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level.  The  second  prize  bull  in  this  class,  Birdsall  Croesus, 
is  also  a grand  bull  of  good  type  and  character.  The  heifer 
classes  contained  some  very  promising  youngsters,  while  some 
of  the  older  females  appeared  to  be  overdone,  which  must 
have  a prejudicial  effect  on  their  breeding.  The  judging  of 
these  classes  occupied  the  whole  day  from  9 a.m.  to  5 p.m. 
Dairy  Shorthorns. — These  were  an  excellent  lot,  and  the 
classes  generally  were  well  filled.  In  Class  96  were  found 
several  good  bulls,  straight  in  their  lines,  with  good  flesh  and 
quality,  which  should  become  good  sires  for  the  dual-purpose 
Shorthorn.  Class  97  was  a splendid  one,  and,  in  the  Judges’ 
opinion,  the  best  ever  exhibited  at  the  Royal  Show  ; the  yield 
of  milk  given  in  the  ring  proved  the  excellence  of  the  exhibits. 
The  highest  quantity  was  37^  lb.,  and  only  two  cows  gave 
below  25  lb.  Class  98  was  good,  though  not  so  many  in 
numbers.  The  winner  was  the  Champion  Dairy  Shorthorn 
cow,  a beautifully  balanced  animal  of  excellent  quality  and  bag, 
giving  in  the  ring  30^  lb.  of  milk.  There  were  several  others 
of  high  merit.  The  class  milked  out  well  and  only  one  cow 
gave  below  20  lb.  The  heifers  in  Class  99  were  not  quite  so 
even  in  type  as  the  previous  classes.  The  prize  winners  were 
nice  Shorthorns  with  good  udders,  and  the  class  generally 
milked  out  fairly  well.  The  Challenge  Cup  for  the  best  group 
was  awarded  to  Mr.  Adeane  for  the  first  prize  heifer  in  Class  99, 
the  second  prize  cow  in  Class  97,  and  a yearling  bull. 
Lincolnshire  Red  Shorthorns. — Taking  into  consideration 
that  the  Show  was  held  a long  way  out  of  the  district  for 
Lincoln  Reds,  there  was  a very  good  show.  Bulls  calved  in 
1904,  1905,  1906.  or  1907  (Class  101)  were  very  good  indeed, 
especially  the  three  that  headed  the  class.  The  winner  was  a 
well-grown,  thick-fleshed,  and  well-made  bull.  The  second 
prize  animal  was  not  so  far  behind  the  winner,  being  par- 
ticularly full  of  lean  flesh  and  near  to  the  ground.  There 
were  only  two  exhibits  in  Class  102  (bulls  calved  in  1908). 
They  were  both  very  useful  bulls,  the  winner  being  the  neatest 
made.  The  second  prize  bull  was  inclined  to  be  patchy  and 
short  of  lean  flesh.  Class  103  contained  some  nice  young 
bulls,  the  winner  being  a good  one,  well  made,  and  true  to 
type.  The  winner  in  Class  104  (cows  in-milk,  calved  in  or 
before  1906)  was  a good  animal  full  of  flesh,  well  made,  with 
a good  udder.  Some  cows  in  this  class  were  shown  very  short 
of  flesh,  but  had  good  udders.  The  first  prize  animal  in 
Class  105  was  a very  good  heifer,  full  of  flesh  and  well  made. 
She  had  no  difficulty  in  heading  the  class.  The  other  heifers 
in  this  class  were  a good  lot,  and,  taken  as  a whole,  this 
was  the  most  even  class  of  females  shown.  The  first  and 
second  prize  heifers  in  Class  106  were  well  to  the  front, 
