

AMOS CRUICKSHANK OF SITTYTON. 621 



Sharon's Rose, were all good milkers but rather 

 plain in appearance. 



Doctor Buckingham (14405). This red 

 bull was a pure Booth, bred by Ambler, and 

 sired by Hopewell (10332) out of the Warlaby- 

 bred Bloom. He cost Messrs. Cruickshank 

 400 guineas. Much difficulty was experienced 

 in getting him to serve properly and after a 

 short time he was sold to Mr. R. A. Alex- 

 ander, who imported him to Kentucky. He 

 figures in Mr. Cruickshank's operations mainly 

 as the sire of the first of the Sittyton Orange 

 Blossoms. 



The Baron (13833), At Mr. Tanqueray's 

 sale at Hendon, near London, in 1855 Mr. An- 

 thony Cruickshank purchased for 400 guineas 

 the two-year-old red bull The Baron (13833), 

 that had been bred by Mr. Richard Chaloner of 

 Ireland. He was sired by Baron Warlaby (7813) 

 out of Bon Bon, of Earl Spencer's breeding. As 

 a yearling he had headed his class at Dublin 

 and in Scotland was one of the notable win- 

 ners at the Highland and Royal Shows of 1854, 

 1855 and 1856. He was described as very neat 

 in his quarters, but rather lacking in mascu- 

 line character. In spite of this fact, however, 

 he proved a very prolific and, as was thought 

 at the time, a very successful sire, especially of 

 heifers; his get showing more style and finish 

 than had yet been seen in the herd. His bulls 



