468 
Rej)ort  of  the  Live-Stock  exhibited  at 
Mr.  J.  B.  Booth’s  “Titan”  (35,085).  “Bright  Helm”  has 
beautiful  quality  of  flesh,  very  attractive  head  and  neck,  with 
charming  bone,  and  much  gaiety.  He  falls  off  a little  behind 
the  “ hooks  ” or  “ huggings,”  and  might  be  better  covered  over 
the  chine.  His  quality  and  splendid  character  eventually 
availed  him  once  more,  and  he  got  to  the  front.  “ Baron  Sedge- 
wick,”  bred  by  the  spirited  owner  of  Sedgewick  Hall,  after 
a Holker-bred  Barrington  bull,  is  a roan  of  great  substance. 
With  a masculine  head  he  combines  wealth  of  flesh,  thickness 
over  the  crops,  width  of  rib,  and  massiveness  of  thighs,  which 
arrest  attention.  The  forearm  is  strong  and  neatly  fitted  in — 
symptoms  of  good  constitution.  On  the  hind-quarters  he  is  not 
so  square  or  “ pointy  ” as  he  should  be,  but  he  has  few  faults, 
and  made  a very  creditable  second.  His  pedigree  is  not  a very 
valuable  one,  as  fashion  goes,  but,  as  is  often  said  in  Aberdeen- 
shire, he  carries  “ a good  pedigree  on  his  back.”  Mr.  William 
Forster’s  third  bull,  from  Bull’s  Hill,  Northumberland,  bred  by 
Mr.  Bell,  The  Nook,  Cumberland,  is  heavy  for  age,  deep  in 
carcass,  long  in  frame,  and  carries  a thick  coating  of  flesh 
under  somewhat  hard  hair.  His  sire  was  the  “ Lady  Bates  ” 
bull,  “Baron  Turncroft  Bates  3rd”  (39,443),  of  the  Rev.  P. 
Graham’s  breeding ; and  the  dam  traces  back  through  some 
“ Butterfly  ” blood  to  the  fine  old  Southwick  herd.  The 
Reserve  ticket  was  awarded  to  Mr.  C.  W.  Brierley’s  “ Rosedale 
Oxford,”  a long-quartered  red-and-white,  bred  by  the  exhibitor 
after  “Oxford  Duke  10th”  (38,830),  and  mostly  of  “Bates”  blood. 
He  was  first  in  the  Aged  Class  at  this  year’s  Bath  and  West  of 
England  show,  and  has  a magnificent  front,  with  strong  hind- 
quarters. His  neck-vein  is  splendid,  and  under-line  inviting, 
but  his  loin  is  not  strong  enough  for  such  ends.  The  Prince 
of  Wales’  Kingscote  Honey  light-roan  bull,  “ Harry  Hot- 
spur” (44,922),  from  Sandringham,  placed  third  last  year,  had 
gaiety  and  straightness  to  keep  his  position,  but  he  has  not 
widened  in  frame,  and,  despite  good  quality,  he  only  got  com- 
mended. This  distinction  was  bestowed  on  a long-quartered 
and  by  no  means  over-fed  red-and-white  Aylesby  “ Waterloo” 
bull,  of  Mr.  J.  C.  Toppin’s,  bred  by  Mr.  Meade  Waldo.  Three 
of  the  twelve  entered  were  absent,  including  the  Duke  of 
Northumberland’s  roan,  “ Shylock  ” (45,585),  which  could  not 
be  sent  on  account  of  disease  restrictions. 
Of  the  dozen  entered  in  the  Two-year-old  Class,  ten  put  in  an 
appearance,  and  formed  one  of  the  best  classes  in  the  Show.  The 
first  was  not  difficult  to  pick  out.  Mr.  Rowley’s  tidy  roan  of 
Sir  W.  C.  Worsley’s  breeding,  already  referred  to  as  the  son  of 
the  second-prize  aged  bull,  “ Hovingham,”  has  thriven  beyond 
recognition  since  he  was  purchased  from  the  breeder  last  autumn 
