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Report  of  the  Live-Stock  exhibited  at 
kindly  feeding  and  good  flesh-forming  properties  of  the  Red  Polls 
were  only  better  known,  the  demand  for  them  would  rapidly 
increase.  Mr.  Austin’s  “ Shylock,”  of  the  late  Mr.  Palmer’s 
breeding,  rising  four  years  old,  was,  on  account  of  his  superior 
quality  and  uniformity,  selected  for  first  honours  in  the  Aged  Bull 
Class  in  preference  to  Mr.  Hammond’s  five-year-old  “ Davyson 
7th,”  of  his  own  breeding.  The  latter  was  first  last  year,  and  is 
a heavy  animal,  well  descended,  but  he  is  not  so  level  and  smart- 
looking as  the  first.  Mr.  Taylor’s  third  bull,  of  his  own  breed- 
ing is  only  a two-year-old,  and  was  thus  somewhat  handicapped. 
On  the  back  he  is  well  covered,  but  his  underline  is  defective. 
The  other  four  bulls  in  the  class  got  commended  tickets,  a fact 
which  attests  the  high  merit  of  the  class.  Yearling  bulls  were 
not  so  good.  Mr.  Colman’s  first  is  a long-sided,  big,  straight- 
topped  animal,  bred  by  the  exhibitor.  If  this  bull  fills  out 
properly  with  age  he  will  be  an  old  bull  of  great  size  and  sub- 
stance, with  fair  quality.  The  second  bull  of  Mr.  Haggard’s, 
bred  by  Mr.  Biddell,  is  also  well  grown  for  his  age,  but  is  not 
so  nice  as  he  might  be.  Mr.  Loffts’  third,  bred  by  himself,  is 
not  quite  up  to  the  Troston  standard. 
Females  were  better  than  the  males,  at  least  in  the  younger 
classes.  Mr.  Colman’s  first  cow  is  rising  four  years  old,  was  bred 
by  the  exhibitor,  has  a strong  loin,  well  padded  with  beef,  square 
hind-quarters,  full  brisket,  and  wealthy  bosom.  Nor  is  she 
devoid  of  character  and  quality.  The  second,  from  the  same 
herd  and  by  the  same  sire — “ Rufus  ” (188) — is  only  two  and 
a half  years  old,  and  heavy  in  calf.  She  is  well  coated  over 
with  flesh,  especially  on  the  shoulder,  and  pleases  the  eye,  but 
does  not  fill  the  hand  quite  so  well  as  the  first.  Mr.  Taylor’s 
third,  of  Mr.  Palmer’s  breeding,  is  of  the  “Davy”  tribe,  and 
has  accumulated  a considerable  quantity  of  fine-handling  flesh 
over  the  chine.  With  one  exception  the  others  in  the  class 
were  good  enough  to  secure  commended  tickets.  Mr.  Hammond 
was  ill  to  shake  off  in  the  Yearling  Heifer  Class.  Two-year-old 
heifers  competed  with  cows,  as  did  two-year-old  bulls  with  the 
aged  of  this  breed.  It  would  have  been  better  if  two-year-olds 
and  yearlings  had  been  bracketed,  if  only  two  classes  could  be 
allowed  for  each  sex.  Mr.  Hammond’s  first  and  second  yearlings 
were  a well-developed  pair,  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  of  the  “ Davy  ” 
family,  and  sired  by  the  second-prize  aged  bull,  also  of  that 
family.  The  first  is  as  firm  under  the  hand  as  a Devon,  and 
already  carries  a great  deal  of  meat  on  the  crops  and  back. 
The  second  is  massive,  but  not  sweet.  Mr.  Taylor’s  third,  of 
his  own  breeding,  is  large  in  size  and  level  in  flesh.  Five  of  the 
remaining  nine  were  commended. 
