266 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



persiou by Mr. Eastwood at 94 10s. Colonel 

 Towneley had bred Duchess 54th to the Booth 

 bull Lord George (10439), a white bred by John 

 Booth at Killerby from Fitz-Leonard (7010) 

 and the famous Toy cow Birthday, daughter 

 of the celebrated Bracelet. Mr. Alexander 

 was not one of those who insisted upon strict 

 breeding "in line." He liked the yearling 

 that resulted from this "outcross" 2d Duke 

 of Athol and bought him, but the young Duch- 

 ess and 2d Duke were left for a time in Eng- 

 land. To a service by the 2d Duke of Athol 

 or Valiant (10989) Duchess of Athol produced 

 Duchess of Airdrie so called from the Alex- 

 ander family estate at Airdrie House, Scotland 

 the first of the line of that name destined to 

 play a remarkable role in American Short-horn 

 history. Duchess of Athol was then bred to 

 the Duke of Gloster (11382), that had been 

 bought at Lord Ducie's sale in 1853 by Morris 

 & Becar for $3,350, with the understanding 

 that he was to be left in England one year 

 before being shipped to America; the progeny 

 this time being the red - and - white bull calf 

 registered and afterward famous throughout 

 the Western States as imp. Duke of Airdrie 

 (12730). 



The Alexander importation of July, 1853. 

 -The first lot consigned for Woodburn in- 

 cluded thirty-six females and five bulls, which 



