. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. Bolivar 437 At the show of the Halifax and Calder Vale Society, which was held at Halifax on the 29th Aug., Bolivar was not only first in the yearling class, but carried off also the Vice-President's Cup as the best male shorthorn exhibited. The last appearance of Bolivar was at the show of the Manchester and Liverpool So- ciety, held at Southport on the ist September. At Southport he had to contend, amongst others in the yearling class, with Mr Lynn's Grand Sultan, a son of Prizeman (24870); Lady Pigot's Rosolio, t
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. Bolivar 437 At the show of the Halifax and Calder Vale Society, which was held at Halifax on the 29th Aug., Bolivar was not only first in the yearling class, but carried off also the Vice-President's Cup as the best male shorthorn exhibited. The last appearance of Bolivar was at the show of the Manchester and Liverpool So- ciety, held at Southport on the ist September. At Southport he had to contend, amongst others in the yearling class, with Mr Lynn's Grand Sultan, a son of Prizeman (24870); Lady Pigot's Rosolio, the second prize year- ing bull at Leicester; Mr Dickinson's Buxton, a long symmetrical frame, exquisite quality of flesh, and a rare coat of rich, mossy hair. During the early part of the year, and until after the Leicester show, the roan colour of his coat had a peculiar dingy appearance, but that has now given place to a new one of the richest blooming roan hue. His pedigree, which we subjoin, shews that he is chiefly of Booth and Mason blood :— Bolivar, roan, calved 5th April 1867 ; bred by Joseph Meadows, Thornville, Wexford ; sire, First Fiddle (19749), dam (Blossom 5th) by Duke of Bed-. " nOLIVAR," BY MR JOS by loth Grand Duke, from a Lord Oxford dam; and Mr Peel's Baron Beust, by Knight of Knowlmere, from a dam by Prince Im- perial—all formidable rivals. Bolivar, how- ever, again got the first place, and, as stated by our reporter of the show, "de- ; Bolivar's points are a capital style of head. lEADOWS, THORNVILLE, WEXFORD. ford, (11378), gd (Blossom 2nd) by Suffolk (9694). g g d (Blossom) by Napoleon (2349), g g g d (Bloom) by Satellite (1420),—by Farmer (251),—by Cato (119),—by Charles (127),—by St John (572), — by Chilton (136), — (Nymph) by White Bull (421), — (Lily) by Favourite (252),—Miss Lax) by Dalton Duke (180),—(Lady Maynard) byR. Alcock's bull (19),— by Smith's bull (60S, — by Jolly's bull (337)..
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