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erly they manipulated the heritage they had from 

 AMOS GRUICKSHANK, forms one of the most brilliant 

 chapters in modern live-stock history. 



WILLIAM DUTHIE and DEANE WILLIS are still living. 

 Both deserve all the lavish praise that has been 

 bestowed upon them. WILLIS has a most delightful 

 home in a land where winter as we know it never 

 comes, where the grass is always green, and where 

 there is a garden I shall not soon forget. The old 

 stone house at Bapton has pictures and trophies 

 galore that tell the story of accomplishments in the 

 modern cattle-breeding world that sustain the best 

 traditions of ancient York and Durham. He came 

 out to the States several years ago to judge, and 

 is one of the many distinguished guests who have 

 been entertained at the SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB. 

 While in America he had the satisfaction of seeing 

 some of the wonderful effects of the widespread 

 use of a great bull he gave to us Whitehall Sultan. 



Mr. DUTHIE was out judging at Toronto some 

 seasons since, but his time was so limited that he 

 did not get into the west. So, as the mountain 

 could not come to Mahomet, some SADDLE AND SIR- 

 LOINERS journeyed over the border to greet him. 

 Mr. DUTHIE is in many respects the most remarkable 

 man I have ever known. In his native district he 



