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or he would have been better liked. A very good class indeed, and with the 
most merit of any. 
" Class XII. — Bull calves, and a rare lot too. First prize to Mr. Roberts, 
for a very nice one, with plenty of hair and (luality, but perhaps not quite so 
good a back as the second-prize one : but such thighs for a young one as are 
not often seen, with just the style and character which a Hereford calf ought 
to have. The second prize went to a nice young buU, Mr. R. H. Capper's 
' Worcester,' with a rare back, but not the quality of the first prize. Mr. E. 
"Wright's ' David ' and ' Lion ' got the third prize and the highly commended 
card. They were a nice ]>a.h; and could hardly be parted. 
" The Cows (Class XIII.) were a grand lot. The first prize was given to 
Mr. Perry of Cholstrey, for a ' Beauty,' and a type of what a Hereford ought 
to be, with a calf of a few days old by her side. She went to the fore, and soon 
distanced all competitors. Btill, slie was well sujiported by ' Kate,' another 
good one of Mr. Kea's, for second prize ; and Mr. Duckham's 8^-year-old cow, 
' Delight,' of famous size, excellent quality, and not loaded witli flesh, showed 
in good form and breeding condition. I must commend the owners of these 
animals for resisting the temptation to make them any fatter. There were 
some more good animals in this class, but those placed and named were quite 
ahead of the rest. 
" Class XIV. — The first prize was awarded to Mr. W. Tudge for a thick, 
small heifer, ' Lady Ashford,' with not a nice forehand, but the most per- 
fect in her class ; and the second to Mr. Pitt, for a nice heifer of her sort, 
but not good in her colour, and her touch hardly what it should be. General 
Wood's highly-commended heifer, ' Adela,' has splendid hind- quarters, and is 
likely to do some good in a herd, if put to the right sort of bull. Mr. T. 
Thomas's ' Laura ' and Mr. J. Williams's ' Duchess ' were passed over, princi- 
pally on account of being too fat for breeding, and more fit for the shambles. 
One of them, a prize-heifer last year, was completely spoiled by overfeeding ; 
and it is to be hoped that her owner will gi"e up this practice. 
" Class XV. were a nice lot of yearling-heifers ; old Mr. Monkhouse going 
ahead of all the rest with his ' Clementine,' a heifer of good size, substance, and 
quality of the right sort. She was backed up by a thick one of Mr. Roberts's, 
' Second Duchess of Bedford ;' perhaps the most complete of the two, but never 
likely to make so good a cow. Mr. William Perry got the third prize for ' Lady 
Dupjja,' as true in form as anything in the classes, but not quite right in her 
hair, and too small to be placed higher. The Hon. T. H. Noel Hill's good 
heifer, ' Petunia,' was highly commended. 
" Class XVI. — Mr. Roberts had the first prize for ' Miss Hastings the 
Second,' a useful calf and no more. The second was awarded to Mr. Knight's 
grey calf, ' Lady Jane Grey,' a very nice little thing. This was the weakest 
class in the lot." 
The Devons. — These classes fell off sadly in point of numbers. 
The names of Davy, Halse, and Quartly did not appear once 
among the entries, and Merson only once. The classes were 
indebted for just a tenth of their numbers to the Royal Norfolk 
Farm, where the yearling bull-calf " Prince Alfred " (the solitary 
instance in the three leading cattle classes of a first prize 
winner of last year holding its position) and " Rose of Den- 
mark," the first prize heifer calf, were both bred. The first 
prize cow, " Rachel," bred by Lord Portman, stood third at 
Battersea. Mr. George Turner made eight entries, and his blood 
won two firsts and two seconds. " Viscount," who now girths 
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