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and as a six-year-old he was sold for 2620. Victor 

 Chief left thick-framed fleshy stock, but Mr Robertson 

 blamed him for reducing the milk to some extent. In 

 the Argentine the bull was sold for 1650. Marquis, 

 which was sold at Buenos Ayres for 2000, left heifers 

 with showy heads and neatly-turned bodies, but in some 

 cases his colours were inclined to be slightly gaudy. 



Mr Robertson died on 15th August 1909, after a 

 long illness, which never quite daunted his brave 

 nature, and his herd was dispersed on 9th October of 

 the same year. The cattle were admirably shown by 

 James Forsyth, who had been herdsman for four- 

 teen years. For 80 head, which included 26 calves, 

 the average was 61, 14s, 3d,, a remarkably good 

 result for the time. 



Captain A. T. Gordon took the Newton-bred Clip- 

 per cow Claudia, by Corner Stone, at 150 gs., and her 

 beautiful red heifer calf by the Colly nie Golden 

 Favourite (98,760), at 180 gs. For Ballechin Roan 

 Rose, a massive daughter of Victor Chief and dam 

 of Jim Sidey (99,230), Mr J. J. Moubray paid 270 gs., 

 and her roan May- born bull calf by Golden Favourite 

 went to Dunglass at 100 gs. Sir John Gilmour paid 

 100 gs. for a sweet Emmeline five - year - old by 

 Marquis ; Mr Matthew Marshall took Red Roseleaf, 

 a half-sister to Mr Moubray 's purchase, at 150 gs. ; 

 and Mr Ecroyd of Armathwaite, who greatly favoured 

 the members of the Blanche family, had a lovely red 

 four-year-old by Marquis at 280 gs. Mr Ecroyd also 

 took a three-year-old, full sister to the 280-gs. cow, 

 at 180 gs. ; while, opposed by Colonel Fenwick, he 



