr. Tudge's third calf 
is very promising, though not so well made-up as the first and 
second. 
Excellent as the bulls were, the cows and heifers were even 
better. The grand 9-year-old cow, " Rosebud," the property of 
Mr. Tudge, Adforton, was once more adjudged the premier 
