the  Society's  Meeting,  1883. 
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owing  to  his  temper,  has  been  sent  to  the  butcher.  No  animal 
for  some  years  has  made  a close  second  to  Mr.  Bartlemore’s  bull, 
hut  the  Duke  of  Buccleuch’s  second  at  York,  bred  by  the 
exhibitor,  and  only  three  years  old,  followed  creditably,  being 
good  on  the  top  and  stylish  in  head  and  neck.  Mr.  Bartlemore’s 
first  yearling,  bred  by  Mr.  Jack  and  sired  by  the  old  bull,  is 
small,  but  very  well  bred  and  a likely  winner  in  the  future. 
The  Duke  of  Buccleuch’s  first  cow  is  a tidy  three-year-old,  bred 
by  the  Duke  ; carries  a good  milk-vessel  very  gracefully,  and  has 
fine  bone  and  quality.  The  second  is  a five-year-old,  also  bred 
by  the  Duke,  who  owns  the  best  herd  of  the  kind  in  the  country. 
Mr.  Wilson’s  winning  heifer  is  a beauty,  and  the  Duke’s  second 
shows  high  breeding. 
Judges'  Report  of  the  Ayr  shires. 
The  Ayrshires,  though  few  in  numbers,  made  a creditable  appearance. 
The  first-prize  Aged  Bull,  No.  941,  is  a beast  of  very  exceptional  merit, 
and  seldom,  if  ever,  has  a better  representative  of  the  breed  been  seen  any- 
where. The  second-prize  one,  No.  943,  though  relatively  inferior,  has  good 
points. 
The  first-prize  Yearling  Bull,  No.  944,  though  not  large,  possesses  fairly 
good  quality,  and  is  a moderately  good  animal.  No.  945  was  placed  second. 
As  a class,  the  Cows  were  fairly  good.  We  awarded  the  first  ticket  to 
No.  950,  a cow  which  shows  all  the  characteristics  of  a good  Ayrshire.  The 
second.  No.  952,  possesses  great  style,  and  shows  superior  breeding,  while  the 
third,  No.  947,  though  apparently  a good  cow,  appears  at  a disadvantage  from 
having  very  recently  calved. 
The  first-prize  Two-Year-old  Heifer,  No.  953,  is  a remarkably  good  beast, 
showing  very  superior  quality  and  great  symmetry ; while  the  one  placed 
second,  No.  955,  is  moderately  good. 
James  Hamilton. 
Thos.  Gibbons. 
M.  Clark. 
Jeeseys. 
So  far  from  the  headquarters  of  this  valuable  dairy  breed, 
the  display,  though  not  so  good  as  at  Reading,  was  on  the 
whole  satisfactory.  The  extraordinarily  high  prices  lately  paid 
— into  the  four  figures — for  Jerseys  in  America,  freshens  the 
interest  in  the  breed  in  this  country.  Accordingly  the  Jersey 
stalls  were  thronged  daily.  The  first-prize  aged  bull  is  a 
three-year-old  of  Mr.  T.  W.  Walters,  from  Radford,  Dawlish, 
and  bred  in  the  island  from  which  the  breed  derives  its  name. 
He  is  truly  marked,  and  of  superior  quality.  Mr.  Sutton’s 
second,  also  bred  in  the  island,  being  a year  older,  is  bigger, 
and  also  well-bred.  The  third,  owned  by  Mr.  Firman,  and 
bred  at  headquarters,  has  a characteristic  head  and  good  skin. 
Being  only  three  years  old  he  was  in  bloom.  Mr.  Arnold’s 
leading  yearling,  bred  in  Jersey,  has  a thorough-bred  look 
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