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sale, although composed of more fashionable materials, bat the decline 

 in trade had set in, and shorthorns like everything else had to give 

 way to it. The Princesses have been here as elsewhere, great bull 

 breeders, and the five taken to Maplewell in 1881, are now repre- 

 sented by one less than they were five years ago, the oldest, Princess of 

 Maplewell 4th, a fine looking daughter of Duke of Gloucester 5th, 

 and Princess of Blythe,of the much prized highly bred English branch, 

 has her daughter, Princess of Maplewell 7th, by Prince of Maplewell 

 4th a son of Duke of Gloucester 5th, and Princess 7th, bought 

 at Underley along in the same pasture ; having had a calf 

 when only just over two, she is seen under very unauspicious 

 circumstances, still there is hope for the tribe, as both the calves 

 are heifers, from mother and daughter this year, their sire is Fairy 

 Duke 4(5334, a son of Duke of Oxford 32nd, and Dane wort, of the 

 highlybred Fairy branch, of the Old Daisy tribe, used for some 

 time by Sir W. H. Salt. 



With the exception of the Princesses, the remainder of the 

 females have been purchased during the present and past year, and 

 include two grand heavy fleshed massive Surmise cows from Pool 

 Park, the older Lady Surmise 2nd, having cost her owner four guineas 

 more to repurchase when seven years old, than what he sold her for 

 when a month over two years, surely a gleam of hope here exists. 

 Lady Surmise 3rd is her own sister, bred at Pool Park, the dam 

 having been bought by Mr. R. Blezard in calf at Maplewell ; 

 this family were much admired at his late sale, and made a very 

 satisfactory average. Maplewell Darling is another of Duke of 

 Gloucester 5th's daughters, and like the older Surmise journeyed 

 forth from her home in 1881, to return last autumn; she is of the 

 same massive proportions as the Surmises, and there can be no doubt 

 that it was far from unwise to take the opportunity of securing the 

 mother and daughter, the latter is away for service at Beau Manor, 

 and unfortunately unseen when there when it presented itself. Sir 

 Maplewell Darling, is the name of the produce of Grand Duke 31st, 

 and the Darlington cow ; he is a deep lengthy light roan calf with 

 every appearance of developing into a good bull, and it is the owner's 



