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Norbury Park, familiar to admirers of Surrey sconeiy, lies 

 midway between Dorking, and Leatherhead, and is the seat of Mr. 

 Grissell, who is the possessor of a number of beautiful Darlington*, 

 bred from Darlington Duchess 8th, purchased at the dispersion of the 

 late Mr. J. J. Stone's herd, and July Darlington, and her two 

 daughters, at that of Mr. F. Dodd's in 1883. July Darlington, by Mr. 

 R. P. Davies' Grand Prince of Claro 28781, is six years the senior of 

 Darlington Duchess 8th, and has been in milk 14 to 15 months : of 

 December Darlington, and December Darlington 2nd, her two 

 daughters, born at Bush Court, both by Mr. Thompson's Lord 

 Darlington 14th 40149, of another branch of the family, the older is 

 perhaps the prettier cow, as the younger might be more perfect in her 

 hind quaiters. All the females bred at Norbury Park are named 

 Darlington Empresses, and the Twelfth has already been reached. 

 Darlington Duchess 8th, and her first born, Darlington Empress, aie 

 much alike in character, and a pair of wealthy fleshed animals. 

 Amongst the younger members, are some smart attractive heifers, by 

 Grand Duke of Airdrie, and Winsome Count, likely for developing 

 into as good looking matrons as are seen to-day. 



Flippant Gwynne, from Killhow, has a grandly filled udder, 

 and is the dam of a nice heifer by Grand Duke of Airdrie, named 

 Fickle Gwynne, in turn the mother of a red and white cow calf, by 

 Knight of Norbury. Marigold, in addition to carrying a lot of 

 good flesh on her squarely made frame, is an excellent milker. A 

 good looking Ursula youngster, by Count Waterloo, has a pedigree 

 very highly topped with Bares blood. Wetherby's Kirklevington 

 Duchess, by the 2,000 guinea Fifth Duke of Wetherby 31033, out 

 of the imported Duchess of Kirklevington 3rd, has had nothing but 

 males in Mr. Grissell's possession, having had Knight of Norburv, 

 when sent to Sir Curtis Lampson's Grand Duke 37th 43307. now 

 in service, along with Lord Winsome Hudson, and Knight of 

 Norbury 2nd, by the Winsome bull from Hare woods. The recent 

 purchase from Mr. T. Hands, of Canley, was selected on account of 

 the great milking properties of his dam, Miss Hilda, a Bell Bates 

 cow. from Lady Hilda, bred by Mr. A. Dugdale. Previous to 



