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second  prize  winner,  a younger  animal  “ with  a wide  level  top, 
promises  to  make  a superior  breeding  cow.” 
Devons. — The  entries  numbered  forty  in  six  classes.  Class 
85  (bulls  calved  in  1900  or  1901)  contained  only  three  entries  ; 
but  the  first  prize  bull,  Mr.  J.  C.  Williams’  Drosera,  also 
gained  the  Male  Championship.  He  is  “ an  exceptionally  fine 
bull,  hard  to  beat.”  The  second  prize  bull  is  also  a good 
strong  one.  Class  86,  for  two-year-old  bulls,  was  a very  even 
one,  headed  by  Mr.  Williams’  Ficus,  which  had  already  won 
sevei’al  prizes  this  year.  The  second  and  third  prize  animals 
are  “good  useful  stock  bulls.”  Class  87,  for  yearling  bulls, 
contained  ten  entries,  Mr.  Williams’  Mistletoe,  “ a very  shapely 
youngster,”  leading,  and  taking  the  Reserve  ( Ihampionship. 
Mr.  S.  Kidner  received  the  second  prize  for  Bickleij  Quaker, 
“ a large  sized  yearling,  not  so  well  moulded  as  the  first  prize 
bull,  but  with  many  good  qualities.”  Mr.  Skinner’s  Pound 
Royal,  placed  third,  is  “ nice  to  the  touch  and  walks  well.” 
Amongst  the  females,  the  Cdiampionship  was  taken  for  the 
second  time  by  the  Messrs.  Trible’s  Fern  of  Ilalsdon,  of 
which  a i)ortrait  was  given  in  the  last  Volume.  The  heifer, 
Jlestercombe  Leaf,  exhibited  by  Mr.  B.  C.  Shepherd  in 
Class  89,  for  two-year-olds,  is  “ one  of  the  best  seen  in  the 
Show-ring  for  many  years,”  and  was  Reserve  Number  for 
the  Championship.  H.M.  The  King's  smart  heifer.  Ruby,  was 
second  in  this  class,  and  was  followed  by  Mr.  Skinner’s  heavy- 
fleshed  Pound  Curly  5th.  H.M.  The  King  received  the  first 
prize  for  Dewdrop  in  a well-filled  class  of  yearling  heifers 
(Class  90),  and  the  second  and  third  prizes  were  both  gained 
by  Col.  A.  F.  Walter. 
South  Devons. — The  bull  class  (91)  was  cancelled  owing 
to  insufficient  entries,  but  the  four  cows  (Class  92)  were  all 
typical  of  the  breed. 
Sussex. — An  entry  of  thirty-three  in  six  classes  did  not  quite 
equal  last  year’s  show.  There  were  no  ( Champion  Prizes  for 
the  breed,  but  the  Sussex  Herd  Book  Society  provided  special 
prizes  of  five  guineas  each  to  the  winners  of  the  first  ]>rizes 
in  Classes  94,  95,  96,  and  98.  The  bulls  (Class  93)  were  .six 
in  number,  and  were  headed  by  last  year’s  champion.  Lord 
Comp,  No.  723,  a “very  typical  bull”  ; the  second.  No.  724, 
“a  bull  of  substance  and  quality,  but  rather  too  dai’k  in  colour”  ; 
the  third,  No.  719,  “a  useful  bull  of  large  type.”  The  two- 
year-olds  (Class  94)  were  useful  bulls.  The  first  prize  and  the 
special  prize  were  awarded  to  the  Earl  of  Derby  for  Mayor. 
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