Ueport on the Cattle Exhibited at Windsor. 
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\?inner, No. 1191 (Mr. Ileniy W, Taylor's Maidstone), which also takes 
the CnAMriON Prize for the best Iloreford Bull, is a wonderful animal, 
retaining his grand form iu a marvellous way. No. 1194 (Mr. John Price's 
Radnor Boy) and No. 1198 (Lord Coventry's Rare Sovereign), the Second 
and Third Prize winners, are good stock bulls. 
Class 84 — Two-year-old Bulh—zx& a nice lot. No. 1200 (Her 
Majesty the Queen's Favourite), the First Prize winner, shows first class 
style, and is of Al quality. No. 1209 (Lord Coventry's White Roy) i3 
more massive than his successful rival, but is somewhat deficient in quality. 
No. 1204 (Mr. T. Fenn's Do^onton Wilton) is a promising bull. 
Class 85. Yearling Bulls. — A very large Class in point of numbers, but 
not of special excellence, with the exception of the prize winners. 
Class 8G. Coius or Heifers in milk or in calf, calved previously to or in 
1886. — No. 1258 (Lord Coventry's Rosewater) is one of the best Ilerefords 
ever seen, not only winner of the First Prize in her Class for t he best Cow 
or Heifer in calf or in milk, but also of the Champion Prize ofl'ered by 
Hereford Breeders for the best female, and of the Queen's (iOLd Medal for 
the best Hereford. No. 1251 (Mr. J. II. Arkwright's Curly 2Zrd), the 
Second Prize winner, is a beautiful breeding heifer, full of style and 
quality, with a nice calf at her side. No. 1255 (Mr. Thomas Fenn's 
Bravura) is a very massive heifer, better adapted for exhibition at a Fat than 
a Breeding Stock Show. The cows on the whole are a wonderfully good 
level lot, but stand no chance against their younger rivals. This exposes 
the fallacy of exhibiting cows in competition with three-year-old heifers, 
which ha^ e carried off all the honours. 
Class 87. Two-i/ear-old Heifers. — This is a good Class on the whole, 
notably No. 1268 (Mr. A. E. Hiighes's Princess) and No. 1272 (Mr. A. P. 
Turner's Veronica), the First and Sfcond Prize winners. 
Class 88. Yearling Heifers. — -This is another exceptionally large Class, 
embracing many most promising heifers. Upon no occasion have we seen 
so many animals in on 2 Class worthy of commendation. No. 1279 (Her 
Majesty the Queen's Rose) and No. 1283 (Mr. John Price's Lady Constance), 
the First and Second Prize winners, are equally true in outline, but the 
first-named shows rather more style and quality. No. 1291 (Mr. H. W. 
Taylor's Mignonette) is a good heifer, but exhibits signs of over-feeding. 
Francis Evans. 
Wm. Groves. 
Devon Cattle. 
Special interest attaches to Windsor, and to tlie first Show 
of the Royal Agricultural Society of England held there, in 
connection with the history of the Devon breed of cattle. The 
first issue of a Herd-book is certainly an important event in the 
progress of a rising breed. That event, for the Devons, bears 
date in the year 1851, and the place chosen for circulation was 
the Society's show-ground at Windsor. The work remained 
in the hands of the originator, Colonel Davy, through eight 
volumes, separated by long intervals, and was transferred to 
the " Devon Cattle Breeders' Society," by whom in 1884 the ninth 
volume was published. Supplements when necessary have 
been since issued, and vols, x., xi., and xii. bear date respectively 
1887, 1888, and 1889. 
VOL. XXV. — S. S. S S 
