212 SHORTHOBN HERDS OF KKGT.AXD. 



Crosses beyond, lias b:cd Oroesus, one of the most promising of the 

 young males, and a b3autiful rich roan heifer, by Duke of Charming- 

 land 26th, own brother to the red bull out of Charming Duchess 

 12th. Since our visit the March sale has been held at Bingley Hall, 

 and we cannot but record the extraordinary success attained by Mr. 

 Sheldon with the seven young bulls sent by him. and being the on'y 

 males on his farm between the ages of 12 and 21 months, none 

 having been steered, only one sold privately, and that at 150gs. ; 

 he obtained the first prize in the three classes he exhibited (including 

 the 50 prize for the fifth time in 10 years), a 2nd, 4th, and h. c., 

 leaving only one animal unnoticed, and in addition winning the 

 Champion prize for the best bull in the Hall, as well as being 

 Reserve, and also carrying off the Bell's Weekly Messenger's special 

 for the 5 best bulls, bred by exhibitor, amounting in all to <140, 

 and the seven realized an average of 88gs., Duke of Charmingland 

 46th, being sold for 230gs. to Mr. J. I. D. Jefferson, thus not only 

 beating the Brailes "record" for the price of a single animal, but 

 also the average, and it is evident that however depressed ag'-iculture 

 may be, there is a gleam of hope for those who breed good shorthorn 

 young bulls like Mr. Sheldon. Duke of Barrington 10th, was the 

 sire of six out of the seven animals above mentioned, and he is also 

 the sire of 40 out of the total of the 75 females which compose the 

 present Brailes herd. 



Shorthorns have been bred at Weston Park, three miles distant 

 from Brailes, for nearly half a century, and the Knightley blood both 

 in the past, and at present is the prevailing element in th^ herd. 

 Animals were purchased at Fawsley Park in 1865, Havering Park, 

 1867, Milcote, 1868, Wateringbury, 1871, and almost needless to 

 add at the sales held by Mr. Sheldon, and to those were used no less 

 than three Cherry Duke bulls, two bred at Wicken, and one at 

 Sholebroke ; Cherry Fawsley 30711, bred at Milcote, however 

 intervened between the first and second of them. Grand Duke 29th 

 88372, was afterwards purchased atacostbf l,000gs.,from Sholebroke, 

 and afterwards sold to go to France. Barrington males have been 

 in favour of late, Grand'Duke of Barringtonia ;'5th "43*11 1. also bred 



