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absent at Thirsk market, but a walk amongst the dairy cows, finds 

 them a very useful lot, several are suckling their bull calves, intended 

 for Mr. Crust's Beverley sale, where the highest prices generally 

 fall to Mr. Coates' share. All the females we note have Van Tromp 

 9774, bred by Mr. W. Cooper, of Oxclose, for a foundation sire, 

 and have been similarly bred ever since, the most recent sires have 

 been from the Duncombe Park herd, excepting Prince Waterloo 3rd 

 45422, a son of that fine old cow Lady Waterloo 23rd, belonging 

 to Sir John Swinburne, Bart,, of this tribe was Waterloo Grand 

 Duke 39291, bred by the Earl of Feversham, who was also the 

 breeder of Oxford Knightley 34985 (a son of Twentieth Duke of 

 Oxford 28432), Lord Cleveland 45975, and Winsome Dake 3rd 

 44274, sons of Duke of Tregunter 5th 33743, the last named of 

 the fashionable Winsome tribe being now in service. 



Advancing nearer the coast when in one of Mr. J. P. Clarke's 

 meadows, we have the estuary of the River Humber, in sight, and 

 near at hand. When Mr. Clarke's entries are referred to in Vol. 21, 

 we find no less than ten out of his thirteen females registered, trac.3 

 to Mr. Stiles Rich's Didmarton herd, and from these animals he has 

 continued to breed without any material alteration, no public sale 

 having ever been held ; at the period referred to when the entries 

 were made in Coates', Duke of Oxford 19th 28431, bred at Holker, 

 was then in service, and the excellent crosses put on the Florentias, 

 Ursulas, Duchess of Rutland's, and Belvoir Belles, by Mr. Rich, 

 have been enhanced in value by the additions at North Ferriby, 

 as Baron Turncroft Oxford 3rd 36209, bred by the Rev. P. Graham, 

 from an Holker Oxford dam succeeded the previously named sire. 

 Sir Glo'ster Barrington 44034, a grandson of Lally 15th, the five 

 hundred guinea calf at Winterfold, was bought at the dispersion of 

 the famous Dunmore herd, and a number of nice young cows are seen 

 by him, while Earl of Oxford 2nd 46306, bred at Duncombe 

 Park, from the fine old Marchioness of Oxford 3rd, has not long 

 departed, and his son Lord Wellington, a young bull of excellent 

 quality reigns in his stead, since our visit Mr. Clarke has purchased 

 Duke of Lancaster 2nd, a son of Lord Oxford 14th, and Duchess 



