308 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



was with the cattle on these tours and says that they 

 were unusually successful in winning prizes. 



Importation of I860. In 1860 Messrs. Humph- 

 ries and Aston made a second shipment, including 

 the bulls John Bull 464, Chancellor 472 and a heifer 

 that never bred. These were safely landed, but 

 several other animals succumbed to the rigors of 

 the Atlantic passage, then a long and trying trip. 

 John Bull was from the herd of E. Price of Pem- 

 bridge and sired by Goldfinder 2d out of Prettymaid 

 473. Chancellor was by The Grove 62, by Sir David. 



During the '60 's Aston bought the bulls Captain 6 

 and Golden Drop 457 from Frederick William Stone 



a lot of porpoises rolling and tumbling. We tried a harpoon in one 

 but missed. 



Saturday, the 29th. Fine and getting on the St. George Shoals. 

 Another sand bank. Found bottom at 40 fathoms, about 350 miles 

 from New York. 



Sunday, the 30th. On St. George Shoals. Quite foggy, obliged 

 to blow the horn again. Found bottom at 36 fathoms. Held prayer 

 meeting. 



Monday, the 31st. Fine and clear. Saw three whales at a distance. 

 Our water supply getting short, 2 quarts instead of 3, and no wind 

 to get on. 



Tuesday, June the 1st. Fine and clear. Saw several porpoises 

 and seven dolphins. The mate caught one with a fishhook. Saw a 

 number of black fish 5 or 6 feet long, regular customers with large 

 heads. Very best wind. Going a little north. Had a little music 

 this eve. At 11 o'clock we harpooned a fine porpoise weighing about 

 100 pounds or more. It caused a great uproar in the vessel, all the 

 passengers getting up and coming on deck to see the large sea pig. 

 It was very well worth seeing. 



Wednesday, the 2nd. Very fine, too. Cut up the porpoise early. 

 Some of the passengers had some of it for their breakfasts. A great 

 part of the fish is very much like a pig, only much handsomer. It 

 was very fat. About midday the wind blew very hard, which made 

 us nearly all very ill. Went to bed without any supper. 



Thursday, the 3rd. Very fine weather. A strong wind. At about 

 5 o'clock there was a great outcry to see the pilot, who had come on 

 board, which was very good news for us. The day is very fine. 

 About 130 miles from New York, when he came on board. 



Friday, the 4th. We engaged a steam tug to tow us in. Then we 

 began to see land, which was a pleasing sight to us. Some of the 

 poor passengers were getting rather short of food, as were our cattle 

 and sheep. One of the Hereford heifers died, and we were obliged 

 to throw her overboard. 



Saturday, the 5th. We came in sight of place called quarantine 

 ground, and New York harbor, as handsome a place as I ever saw. 

 Our ship lay there until Monday, the 7th, when we all landed, having 

 been seven weeks and three days on our journey. 





