2-914-039 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Smithfield Club Prize Cattle-show, 1854. 'Duke of Richmond's Southdowns: Gold Medal, Feeder; Silver Medal, Breeder. Duke of Rutland's Roan Ox: Gold and Silver Medals. Marquis of Exeter's Prize Leicester: Gold Medal, Feeder; Silver Medal, Breeder....In Short-Wools the Duke of Richmond earned the gold medal and prizes with a pen of very fine and very well got up South Downs...Among the Short-horn prizes Mr. Townley's white cow, No. 89, which carried off £20, is wonderfully perfect as a fat beast'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.