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and  fine  quality,  with  sweet  bone.  The  Wray  Park  second 
bull,  of  Mr.  Simpson’s  own  breeding,  was  in  the  same  position 
at  Bridgwater.  He  is  a grey,  of  fine  quality,  and  more  than 
average  promise.  The  Duke  of  Portland’s  third,  bred  by  his 
Grace,  is  a dark  brown,  with  a good  skin,  and  fair  size. 
Cows  mustered  very  well.  Mr.  Arkwright  had  a deserving 
first  in  a five-year-old  light-coloured  cow,  bred  in  Jersey,  and 
of  beautiful  hue,  with  marvellous  milk-veins,  and  hard  clean- 
cut  features.  Mr.  Simpson’s  second  is  a three-year-old  grey, 
bred  at  Wray  Park,  and  of  exceptional  quality,  with  fine  bone 
and  wiry  frame.  She  was  first  at  the  Bath  and  West  of 
England  Show,  and  third  at  Reading.  Mr.  Arkwright’s  third 
cow  is  a beautiful  four-year-old  fawn,  bred  in  Jersey,  and 
possessed  of  many  of  the  points  so  much  desired  in  a cow 
of  the  sort.  No  fewer  than  six  of  the  remaining  fifteen  were 
commended,  and  they  merited  the  distinction.  Mr.  Corbett’s 
successful  three-year-old  heifer  is  a tidy  fawn,  bred  in  Jersey, 
sharp  along  the  top,  hard  on  the  rump,  sweet  in  the  skin, 
and  well  coloured.  Mr.  Ashcroft’s  second,  of  Mr.  Simpson’s 
breeding,  ran  the  winner  very  closely.  She  is  a grand  milker, 
and  has  already  had  two  calves,  being  the  dam  of  the  first 
yearling  heifer.  The  commended  heifer  from  Wray  Park  is 
of  a fine  old  true-breeding  sort,  being  in  direct  descent  from 
“ Milk  Girl,”  bought  for  150  guineas  at  Mr.  Gilbey’s  sale.  “ Milk 
Maid,”  of  the  same  family,  went  to  America  at  165  guineas. 
Mr.  Cornish’s  third  heifer,  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  is  a sweet 
little  thing,  evidently  milking  deeply,  and  uniformly  marked. 
Mr.  Streatfeild’s  Reserve  heifer  is  bigger  than  some  of  the 
others,  and  by  no  means  deficient  in  character. 
The  Wray  Park  first  two-year-old  is  a charming  grey,  bred 
by  Mr.  Simpson,  and  already  in-milk.  She  was  second  at 
Reading  and  first  at  Bridgwater,  and  is  full  of  promise,  having 
a skin  like  a glove,  and  very  well-defined  features.  The  third, 
from  the  same  renowned  herd,  is  a surprising  milker ; though 
only  two  years  old  she  has  produced  as  much  as  14  quarts  of 
milk  per  day,  and  is  likely  to  be  an  acquisition  to  the  herd. 
Mr.  Arkwright’s  second  is  a silver-grey,  bred  by  himself,  with 
more  substance  than  most  of  the  others,  but,  for  a Jersey,  not 
quite  sharp  enough  on  the  chine.  Mr.  Cornish’s  Reserve  heifer 
is  a smart  silver-grey  fawn,  bred  in  the  island.  Mr.  Ashcroft’s 
first  yearling,  referred  to  above,  is  a great  beauty,  likely  to  rival 
her  dam,  the  second-prize  three-year-old.  Yorkshire  herds  got 
in  at  last.  Lord  Fcversham’s  and  Lady  Hawkes’s  second  and 
third  yearlings,  bred  by  the  exhibitors,  promise  fairly  for  the 
future. 
