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Bates early acquired an influence over him, as- 

 sisted him in some of his selections of breeding 

 stock, was frequently his guest at Wiseton, and 

 let for his use one or two of the earlier Duchess 

 bulls, but subsequently their relations became 

 strained, owing, it is said, to His Lordship's 

 endeavoring to hire away from Bates Robert 

 Bell, whom he desired to put in charge of the 

 Wiseton Short-horns. 



At Robert Colling's sale Lord Althorpe pur- 

 chased the five-year-old cow Nonpareil at 370 

 guineas, the four-year-old Rosette at 300 guin- 

 eas, the three-year-old bull Regent (544) all 

 by Wellington at 145 guineas, and Diana, by 

 Favorite, at 78 guineas. Mr. Bates warned him 

 that in his judgment these were not of desira- 

 ble breeding on account of the large infusion 

 of the blood of Ben (70). He also advanced the 

 superior claims of his Duchesses, and induced 

 Althorpe to send the high-priced Rosette to be 

 bred to Duke (226), after which the Duke bull 

 His Grace (311) was hired from Bates. At the 

 Mason sale His Lordship bought sixteen fe- 

 males and a bull, paying up to 145 guineas. 



Dilston, a man who attained high honor in connection with North-Country 

 agriculture, usually called on His Lordship at the Government offices when 

 in London. "You've come about cows, sir," observed the attendant, "so ye'll no' 

 have long to wait." 



In his younger days Grey was a schoolmate of John and Richard Booth 

 at Richmond. He was a great lover of cattle and was wont to spend his 

 vacations with the Collings, Charge and Maynard. Dr. Tate once asked 

 him what he found to talk about during- those visits, to which the youth 

 replied in due classic phrase: "Comet et id genus omne. ''Saddle and Sirloin. 



