the  Society’s  Meeting , 1883. 
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at  40  guineas.  First  in  his  class  he  clearly  was.  His  head  is 
proportionate  and  well  set  on  ; legs  beautifully  in  below  him  ; 
thighs  full ; loin,  rib,  and  rump  fascinating ; while  his  gait  is 
stylish  and  quality  exceedingly  good.  On  the  top  of  the  shoulders 
he  is  a little  low,  but  he  has  few  if  any  decided  faults.  The 
Judges  gave  this  youngster  the  cup  as  best  male  Shorthorn.  At 
first  many  looking  on  thought  the  “ Bainesse  ” old  bull  should 
have  had  the  trophy,  but  a closer  inspection  on  subsequent  days 
convinced  several  that  the  Judges  could  not  be  said  to  have  erred. 
On  the  dam’s  side  this  beautifully  brought-out  bull  traces  back 
to  the  late  Mr.  S.  Wiley’s  grand  old  blood.  In  hair,  quality, 
and  compactness  he  resembles  the  “ Earl  of  Derby  ” bulls  of  the 
deceased  veteran  breeder.  The  Duke  of  Portland’s  second,  of  Mr. 
J.  R.  Singleton’s  breeding,  is  “Grand  Ruth”  (46,459),  a large- 
sized shapely  white,  well  clad  with  good-handling  flesh,  and 
gay  in  the  ring.  The  hind-quarters,  however,  are  plainer  than 
the  winner’s.  The  third  one,  from  East  Hill  Mills,  North- 
umberland, owned  and  bred  by  Mr.  Langhorn,  was  not  popu- 
larly placed.  Probably  some  of  his  critics,  however,  did  not 
observe  that  he  was  only  twenty  months  old,  or  fully  six  months 
younger  than  most  of  the  others.  Yet  it  was  not  so  much  his  lack 
of  size  that  was  complained  of  as  his  bareness  of  flesh  along  the 
back,  and  somewhat  ungainly  horn.  His  flank,  under-line,  and 
thighs  are  excellent,  and  he  has  masculine  character  ; still  he 
was  not  a favourite  with  many  for  third  honours.  The  sire  of  his 
dam  was  “Prince  Regent”  (29,676),  whose  stock,  it  may  be 
remembered,  carried  so  many  prizes  at  the  Carlisle  Royal  in 
1880. 
The  York  Show  was  distinguished  by  the  presence  of  more 
of  the  aristocrats  in  the  Shorthorn  arena  than  has  been  the  case 
for  several  years.  A “ Duke  ” bull  from  Wetherby,  bred  by 
and  the  property  of  Colonel  Gunter,  adorned  the  Two-year-old 
Class,  and  a good  “ Duke  ” he  is.  The  produce  of  a “ Duchess  ” 
cow  and  of  a “Wild  Eyes”  bull,  preceded  by  two  “Oxford” 
crosses  on  the  male  side,  “Duke  of  Tregunter  9th”  (46,272) 
— such  is  his  name  — is  a lengthy,  square-quartered,  deep- 
chested,  red  and  white,  with  a head  and  neck  indicative  of  his 
high  breeding.  His  flanks  are  well  filled,  thighs  full,  skin 
pleasant  to  touch,  and  masculine  character  good.  Over  the 
back  and  ribs  he  was  not  so  uniformly  coated  as  several  of  his 
opponents,  and  the  Judges,  having  had  no  “ respect  of  person,”  so 
to  speak,  relegated  the  “ Duke  ” to  fourth  or  Reserve.  The 
public  would  not  have  frowned  though  this  animal  had  been  at 
least  one  step  higher.  A “ Lady  Worcester  ” red-roan  up- 
standing bull  from  Hindlip,  shown  and  bred  by  Sir  Henry 
Allsopp,  Bart.,  and  tracing  back  to  that  marvellously  fine  cow, 
