AMOS CRUICKSHANK OF SITTYTON. 619 



thought the latter rather the better of the 

 two. He practically failed to breed, however, 

 and was soon turned off. 



Matadore is said to have been a bull of fine 

 quality, with a capital skin and hair and strong 

 in the loin; his fault being some little lack of 

 width through the chest. He responded read- 

 ily to feed, and had been first at the Yorkshire 

 Show of 1851 as a yearling. He was first at 

 the Highland Show at Perth in 1852 as a two- 

 year-old and first at the Royal Northern of 

 1853. He was used in the herd for four years 

 with much success. He was specially distin- 

 guished as a bull-getter; his sons used in other 

 Scottish herds giving the best of satisfaction 

 and doing much toward establishing the repu- 

 tation of Sittyton. Among these were Mag- 

 num Bonum (13277), used by the Duke of Rich- 

 mond; Pro Bono Publico (13528), sold to Lord 

 Clancarty of Ireland; Prince of Coburg (15100); 

 Goldfinder (14629); Beeswing (12456), the first 

 noted bull used by Campbell of Kinellar; De- 

 fender (12867), the first Cruickshank bull sold 

 for export to America (see page 279); and Lord 

 Sackville (13249), that was the first home-bred 

 bull except Prince Edward Fairfax retained for 

 service by Mr. Cruickshank. 



Lord Sackville was a roan of great constitu- 

 tion, possessing the same great back and loin 

 that distinguished both Matadore and Mazurka. 



