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he  is  smart  and  stylish,  with  unmistakable  evidence  of  high 
breeding.  Mr.  Taylor’s  second  bull  from  Showle  Court,  of 
Mr.  Carwardine’s  breeding,  has  plenty  of  substance  but  less 
quality  than  the  first.  The  second,  however,  was  good  enough 
to  justify  the  special  recommendation  of  the  judges  for  a money 
prize  to  him.  In  a good  class  of  yearling  bulls  there  was 
striking  evidence  of  the  early  maturing,  properties  of  the 
Hereford.  Mr.  Carwardine’s  first  youngster,  of  his  own  breeding, 
is  by  the  same  sire,  “ Lord  Wilton”  (4740),  as  the  second  two- 
year-old,  while  both  were  out  of  half-sisters.  The  yearling’s  loin 
development  and  evenness  of  flesh  were  remarkable  for  the  age. 
He  was  only  third  at  Hereford  shortly  before,  where  Mr.  A.  E. 
Hughes’s  “Washington,”  now  second,  was  also  then  second.  The 
first  at  Hereford  was  not  at  York.  The  second  bull,  bred  at 
Wintercott,  handles  nicely  for  a Hereford,  and  carries  much 
good  flesh.  He  is  higher  at  the  tail  than  the  first,  and  was 
considered  fairly  beaten.  Mr.  Turner’s  third,  from  The  Leen, 
bred  by  the  exhibitor,  is  a son  of  the  prize  cow  “ Helena,”  and 
is  particularly  good  over  the  crops  and  full  in  the  neck  vein. 
Mr.  Hall’s  Reserve  yearling  is  a promising  son  cf  “ Lord 
Wilton,”  already  alluded  to;  while  Lord  Coventry’s  commended 
bull  is  a lively-looking  son  of  the  first  aged  sire. 
One  of  the  most  impressive  sights  in  the  great  Yard  presented 
itself  in  the  Hereford  Cow  Class.  Three  cows  of  the  calibre  of 
Mr.  H.  W.  Taylor’s  “Modesty,”  “Adelaide,”  and  “Rosamond,” 
which  made  a sweep  of  the  money  prizes  in  the  order  named, 
are  very  rarely  seen  in  one  man’s  possession.  They  were  all 
bred,  too,  in  the  far-famed  Showle  Court  herd.  The  first  led 
this  year  as  last,  obviously.  She  is  an  eight-year-old  of 
immense  scale,  and  laden  with  flesh  of  the  richest  nature, 
evenly  taken  on.  In  high  condition  as  she  is,  she  breeds  regu- 
larly, having  had  a very  pretty  heifer  calf  six  weeks  old  at  foot. 
Her  sire,  as  well  as  the  sire  of  the  second  cow,  was  the  famous 
prize  bull  “Trevelyan”  (5077).  “Adelaide”  is  six  years  old, 
and  is  full  sister  to  “ Modesty.”  The  second  is  not  so  well 
covered  over  the  shoulder  as  the  first,  but  she  is  very  massive 
and  feminine-looking.  “ Rosamond  ” is  also  six  years  old,  and 
though  proud  on  the  rumps,  she  is  good  forward.  Mr.  Tudge’s 
Reserve  cow  “Mermaid,”  six  years  old,  and  bred  by  Mr. 
Robinson,  was  second  last  year,  and  has  great  size  but  less  quality 
than  the  winners.  Only  three  heifers  in-milk  entered  the  ring, 
but  they  were  all  good.  Mr.  Hughes’s  first,  of  Mrs.  Sarah 
Edwards’s  breeding,  was  second  last  year.  She  has  grown  in 
wealth  since,  and  displays  marvellous  thickness  of  flesh  over  the 
ribs  and  crops,  with  a stylish  head.  Fat  as  she  is,  she  has  begun 
breeding,  and  has  an  astonishing  show  of  milk.  Her  hind- 
