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The Warwick Meeting. 
Show, Mr. Salisbury Baxendale’s Tamarisk, “ a promising 
animal,” took first place, and Mr. James Blyth’s grey Alpha 
Succeeded to the second prize. Four high commendations, and 
six commendations, completed the awards. 
The Judges of Jerseys make the following observations : 
It is remarkable that whilst the old breed of Jersey cattle was formerly 
of mixed colours, and that a self-coloured animal was rarely seen, Fashion 
has been working a considerable change in this respect. Breeders, in 
general, in consequence of the unaccountable tastes of buyers, have given up 
keeping parti-coloured bull-calves and rear up only the self-coloured ones, 
with the accompanying fancies, black tongue and switch. How far these 
fanciful ideas go towards improving the dairy qualities of the breed may 
well be asked, and as easily answered. It is a great mistake to destroy a 
bull-calf simply because he happens to have white about him. Some *40 
years ago, the very best Jersey hulls were of mixed colours, and were not then 
considered the less beautiful on that account ; but now, however rich, good, 
well-shaped, and profitable a bull may prove himself to he, if he has any 
white about him he is, by the great majority of breeders, discarded, and 
fiequently through this a valuable strain of dairy stock is lost. 
Guernseys. — The catalogue contained 45 entries, as compared 
with 51 at Doncaster, and 72 at Plymouth. Of the entries 
Middlesex accounted for 14, Sussex 14, Hants 7, Wilts 6, 
and Herts 4. Of the 13 prizes, five were awarded to animals 
bred in Guernsey. Taking the section in its entirety, the 
Guernseys shown at Warwick “were certainly above average 
merit, and well deserving the support given to the breed by the 
Royal Agricultural Society.” 
Class 87, old bulls, was easily topped by Colonel H. W. 
Shakerley’s island-bred Paradox, “ one of the finest specimens of 
the breed ever shown in this country, of great size, perfect in skin, 
and exceedingly rich in quality.” Sir H. A. J. D. Tichborne was 
second, and Sir F. A. Montefiore was third. Class 88, yearling 
bulls, put forward a winner in Finchley Beau, a young bull “ rich 
in colour and of fair size,” shown by Mr. H. C. Stephens, M.P. 
The Express Dairy Company was second with Queens Champion. 
In Class 89, cows in-milk. Sir F. A. Montefiore was first 
with Marguerite des Fauxcennaires, an island-bred cow of great 
merit, “ rich in quality, and having good skin and horns.” Mr. 
Julian Stephens took the second prize with Alha. Class 90, 
two-year-old heifers, brought to the front an imported heifer, 
Messrs. Fowler and De la Perrelle’s Linda of the Poidevins. Sir 
F. A. Montefiore was second with a very beautiful heifer. Queen 
of the Isles 3rd, sister to the first prize heifer in the succeeding 
class. Mr. George Long’s Norah 7th was third. Class 91, year- 
ling heifers, was headed by Sir F. A. Montefiore’s Queen of the 
Isles 4<th, an animal of exceptional merit. Mr. Long took the 
second prize with Evelyn. 
