486 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



which, it was expected, would assist in build- 

 ing up a Princess aristocracy by separating the 

 pedigrees of cattle of that tribe from the great 

 mass of records carried by the Short-horn Herd 

 Book. As might have been anticipated, how- 

 ever, and as was predicted by some of the level 

 heads in the Princess camp, this attempt at 

 "exclusiveness" was resented by the breeders 

 at large. While long prices were established 

 for a time the manipulations of speculators 

 failed to attain for any extended period their 

 cherished object. In common with other tribes 

 that were at this time largely at the mercy of 

 those who were handling Short-horns for spec- 

 ulative purposes only and often with violent 

 disregard of correct principles and practice 

 the Princesses suffered more or less deteriora- 

 tion; the blame for which, as in the case of the 

 Bates tribes, rested upon the folly of reckless 

 men rather than upon the hapless cattle that 

 were made the subject of egregious blundering. 

 In August, 1875, Aim-on W. Griswold sold in 

 the historic Duchess ring at New York Mills 

 five Princesses for $18,100, an average of 

 $3,620 each, the top being $5,600 for Lady 

 Mary 2d to Richard Gibson for Col. King. The 

 laird of Lyndale also obtained Lady Mary at 

 $4,000 and Avery & Murphy got Lady Mary 9th 

 at $2,200 and 6th Lady Sale of Brattleboro at 

 $3,300. Several Gwynnes near kin to the 



