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Longhorns. — These  formed  one  of  the  best  exhibitions  of 
the  breed  seen  at  a “Royal.”  The  cow  and  heifer  class 
was  particularly  good.  There  was  very  little  to  choose  between 
the  first  and  second  animals,  but  some  of  those  lower  down  the 
class  were  rather  poor  in  condition.  Heifers  calved  in  1907  or 
1908  again  brought  out  some  typical  and  promising  animals. 
Bulls  calved  in  1904,  1905,  1906,  or  1907  were  a fine  class  ; the 
first  prize  animal  was  full  of  character,  the  second,  the  youngest 
bull  in  the  class,  ran  the  winner  close,  but  fell  off  in  point  of 
colour.  Bulls  calved  in  1908  only  brought  out  three  exhibits, 
and  the  first  prize  winner  was  well  ahead  of  the  others  in  the 
class. 
Sussex. — It  is  to  be  regretted  that  in  some  of  the  classes 
larger  numbers  were  not  forthcoming,  but  many  excellent 
animals  were  exhibited.  In  Class  137  the  Champion  cow, 
Apsley  Fairy  (see  Fig.  9),  left  little  to  be  desired  in  type 
and  quality.  In  Class  135  the  two-year-old  bull,  Birling 
Ralph  (see  Fig.  8),  was  selected  as  the  Champion  because  in 
most  respects  he  represented  what  should  be  characteristic  of 
the  Sussex  breed. 
Welsh. — These  were  a splendid  lot,  and  all  the  classes  were 
well  filled.  In  Class  143  the  first  prize  cow  was  a model, 
compact,  with  a good  bag.  Class  144  was  very  good,  the  first 
prize  heifer  being  a very  level  animal.  The  second  and  third 
were  bigger,  but  not  so  level,  In  Class  145  there  was  keen 
competition,  and  they  were  a splendid  lot.  The  first  prize  bull 
in  Class  140  will  take  a very  good  company  to  beat  him.  Only 
two  animals  appeared  in  Class  141,  the  first  was  rather  small, 
but  of  good  type  and  quality.  The  second  was  a big  weighty 
bull,  short  ribbed,  rough  head  with  good  hind  quarters.  Class 
142  was  the  best  lot  of  yearlings  the  Judge  had  ever  seen.  The 
first  was  a strong,  rich  animal,  with  plenty  of  bone,  but  lacked 
a bit  in  the  rump.  The  second  was  a nice  bull  with  good 
countenance,  but  a little  narrow  in  the  hind  quarters.  The 
third  was  close,  being  stronger  than  the  second,  but  off  his  legs. 
Red  Poll. — This  breed  was  well  represented.  The  old  bull 
class  had  an  outstanding  winner  in  Warwick  (see  Fig.  10), 
who  also  took  the  Championship.  The  young  bull  class  had  also 
a superior  animal  which  took  the  first  prize.  The  others  were 
a long  way  behind.  The  cow  and  heifer  classes  were  very 
good.  The  cow  class  had  three  good  animals  at  the  head 
which  showed  that  they  belonged  to  good  milking  stock.  The 
two-year-old  heifers  were  the  best  class  of  this  breed,  the 
winner,  Ashlyns  Duchess  (see  Fig.  11),  also  being  the 
Champion.  The  yearling  heifer  class  had  also  another  out- 
standing winner,  which  was  reserve  for  champion,  with  several 
useful  young  heifers  following  it. 
