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position, notwithstanding the very formidable presence of Mr. 
Carwardine's grandly-shaped, deep, wealthy carcassed three-year- 
old " Helena," which was first at Birmingham in the senior 
heifer-class last year. "Helena" is deeper in front, and is a very 
taking, picturesque cow, laden with flesh, yet has begun breeding 
most successfully — witness her bull-calf, first in his class. As 
a type of a cow, however, I should prefer, as the Judges did, 
" Rosebud," which was first at Birmingham last year. She has 
not such short legs as Helena, but she has more cow character, 
being grand over the hooks, and beautifully covered on the chine, 
shoulders, and fore-ribs with flesh, to touch which is a perfect 
treat. Though up in years, she is still blooming. She calved 
about the days of the Show, and of course that was so far 
against her appearance. By some informality of entry, we 
heard that the first money prize would go to " Helena," who 
had added to her previous three firsts at the Royal, a first 
ticket at Bath in June last. The other cows placed were good 
useful animals. 
The same three two-year-old heifers which won at Bath, did 
so here in exactly the same order. Mrs. Edwards's " Mabel " has 
great spring of rib and grand deep front. She is, however, 
getting patchy behind. Her previous honours include first at 
Birmingham in 1876, and first at Croydon in 1875. The second 
and third are well-furnished well-bred heifers, the third having 
been the second yearling at Birmingham. Mrs. Edwards's pair 
of invincible yearling heifers were objects of much admiration 
by many more than " Hereford men." They were first and 
second at Bath in the same order as here, and stood at the top of 
the calf class at Birmingham, the second then being first now. 
She is the best, in the meantime, of a very beautiful and wonder- 
fully well-brought-out pair, inheriting some of the finest old 
blood, and worth going a long way to see. 
The only two heifer calves shown were the first and second 
Bath winners. Mrs. Edwards's first one is very promising, and 
is out of the same cow as the second yearling; while Mr. Taylor's 
second is a stylish little daughter of " Tredegar." Cows and two 
or more of their produce were well represented. 
The Judges report in these terms : — 
Having been requested to write a Report on the " Herefords" which came 
under our notice at Liverpool, we'will endeavour to be as brief as possible, and 
will only say that we consider that if the white-faces were not so fully repre- 
sented as in former years, there were many amongst those exhibited which 
well maintained the high position which this breed of cattle so well deserves, 
showing character, quality of flesh, and scale sufficient to satisfy the most 
particular judge of stock. 
Francis Evans. 
William Ghoves. 
