Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Shreicshury, 1884. 639 
The sifting effect of long distance from home was remarkably 
exemplified in the first of the classes for female Shorthorns, 
Class 53. Seldom has a class of cows so good throughout been 
seen. Never, since the Meeting at Bristol in 1878, has this 
class been so small. The entries, erased numbers counted, are : 
Bristol, 9; Kilburn (International), 25 ; Carlisle, 19 ; Derby, 14; 
Reading, 15 ; York, 14, and Shrewsbury, 10 ; or, omitting 
erased numbers : Kilburn, 23, and Carlisle 18, the rest as 
stated. Of the 10 cows entered for Shrewsbury, 8 were in 
their places on the Showground, and each one received judicial 
notice. Mr. Brierley's white cow " Snowflake," at once 
massive and compact, whose beauty would be improved by a 
somewhat larger and more open pair of horns, was placed, as 
at York, at the head of the class, Mr. Hutchinson's roan 
*' Gratia," who had the reserved number at York, taking the 
second place. She is a very characteristic specimen of the 
Booth type of cow, with deep and finely moulded fore-quarters, 
good back, and the head and general character of that type. 
Mr. Gibson's " Queen of Stroxton," a full-red cow of great 
substance and beauty, had the third prize ; Mr. Ackers's roan 
" Lady Georgina Newcomb," the winner of many prizes, the 
reserved number and a high commendation. High commen- 
dations also were adjudged to the Duke of Northumberland's 
"Sunshade ;" Mr. Green's " Gaiety," roan, a noticeably lengthy 
and stylish cow, second to " Snowflake," and placed before 
" Gratia," at York ; and Mr. Pugh's " Czarina Manoravon," 
a massive and showy roan cow, in full condition ; Mr. Rolls' 
" Siddington Blush 2nd," a rich red, of great style, received 
a commendation. This last is a descendant of the " Old 
Daisy " tribe, so highly estimated by Mr. Bates, and at Mr. 
Charles Colling's sale in 1810, by the public in general. It 
was carefully preserved by Mr. Priestley through many gene- 
rations in a remote part of Wales, and has come into prominent 
notice again within the last few years. Two or three of these 
cows, having previously done their duty at the Shows, were 
beginning to look somewhat like fruit with the bloom rubbed 
off, but not to the extent of the breaking up which commonly 
follows the strain of early forcing. 
A class of only four Cows or Heifers calved in 1881 was remark- 
able for the excellence of the prize and reserved animals, and 
the surpassing excellence of the first winner, Mr. Hutchinson's 
" Lady Pamela," very full of the old VVarlaby character, 
with a fore-rib reminding us of " Queen of the Ocean's," and 
shoulders of vast width and neatness, like those of the famous 
" Stratton " heifers, or Mr. Kidner's Devon steer at the Smith- 
field Club Shows a few years ago. The only question was, 
