468 Report of the Stewards of Stock at the Worcester Show. 
sent there for sale. There were, however, a few exceptions. Xo. 322, a grey 
bull, 'St. Helier,' exhibited by Mr. Dumbrell,of Ditchling, Sussex, was of beau- 
tiful form and character ; and so was No. 352, the cow ' Lavender,' belonging to 
the same gentleman. Nos. 368 and 369, Mons. Albert le Gallais' heifers in- 
calf, ' Jersey Lass ' and ' Daisy,' possessed most of the points which are con- 
sidered requisite for the production of butter. The Guernseys were few in 
number, and require no particular remark ; but Xo. 339, Mr. Richard Cowan's 
cow, ' Annie,' was a good specimen of the breed. The Bretons are very small 
and so unfit for general use, that they can only be looked upon as ' pets' for 
small enclosures. There was, however, one exception, Ko. 347, the Rev. 
J. H. Gandy's ' Battersea,' a cow in miniature, possessing great milking points, 
with superior form and quality of flesh. ^ 
" It will in my judgment be veiy desirable for this Society to have separate 
classes for milk-producing breeds of cattle, and especiallj' for the breeds of the 
Channel Islands, which are becoming much sought after and appreciated." 
Horses. 
The horse-ring parades were again an immense attraction at 
11 and 3 each day, and the boxes were remarkably complete 
and good. Fourteen blood sires were entered for the lOOZ. 
prize, and, for the first time, the whole class was highly com- 
mended. The Judges acted on the sound principle that " action • 
carries weight," when they added " Neville " to the list of the 
Society's thoroughbred winners, which contains, within the last 
ten years, the names of " Loutherberg," " Roval Ravenhill," 
" British Yeoman," " Hobbie Noble," " Spencer," " Hunting 
Horn," " Dagobert," " Nutbourne," and " Ellington." There were 
no less than 21 entries for the hunting sire prize, but many of 
them were so crossbred and unsuitable for the purpose that it 
might be well to consider whether any horse should be eligible 
to compete which has not at least three thoroughbred crosses in 
his pedigree. A more stringent rule might exclude some very 
valuable hunter-getters. If a thoroughbred qualification had 
been insisted on in this class, it would have barred "Elcott" 
(who is within an ace of being thoroughbred), and " Safeguard," 
the very clever third jirize horse as well. " Sir Peter Laurie," the 
first in this class, was a great winner over the Worcester, Chel- 
tenham, and other steeple-chase countries in his day, and second 
to " Hunting Horn " for the original thoroughbred prize at 
Warwick. Some of the class appeared to be orthodox coachers, 
and others between a coacher and a Norfolk cob. 
The generally commended Hunters' class was a very great 
improvement ujion Battersea, and was won by Mr. John Booth's 
five-year-old " Beechwood " (by a son of " Launcelot "), m ho 
was then the reserved number. He has " gone on " wonderfully 
since, and has become a most successful winner at Hunter 
shows. The mare which took the second prize was by " Ted- 
dington ;" and her half-brother by " Charles XII.," and a chesnut 
