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is the only cow of note not mentioned. It seems all sufficient to say- 

 she had Duke of Con naught for sire ; at the Audley End sale, her 

 yearling son, Duke of Eosedale 19th 49479, a handsome red, very 

 straight and wide on his top, deep in his flank, and good in his thigh, 

 with plenty of substance, and fine masculine head and horn, was 

 greatly admired, and he now reigns at Euddington, although after 

 the Sandringham representative was beaten off, Mr. B. L. Barrow was 

 the actual purchaser, but the negotiations between him and Mr. 

 Mills induced the former to transfer him at 300gs. to the bujer of 

 his dam. Duke of Oxford 59th 46261, came as a young calf from 

 Holker with the Oxford cow, he is nearly five years old, a good dark 

 and a massive sappy bull, and the sire of a lot of stylish young stock. 

 The herd numbers between forty and fifty head, with every promise 

 of continuing to increase. The herbage is apparently well suited for 

 pedigree stock, and every care will be taken of them by the owner 

 and his herdsman, many of the pastures containing useful sheds, in 

 addition to the excellent accommodation already noted at the main 

 homestead. 



The name of Mr. Richard Gibson is probably better known to 

 breeders than his brother, Mr. A. S. Gibson, of Spring Hill, near to 

 Bulwell, but the latter is quietly gathering the nucleus of a good 

 herd together, not many miles across country from Euddington. 

 Hey do n Eose 13th, a wealthy young cow, came from Audley End, 

 and has since had a red cow calf, by Mr. Titley's Oxford King 51814. 

 Devon Princess Gwynne, a fine old white of the Eougholm branch, 

 was bred at Pilton. Another good cow is Tregunter's Farewell, 

 with thiee Wetherby Duke crosses upon Col. Townley's Frederick's 

 Farewell, of the Vestris tribe ; a daughter and grand-daughter, by 

 Major Chaffey's Wild Duke of Eosedale 2nd 48948, are in the same 

 pasture. Mr. Gibson's show cow, Queen of Stroxton, is unable to 

 be seen as she is away for service at Limber Magna. Waterloo 

 Count 4th, of the highest bred branch of the Waterloos, hailing from 

 Harewoods, reigns at the head of the Spring Hill herd, included in 

 which is an attractive Thorndale Eose heifer, hailing from Audley 

 End, like the Heydon Eose. 



