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of the Clapton herd in 1875, and afterwards bred several good 

 animals, and the family is still retained by the present owner, some 

 nice heifers being seen of it. 



Mr. F. Sartoris has bred shorthorns at Eushden Hall since the 

 year 1844, the bulk of one herd was dispersed in 1861, and in 1878, 

 a second one, composed largely of the Knightley blood, was brought 

 before the public, with the creditable result that the females averaged 

 over three figures, and the third herd now at Eushden is composed 

 of about a score of females chiefly of the old families' blood, Lady 

 Geneva Rosy 2nd, a daughter of Ninth Duke of Geneva, and Poly thorn, 

 the mother of Lord York Fawsley 34709, so long and successfully 

 used in the late herd, was repurchased when Mr. Blundell's choice 

 collection of Knightleys came into the market, as well as Knightley 

 Rose, by Mr. Sheldon's Earl of Fawsley 9th, out of Eose of Farndish, 

 and at Woodside, Eich Wine, one of the purest bred Knightleys 

 then in existence was also obtained. From Mr. Jennings' sale, the 

 Waterloos were re-introduced by Lady Oxford Waterloo and her 

 daughter, coining to Eushden, but two of the handsomest cows are 

 Lady Eothesay Barrington, the oldest of the favourite family, which 

 were so keenly competed for at North Frith between the Messrs. 

 Leney, Mr. Sartoris, the Agent representing Canada, and the 

 States ; and the heavy fleshed Great Eyes 7th, a daughter of Duke 

 of Tregunter 5th 33743, winner at Northampton and Peterborough, 

 when in the hands of her breeder, the Hon. C. W. Fitzwilliam, 

 Duke of Huntsland 4th 47769, the last produce of the celebrated 

 Kirklevington Duchess 5th, after being used to the heifers at North 

 Frith, came to Eushden for service, previously the cows had been 

 sent over to Grand Duke 33rd, at Alwalton, but unfortunately a 

 very large proportion of the calves by this fine bull have been males. 

 AVhen at Kimbolton a few days afterwards we saw Lady Wellesley 

 2nd. a beautifu 1 daughter of Ninth Duke of Geneva, and of Mr. 

 E. Ceiling's Princess tribe, belonging to Mr. Sartoris, visiting one 

 of the Oxford males in service there, and in a few years hence we 

 doubt not but visitors to Eushden will find as good, or even a better 



