772 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE, 



Lansdowne, fifteen years old, the roan Laven- 

 der 45th, by Baron Violet, the roan 46th, by 

 Dunblane, the roan 48th, by Cumberland, and 

 the red Lavender 50th, by Baron Violet. Of 

 the Spicey sort, the roan Seaweed, by Perfec- 

 tion, the roan Silverlocks, by Roan Gauntlet, 

 and the roan Sea Foam, by Gondolier. Of the 

 Lovely family, the fourteen-year-old red Lovely 

 20th, by Lord Lancaster, and the ten-year-old 

 roan Lovely 35th, by Roan Gauntlet. In addi- 

 tion to these he took the red fourteen-year-old 

 Abarilla, by Barmpton Prince, and the ten- 

 year-old red Veronica, by Pride of the Isles. 

 Field Marshal and Mario. In acquiring the 

 *' cream" of the breeding matrons of the Cruick- 

 shank herd, William Duthie virtually succeeded 

 to the throne which had been abdicated by the 

 sage of Sittyton. A near neighbor and good 

 friend of the grand old man, Mr. Duthie had 

 already had in service the famous roan Field 

 Marshal (47870), by Roan Gauntlet out of Azalea 

 by Caesar Augustus. This was a great bull in 

 every sense of the term so far as conformation 

 was concerned, but scarcely perfect in his 

 handling qualities. He was a massive 2,500-lb. 

 bull with a good head, wonderful back, ribs, 

 loins and quarters, but rather bare below; and 

 he and his stock lacked a little of that soft, 

 mellow covering of flesh so highly prized by 

 so many judges. In Mr. Duthie's hands he 



