The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1862.

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711 E FRENCH INTER IVATIONetL FAT
CAT E SHOW.

POISSY, APRIL 17.
If the Norman, Charolais, and other breeds of
French cattle already noticed produce admirable
crosses with our shorthorns, the same can hardly be
said of the remaining breeds, which are so many
different varieties of one original type. We have
the Parthenais, Choletais, and Nantais cattle, from
the Western Departments of Vendee and Loire In-
, ferieure, of a brownish fawn colour, with brindled
black among it, black bushy tails, black noses, black
round the eyes, and black tips to their upturned
horns, They display tolerably level backs, but
little flesh on their ribs, though the mild expression
of face betokens docility that should imply feeding
propensity. The smaller Maraichin, or Marohais,
from the low district of the Charentes, is of a red-
dish fawn colour, with a curly coat ; some of those
shown are well shaped, and possess a soft touch
like the Scots. The Femeline, a native of Franche
Comte, the cheese-making breed 'of the Jura, is not
represented at the show, neither is the Bressan, to
which it is closely allied, Of the races of the South
the Gascon, Agenais, Garonnais, and Bazadais, the
two latter appear in considerably larger classes.
The Garonnais are large, of a fawny cream colour,
with plain big heads, heavy down-turned horns,
and hanging dewlaps. Ia general they are raw
and bony, with huge limbs and flat sides; but a
exhibited.
few moderately deep framed weighty beasts and a
moderately good cow redeem the coarse character
of the whole, The Bazadais have black brindled
faces, legs, and tails, but are badly. formed ; and a
tw negatives
crosses
cross with the Garonnais does not give a better sort,
on the principle affir-
mative. Several
Garonnais
With the Gascon it gives a plain bony animal; with
the Limousin, in one specimen shown, an immense
frame, but gaunt form,,the beast standing sft. llin.
high at the loin, but only sft. 7in. at the shoulder,
and exceeding 9ft. in length, head to tail. The steer,
crossed with shorthorn, however, of a red roan
colour, with a black nose, and the native formed
tint appearing about the head, is a nice animal,
well fed, and carrying weighty rounds of beef. The
Pyrean breeds are not shown. There are some good
specimens of the Manceau," from the department
of Maine-et-Loire; some are roan coloured, others
white with bluish .black patches ; the character of
head and shape of carcass resemble that of a coarse
shorthorn. Some are nicely fed ; but the shoulders
stand out unduly. Crossed with shorthorn, we
have very excellent beasts, deep in frame, with capi-
tal backs, and handling extremely well. The calves
exhibited are all Cotentin, from Normandy, several
of great growth and well forward in flesh for their
age.

If we have had to express surprise at the great
progress. made by French breeders and graziers
with their native cattle, and within the four or five
past years, our gratification has been still greater at
the grand show of French pure shorthorns. Up-
wards of 20 years ago many of our finest English
shotthorns were bought for the French Government;
the Emperor has of late purchased largely for the
Imperial farms ; priVate breeders have obtained many
from Colonel Towneley, Mr. Jonas Webb, &c. ; last
year M. Sainte-Marie, Inspector-General under the
Minister of Agriculture, bought one of Captain
Gunter's Duchess bulls and also the yearling prize
bull at Leeds. And M. Trehonnais, who publishes
for the information of foreign agriculturists the
quarterly _Revue Agricole d'Angleterre, has for the
last 10 years introduced into France more than 800
head of pedigree shorthorns, at prices from 200
guineas on behalf of private breeders to 400 and
500 guineas for the Government herds. M. Sainte-
Marie edits a French Shorthorn _Herd Book, the
volume for 1862, comprising more than 1,700
animals, entered by about 140 breeders. Upwards
of 15 breeders contribute shorthorns to the Poissy
Show. The first prize steer, descended from Mr.
Stratton's " Moss Rose" tribe, is a remarkably fine
animal ; the second prize steer, evenly fed, and
heavy fleshed ; and the third prize steer, 35
months old, exceeds in girth the British first prize
and ,commended steers ; both of the same
age. Some splendid backs, chines, and rounds are
exhibited, and so beautiful is the character of the
best, and this attained in such a few years, that our
British breeders will look forward with serious inte-
rest to future international competitions. Only one
pure Hereford is exhibited, by a French breeder;
but it is a very good one, quite in Baker-street
style. Of Ayrshires, though used in some districts,
only one appears ; and but one Angus cow. One
of the curiosities of the showyard is the collection
of Algerian cattle ; small grizzled-gray animals of
the size of Bretons, which were taken out of a wild
African herd last October. and were shipped four
days prior to the Show, They evidently respond

readily to generous treatment, and will ;kid meat

of good quality.
British cattle appears in 57 entries, of which 13
are shorthorns. Had it been a show of breeding
stock, of course the male animals:would have formed
grand classes ; but, unfortunately, we have here

but one steer:and one ox, though these are certainly
of sufficient merit as to symmetry, breed, and early
ripeness of flesh, to be ranked ahead of the best
shown by French agriculturists. Mr. Holland's
steer is not grand enough to deserve a first prize,

and therefore receives the second. Mr. Crisp's

noble ox has been " disqualified" owing to a mis-
understanding of the:published conditions, no blame,

however, attaching either to this noted breeder nor
to the managers of the Show. This animal was

Earl Spencer's first prize ox at Baker-street, since
_ _

purchased by Mr. Crisp. The shorthorn heifers and
cows make very fine classes ; and this is an impor-
tant feature of the exhibition, purposely designed
to remove the prejudice of Frenchmen against
female fat cattle by showing what splendid meat is
thus produced in England. Captain Ball's first
prize heifer well deserves her position ; and Mr.
Tennant's second prize heifer is but little inferior.
Whetherheifer ousholrd
havenot
been Mr.
h rd, instead
tßichard Stratt aon's beautiful
f being
nom.
plimented with an "honourable mention," may be
open to difference of opinion; but the third prize
heifer of Mr. Pain is heavier, riper, and of firmer

touch, though six months younger. These animals
are fine examples of early maturity at 29 to 35
months' ago, such as the French graziers have not
yet succeeded in equalling. Lady Piget's cow, win-
ning the great gold medal of honour as the best
female in the " Foreign" cattle classes, is magnifi-
cent, and her ladyship's cow, bred by Mr. Jones
Webb, also obtains
mention.' In
64 an honourable

some points Mr. Jones Webb's second__
ted to Colonel
prize cow
elrxhcee ltshi
rthed pwriinz ne eorf, but
Es ,
ansetvwe
or tohde, less,
related
beaten.
Towneley's wonderful Butterflies, carried off the
honours at the Irish show, is certainly very fine,
and Mr. Crisp's cow well merits her honourable
mention."

Mr. Heath must have a cabinet full of medals ;
for to all his years of triumph at home he now adds

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conquest by:coup de main abroad. His very hand-
some Devon steer and ox, and his Hereford steer
and ox, all take first prizes. Only six Devons are
shown, In the cow class, while Mr. nambro's first
prize is well won, it has been contended that Mr.
Cecil Smyth's second prize, and Mr. Pope
Pope's third
ought to change places. Tar. Pope'sbeautiful
is fatter, better on the back, but is nearly 10 years
old ; the other at 6 years old, is much heavier, and
with better thighs and forequarter. The five male
Herefords are good specimens. The heifers are not

specially praiseworthy. Mr. Turner's first prize
cow is exceedingly good, and Mr. Morris's second

cow too lumpy in the back and rump. French
beefeaters do not appreciate the thick marbled
roasting pietes that we English glory in, and their
standard of eitnellencc will long continue to in-

fluenee tho clovelopment of improved forms of car-
cass in their native
ie.%l in imported breeds. Mr.

Ons, AbeLieenshire,
honour of carrying home the 100
INl'Cornbie, of Tillyp has the
guinea cup offered
by his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort
the best ox or steer in the exhibition. The win-
ner is the same superb ox that discomfited the
shorthorn and Hereford breeders at Birming-
ham and Baker-street this last Christmas. The
breadth of the back, the amazing depth and thick-
ness of carcass, the deep stratum of primeat beef
on loin, back, and ribs, and over the very shoulder
blade, are no less surprising then the fine quality
of head and bone, and evident robustness of
constitution which distinguished this best of Scots
ever seen. But it must not be inferred from such a
rare individual gift of nature that our shorthorns and
Herefords are losing their place ; it may be many
years before we look upon an equal specimen from
beyond the Tweed, It does not appear that polled
Scots or West Highland cattle have been much tried
in France; but this great success will doubtless

lead to experimental importation and crossings. Mr.
Owen Wallis takes a first prize for his West High-
land ox, a splendid animal, with that rare fore-
quarter and constitution for which the breed is dis-
tinguished.

Unquestionably those of our British breeders
who have ventured over the Channel to the lists at
Poissy have been astonished at the advanced con-
dition of their own art among foreigners ; but
they see that the pre-eminence still rests with them-
selves. English cattle, particularly our shorthorns,
possess the blood which is indispensable for trans-
forming the strong native breeds of France, for
straightening their spines, arching out their ribs,
squaring the setting-on of the tail, fining the head
and horn, lessening the bony limbs, excising the
ponderous hoofs, and infusing a disposition to accu-
mulate nice•grained meat under a kindly coat. But
it is most important that others beside the few
breeders who travel to the Continent should see
what the French pure breeds are, what is the pro-
duce from each respective cross with English, and
judge for themselves what description of animal is
best adapted for carrying on the work of improve-
ment. Hence it is to be earnestly hoped that the
specimens at Battersea in June may be not merely
of the better breeds and crosses of France, but of
the still unimproved races noticed in this report.
Yesterday, the only day of public free exhibition,
attracted very large number of agriculturists by
special trains to Poissy; ladies, a few Paris sight-
seers, and many workpeople and humble culti-
vators of the district mingling with the throng about
the prize animals, observing the military and
musical parade that escorted M. Rouher, the
Minister of Agriculture, to the show, and attending
the ceremony of presentation of the honours to the
successful competitors.