SHOKT1I011N 1IEKDS OF ENGLAND. ^3J 



Lord Wantage, better known as Col. Loyd Lindsay to those 

 interested in shotthorns, bred a good herd in the County of Berk- 

 shire, which when dispersed in 1881 made .36 2s. 2d. for the 81 

 head, and he has still a number of useful cattle on his Overstone 

 Park estate, \\hich are kept at the Stanwick Hall Farm, near to 

 Highain Ferrers, founded on purchases made at the Alwalton Sale 

 in May 1884, and Dingley Grange, in October of the same year; 

 many of the former are of Mason origin, tracing to No. 54, and now 

 known as the Jennies ; several are of Sir C. Tempest's Frill tribe, 

 with considerable Bates blood on the top of their pedigree ; and 

 the J's, so popular in the County, have a well bred specimen in 

 Viscountess Jersey 3rd, bought at the dispersion of Earl Spencer's 

 herd, and several Lady Jocelyns, or Jessicas, known in connection 

 with Mr. Geoige Graham's name, were obtained at Dingley Grange. 

 Lord Mild Eyes 3rd 48219, bred at Wetherby Grange, has been in 

 service, and at present are his sons, Lord of Stanwick, and Stanwick 

 Lad, out of two of the Kimbolton purchases, and Lord Darlington 

 24th 49895, of the favourite Darlington tribe, bred by Mr. John 

 Thompson, at Badminton. 



Near to Ketteririg are the herds of Messrs. C. Bayes, and J. J. 

 Sharp, both known to visitors at the annual Bingley Hall sales, 

 where their young males are generally entrusted to Mr. Lythall's 

 care, and the latter breeder has won many a prize at the leading 

 shows, especially with specimens of his Julia tribe, obtained origi- 

 nally from the late Mr. E. Wood, and during the past seventeen 

 years nearly 4,000 has been won in prize money. Mr. Sharp has 

 generally adhered to the Bates blood in the selection of sires since 

 the commencement of his herd ; Cambridge Duke 5th 30645, and 

 Claro's Eose 25784, two of the earlier ones being of the famous 

 Cambridge Eose strain ; Duke of Darlington 4th 38138, bred at 

 Brailes ; Baron Shendish 2nd 41061, arid Baron Shendish 5th 

 44374, from two of Mr. Longman's Oxford Eose cows ; Oxford 

 Eose 3rd 50135, a son of the last named bull, and Julia ]5th, has 

 been in service the last two seasons, assisted by Connaught Lad 



