82 SHORTHORNS 



St Bos wells, about 1848, from the noted breeder, 

 Mr George Grey of Millfield, who, like his father, 

 owned grand cattle. Grahamslaw 3rd proved an 

 excellent breeder, and produced Bessie Lee by Sir 

 George Musgrave's Baronet (30,443), and Annabel 

 Lee by Lord Charles (34,503), a son of Mr Wood's 

 famous Highland Society winner Royal Errant 

 (22,790). Succeeding purchases were Charming 

 Maid from Dryhope, Wild Rose from Edengrove, 

 and Alexandra 3rd from Colly nie all good breeders. 

 The Alexandra cow, which was by Lofty (64,271), 

 bred four first-prize bulls, including Handsome Boy, 

 which was used for some time at Goldicote by Mr 

 Jolliffe. 



At the Floors Castle dispersion sale in 1880 the 

 Messrs Bain selected their first stock bull. This was 

 the noted Scothern Butterfly 2nd (40,678), which 

 was used for several years at Legars. He proved 

 a first-class sire, and rapidly brought the herd into 

 prominence. He himself had taken first at the York- 

 shire and Lincolnshire Shows of 1878, third at the 

 Bristol Royal, and the Medal at the Border Union. 

 From 1886 onwards Cruickshank bulls were used by 

 the Messrs Bain. Five in succession were from 

 Collynie. Three of the Duthie bulls were of excep- 

 tional merit : Bright Boy (60,403), a red by Graves- 

 end, was out of the famous Bright Belle, the dam 

 of Challenge Cup, Eastern Star, Brave Archer, and 

 Bright Archer. Chivalrous (66,833), a roan Clipper, 

 was by the champion Pride of Morning (64,545), and 

 his dam was by Sea King and grandam by Hercules. 



