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by Mr. E. E. Oliver, having succeeded the Grand Duke, was followed 

 by Duke of Harrington 13th 46191, from Brailes, not long since 

 departed for Holker, many of the cows being still iucalf to him. 

 We now find Duke of Oxford 62nd 47778, a son of Baron Oxford 

 8th 41057, and Grand Duchess of Oxford 32nd, in service, he being 

 the first of his line that has ever reigned at Weston Park, and 

 previously was so highly thought of by Mr. Drewry as to be used at 

 Holker, bis masculine head, upon a somewhat small frame, yet sub- 

 stantial carcase, is quite an ornament to his box. Naturally with a 

 history of nearly half a century, it has been necessary to hold several 

 sales, as the herd increased from time to time, the most successful 

 may be considered those held in October, 1870, when 47 brought 

 44 3s. 7d. each, and July, 1875, when 63 averaged but four shillings 

 short of sixty pounds. Since 1883, Mr. Sheldon's example has been 

 followed in sending the surplus females to Bingley Hall with the 

 young bulls, which unless privately disposed of, find their way to 

 that great sale. 



According to the order of the private catalogue issued twelve 

 months ago, the Surmises, Fuchias, Gazelles, and J.'s, are all con- 

 sidered to have precedence of any of the six Knightley families. 

 One of the first half dozen is Supreme, out of Surprise Duchess 4th, 

 bought from Mr. Blundell, and of the Tacita branch formerly 

 connected with Messrs. Harward and Downing's herds ; her dam, 

 afterwards seen, is a greit milker, and as a consequence is not so 

 blooming as soma of her companions. Weston Surmise, and her 

 excellent daughter, are according to breeding the choicest of the 

 several branches of the tribe, as Sir Curtis Lampson's Waterloo bull, 

 Worth 23244, appears in the pedigree, instead of the half Booth 

 cross of May Duke 13320, bred by Mr. S. E. Bolden, and the 

 celebrated Fourth Duke of Thorndale 17750, is only introduced 

 directly into the pedigree of the animals descended from Surmise's 

 daughter, Fancy, like the two above mentioned. Havering Fuschia, 

 and Weston Fuschia, have each had a cow calf to Duke of B.irrington 

 13th, during the current year, the younger cow has been materially- 

 improved in the spring of her rib by the infusion of Booth blood 



