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sold at Mr. Angerstein's sale. Of the same branch but tracing 

 through the Gaddesby herd are Wild Duchess of Worton and Wild 

 Duchess of Eosedale 4th, bought at the dispersion of Major Chaff ey's 

 little herd. 



Ever since Dora was bought at Ozleworth, the Darlingtons 

 have been good cattle and the two young Dowagers, half sisters, 

 from the grand old matron of that name, fully maintain the 

 reputation. The Gazelles and Minstrels once held a prominent 

 place in the herd, but they were gradually supplanted by more 

 fashionable tribes, and Gazelle 48th, a white of good quality is the 

 only one of either family that remains. Eugia Niblett after coming 

 from Churchill Heath, won at the Bristol Eoyal and was sold to 

 Mr. J. H. Angus, of Collingrove, Australia, and her daughter, Red 

 Niblett. a compact arch ribbed little cow, has bred the only heifer 

 we see with a double cross of Duke of Connaught. Another of the 

 family came with the two Wild Eyes heifers in the shape of the 

 wealthy fleshed Eosedale Niblett 2nd. After breeding such a sire 

 as Grand Duke of Waterloo, it would not be likely that the family 

 should be absent, and Waterloo 50th, a lengthy roan, was bought at 

 East Donyland and has bred a straight bull calf. The Blanches 

 have long been maintained as a standard tribe at Berkeley and Lady 

 Blanche Eose, considered the most beautiful heifer at the recent 

 Sandi-inghaiu sale, was purchased after a sharp competition with the 

 agent of Sir W. H. Salt, for 230gs., to assist Blanche Eose 12th, 

 in still keeping up the family at Berkeley. 



Mr. Arthur Niblett whose grandfather originated the tribe of 

 that name already mentioned in connection with three herds in the 

 county began to breed pedigree cattle in October of 1884, when 

 on the first of that month he attended the Duffryn sale and purchased 

 two Moss Eose heifers, and the bull calf, Westlander 52347, used 

 during the last two seasons previous to the purchase of Mr. C. E. 

 Lynn's King of Stroxton 4th 54496, a fourth prize bull, in his class 

 at Bingley Hall, and of the Queen family a favourite of the late 

 Mr. J. Lynn's. Eoan Eosetta brought a cow calf to Cyprian 47000, 

 named Eosebud and was then sold, as she failed to come to Mr. 



