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Ohio, with Messrs. Coulter for the imported 

 Booth bull Warrior (12287), but for some rea- 

 son the sale failed to go through. The incident 

 is of interest as illustrating the fact that at 

 that date the great Kentucky breeders had not 

 acquired that fondness for Bates blood that 

 afterward characterized their breeding opera- 

 tions. 



At the time the Duke of Airdrie was hired 

 by Mr. Bedford he owned a small herd of Har- 

 riets, Brides, Britannias and the cow Goodness 

 3d, by Senator 2d. The cow last named dropped 

 'to the Duke of Airdrie the 1st and 2d Duch- 

 esses of Goodness, from which Mr. Bedford 

 bred his remarkable family of that name. Mr. 

 Bedford was considered one of the best judges 

 not only of breeding cattle but of steers (of 

 which he fed a large number in his time), and 

 it may be remarked in passing that he consid- 

 ered imp. Goodness (of Mason blood) of the 

 Northern Kentucky Co.'s importation of 1853 

 as the best cow of that famous importation, 

 although Mazurka outsold her by $1,000. He 

 was so delighted with the Duke of Airdrie'sget 

 that he afterward purchased from Mr. Alexan- 

 der the first bull calf sired by the Duke at 

 Wooclburn Bell Duke of Airdrie 2552, out of 

 Lady Bell by 2d Duke of Athol. Bell Duke of 

 Airdrie had a remarkable career in the show- 

 ring, winning, among other notable prizes, the 



