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it is from no lack of their brooding powers that they are not more 

 numerously represented, but because of the female progeny sold 

 both privately and publicly. Winsome Oxonia, bought at the 

 Shotley Hall sale, proved a bull breeder, with the exception of Lady 

 Whitfield, a great favourite of the owner and truly she has a right 

 to be, with her beautiful forequarters, grandly sprung ribs and 

 excellent quality. Lady Worcester 23rd, from Preston Hall, is but 

 a grand-daughter of the famous Clear Star, and appears to be 

 following her example in obtaining a position for herself at Tortworth, 

 by breeding a heifer like Lady Wotton ; but of three young Wild 

 Eyes', Lady Great Eyes 2nd, very sweet and stylish, carries off the 

 prize for beauty, her dam Great Eyes 9th, bought ut Al Walton, was 

 from Mr. Sartoris' beautiful cow, Great Eyes 7th, Floral Beauty 

 and Winsome Wild Eyes 5th, bred at Killhow and Whittle- 

 bury, are highly bred of their respective branches, HIP latter easily- 

 recognizable by her name and the former belonging to the Bright 

 Eyes. 



The Chaffs descend to Mr. Ceiling's Magdalena by Comet 155, 

 but take their now tribal name from Chaff, bred by the Earl Ducie, 

 who with her three daughters, Chaplet, Chinz and China, were sold 

 at the sale in 1853, the nineteen including descendants of Chaplet and 

 China. The earlier sires in the pedigree were chiefly of the Messrs. 

 Collings' and Mr. Whitaker's blood, followed by those of the Rev. 

 H. Berry's and Lord Alrhorp's before Lord Ducie's Morpeth 7254, 

 the grandsire of Chaff, who was by Duke of Cornwall 5947, a son 

 of Mr. Bates' Fourth Duke of Northumberland 3649. Coomassie, 

 in her twelfth year is a fit matron of any tribe, and her three 

 daughters, the Pifth, Eighth and Eleventh Lady Charfields the 

 last named a particular good sort make quite a charming family 

 group. Crystal, one of Oxford Prince's daughters used at 

 Tortworth in the earlier days of the present herd has bred eight 

 calves in ten years, while Cherry Chaff, bred at Lockinge Park, 

 tracing to Chaplet, bought by Mr. Langston, is the mother of a very 

 lengthy heifer. Chicory, also tracing to Chaplet, has bred Castania, 

 a very pretty calf grandly Covered with hair while her own sister 



