the  Society's  Meeting , 1883. 
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red,  of  the  late  Mr.  John  Lynn’s  breeding,  rather  bumpy  at  the 
tail.  She  is  chiefly  of  Bates  blood,  and  so  is  Mr.  Brierley’s 
commended,  “ Miss  Doncaster.”  After  the  first  two  there  was 
nothing  superfine  in  the  Class  of  five  from  an  entry  of  seven. 
Two-year-old  heifers  furnished  perhaps  the  best  Class  of 
the  breed,  and  it  embraced  the  Champion  female  Shorthorn. 
Nineteen  were  catalogued,  but  only  twelve  came  before  the 
Judges,  who  had  no  difficulty  in  assigning  the  first  ticket  to  Mr. 
Hutchinson’s  “ Lady  Pamela,”  of  his  own  breeding,  and  par- 
taking rather  less  of  YVarlaby  blood  and  type  than  some  of  the 
Catterick  exhibits.  She  was  the  best  yearling  at  Reading,  and 
has  given  a good  account  of  the  year.  Her  head  might  be 
carried  better,  but  there  is  no  gainsaying  her  grandeur  over  the 
chine,  great  breadth  of  middle,  and  substance  generally.  She 
got  the  Cup  as  best  Shorthorn  female — an  honour  which  would 
have  been  in  my  opinion  as  fittingly  “ Gratia’s.”  The  Duke 
of  Portland’s  second  heifer,  bred  by  his  Grace,  leans  Bates-ways, 
is  very  large  in  size  and  heavy  in  flesh,  with,  however,  a rather 
thick  skin.  Her  length,  wealth,  and  good  under-line,  seemingly 
carried  her  into  a better  position  than  her  “ touch  ” warranted. 
There  is  more  of  the  female  in  the  pretty  pair  of  roans  belonging 
to  and  bred  by  Sir  Frederick  Smyth,  Bart.,  which  came  third 
and  fifth.  The  third,  a handsome  “ Winsome,”  sired  by  the 
“Oxford”  bull  “Wild  Oxonian”  (40,927),  was  second  at 
Reading  ; she  has  a charming  countenance,  and  a deep  covering 
of  flesh  over  the  foreribs  and  chine.  The  fifth,  a massive  roan, 
of  the  “ Lady  Ashton  ” family,  is  rather  big  in  the  bone,  but  well 
fleshed,  and,  like  her  companion,  nicely  brought  out.  The 
grandsire  of  the  latter  was  the  4500-guinea  bull,  “ Duke  of 
Connaught  ” (33,604).  Sir  Hussey  Vivian’s  roan,  “ Maid  of 
Glamorgan,”  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  of  mixed  blood,  as  distin- 
guished from  line-breeding,  repeated  her  Reserve  position  of 
1882,  and  is  likely  to  make  a good  cow,  being  already  well  gone 
in  calf.  Among  the  unsuccessful  were  a “ Lally  ” from  Low  Hill 
and  a “ Kirklevington  ” from  Wetherby.  The  latter  is  of  a good 
type,  but,  not  being  in  high  condition,  she  was  hard  on  the  back. 
Nearly  as  great  merit  was  illustrated  in  the  Yearling  Heifer 
Class,  where  from  an  entry  of  twenty-five  there  were  eight  absen- 
tees. A few  were  of  only  moderate  quality,  but  the  majority  were 
of  exceptional  merit.  Mr.  Wakefield’s  “ Gusta  4th,”  a red  and 
white  of  his  own  breeding,  after’fa  Holker  bull,  was  a distinct 
first.  Of  fair  size,  she  is  as  plump  and  ripe  to  all  appearance 
as  a Devon,  and  retained  a beautiful  coat  of  hair.  Mr.  Pugh’s 
second,  roan,  covers  a great  deal  of  ground  for  her  age.  She 
had  for  sire  the  West  Dereham  Abbey  bull  “ Sir  Charles,” 
already  referred  to,  and  for  dam  a cow  of  the  “ Cazarina  ” family. 
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