704 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



worth of her descendants had been sold. Mr. 

 Potts had the good fortune early in his career 

 to secure the valuable show and breeding bull 

 Master Geneva 20368, bred in Kentucky and 

 sired by Prince Geneva, of Ben Bedford's Des- 

 demona blood, out of the White Rose cow Fan- 

 nie 2d by Stonewall Jackson 12988. An 

 illustration of this bull appears in Vol. XIV of 

 the American Herd Book. He was a red weigh- 

 ing in show condition 2,500 Ibs., and it was with 

 a herd headed by him that Messrs, Potts first 

 engaged in the show business; their initial ap- 

 pearance being at the Illinois State Fair at 

 Peoria in 1874. Master Geneva was a capital 

 stock-getter, and Mr. A. J. Dunlap once offered 

 $2,500 for him. 



In May, 1876, Messrs. Potts bought the famous 

 imported Scotch-bred bull Duke of Richmond 

 21525 from J. H. Kissinger. He was a red, 

 calved in 1873, bred by James Bruce of Burn- 

 side, Fochabers, Scotland, sired by Lord St. 

 Leonards (29202) out of Fannie by Royal Errant 

 (22780). His sire, Lord St. Leonards, was a roan, 

 bred by Fawkes of Farneley Hall. Royal Errant 

 was of the Duke of Buccleucti's breeding, and 

 was the sire .of many celebrated show cattle, 

 among others the bull Scotsman (27435), a win- 

 ner at the English Royal, imported by Mr. Coch- 

 rane and famous in the celebrated Lyndale 

 show herd of Col. William S. King. The Duke 



