218 SHOKTHOKN HERDS or KNOLA.ND. 



by Devonshire 47686 a son of Darling is related to the Darling- 

 tons. Minnie, a winner of several first prizes, and a fifty guim-a 

 purchase from Mr. T. Harris, proved a most profitable investment, 

 as put to Fernandez 2nd, the result was Ada, the winner of 8 first, 

 and 7 second ptizes ; she is at present perhaps the most attractive 

 of Mr. Walker's heifers in training, and in the owner's opinion 

 ought only to have been beaten by Petted Pansy, which he considers 

 the best heifer of her age; but more success will probably await Ada's 

 half-sister, Princess Royal 6th, occupying the next box ; this is really 

 a good wealthy animal of true shoi thorn character and will be found 

 hard to beat, indeed he is a lucky m:m who owns a better. When 

 Christmas Rose half-sister to Ada with her white cow calf 

 came into the market last summer, no one was surprised that they 

 were promptly secured for Studley, and they look like keeping green 

 the family fame. The Princsss Royals are now limited to the Fifth, 

 and hsr two heifers, the Sixth, and S3V3iith, the former favourably 

 noticed has come to the front since these notes were taken, having 

 won premier honours in large classes both at the Bath and West of 

 England, and Essex County Shows, and she will be heard of again as 

 the season advances ; her descent is not very ancient, but there was 

 a good foundation in Sir Charles Knightley's Bull's Bay 23490, and 

 the stock originally came from Mr. Dugdale's, of Wroxall Abbey. 

 The recorded pedigree of the Lady Louisa like that of the Princess 

 Royals is somewhat short, but their appearance justifies their 

 introduction, and particularly noticeable is a nice young cow which 

 has not long had twins. Lovely, from Lady of Lyons is of the old 

 Farnley blood, tracing through the herds of Weston Hall, and Waulby, 

 she has not had the best of luck, but has now a promising son, Cid- 

 Bivar. Red Duchess 8th, of the Townley Roan Duchess branch of the 

 Blanches, is but a recent acquisition, but looks like keeping up the 

 reputation of the tribe if suitably mated. Columbine, a heavy fleshed 

 roan, bred at Hindlip, with her bull calf by Droitwich, is the last 

 matron we see, as time pressed, and Mr. Walker having 2,000 acres 

 of his estate in hand the herd is rather widely scattered. 



