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Duchess of Leicester 2nd, a magnificent red of great scale, showing 

 abundance of constitution, is worthy of being at the head of any 

 family, and especially of the Duchesses. Of her two heifers, we are 

 inclined to prefer the younger, a very pretty calf, doing credit to the 

 Barrington as a sire, while the older has the great substance of the 

 dam, but hardly appears so level on her top as is desirable. Duchess 

 of Leicester 5th, the last of the Sholebioke bull's produce, lacks the 

 substance of the Second, but her yearling heifer, by Duke of Vittoria 

 5th 49486, shows an improvement in this respect, and is one of the 

 most even of the heifers at Castle Hill, while a red bull calf of June 

 last, will in all probability develope into the best looking of three 

 Dukes of Leicester, as he is exceedingly promising. Viscountess 

 Oxford, a nice old red in her llth year, is from the 1,100 guinea 

 Holker purchase, and the mother of two good heifers, by the Waterloo 

 and Barrington sires, the former being safe in calf to Duke of 

 Vittoria 8th. Viscount Oxford 2nd, own brother to Viscountess 

 Oxford, was largely used, until the purchase of Duke of Barrington 

 15th, and in his ninth year appears as hearty and vigorous as ever. 

 Lady Geneva Waterloo, bought at Lathom in 1875, has been an 

 excellent breeder, and only a couple of months ago, added Duke of 

 Vittoria 12th, to the herd. She is worthy of the Grivendale branch 

 to which she belongs, being out of a daughter of the " Patriot" cow, 

 the ancestress of many excellent animals. Duchess of Vittoria. a 

 lengthy good sort, suckles a pretty red cow calf, while her two half- 

 sisters, by Duke of Leicester 3rd 46256, the highest priced male at 

 the last sale, will hardly grow into her equal, yet the younger has a 

 great lengthy youngster by her side. In addition to trying a 

 Waterloo cross on both the Duchesses and Oxfords, Mr. Holf'ord 

 has purchased Duke of Barrington 15th 52745, a son of Prince 

 Saladin 3rd 43852, and Mr. Sheldon's Duchess of Barrington, 

 half-brother to the better known Duke of Barrington 10th. He is 

 a dark red, with a good frame well knit together, but a little additional 

 length in his neck, would have given him a more commanding appear- 

 ance as he approaches his visitors. 



