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shire, Eng., bought all of the yearling heifers 

 excepting those of the Violet tribe, which fam- 

 ily, consisting of but five females, was pur- 

 chased, along with Grapevine's bull calf Glen- 

 garry and five other females, by Mr. C. W. Tin- 

 dall for Mr. Sutton Nelthorpe of Scawby Brigg, 

 Lincolnshire, Eng. Mr. J. Wilson of Pirries- 

 mill, Huntley, bought the cow Cordenella and 

 her bull calf Sovereign, by Gondomar, that be- 

 came a well-known sire. 



The stock bulls in the herd at the time of 

 its purchase were the following: Cumberland 

 (46144), Gondolier (52956), Commodore (54118), 

 Gondomar and Collingwood. Cumberland was 

 old and very much worn. The flesh had slipped 

 from his chine and shoulders, and as it was evi- 

 dent that little if any further service could be 

 had from him he was sent to the butcher. 

 Gondolier was a red by Cumberland out of 

 Gilliver by Roan Gauntlet, with good ribs 

 and a strong back, but lame at the time of 

 his purchase in both shoulders. He was sold 

 to go into Durham, Eng. Unfortunately for 

 the breed the last great Sittyton bull, Commo- 

 dore, and his good stable companion Gon- 

 domar were shipped to South America. Mr. 

 Bruce tells us that Mr. Cruickshank called 

 Commodore "the best animal that ever left Sit- 

 tyton." He was sired by Baron Violet (47444) 

 out of Custard by Royal Duke of Gloster; sec- 



