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Mr. Thorne received on an order he had given 

 to Robert Bell the two Bell-Bates heifers Count- 

 ess (Craggs) and Forget-me-not 2d of Bell's 

 Fletcher family. He also bought from Mr. 

 Tanqueray the young cow Ellen Gwynne, bred 

 by Mr. Troutbeck. 



In the spring of 1853 Mr. Samuel Thorne, in 

 company with Mr. F. M. Rotch, sailed for Eng- 

 land to purchase Short-horns, their intention 

 being to buy the best that could be found with- 

 out reference to cost. They attended the Ducie 

 sale, at which Duchesses 59th, 64th and 68th 

 were selected. From Mr. S. E. Bolden they se- 

 cured the Duchess bull Grand Duke (10284), 

 that had been purchased by Mr. Hay of Scot- 

 land at the Kirklevington dispersion at the top 

 price of 205 guineas,* and the roan heifer Peri, 

 by Grand Duke. From Tortworth the red 

 G wynne cow Mystery, by Usurer, was obtained. 

 Col. Towneley's breeding was drawn upon for 

 Frederica and Lalla Rookh. The red cows Au- 

 rora and Darling (the latter an Acorn b by Grand 

 Duke), mainly of Bates blood, completed the 

 purchases of cattle brought out in 1853. Duch- 



*Mr. Bolden had bought at the Bates sale Duchess 51st, as a doubtful 

 breeder, at sixty guineas. He bred her first to Richard Booth's Leonidas 

 (10414), but the calf came dead. Bred to Grand Duke, Duchess oist gave Mr 

 Bolden the celebrated Grand Duchesses 1st and 2d, the ancestresses of the 

 family of that name. In this connection it is of interest to note that Grand 

 Duke had not been regarded as a satisfactory sire in Mr. Hay's herd at 

 Shethin, but there was no mistaking the outstanding excellence of such of 

 his get at Mr. Bolden's as the Grand Duchesses. Cnerry Duchess 1st and 2d 

 Duke of Cambridge 



