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in the two-year-old class, but the winner was of exceptional 
merit, having size and substance, with good feet and legs. 
Asses. 
The two new classes for asses were the means of bringing 
together some very fine specimens of jacks and jinnies, 
probably some of the best in Europe. The entries might, 
however, with advantage have been more numerous, only 
five being received. Donkey breeding has been neglected in 
England, while neighbouring countries such as France, Italy, 
and Spain have devoted much thought to it ; and, in view of 
the large demand for good jacks from the warmer countries, 
including parts of our own empire, such as India, South Africa, 
and Australia, it is a subject that is well worth our attention 
and encouragement, as in the countries mentioned the best 
jacks command prices of several hundred pounds sterling. 
In the stallion class, the first prize jack was a black Spanish 
tliree-year-old of great bone and substance, very true in his 
movements, and showing every promise of being a very 
exceptional animal at five years old. The second prize animal, 
a five-year-old white Spanish jack, well proportioned and 
shown in excellent condition, was certainly one of the finest 
white jacks living, but he lacked the height and exceptional 
size of the first prize animal. 
The first prize mare or jinny was also a black Spanish, true 
in her lines and extraordinarily high. The second prize almost 
equalled her in height, had more bone and substance, but was 
not so level over the back and quarters. It was a pity there 
were no entries of cross-bred Spanish and Poitou with English 
donkeys, as a very useful and profitable race might be bred. 
Cattle. 
On three occasions only have the entries in this depart- 
ment been greater in numbers than they were at the recent 
Derby Meeting, for which 926 entries of cattle were received. 
Those occasions were : Park Royal, 1903 (944 entries) ; 
Windsor, 1889 (1,144 entries) ; and Kilburn, 1879 (1,005 entries). 
The Shorthorns were again the most numerous, the number 
of animals (319) constituting a record, exceeding by fifty-seven 
the previous largest entry of the breed made at Park Royal 
in 1905, when there were 262 entries. 
Shorthorns. — There were ten classes as in 1905. The 
Judges in their report state “that the collection of Shorthorns 
was one of the best ever seen at a Meeting of the Society and 
does credit to the breeders.” The winner of the first prize 
(No. 582) in Class 87 (bulls, calved in 1902 or 1903) was a grand 
bull full of quality, and a beautiful type of Shorthorn. In 
Class 88 (bulls, calved in 1904) there were sixty-three entries, 
