The  Gloucester  Show,  1909. 
175 
Benniworth  Bloom,  coming  close  up,  the  third  prize  cow,  Keal 
Hilda,  showing  very  well  although  having  had  a pair  of  calves. 
In  Class  102  there  were  only  two  entries,  Pendley  Pearl  taking 
first  honours  easily.  Class  103  (heifers  calved  in  1907)  and 
Class  104  (heifers  calved  in  1908)  were  both  strong  classes, 
the  latter  being  the  strongest  of  the  breed  in  the  Show. 
Herefords.  — These  cattle  being  so  near  their  native 
pastures,  well-filled  classes  was  the  rule,  and,  taken  as  a 
whole,  the  breed  was  excellently  represented.  In  Class  106 
Roh  Boy  (see  Fig.  4)  won  easily,  and  was  also  awarded  the 
Championship  for  the  best  bull.  The  second  was  a fair 
representative  of  the  breed.  Class  107  was  one  of  *the 
best  classes  of  Hereford  bulls  that  has  been  seen  for  some 
years,  and  contained  a lot  of  animals  of  more  than  usual  merit, 
all  but  one  being  mentioned  in  khe  honours  list.  Class  108  was 
somewhat  uneven,  but  it  contained  several  very  promising 
bulls.  The  first  and  second  in  Class  109  were  really  good,  and 
looked  like  being  heard  of  another  day.  Class  110  was  headed 
by  Merriment  (see  Fig.  5),  a very  grand  cow,  subsequently 
awarded  the  Female  Championship.  She  was  of  very  noble 
appearance  and  majestic  carriage,  and  a fine  specimen  of  the 
bleed.  The  young  heifer  classes  were  well  filled.  The 
majority  of  the  exhibits  were  very  creditable  to  their  breeders, 
and  contained  some  very  fine  young  animals.  The  family 
class  only  produced  three  entries  which  were  somewhat  difficult 
to  judge,  but  it  is  satisfactory  to  know  that  these  were  all  good. 
Devons. — On  the  whole  these  were  considerably  above  .the 
average.  Northmoor  Royal  (see  Fig.  6),  the  first  prize  winner 
in  Class  115  (bulls  calved  in  1904,  1905,  and  1906),  was  also 
awarded  the  Championship  for  the  best  bull.  There  were  some 
good  bulls  in  each  class.  Glasses  119  and  120  (cows  and 
heifers)  were  .both  good.  The  yearling  heifers  (Class  121), 
undoubtedly  came  next,  supplying  the  Female  Champion  in 
Hestercomhe  Fable  (see  Fig.  7). 
South  Devons. — In  the  class  for  cows  or  heifers,  in  milk, 
the  first  prize  was  awarded  to  an  animal  which  carried  her  flesh 
more  evenly  than  the  second,  which,  however,  was  a close  com- 
petitor. In  the  two-year-old  heifer  class,  the  prize-winners 
were  grand  specimens  of  the  breed,  the  class  as  a whole  being 
a good  one.  The  young  heifers  might  be  described  as  the 
strongest  class,  all  of  which  won  high  praise  for  their 
owners,  the  first  and  second  prizes  going  to  two  very  fine 
animals.  The  old  bull  class  produced  three  very  fine  animals, 
the  first  prize  being  awarded  to  a bull  scaling  29  cwt.  live 
weight.  The  second  animal  was  also  much  admired.  The 
young  bulls  were  a strong  lot,  and  should  prove  good  stock 
getters. 
