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five females of the Darlington tribe were purchased privately from 

 Mr. K. P. Davies, who had obtained three of them just three years 

 previously at Mr. W. Butler's sale, held adjoining the village of 

 Badminton, where Mr. Thompson had also been a buyer, 'For some 

 time the owner's attention was confined to this tribe, but five years 

 later, four Barringtons of the Oxford Duchess branch were bought 

 at Messrs. Horswell's sale. Mr. Thompson has sent many of his 

 females to the stud bulls in use with the famous herds in the 

 neighbourhood, while of late years, males of noble lineage have stood 

 at the Duke's Home farm for the use of the numerous tenantry and 

 Mr. Thompson has thus been enabled to take advantage of them, 

 Laughton Duke 5th, 51512, bred by Mr. J. H. Casswell, an especially 

 grand heavy fleshed animal, has been located there for the past two 

 seasons. Occasionally home bred young bulls of the Darlington 

 tribe have been used not only to the Barringtons, but to their own 

 family. 



Ever since Pretty Maid's daughter, by Mr. Bell's Thomas 

 5471, was named Darlington, has the name pure and simple with 

 numerals attached been given to the branch now at Badminton and 

 it is still continued. The Twenty-fifth, a magnificent roan, fast 

 approaching her eleventh year is the successful result of the union 

 of two different branches, Mr. Thompson having bought Darlington 

 9th, at Mr. Robarts' sale, which bred Lord Darlington 7th to Second 

 Duke of Grlo'ster 28392, the sire of the matron now before us. 

 The oldest of her five daughters has been sold for exportation to 

 South America, but none of the three fair ones left behind promise 

 to equal the grand old matron. The red and white Thirtieth and 

 her heifer calf of last season, are all that have a direct Duchess cross 

 in their pedigree, it being noticeable that the tribe is singularly free 

 from this blood and excepting 4th Duke of Oxford, from the other 

 great Bates tribe, hence why is it that this branch of the Darlingtons 

 is not more resorted to for sires by breeders, when so many fine 

 cows and heifers are to be seen at Badminton. ? The Thirty -second, a 

 short legged deep bodied cow of great substance, has bred a very 

 nice heifer the Thirty-fifth to Wild Duke 4th 44255, which having 



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