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toroiigh's, not much can be said. The first three-year-old pair-of-heifers prize 
was adjudged to Mr. llichard Booth for his ' Graceful ' and ' Lady Joyful,' two 
very good heifers and not overdone. It was a good class, but won easily, and 
the three pairs of roans made a most eifective appearance in the ring. The 
prize for the pair of yearling-heifers was as easily won by Colonel Towneley's 
' Double Butterfly ' and ' Perfume.' In the bull, cow, and ofl'spring compe- 
tition, Mr. Laugston's bull ' Lord of the Harem ' was decidedly superior to 
Mr. Stratton's ' Knight of Lagan,' but the goodness of ' Lady Hinda ' and her 
' Knight of Lagan ' calf turned the scale." 
The tliird Judge, who was obliged to leave Worcester before 
he could meet his colleagues and draw out his Report, writes 
thus : — ■ 
" Bulls — Class I. — ' Duke of Tyne ' had a fine frame, with good flesh ; but 
did not cover well along his back and loins. ' General Murat,' when out, did 
not caiTy himself well, and was also too high on the leg. 
" Class IL — 'Hemlock,' a very level useful bull, not in condition, and would 
have been better if his frame had been larger. ' Hengist," a bull of large 
frstme and great substance, — a very useful animal. 'Eoyal Butterfly 10th/ a 
good bull, but uses his hind legs badly. 
" Class in. — ' The Hero,' a very level nice young bull, of good size for his 
age, which is only 1 year, 1 month, and 3 weeks, being 9 months younger 
than 'Eoyal Butterfly 11th,' who is also a good bull. 
" Glass IV. — A large and generally good class. ' Captain Cherry,' a good 
young bull wixh excellent hair and flesh ; walks and carries himself well. He 
is decidedly the best bull in his class, but I much doubt whether he will train 
on or show so well another year, as his back already shows signs of giving 
way. ' Pizarro ' has flat sides. ' Pretor ' is a young bull of considerable pro- 
mise, with excellent hair and flesh. This I consider to be the best class 
amongst the bulls. There were several animals of considerable jDromise in it, 
but none sufficiently good to induce me to hope that they will eventually 
become first-rate old bulls. 
" Cows — Class V. — ' Pride of Southwicke,' a well-known and very excellent 
cow. ' Maid of Athens,' an indiflerently good cow, which would have been 
beaten by ' Veil,' had the latter been better in hand, a point in which she was 
Very deficient. With the exception of ' Pride of Southwicke,' they were a very 
bad class. 
" Class VI. — ' Eosedale,' a very excellent heifer with fine frame and good 
flesh. ' Second Queen of the May ' is also an excellent heifer, inferior to ' Eose- 
dale,' but far superior to the rest of her class. ' Eoan Knights Butterfly ' is a 
heifer with fine level fore-quarters, but narrow in the twist. A good class. 
" Class VII. — ' Flower Girl,' a very fine level heifer of good quality. 
' Frederick's Farewell ' also a fine and good heifer. ' Castianira ' inferior to 
the above, and rather deficient in quality. A good class. 
" Class VIII. — ' Lady Oxford 5th," a very excellent heifer, and of great 
promise, quality first-rate, with very good hair. ' Lalage the 2nd,' a good 
level heifer. ' Eoyal Butterfly's Pageant,' a good heifer. ' Grand Duchess 
12th' is at present, perhaps, a little inferior to the above, but of great 
prom'se. 
" Local Prizes. — Two good cows, but very fat ; one of them a well-known 
and very superior cow. 
" I may remark that the heifers generally were very good ; probably few 
better animals have ever been exhibited than those which gained the first prize 
in each class. I regret that the cow-class was not better filled ; but there are 
few better cows than ' Pride of Southwicke ' or ' Queen of the Ocean.' " 
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