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and is the mother of a roan heifer, while the best is not arrived at until 

 the Eighteenth, a handsome roan, which a South American buyer 

 who had recently been at The Oaklands had coveted, but we are 

 glad to learn that Mr. Graham was not induced to part with so good 

 a cow, her son, Garter King, by Bull Ring 50932, is considered 

 good enough for the future sire in the herd. Violetta 6th, of the 

 Clifton Pastures branch, is not equal to the Grafin Foggathorpes, but 

 has had a cow calf, last season, thus the hopes for the future prosperity 

 of the tribe are promising. 



The Polly Gwynnes, favourably known in the North, were 

 obtained at Mr. Hetherington's sale in 1880, when four females 

 were purchased, the eight making the excellent average of 85gs, 

 although Polly G-wynne 15th, a nice old cow, is the only one of the 

 Middle Farm purchases remaining; in the same pasture, is her 

 daughter the Nineteenth, considered the handsomest of the family 

 at the Oaklands. The Twentieth, Twenty -second, and Twenty-third, 

 all dark reds, are sired by home-bred Fantail and Wild Eyes males, 

 while the white Twenty-first, newly calved, is thought a straight 

 heifer, likely for developing into a good cow, as are all the three 

 reds .and it is evident the tribe have not deteriorated by coming into the 

 Midlands. The direct descendants of Sir Charles Knight-ley's tribes 

 are now quite overshadowed in numbers by the Foggathorpes and 

 Grwynnes, the favourite Charmers being represented by the very 

 pretty Duchess 8th, out of Duchess 6th, bought at the dispersion of 

 Mr. W. Angerstein's herd, and Lady Clara 7th, her half-sister on 

 the sire's side, a compact young cow, and descended from Lady Clara, 

 by Fourth Duke of Thorndale 17750; while Weston's Columbia 3rd, is 

 a beautiful specimen of the Walnuts, but unfortunately her breeding 

 career being ended, she is now in preparation for the great Xmas 

 Exhibition held in the capital of the Midlands. Mr. Bates' Wild 

 Eyes family wore introduced from one of Mr. Lovatt's sales; 

 Glancing Eyes, by Lord Bective's Grand Duke 31st 38374, the 

 younger of the two purchases has bred a bull and a heifer, the older 

 named Torpedo, has grown into a very level compact two year old, 

 and reigns as the Lord of the harem, while the heifer has Mr. T. 



