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Oxford de Vere 9th 54768, a promising young bull of the Oxford 

 tribe, has been purchased for the heifers. The matrons are grazing 

 contentedly in front of the " Hall," and the aged Duchess of 

 Barrington, a fine handsome cow, out of Sir W. H. Salt's " eight 

 hundred guinea Millbeckstock heifer " is greatly admired, likewise 

 is Elmhurst Barrington, an excellent type of the popular Brailes 

 branch of the tribe, and the latter's little daughter displays consid- 

 erable style, like her older sister, which having had a. calf somewhat 

 young, requires a couple more years to develope. Lady Elmhurst 

 Bates and Lady Barrington Bates 2nd, a pair of roan two year olds, 

 represent the highly bred Lady Bates', well known at Havering 

 Park and Beaumont Grange, while Lally of Littlehurst own sister 

 to Lord Eitzhardinge's beautiful cow has bred three heifers since 

 her removal from Kimbolton. Baroness Oxford of Elmhurst, a 

 wealthy well grown heifer, combines the much prized Barrington 

 and Oxford strains, her sire having been Lord Barrington Bates 

 45068, and dam, Baroness Oxford 4th, bred at Holker. The Wild 

 Eyes' have in the deep bodied symmetrical Winsome Wild Eyes 5th, 

 an excellent breeder, her five sons having been sold for very 

 satisfactory prices: Lady Elmhurst Wild Eyes, is also of the 

 Winsome branch, being from the handsomest of the Lady Ashton 

 Wild Eyes', bought by Mr. Eox, at the dispersion of Mrs. Starkie's 

 choice little herd ; and Lady Barrington Worcester, is a grand- 

 daughter of one of the best of the tribe sold at Winterfold in 1872. 

 Deepdale 4th, a very level daughter of Duke of Airdrie 24th 36460 

 and Cherry Duchess of Elmhurst 5th. have the reputation of the 

 high priced Darlingtons and Cherry Duchesses to maintain, but of 

 the three Kirklevingtons in the Park, none is better than the grandly 

 ribbed Rowfant Kirklevington, who has bred a capital daughter, 

 Elmhurst Kirklevington, excepting the hue of the red, which is a 

 trifle too light a shade. Last, but not the least, are the Red Roses, 

 the most numerous tribe at Elmhurst. Red Rose of Benledi, an 

 excellent dairy like cow, bred at Dunmore, has the Sixth Duke of 

 Geneva 30959, for sire, whereas the honours of the family and it 

 may almost be said of the herd are carried by the handsome Red 



