618 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



tumn, one of the greatest of the Douglas cows, 

 Velvet Jacket sired the celebrated Rose of 

 Summer. Before she was developed, however, 

 Amos Cruickshank offered Douglas 50 for the 

 bull, which was accepted and he went to Sitty- 

 ton. It is said that "Amos considered him a 

 good-looking beast, but happening soon after 

 to see his dam he thought her so very bad that 

 he sold Velvet Jacket at the first opportunity." 

 What few calves he sired while in the herd 

 made no special mark. He was winner of first 

 prizes at the Highland, Royal Northern and 

 Royal Dublin Shows. 



Matadore (11800). None of the earlier Sit- 

 tyton sires proved of more practical worth than 

 the dark-roan Matadore (11800). At the time 

 he was introduced into the herd the females 

 numbered about 120 head. This was in 1853. 

 Matadore was bred by Mr. W. Smith of West 

 Rasen, Lincolnshire, Eng., and was an own 

 brother in blood to one of the most valuable 

 cows ever imported into America; to- wit., the 

 red-roan Mazurka for which Mr. Alexander 

 paid $3,050. Both were out of the fine cow 

 Moselle, by Baron of Ravens worth (7811); and 

 both were sired by Booth bulls Mazurka, 

 by Harbinger (10297), and Matadore, by Hope- 

 well (10332). Mr. Cruickshank purchased from 

 Mr. Smith at the same time another son of 

 Hopewell, called Bushranger (11228), and 



