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characteristics, and make the Red Polled breed suitable for con- 
ditions of existence which would be very unfavourable to many 
of the heavier breeds. 
When the Royal Agricultural Society's Show was held at 
Norwich, just forty years ago, the breed was not even recog- 
nised by name in the prize schedule, and of the eight prizes 
given for cattle of any breed not qualified to compete as Short- 
horn, Hereford, or Devon, four were won by Longhorns, two 
by Ayrshires, one was awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Mason, of 
Necton Hall, for his " Blood-red Norfolk Polled bull," bred by 
Mr. Whytock, and one to Lieutenant-General Sir Edward 
Kerrison, Bart., for a Suffolk bull bred by himself. In several 
of the early years prizes were won by Norfolk and Suffolk cattle 
in general competition, notably at Windsor in 1851, when they 
took all the prizes, and at Chelmsford in 1856, when five prizes 
were adjudged to them. They also won at Gloucester, Chester, 
and Warwick; and at Leeds, 1861, Lord Sondes successfully 
exhibited specimens of the Elmham herd. 
At the Battersea Show, 1862, where special Classes were 
granted to the " Norfolk and Suffolk Polled " cattle, they 
mustered " nearly as strong as those of Sussex," the official 
report says, and, quoting the comments of one of the Judges, 
continues, " presented several specimens of great merit, size, and 
symmetry, with good flesh and constitution and plenty of lean 
to the fat — all qualifications for making as much good beef at 
the least possible cost from a given quantity of food as any 
breed in the yard." Another Judge remarked great improve- 
ment in the breed, especially in the younger animals. At 
Worcester in the year following, although the special prizes 
were dropped, the Red Polls came out very strong in the Prize 
List, and at Newcastle, in 1864, made a clean sweep of the 
prizes. They held their ground well in mixed competition in 
the succeeding years until 1870, when at Oxford they had again 
special Classes, and next year also, at Wolverhampton. In the 
two next following years, 1872-3, the special prizes were sus- 
pended, yet at Cardiff the Red Polls won five principal prizes 
in miscellaneous Classes, and at Hull again won all the prizes. 
At Bedford, 1874, the year in which the first volume of The 
Norfolk and Suffolk Red Polled Herd-hook, edited by Mr. H. F. 
Euren, was published, they had once more special Classes ; at 
Taunton, 1875, and at Birmingham, 1876, there were neither 
special Classes for them nor Classes, except at Birmingham two 
dairy Classes, open to unspecified breeds ; at Liverpool they 
were admitted to special Classes once more ; at Bristol dairy 
Classes only were open. Then came the Kilburn International 
