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the  Society’s  Meeting , 1883. 
herd — a good,  sappy,  useful  bull.  Viscount  Falmouth’s  second, 
“Sir  Michael,”  six  years  old,  and  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  is  very 
near  the  ground  ; fine  on  bone  and  rich  in  quality.  On  the 
back  he  shows  a tendency  to  give  way  since  he  stood  first  at 
Reading.  The  Reserve  bull  from  the  same  herd  is  a compact 
four-year-old,  with  splendid  loin,  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  and 
sired,  like  the  first,  by  the  prize  bull  “ Sirloin  ” (1443).  Sir  W. 
Williams’  commended  bull  is  a stylish  three-year-old  of  Mrs. 
Langdon’s  breeding.  Mr.  Perry’s  first  two-year-old  was  sired 
by  the  leading  old  bull,  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  uniformly  growrn 
and  wrell  fleshed,  though  for  some  people’s  taste  rather  strong  in 
the  horn.  Mr.  Howse’s  second,  of  Mr.  Coles’s  breeding,  was  only 
twenty-one  months  old,  and  for  his  age  is  one  of  the  biggest 
of  his  breed  that  has  been  shown  for  some  years.  Mr.  Herbert 
Farthing’s  first  yearling  of  his  own  breeding  is  well  up  on  all 
his  points,  and  is  likely  to  be  heard  of  again.  Mr.  Skinner’s 
second  is  a plump  little  representative  of  the  celebrated  Stowey 
Court  blood.  The  same  exhibitor’s  first  in  a small  class  of 
cow  s is  a deeply  fleshed  four-year-old,  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  and 
first  three-year-old  at  Reading.  She  is  far  above  the  average  size 
for  a Devon,  and  is  by  no  means  devoid  of  quality  or  character. 
Mr.  Howse’s  second  cow  is  a five-year-old,  bred  by  her  present 
owner;  she  stands  high  with  a good  covering  over  the  chine, 
but  has  rather  bare  shoulders. 
Sir  Wm.  Williams  had  credit  in  topping  probably  the  best 
class  of  the  breed  in  the  Show,  with  a round-ribbed,  admirably 
clad  three-year-old  heifer  of  Mrs.  Langdon’s  breeding.  She 
shows  quality  and  maturity  all  over,  and  is  a worthy  member  of 
the  well-known  prize  family  of  “Temptresses.”  Mr.  Howse’s 
second  heifer,  of  his  own  breeding,  was  first  at  Reading,  and  is 
still  good,  though  not  so  near  perfection  as  the  first.  Mr. 
Fryer’s  highly  commended  heifer  of  Lord  Portman’s  breeding 
was  second  at  Reading.  The  Reserve  was  “ Sally,”  a sym- 
metrical heifer  of  Mr.  Skinner’s,  bred  by  Mr.  Walter  Farthing. 
Her  half-sister  triumphed  in  the  two-year-old  class,  and  is  also 
owned  by  Mr.  Skinner,  whose  cattle  displayed  more  Devon 
character  than  some  of  the  others.  Of  the  distinguished  “ Moss 
Rose  ” tribe  of  Stowey  Court,  the  first  two-year-old  wras  one 
of  the  most  symmetrical  Devons  in  the  exhibition,  and  is  above 
average  size.  Mr.  Skinner’s  first  yearling  at  Reading  was 
unsuccessful.  “ Mignonette,”  of  Mr.  Fryer’s  breeding,  has 
grown  very  uniformly,  and  deserved  her  second  ticket.  The 
third  from  the  same  herd  is  by  the  same  sire,  “ Viceroy  ” 
(1661),  and  looks  like  making  a good  cow.  The  star  in  the 
Yearling  Class  was  the  little  beauty  shown  and  bred  by  Sir  Wm. 
Williams,  of  similar  blood  to  that  of  the  first  three-year-old. 
