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for 6 bulls 43, 13s. 4d. The animals were shown 

 in excellent form. 



For about twenty years down to the early part 

 of this century Mr Wm. Alexander, Loanside, Clack- 

 mannan, kept a select little herd. Mr Alexander's 

 Ophelias, descended from the Rettie-bred Ophelia by 

 Baron Havering (33,043), traced to a Ladykirk 

 foundation. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th of the line by 

 Grazier (54,402) were very good cows. Mr Alexander 

 was largely indebted to Mr N. Mackenzie, North- 

 field, as from that breeder he acquired three true- 

 breeding females of Jenny Lind descent. These were 

 Lady Marmion, a roan calved in 1883, and by Count 

 Errant (42,977) ; that cow's daughter, Lady Marmion 

 2nd, a red calved in 1887, and by Prince of Flanders 

 (51,905) ; and Cora Pearl 2nd, a roan calved in the 

 same year and also by Prince of Flanders. Later 

 purchases included Carmine, a roan of mixed Booth 

 blood from Captain, afterwards Sir Charles Dundas, 

 Bart. ; Bertha Lass, a red with little white, from 

 Mr Wm. Allen, Grassrnanton ; and Annetta 2nd, a 

 red, from Mr Wm. Peterkin, and by the famous 

 Chamberlain (60,461), which ended his days at Rud- 

 dington Hall. Annetta 2nd was the best breeder of 

 her time in Mr Alexander's herd. She was dam of 

 the bull Carlo (76,304), which is referred to later 

 in connection with the Throsk herd. 



A judicial - minded man of very good taste, Mr 

 Alexander never did full justice to his natural abilities. 

 He lacked ambition to some extent. In his later years 

 he was undoubtedly hampered by indifferent health. 



