the  Society's  Meeting,  1883. 
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quarters  droop  rather  much,  even  for  a Hereford,  but  she  is  grand 
forward.  Mr.  Tuclge’s  second  has  a shapely  frame  laden  with 
flesh  and  fat.  Bred  by  the  exhibitor,  she  is  already  in  full  milk. 
Mr.  Hall’s  first  two-year-old  heifer,  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  was 
one  of  the  plums  of  the  breed.  Rarely  is  a Hereford  seen  with 
so  much  sweetness  and  quality.  To  both  ends  she  falls  off  a 
little,  but  her  middle  is  one  of  the  finest  imaginable.  Of  “ Lord 
Wilton’s  ” good-getting  properties  she  affords  additional  proof. 
Mr.  Platt’s  “ Prettymaid  4th,”  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  placed 
second,  is  bigger  than  the  first,  but  not  so  nice.  She  is  very  strong 
over  the  loin  and  back.  The  other  two  ticketed  were  of  full  aver- 
age merit,  and  were  bred  by  the  exhibitors.  Mr.  Platt’s  winning 
yearling,  bred  in  the  herd,  is  half-sister  to  the  second  two-year- 
old,  but  is  more  symmetrical.  With  size  and  substance  she 
combines  squareness  of  quarter  and  development  of  points  that 
at  once  arrest  the  eye.  The  second,  from  The  Leen,  is  truly 
marked,  and  is  good  under  the  hand.  Mr.  Fenn’s  third  and  fourth, 
bred  by  himself,  are  sired  by  “ Downton  Boy”  (5877).  Mr. 
Carwardine’s  fifth  was  sired  by  “Lord  Wilton.”  Several  good 
heifers  were  commended.  The  family  groups,  for  the  prizes 
offered  by  the  Hereford  Herd-book  Society,  made  an  imposing 
array.  The  Earl  of  Coventry’s  first  family  was  headed  by  that 
grand  old  cow,  “ Giantess,”  now  in  her  twelfth  year,  bred  by 
Mr.  Tudge,  Adforton,  still  fresh  and  level,  and  very  big.  Her 
following  consisted  of  a four-year-old  cow  and  a handsome 
twenty-months-old  bull,  both  bred  to  Lord  Coventry.  Mr. 
Hall’s  second  family  were  younger  and  the  same  in  number,  all 
bred  by  the  exhibitor.  Mr.  Wm.  Tudge’s  third  were  of  his  own 
breeding,  and  Mr.  Platt’s  group  was  led  by  a fine  cow,  hailing 
from  Showle  Court. 
Judges'  Report  on  the  Herefords. 
Considering  the  distance  from  the  home  of  the  Herefords,  together  with 
the  prevalence  of  foot-and-mouth  disease,  and  the  great  drain  there  has 
been  on  them  for  exportation,  there  was  a very  fair  muster  of  the  red  with 
white  faces. 
Although  the  Old  Bull  Class  failed  to  bring  out  more  than  one  animal,  that 
ene  was  a good  representative  of  the  breed,  and  would  have  taken  a very  good 
bull  to  have  beaten  him. 
Only  two  Young  Bulls  came  out  in  Class  70,  but  those  were  both  well 
worthy  of  first  aud  second  prizes  in  a good  class.  “ Rose  Cross  ” is  probably 
one  of  the  best  young  sires  we  have  left  in  England,  and  “ Franklin  ” has 
been  hard  at  work,  which  pays  the  owner  much  better  than  excessive  feeding 
aud  no  stock. 
The  Yearling  Class  generally  brings  out  a few  “ stars.”  Mr.  Carwardine’s 
“ Monarch  ” is  a diamond  of  the  first  water,  and  “Washington,”  from  the 
Wintercott  herd,  is  a no  mean  rival ; “ Hogarth,”  a son  of  “ The  Grove  3rd,” 
