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Report  of  the  Live-Stock  exhibited  at 
The  yearling  is  heavy  in  carcass  and  full  of  good  Booth  cha- 
racter, though  already  a trifle  patchy  at  the  tail.  Of  less  scale 
but  more  beauty  is  Mr.  Ackers’s  “ Western  Georgie”  that  stood 
third.  Long  level  quarters,  fine  bone,  rare  quality,  and  sweet- 
ness, would  justify  any  owner  in  expecting  more  than  third  for 
such  a little  beauty.  In  the  company  in  which  she  appeared 
at  York,  however,  it  was  difficult  to  make  further  way  for  her. 
Her  dam  was  “ Vain  Countess,”  by  the  Warlaby  “ Knight  of  St. 
Patrick  ” (38,520),  which  was  bought  at  the  Lethenty  sale,  and  is 
of  the  Killerby  “ Georgie  ” tribe.  The  Reserve  roan,  from  Ingle- 
wood Bank,  bred  by  Mr.  Thompson,  is  a symmetrical  promising 
daughter  of  the  third-prize  aged  bull,  “ Beau  Benedict.”  Mr. 
Earle’s  fifth  is  long,  but  somewhat  plain-looking.  The  Havering 
Park  and  Brandsby  commended  heifers  inherit  a good  deal  of 
Bates  blood  through  the  sires.  A Siddington  from  Low  Hill 
did  not  escape  notice. 
For  the  family  prizes  there  was  better  competition  than  is 
generally  the  case.  The  Sandringham  first  family  were  irre- 
sistible, consisting  of  “ Diadem,”  a red  and  white  eleven-year- 
old  cow  and  her  four  daughters,  three  of  which  are  already  cows, 
and  all  good-looking.  The  matron  was  bred  by  Mr.  Fisher, 
Pitlochry,  and  was  bought  at  his  remarkable  sale  in  1874  for 
the  late  Rev.  Mr.  Micklethwait,  Norfolk,  at  a high  price.  She  is 
of  the  Windsor  Cold  Creams — Knightley’s  topped  with  Booth, — 
and  retains  much  of  the  fine  milking  properties  imparted  to  the 
tribe  by  the  impressive  bull  “ Earl  of  Dublin.”  The  old  cow 
wears  well  and  milks  deeply.  She  and  her  daughter,  “ Diadem 
3rd,”  were  purchased  at  Mr.  Micklethwait’s  sale  some  years  ago 
by  Mr.  Beck  for  the  Prince  of  Wales,  and  the  purchase  has 
proved  a lucky  one.  The  daughters,  sired  by  good  Booth  bulls, 
are  big  handsome  animals — generally  improvements  on  the 
dam.  Mr.  Scoby’s  second  family  was  “ Duchess  of  Yetholm,”  a 
twelve-year-old  red  and  white  cow,  of  Sir  W.  C.  Trevelyan’s 
breeding,  and  her  four  daughters,  also  good  animals,  but  not  so 
uniform  in  character  and  quality  as  the  first  family.  Mr. 
Foljambe’s  third  family  is  “ Cressida  4th,”  a massive  eight-year- 
old  of  the  Rev.  T.  Staniforth’s  breeding,  and  her  three  daughters, 
all  bred  by  the  exhibitor.  The  animals  in  the  Family  Class 
were  in  a refreshingly  moderate  state  of  feeding. 
Judges'  Report  of  Shorthorns. 
The  Judges  of  Shorthorns,  in  presenting  their  Report,  have  to  state  that 
the  Show  as  a whole  may  be  considered  an  average  one,  though,  with  two  or 
three  exceptions,  there  was  nothing  shown  of  very  extraordinary  merit. 
Amongst  the  old  bulls  were  several  well-known  prize-winners. 
Class  62  was  the  best  Bull  Class,  and  included  some  young  bulls  of  con- 
