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separately classified, and fourteen entries were made ; and at 
Birmingham again in 1876 handsome prizes were given, for 
which upwards of sixty put in an appearance. Forty-two 
Longhorns came to Kilburn, and formed one of the most 
attractive features of the Show. Exactly the same number 
were shown at the recent Show at Derby, of which it may 
be interesting to note that fifteen came from the neighbourhood 
of Derby, five from Warwickshire, five from Leicestershire, 
nine from Buckinghamshire, and the rest from Hampshire and 
Cheshire. The Judges soon gave the Duke of Buckingham's 
aged bull, " Earl of Temple," the post of honour, and placed 
Harlequin," belonging to Sir Harpur Crewe, which took a first 
prize as a yearling at Carlisle, second. It was remarked that 
the first is a lengthy bull, of wonderful substance and weight ; 
while the second, a younger animal, was rougher, and not of so 
good quality. Mr. German's " Prior of Ashby," a handsome 
yearling with capital quarters, took the first prize in the next 
class, and " Corporal " was second. Two bull calves competed 
for the prizes offered by the Derby Local Committee. The first 
prize went to " Fairy Prince," from the Stowe herd — a useful 
calf. The second was properly withheld. 
On the whole, the females were better than the males. Several 
of the old cows were admirable representatives of good dairy and 
meat-making cattle. " Lady Aston," which the Judges put first, 
is a splendid cow. She was first in her class at Carlisle. Mr. 
Forrest's second-prize cow, " Walnut," is a good cow, and looks 
a first-rate milker," as also is " Celia," which was first in the 
class for heifers over two years old, at Kilburn. The Heifer in- 
Milk or in-Calf Class was also most interesting. " Rose Leigh," 
to whom first honours were given, is a beautiful heifer, long and 
deep and square ; though in splendid order, she was by no means 
overdone with fat, nor showing traces of having been systema- 
tically stuffed, and this may be said to apply to the great 
majority of the animals shown in these classes. The Duke of 
Buckingham was first and second for yearlings, with a parti- 
cularly pretty heifer, " Violet," and the plainer, but useful, 
" Nancy," though some liked Mr. Hall's " Lady Walton " 
better. Mr. Richard Hall carried off the first prize given by 
the Local Committee for calves with " Brindled Nell," as nice 
a calf as could be found in a day's march. The Duke of 
Buckingham's " Garland " was put second. 
Dairy Cows. 
It naturally might have been expected that the liberal prizes 
offered by the Derby Local Committee for Dairy Cattle would 
have ensured larger entries in all the classes, seeing that 
