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Scots Crap Junction, in addition to being the station for 

 Capheaton, is also available for Kirkwhelpington, where Mr. Robert 

 Harrett has bred shorthorns for a considerable time. The largest 

 family possessed by him come from stock originally in the hands of 

 his Father from 1822 to 1846, when the dam of the first registered 

 cow in the pedigree came into his possession, and was put to Mr. 

 Bro well's Pilot 7333, after three more pure bred sires had been 

 added, Moss Eose was the result, she proved the mother of Talley- 

 rand, 3rd at the Newcastle Royal in 1864, another show animal of 

 this family was Lord Henry, exhibited eleven times, and winner of 

 nine firsts, and after he left Mr. Harret's possession he won the Cup 

 at Aberdeen. In addition to Talleyrand, Moss Rose had Queen of 

 Tetholme, who sent to Col. Gunter's 2nd Duke of Wetherby, when 

 on hire at Wellington, bred Duchess of Kirkwhelpington, a name 

 which Mr. Harrett has continued for this branch until they are 

 eleven in number, and the Duchess Charlotte Florentias, from Moss 

 Rose's daughter, Duchess Charlotte Florentia, by Stanwick, a sire 

 used at Kirkwhelpington purchased from Sir Walter Trevelyan, are 

 now an even half dozen. The majority of the animals were away at. 

 a distant farm, and we had to be content with seeing a few only of 

 the females. Duchess of Kirkwhelpington 3rd, from the 2nd Duke 

 of Wetherby cow, has been a prize winner in early days, and now in 

 her old age is a fine specimen of a shorthorn" in the same building is 

 a sister, by Lord Dunmore's Duke of Airth, a son of 2nd Duke of 

 Collingham, and Kirklevington 12th. 



The Lady Wharf dales, Duchess of Wharf dales, Ruby Roses, 

 and Gipsy le Grands, all trace to Lucy, by Pantaloon, bought of Mr. 

 Browell, through her daughters, Ruby and Gipsy ; the former bred 

 three heifers, Duchess of Wharfdale, Ruby Rose, and Duchess of 

 Oxford, the last named having Lady Wharfdale, so this family has 

 now four distinct branches. Lady Wharfdale, fourteen years of 

 age, has a grand udder, and a very nice roan cow calf, by Prince of 

 the Dale ; another very straight calf, is a red from Gipsy le Grand 

 3rd, also a daughter of the Prince's. Mr. Harrett's only other family 

 are the Rosebuds, bought from Mr. Wilson, of Cumledge, and closely 



