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after being taken to Scotland, leaving but two 

 calves, both heifers. These grew up to be ex- 

 cellent cows, one of which, Edith Fairfax, was 

 bought by Messrs. Cruickshank, leaving some 

 good descendants at Sitty ton. The other, White 

 Fairfax, became the ancestress of a good family 

 in the herd of James Bruce of Inverquhomery. 

 Speaking of these Fairfax heifers Mr. Jamieson, 

 to whom the author is indebted for many val- 

 uable facts in relation to the early Aberdeen- 

 shire herds, says: "Edith Fairfax was out of 

 a fine breeding cow called Fancy, by Billy 

 (3151), while While Fairfax's sire and dam 

 were by Billy. The latter seemed to have put 

 constitution into everything he got." 



In 1847 Hutcheson visited England in com- 

 pany with Mr. Amos Cruickshank * and hired 

 from Warlaby the bull Fitz Leonard (7110) 

 at 80 guineas the season. He was shipped by 

 steamer to Hull and walked thirty miles to 

 Monyruy where he was retained two years. 

 Fitz Leonard was described by Peter Boddie, 



* "Just as the Scotchmen were starting," says Jamieson, "a letter came 

 from Peterhead saying- that Hutcheson's ship, the Traveller, had arrived 

 from Davis Straits with a bumper cargo of oil. He therefore resolved to 

 set about things in proper style. On reaching Hull a carriage was char- 

 tered with a pair of spanking horses and the two Aberdonians drove 

 through the Northern counties inspecting the various herds. Mr. Cruick- 

 shank had set his heart on buying a fine bull called Fairfax Royal, bred by 

 Torr, and to be sold at an approaching sale at Walkeringham. Knowing 

 the high spirits of his companion he dreaded that Hutcheson might take a 

 fancy for the same animal and be an opponent at the sale, but, as luck 

 would have it, Richard Booth came on the scene and carried Hutcheson off 

 wUh him to Warlaby, where he concluded the bargain for Fitz Leonard." 



