320 SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



Ashton Gwynne, considered the best of the family offered to the 

 public, but where the daughter is seen, \ve are inclined to think the 

 best remained at Pilton. A pair of charming red heifer calves from 

 mother and daughter, are all that are left to represent Nell Gwynne. 

 At the dispersion of Mr. Henry Lovatt's well known herd, the 

 Harrington tribe was first introduced by the purchase of Lady 

 Thorndale and Glo'ster Bates, an animal of fine shorthorn character, 

 and her daughter, Lady Oxford Bates 2nd, a neat arch ribbed young 

 cow, notwithstanding a term of idleness since coming South, she 

 does not appear likely to develope into the grand stamp of a cow as 

 her dam. The latter bred her new owner a red heifer, to Duke of 

 Gloucester 7th 39735, and more recently a roan bull, by Prince of 

 Cranes 2nd 45387. Lady Bates llth, an attractive roan of immense 

 substance, was shortly afterwards added at the Osgodby sale, whence 

 came Lord Wild Eyes 7th 53233, the best of the young bulls, he 

 has quite fulfilled the promise of his earlier days, as he walks towards 

 us, there is no mistaking the fact of his being of noble lineage (he 

 is a son of Duke of Leicester 43112 and \Vild Eyes I.), as he proudly 

 shows a head such as every sire ought to possess, with neck or 

 perhaps more correctly described as crest and brisket to correspond, 

 in addition to a level, lengthy carcase, of excellent quality. Duke of 

 Kirklevington 2nd 51131, a neat compact bull, accompanied the 

 Lady Bates' from Dringhouses, and is the sire of some very promising 

 calves. The buildings, of recent construction, do not fail to bear 

 comparison, with the rich pastures around them, and on our next 

 visit to the county of the " Devon and Somerset " we shall hope to 

 find one of the finest herds in the kingdom, in the possession of the 

 popular Master of the ;t Devon and Somerset." 



After many delays Cornwall is reached by way of Plymouth, 

 and as the honour of the county has been for many years almost 

 solely entrusted to Messrs. AV. Hosken and Son, when the annual 

 Royal and other leading show meetings have year by year been held 

 and right well have they done their duty ever since Prince Frederick 

 was sent to Battersea in '03 we at once travel direct to the head- 

 quarters of shorthorn breeding in the wed 3rn county, ETayle 



