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scribed as “ black-polled Angus,” “ dun West Highland,” and 
“ red Norfolk (polled).” 
In connection with the award of the Shorthorn Champion 
Prizes at this year’s Show, there are two coincidences worthy of 
notice. The male Shorthorn Championship is, on this occasion, 
won by the Earl of Feversham, with New Yew’s Gift, the bull 
which his Lordship purchased for 1,000 guineas, at the sale of 
a portion of the herd of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor in 
1892. At the Chester Meeting of 1858 the award of the premier 
prize in the Shorthorn section is thus recorded in the Journal 
(vol. six., 1858, p. xxi.) : — 
Lord Feversham, of Duncombe Park, Ilelmsley, Yorkshire : the Prize 
of thirty sovereigns, for his 5 years 3 months 3 weeks and 3 days-old 
red and white Short-horned Bull “5th Duke of Oxford”; bred by the late 
Earl of Ducie, of Tortworth Court, AVootton-under-edge, Gloucestershire. 
Again, the female Shorthorn Championship has this year been 
won by Mr. Richard Stratton, with Timbrel 23rd; in 1858 this 
gentleman’s father figured in the prize-list as follows : — - 
Richard Stratton, of Broad Hinton, Swindon, AVilts : the Prize of 
ten sovereigns, for his 3 years and 3 months-old roan Short-horned Cow, 
In-milk and In-calf, “ Matchless the 4th ” ; bred by himself. 
Horses. — In 1858 “ Horses ” formed a section which was 
not subjected to any differentiation into breeds. The competitors 
were, however, arranged in three groups — Agricultural Horses, 
Dray Horses, and other horses. The prize-winning animals 
were then variously described as — “ Agricultural Stallion,” 
“ Suffolk Agricultural Stallion,” “ Dishley Agricultural 
Stallion,” “ Agricultural Cart Filly,” “ Clydesdale Dray 
Stallion,” “Buckinghamshire Dray Stallion,” “Thoroughbred 
Stallion,” “ Mountain Pony,” “ Welsh Talacre Stallion Pony,” 
“ Half-bred Filly,” “ Thoroughbred Colt,” “ Hunter Mare,” and 
“ Mare for breeding Hackneys.” 
Sheep. — Turning to sheep, the only breeds for which sepa- 
rate sections were provided in 1858 were Leicesters and South- 
downs, half the prizes for the latter of which went to the Good- 
wood flock.. All other fleece-bearers had to find a place in one 
of two other sections — “ Longwools (not Leicesters),” and 
“ Short wools (not Southdowns).” The whole of the prizes for 
“ Longwools ” went to the Cotswold breed, amongst the winners 
being Mr. Robert Game, a name which is again conspicuous in 
the Cotswold classes of 1893. In the “ Shortwool” section, the 
prizes went to animals variously described as “ AA 7 est Country 
Down,” “ Shropshire,” and “ Improved Hampshire Down.” In 
addition, sheep specified as “ Wejsh,” “Welsh Mountain,” and 
