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behind put her at $15,000. Mr. Richard Gibson, who had hurried 

 home from England to attend this sale with an order in his pocket, 

 added $2,000 more, and then Mr. Brodhead, who desired her to 

 grace the blue grass at Woodburn, placed her at $18,000, and Mr. 

 Gibson put her at once to $20,000. But this was a game at which 

 two could play, and Mr. Brodhead advanced the figure to $22,000, 

 and Mr. Gibson went $2,000 better still. Twenty-five thousand, 

 even money, seemed a point hard to pass, and Mr. Brodhead, evi- 

 dently thinking Mr. Gibson would not get over that limit, made 

 the bid. Mr. Gibson, however, had another thousand, and Mr. 

 Brodhead was compelled to pay $27,000 before he secured her. 

 The contest was a short one, and the announcement that the Eng- 

 lishmen had again failed to capture a Duchess provoked the wild- 

 est enthusiasm. The 



9th Duchess of Oneida, another calf of the present year 

 (dropped March 2) , was next led in. She proved to be a roan by 

 3d Duke of Oneida 9926 out of 12th Duchess of Thorndale by 6th 

 Duke of Thorndale (23794). She had two outcrosses in her pedi- 

 gree, the Romeo through the 6th Duke of Thorndale, and the Im- 

 perial Duke through her second dam, and for that reason perhaps, 

 and because of the natural reaction from the previous excitement, 

 did not attract so much attention. She was started at $5,000 by 

 Col. King of Minnesota and knocked off to Mr. Berwick for Earl 

 Bective on fhe next bid $10,000. She was followed by the 



12th Duchess of Thorndale, roan, calved Oct. 13, 1865, by 6th 

 Duke of Thorndale (23794) out of 5th Duchess of Thorndale by Im- 

 perial Duke (18083), in calf since April 17 by 2d Duke of Oneida. 

 She had the Romeo and Imperial Duke crosses in her pedigree, 

 and besides was eight years old and her prime as a breeder about 

 passed, and for this reason the first bid was but $500. This was 

 too cheap, however, and there was considerable competition lor 

 her developed, and finally at $5,700 she was knocked off to A. B. 

 Conger of New York. As she was led out there was led in the 



3d Duchess of Oneida, roan, calved March 19, 1871, by 4th Duke 

 of Geneva 7931 out of 8th Duchess of Thorndale by 3d Duke of 

 Airdrie (23717), through which she gets the Lord George outcross, 

 served July 3d by 4th Duke of Oneida. She was started at $5,000 

 by Mr. Duncan of Illinois, which was promptly doubled by Col. 

 Morris of New York. Mr. Duncan added $2,000, Col. King $1,000, 

 G. M. Bedford $500, and Mr. Murray of Racine bid $14,000. Then 

 Mr. Berwick of England bid $15,000, to which Mr. Brodhead added 

 $100. Mr. Holford-of England then appeared as a competitor, and 

 finally secured her at $15,600. 



