776 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



Mr. Willis has enjoyed an extensive patron- 

 age, and a yearling bull of his breeding, Bapton 

 Emperor, bought after winning at the Royal 

 by Mr. Marr, was recently resold for export to 

 South America for 800. 



Argentine and the shambles. The project 

 of shipping to South America was not entirely 

 abandoned. In addition to the stock bulls 

 Commodore and Gondomar there were sent out 

 to Argentine in the early autumn of 1889 the 

 following cows: Juniper, Gilliver (dam of Gon- 

 dolier and Master of the Realm), Golden Au- 

 tumn (dam of Craven Knight), Glowworm, 

 Godiva (dam of Gondomar), Genista, Golden 

 Pippin, Godetia, Grapevine, Gladys, Victorias 

 74th, 77th and 78th, Candytuft, Corncockle, 

 Cardamine, Crowfoot, Coltsfoot, Ceres, Christo- 

 bel, Cynthia, Christmas Carol, Cordelia, Canter- 

 bury Bell, Orange Blossom 30th, Barmpton 

 Lily, Lady of the Forest and Nonpareil 20th. 

 This included quite a group of Brawith Buds 

 and Clippers. 



The following were sent to the butcher: Gay- 

 flower, Sunflower, Catherine, Cyclamen, Con- 

 stance, the famous Custard, then in her four- 

 teenth year; Capsicum, Cloud Wreath, Cinna- 

 mon, Lavenders 37th and 49th and Sea Pink. 



Summary of Sittyton sales. During a pe- 

 riod of thirty-five years, extending from 1842 

 to 1876, inclusive, there were sold for breeding 



