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bited the best animal, but the judges, after deciding in her 
favour, found her disqualified from competing, they finding, 
by inquiring from the care-takers, that she had produced a 
live calf in March last, but was allowed to become dry. 
“ Of Durhams pure, bred in France, there were 18 compe- 
titors in the male class, and 1 1 competitors in the female 
class. There were also some very superior animals, bulls 
and cows, exhibited as extra stock, from the Imperial breed- 
ing establishment in Mayenne. 
“ HEREFORD CATTLE. 
“ Of the Herefords, the quality of the stock was superior to 
any previous exhibition that we have attended ; all the prize 
animals being most extraordinary specimens as to quality of 
flesh, and generally of full sizes. Lord Berwick obtained the 
first prize for bulls, and mention tres honorable for another 
animal. The second prize was won by Mr. E. Price, and 
the third by Vicomte de Curzay. The prizes for cows were 
obtained by Messrs. Perry and Walker. 
Cf DEVONS, SUSSEX, etc. 
“ All very superior in both breeds. 
“The first-prize bull belonged to Mr. Turner, and the 
second to Mr. Farthing. Of the cows the first prize was 
considered by some judges to be inferior to the second prize. 
First prize to Prince Albert, the second to Mr. Farthing, and 
mention honorable of Mr. Turner’s heifers. The Emperor, 
Napoleon III, purchased these heifers from Mr. G. Turner: 
they were got by the first-prize bull. Price said to have been 
handsome. Two Sussex cows in this class were sold for beef, 
at £25 each; and another very large animal sold for 
about £40. 
“AYRSHIRE, ALDERNEY, SCOTCH, etc. 
“ The first prize was awarded to Lord Talbot — Polled Angus 
bull, got by Mr. Watson’s (of Keillor) celebrated bull £ Jock.’ 
The second prize was given to Mr. F. Bella. There was an 
indifferent show of Ayrshires : the number of cows consider- 
