466  Report  of  the  Live-Stock  exhibited  at 
capital  pony,  but  not  so  high  in  his  action  as  No.  575,  to  which  we  gave  the 
second  prize. 
We  may  remark  that  the  entries  in  the  various  classes  (except  No.  55) 
were  well  filled,  and  in  most  of  them  the  exhibits  were  especially  good. 
William  B.  Turner. 
George  Higgins. 
Wm.  Flanders. 
CATTLE. 
Shorthorns. 
The  display  of  this  premier  breed  of  cattle  did  not  on  the 
judging-day  strike  the  casual  visitor  as  remarkably  fine.  It 
improved,  however,  on  acquaintance  ; and  as  the  contents  of  the 
long  rows  of  shedding  were  carefully  inspected,  the  opinion 
became  general  that  the  collection  of  the  favourite  “ red,  white, 
and  roan  ” was  fully  up  to  the  average  of  recent  years.  The 
appearance  of  the  Shorthorns  daily  in  the  parade-ring  tended  to 
confirm  the  belief  that  the  York  muster  would  bear  comparison, 
especially  in  the  younger  female  classes,  with  the  Shorthorn 
entry  any  year  since  Kilburn,  if  not  before. 
The  Class  of  Bulls  over  four  and  under  seven  years  old  was  not 
large.  The  entry  numbered  eleven,  but  threeVere  absent.  The 
best-bred  animals  in  the  class,  as  far  as  straight  breeding  is  con- 
cerned, were  not  the  best-looking.  They  were  Sigismund  Cath- 
cart  de  Trafford’s  four-year-old,  white,  “ Wild  Prince,”  of 
Lord  Lathom’s  breeding,  of  the  “ Wild  Eyes”  tribe  crossed  by 
Oxford  bulls ; and  Mr.  William  Handley’s  six-year-old,  roan, 
“ Hesperus  ” (39,994),  of  Mr.  William  Aylmer’s  breeding. 
The  former  is  a big,  lengthy  bull,  with  a deal  of  gaiety,  but  he 
is  rather  heavy  in  bone,  not  very  strong  in  the  back,  nor  very 
neat  at  the  tail.  Accordingly  he  was  passed  over  by  the  Judges. 
“ Hesperus,”  of  Mr.  Aylmer’s  “ Maid  ” family,  crossed  with 
good  Booth  bulls,  was  more  fortunate,  but  had  to  be  content 
with  a Reserve.  He  was  bare  in  hair  and  not  in  high  con- 
dition, but  his  masculine  head,  good  crest,  fine  forearm,  and 
fair  character,  justified  his  selection  for  fourth  place. 
The  first  bull,  Mr.  Outhwaite’s  “ Lord  Zetland,”  at  once 
asserted  his  position.  Bred  by  the  Earl  of  Zetland,  this  mas- 
sive, grandly  haired,  four-year-old  roan,  had  for  his  sire  the 
celebrated  prize  bull  “Royal  Windsor”  (29,890),  of  Carperby 
breeding,  and  the  sire  of  a great  many  national  prize-takers.  The 
son  has  more  substance  and  better-packed  hind-quarters  than 
ever  the  father  possessed,  but  the  latter  was  sweeter  about  the  head, 
and  altogether  rather  more  of  what  is  termed  “ the  gentleman.’" 
“Lord  Zetland’s”  dam’s  sire  was  “ George  Peabody”  (28,710), 
