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honor of being one of the originators of the Aber- 

 deen-Angus "humlies." 



The first Ury herd was closed out at auction in 

 1838, the eighty head bringing 5,000. The bull 

 Mahommed was retained, and shortly another herd 

 was in process of formation. This was sold in 

 1847, WETHERELL being the auctioneer, and it was 

 upon this occasion that CAMPBELL of Kinellar laid 

 the foundation by purchase for his afterwards 

 famous herd. 



Ury was undoubtedly the corner-stone of the 

 Scottish Shorthorn structure. The bulls from the 

 BARCLAY herd were used originally to cross upon 

 the native black cows, and the improvement wrought 

 was so apparent that probably a majority of the 

 herds of the district received an infusion of Ury 

 blood. The result was a demand for Shorthorn 

 bulls that finally turned the attention of such men 

 as GRANT DUFF of Eden, HAY of Shethin, the GRUICK- 

 SHANKS of Sittyton, and many others to the pro- 

 duction of purebred Shorthorns. 



The Captain once kept a pack at a neighboring 

 estate called Allardyce, and hunted in Turiff and 

 Kincardineshire. It was due to this connection that 

 he acquired the habit of signing himself "BARCLAY 

 ALLARDYCE." It is related that he would often ride 



