790 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



can cattle-breeding interests. The Woodburn 

 management had been giving rather more at- 

 tention to horse-breeding than to Short-horns 

 for some time proceeding the closing-out sale, 

 and the persistent pursuit of a policy of line 

 breeding within the Bates tribes had not re- 

 sulted in improving the individual quality of 

 the cattle. The faithful and efficient herds- 

 man, Mr. Richardson, nevertheless succeeded 

 in producing some beautiful specimens of the 

 breed. Perhaps the best of all the later home- 

 bred Duchess bulls placed in service was the 

 26th Duke of Airdrie 34973, a roan of good 

 substance and fine character. During the years 

 immediately preceding the dispersion sale there 

 had been used the imported bulls 2d Duke of 

 Whittlebury 62574 and Oxford Duke of Calth- 

 waite 3d (56261), the latter a roan of good 

 flesh and substance that left some excellent 

 stock. There had also been used the red-roan 

 51st Duke of Oxford 38531, a son of the famous 

 Bow Park bull 4th Duke of Clarence. In com- 

 mon with all other admirers of the Bates tribes 

 of that time in the West the Woodburn man- 

 agement had a very high appreciation of the 

 4th Duke of Clarence blood and a second cross 

 of it was introduced into the herd through the 

 medium of Oxford Grand Duke 2d 88329, sired 

 by imp. 2d Duke of Whittlebury out of the fine 

 4th Duke cow Grand Duchess of Oxford 52d. 



