The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-26 00:00:00

are present in unusual numbe and distinguished
by unusual excellence. His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales made a purchres in this last class
of Mr. Frederick Branwhite, whose "Pretty Girl"
is thus transferred to the Prinoris stables for a con-
sideration of 2001. The agricultural horses also
surpass, themselves. The Suffolks were in public
favour. Compact massive frames, clear legs, and
active stepping, are the requirements of our steam
afr•
The great backbone of the cattle classes is the
shorthorn breed. Year by year it is extending its
influence, and new men, attracted by the advantage
to themselves and the country of cultivating it, are
daily being added to the ranks of the pedigree
;breeders. There are some 250 animals, di-
vided into eight dames. Two sets of judges
were appointed to award the prizes, and
finished they duties at about 1 o'clock, having
oomatenced at eight. When the first animals in the
male classes were plaited side by side for the sward
of the gold medal, great excitement was visible.
Mr. Webb's bull calf, " First Fruit ;" Mr. Majors=
banks' yearling, " Whipperin ;" Mr. Sterling's
2-yr-old, " Forth ;" and Mr. Wood's aged WI,
" Lord Adolphus," all Ist prize animals in their ze..
spectir classes, oocrapied the ring. The ages being
so various it was ditheult to balance merits. The
contest at lass lay between ." and
" First Fruit," and • bar sinister down the nose
in the elder decided the matter in favour at Mr.
Webb, who, therefore, takes the principal halms
of the division with a calf ten months old. Afhts
having carried everything before him as a breeder
of South Downs, he now seems likely to run the
same successful course amongst the breeders of
abort-horns. The award in the class for aged bulls
it open to decided objection. We do not think
many persons having an eye for form will agree with
the judges **the award of the Ist prise—Mx. Lang-
ston's Prince Frederick," which stands third, and
hie "Lord of the Harem," which le second, are both
far superior ' • indeed, there are but few of the clam
to which we should not accord • prior playa The
bull classes show the beet blood. Mr. Ambler,
Mr. Balfour, and Mr. Sterling receive prizes in the
two-year-old bull aka. The yearlings
.also r
sent some el our first bards, Mr. Majonbanks,eC.
Ambler, and Lient,Colonel Towneley with a red
and white "10th Butterfly," taking the honours.
The gold medal in the heifer and cow classes is
awarded to Mr. Booth's beautiful red and white
"Queen of the Ocean." The cows, always a re-
markable feature of a short-horn show, are s
Wive. The animal already named stands first,
Lady Pigot's light roan "Pride of Smethwick"
second, and Jonas Webb's " Lady Elizabeth Yorke"
third. This latter is one of five cows, from 13abraharn,
all possmaing special excellence. Lord Feversham,
Viscount Hi Viscount Strathallan, Messrs. Strat-
ton, Mr. Crisp, and Lieutenant-Colonel Towneley,
are all exhibitors. The next class, for heifers under
three years of age, contains some very beautiful
animals. "May Morn" is the pride of the clams, a
white heifer bred by the Duke of Montrose. Mr.
Lane's and Lord Feversham's are second
and third. The royal farm at Windsor sends
• milk white heifer of specially good cha-
racter ; and Lady Pigot, Holland, M.P., and
Lieutenant-Colonel Townley are again competitors.
The yearling heifer is a very large and superior
claw. It consists of the unprecedented number of
42 entries, most of the principal herds contributing
a favourite beauty. No casual observer can fail to
be struck with the uniform character of the class,
the symmetry of the moulds, and the early ma-
turity evinced. Nothing can exceed the perfection
of Mr. Booth's, Lieutenant-Colonel To wneley's, Lord
Feversham's, the heads of the class, or the com-
mended animals belonging to Messrs. Majorihanks,
Atherton, Lanford, Bill, and Howard. The whole
of these short-born classes are commended by the
re...and-we ,conimend them to our Yrsush
nds as something more stir*, of Skit towed
which has done so much for the production of meat
in this country, than what they saw at the Inter-
national Show at Poisey in April last.
The Herefords occupy an importnnt position in
the midland and western districts of Englaad, and
are better represented than ever before. The two-
year-old bulls claim for their clam the gold medal
awarded to the males of this breed, and the aged
cows the gold medal for their class. Messrs.. Hill
and Coates were the breeders of the distinguished
animals. The heifer classes are the best. Several
were commended as a whole.
The Devon, are numerous, and better than ever.
The two gold medals lodge with Mr. Davy, of
North Molton, for a 3-year-old bull, and a 6-year-
old cow.
The Sussex and long-horns are well represented.
Never was there such a show of Norfolk and Suf-
folk polled cattle : the Suffolk cows possessing
rare properties as much tine, and, thus advertised,
are likely to become more extensively used.