716 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



The Huston-Gibson sale. In April, 1883, 



Messrs. Rigdon Huston & Son of Blanclinsville, 

 111., who had bought the entire Bates-bred herd 

 of Col. Le G. B. Cannon of Vermont, held a 

 sale at Chicago in connection with Mr. Rich- 

 ard Gibson at which some high prices were 

 made. The 1st Duchess of Hilldale and 2d 

 Kirklevington Duchess of Hilldale were sold to 

 Strawther Givens of Abingdon, 111., at $6,000 

 and $1,900 respectively. The roan heifer Lally 

 Barrington 6th was taken by Mr. A. J. Alex- 

 ander of Woodburn at $3,000. N. P. Clarke, 

 St. Cloud, Minn., bought Wild Duchess of Ge- 

 neva 3d at $2,100. William Murray of Can- 

 ada paid $1,650 for Wild Eyes Lassie 3d. The 

 Messrs. Winslow of Kankakee, 111., gave $1,750 

 for Grand Duchess of Waterloo. B. C. Rumsey, 

 Buffalo, N. Y., took Lady Turncroft Wild Eyes 

 3d and Lady York and Oxford Bates at $1,500 

 and $1,200 respectively. Mr. T. W. Harvey of 

 Chicago, who had established a herd at Turling- 

 ton, Neb., with 33d Duke of Airdrie at the head, 

 bought Marchioness of Turncroft and Wild 

 Eyes Winsome 3d at $1,200 and $1,050 respec- 

 tively. Hon. Emory Cobb of Kankakee, 111., 

 took Grand Duchess of Waterloo 2d and Lady 

 York and Underley Bates at $975 and $800 re- 

 spectively. George Allen, Allerton, 111., paid 

 $3,500 for 1st Duke of Hilldale 43429. Gibson's 

 offering consisted mainly of imported stock. 



