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CHAPTER IV. 



George, Lord Kinnaird His varied interests His Shorthorns 

 The Hunters and Patrick Kinnear His lordship's critics 

 Lumsden & Mackenzie Successful herd John Drummond, 

 Cultmalundie Hugh Watson, Keillor His Ury Shorthorns- 

 Friendships with Shorthorn breeders Inches, Dalgairns, Hood, 

 Stephens, and others Bennie, Earl of Airlie, Arklay, James 

 Swan The Grangers Taylor, Charles Lyall, David Hume . 29 



CHAPTER V. 



General Simson His important work Sam Wiley and Sultan 

 General Watson Bethune of Blebo His Roses Barclay of 

 Keavil Remarkable herd Heir of Englishman Sir John 

 Gilmour Noted stock Dispersion sale .... 



CHAPTER VI. 



Christie, Dairsie Mains His noted cattle and sales G.O.T. and 

 James Bruce John Hill, Langside James Carnegie Thomas 

 Lawson Meiklem Brothers, G. R. Fortune Andrew Mitchell 

 A Booth herd His sale His personality Duke of Montrose's 

 herd Simon Beattie and Rosedale William Alexander, 

 Loanside . . 46 



CHAPTER VII. 



Earl of Dunmore Founding Bates herd American transactions 

 His great draft sale Duke of Connaught Earl's appearance 

 and character John Moubray Great land improver His 

 honours and prizes East Lothian notables George Rennie, 

 Brown, Carnegie J. C. Curwen, M.P., Thomas Bates, Judge 

 Hepburn Correspondence Lord Althorpand John Grey John 

 Bennie James Tweedie James Currie James Douglas His 

 brilliant successes . ... .54 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Ainslie of Costerton Whittingehame herd Its founding The 

 modern herd and dispersion Dalkeith Park herd Composition 

 and early successes The sale James Deans Joseph Lee His 

 composite herd Successful sale Mark S. Stewart His herd 

 and friendships Dispersion sale . . . . .65 



