ROMANCE OF THE DUKES AND DUCHESSES 97 



forgotten." Such was RICHARD'S comment made to 

 the writer in speaking of this old-time champion 

 many years ago. 



In 1861 GUNTER who was now the sole possessor 

 of Duchess females on the other side of the Atlantic 

 took Duchess 77th out to the Leeds Royal and 

 beat RICHARD BOOTH'S and LADY PIGOT'S entries. 

 The Lady was one of several capable women who 

 had espoused Shorthorn breeding enthusiastically, 

 flying the flag of Warlaby. 



During this same year SAMUEL THORNE, who had 

 in the meantime come into possession of Thornedale, 

 the family seat near Millbrook, Dutchess Go., N. Y., 

 while on a trip to England was besieged by British 

 breeders, who were now beginning to realize what 

 had been lost to America, to return some of the 

 blood to the other side. This was before the Duke 

 of Airdrie had made his great hit in western herds, 

 and Mr. THORNE consented to humor his English 

 friends, sending over for sale three Dukes and a 

 bull and a heifer of the Oxford tribe, bred from 

 JONATHAN THORNE'S purchases at the DUCIE sale of 

 1853. These were quickly picked up soon after 

 being landed at Liverpool at from 300 to 400 guineas 

 each. One of these, the 4th Duke of Thornedale, 

 finally went to Gol. GUNTER at Wetherby, where he 



