Repwi on the Cattle Exhihiiecl at Windsor. 607 
The name of Stratton is associated with a remarkable appli- 
cation of science and theory to practice. The late Mr; Richard 
Stratton, having thoughtfully observed the conditions under 
which the law that "like produces like" may be trusted to 
assert itself agreeably to the most literal interpretation, cared 
less for pedigree than for animals which his judgment approved 
as suitable for pairing. His original bulls were of good old 
families, and one sire, in particular, had extraordinary power in 
impressing his likeness upon his offspring. From that sire and 
a cow of unrecorded breeding, selected, however, as a genuine 
Shorthorn, he founded a remarkably fine family, and on the 
same lines he proceeded to breed a herd which constantly re- 
produced the best properties of the Shorthorn, and became very 
famous in the Show-yard. The type and style of his animals 
were those distinctively characteristic of the highly-improved 
Shorthorn, and were faithfully reproduced in successive genera- 
tions. He used at an early period bulls of his own breeding, 
procuring fresh blood whenever his herd required it, but 
retaining his original families and returning to the use of his 
own bulls. His sons have followed his example. Mr. Richard 
Stratton, who has gained many prizes at the dairy and fat- 
stock shows, was an exhibitor this year at Windsor. 
Looking back to the prize-list of 1851, when the Show Avas 
last held at Windsor, we find six English counties supply- 
ing twelve of the thirteen winners (York 3, Salop 3, Lancaster 2, 
Lincoln 2, Norfolk and Durham each 1), and the odd one was 
from an Irish breeder and a Scotch exhibitor. The successful 
exhibitors were Mr. T. Wetherell (1), Lord Hastings (1), Mr. 
J. Kirkham (1), Mr. T. Raine (1), Mr. T. Bentley (1), Mr. R. 
Booth (1), Lord Hill (3), Colonel Towneley (2), Mr. J. Douglas 
(1), and Mr. H. Ambler (1). The breeders not exhibitors 
were Mr. Lister Maw, ]Mr. F. H. Fawkes, Mr. Eastwood, and 
Mr. Turner (KilcuUen, Ireland). Mr. Wetherell's "Earl of 
Scai'boro','' bred by ]\[r. Lister Maw, was the First Prize aged 
bull, and Mr. Booth's " Plum Blossom "' (the dam of his bull 
" Windsor ") the First Prize cow. The Shorthorn entries at 
Windsor in 1851 numbered, bulls eighty-nine, cows and heifers 
eighty-seven, total 176. 
The Shorthorn Classes in the catalogue of the Jubilee Show at 
Windsor, exclusive of six entries withdrawn, contained 216 
entries, or a total of 222 originally. They formed, on the whole, 
a good show of the breed. The colours were mostly of good, 
effective hues, with a sprinkling of white which pleasantly con- 
trasted with the various shades of red and roan. It was notice- 
iable that many of the better animals wore white stockings. 
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