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fortunate purchase at Wallington when a yearling, and is still 

 barely ten years of age, having bred a calf regularly every year since 

 1880, and with one exception they have been heifers, let it not be 

 supposed that this is a solitary instance of the regular breeding of 

 the Uffington cows, because owing to no undue forcing, and the 

 practice of putting the heifers to the bull somewhat young when 

 arriving at the second and third calf no ill effects are observable 

 with but an occasional exception they are most regular breeders. 

 Lady Wetherby Waterloo, a handsome red and white daughter of 

 Duke of Wetherby 5th 31044 and Grand Waterloo 2nd, has bred a 

 pair of excellent Lady Oxford Waterloos to Viscount Oxford of Elin- 

 hurst, the younger being the best of the calves in the yard, and Grand 

 Duchess Waterloo, a still older sister, has Duke of Hindlip 2nd 

 46426 for sire, she is a very taking heifer, with capital loins and 

 deep brisket. Mr. Bates' Wild Eyes family are also found in the 

 Uffington pastures, although limited to two half-sisters from Wild 

 Duchess 3rd, and a heifer calf from the older, but our favourite is 

 the deep bodied younger sister, Wild Lady of Oxford. Duchess 

 Darlington 5th, a deep milking sort from Whittlebury, has bred 

 a couple of heifers named Darlington Belle and Beauty of Darlington, 

 while Grand Duchess Carolina 3rd, one of the purest bred Craggs 

 in this country, is still at Uffington, having had a bull this season, 

 her grand-daughter Grand Duchess Carolina 7th having however 

 brought a heifer as her first contribution, but what may be known as 

 the ''Elsies " are slightly in the ascendant as to numbers, in addition 

 to comprising an especially fine cow in Elsie Duchess, they are 

 descended from Elsie Stuart, sold for 250gs. at the Kingscote sale 

 of 1875, and have retained the prefix of " Elsie " since coming to 

 their present abode. The Knightleys are of several branches, the 

 Charmers being represented by Lady Clara 13th, from The Oaklands, 

 and Charming Sweetheart, a deep red short legged daughter of Duke 

 of Wetherby 5th 31044, while the Rosies, like the Craggs, have some 

 of the highest bred of their tribe at Uffington, Bertha Fawsley 

 having five Duchess and Oxford crosses upon Sir Charles Knightley's 

 Coquelicot, and some of the heifers have still two more Bates sires, 



