THOMAS BATES AND THE DUCHESSES. Ill 



and had been valued by Mr. Bates at 1,000. 

 When Earl Ducie started him at 200, how- 

 ever having previously made known his in- 

 tention 'to buy the bull at any cost competi- 

 tion for him was silenced, and the Duke went 

 to His Lordship at what was considered a " bar- 

 gain-counter" price. The sale list in detail, 

 as respects the Duchesses and Oxfords, is here- 

 with presented: 



DUCHESSES. s 



Duchess 51st, roan, calved Aug. 18, 1842 S. E. Bolden 63 



Duchess 54th, red, calved Oct. 30, 1844 Mr. Eastwood 94 10 



Duchess 55th, red, calved Oct. 31, 1844 Earl Ducie 110 5 



Duchess 56th,-red-and-white, calved Nov. 3, 1844 Mr. Ambler 54 12 



Duchess 59th, roan, calved Nov. 21, 1847 Earl Ducie 210 



Duchess 61st, red roan, calved Aug. 19, 1848 Lord Fever- 

 sham 105 



Duchess 62d, red-and- white, calved Oct. 10, 1848 Mr. Cham- 

 pion : 126 



Duchess 64th, red, calved Aug. 10, 1849 Earl Ducie 162 15 



Grand Duke (10284), red, calved February, 1848 Mr. Hay. . .215 

 4th Duke of York (10167), roan, calved December, 1846 Earl 



Ducie 210 



Duke of Richmond (7996) , roan, calved August, 1844 A. L. 



Maynard 126 



3d Duke of York (10166) , red, calved October, 1345 G. D. 



Trotter 74 11 



Duke of Athol (10150), red, calved September, 1849 Mr. 



Parker 42 



5th Duke of York (10168) , white, calved October, 1849 R. Bell 33 12 

 14 head sold for 1,627 10s., an average of 116 5s 



OXFORDS. S. 



Oxford 2d, roan, calved April 20, 1889 Marquis of Exeter.. 54 12 

 Oxford 4th, red-and-white, calved Aug. 8, 1843 E. James. . . 28 7 

 Oxford 5th, roan, calved Nov. 24, 1844 Col. L. G. Morris 



(U. S. A.) 74 11 



Oxford 6th, red, calved Nov. 6, 1846 Earl Ducie 131 5 



Oxford 9th, roan, calved Oct. 27, 1848 A. L. Maynard 42 



