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(5455). Heifers were obtained from the Earl 

 of Carlisle and Benjamin Wilson of Brawith. 

 On one of his English visits he met Thomas 

 Bates, who succeeded in inoculating him with 

 somewhat of his own enthusiasm for his pet 

 strains. The result was the purchase of the 

 bull Holkar (4041), sired by Belvedere and out 

 of a cow having two crosses of 2d Hubback. 

 He was a good individual, four years old, deep 

 red in color, with a few white patches, and was 

 taken to Eden in May, 1840, at a cost of 162. 

 Unfortunately he remained useful but a short 

 time. A few years later the 2d Duke of North- 

 umberland (3646), that had been on hire at 

 Capt. Barclay's, was leased for service. He 

 was not as good a bull "as Holkar, being harsh 

 in his hair and possessed of a vicious disposi- 

 tion, as well as a dark nose, but remained 

 at Eden two seasons nevertheless and sired 

 some good stock, including the two bulls Du- 

 plicate Duke (6962) and Dannecker (7949), the 

 latter sold to Longmore of Rettie. 



The show-yard victories of the Booths had 

 by this time begun to interest the North, and 

 an agent was dispatched to Warlaby for a bull. 

 It is stated that he was offered the use of Buck- 

 ingham (3239), then five years of age; but as 

 that great sire was never an impressive animal 

 individually the proposition was not accepted, 

 and Duff's deputy proceeded to Kirklevington, 



