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quently turned out a groat bargain, as when purchased she had 

 broken her service, and was looked upon by the company as a 

 "wee" bit doubtful. She is a straight young cow, with every 

 appearance of developing into the like of the older cows so greatly 

 admired at Mr. Hales'. Chancellor of Oxford, a robust good 

 coloured youngster full of hair, is the son of Grand Duke 37th, 

 and Rowfant Oxford, a daughter of Mr. Geo. Moore's " two 

 thousand guinea " cow. 



When at Banning after the Hilden sale at the end of the 

 month, the purchases had arrived from there, as well as East 

 Donyland, and three more fashionable sorts find a home in this 

 rising herd; at both sales, Mr. Leney was aspiiited bidder, and 

 the lines written by Toby in Punch after the sale of Mr. J. O. 

 Sheldon's heifers at Windsor in 1807 jespecting the spirited bidding 

 of the father may with equal truth be applied to the son : 



" There's Leeney from the hop yards ; 'twill be strange if he 



knocks under, 



When once the chords are wakened of that Kentish ' Son of 

 Thunder.' 



Waterloo 45th, was keenly fought over at the dispersion of Mr. 

 Green's herd between the representative of the great breeding 

 establishment at Bow Park, and the County of Kent ; considering 

 that she was within a couple of guineas of double the price of any 

 Waterloo sold that day, great praise is due to Mr. Leney for his 

 pluck and determination to keep so fine a cow in the old country, 

 her roan bull calf by Duke of Leicester 4th, came with her, and is 

 highly thought of by the owner ; the third occupant of the box 

 from Essex was a fashionable pure " Kirk " by Knight of Oxford 

 3rd, from Kirklevington Duchess 19th. Heydon Rose 9th, an 

 exceedingly handsome white Cambridge Rose cow had for a com- 

 panion from Hilden, Cherry Ripe, a level and compact Cherry 

 Duchess heifer, likely for growing into a cow which will not disgrace 

 the fine lot of animals possessed by her owner. A more important 

 purchase than the females before mentioned, Mr. Leney had to make 



