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others, from the Brothers Colling in LSlo, entries appearing 

 in Volume I. of Coates' Herd Book. As far back as 1840 bulls 

 were hired from him, and he bred some fine examples of the 

 Duchess and Oxford strains. The character of the herd was 

 also kept up by occasional purchases of highly-bred females 

 when tirst-class stocks were dispersed, and several representa- 

 tives of the Winsomes (a branch of the Wild-eyes), and also 

 of the Kirklevingtons and Oxfords were obtained in this way. 

 At a sale of Shorthoi-ns at Duncombe Park in 1888 the bull 

 Duke of York 9th, of the famous "Duchess" family, realised 

 one thousand guineas ; and many of the prize winners at the 

 Royal Agricultural and Smithfield Club's Shows were bred 

 in this herd. 



Lord Feversham's connection with the Society has lasted 

 over a period of fifty-three years. He joined it as a member 

 on March 5, 1862, and was elected on the Council on April 5, 

 1876. He I)ecame Vice-President on April 11, 1888, and he 

 was President of the Society, when the show was held at 

 Warwick in 1892. He was also on two occasions President of 

 the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, and had acted as President 

 of the Shorthorn Society, and of the Cleveland Bay Horse 

 Society, being interested in the breeding of horses. 



From 1852-7 he was member of Parliament for East 

 Retford, and from 1859-67 for the North Riding of Yorkshire. 



Lord Feversham married Mabel, the daughter of the Rt. 

 Hon. Sir James Graham, Bart.; his son died in 1881, and he 

 is succeeded by his grandson Viscount Helmsley, who, until 

 his succession, was Member of Parliament for the Thirsk 

 Division. 



Lord Feversham was 85 years of age, and the Society will 

 greatly regret the loss it has sustained by his death. 



