98 SHORTHORNS 



From Mr Whittome in 1918 Mr Kirk bought one of 

 the finest representatives of the Keir and Cambus- 

 hinnie Groat family. That was the four -year -old 

 roan Waterloo's Groat, a sweet-headed, wide-ribbed, 

 low-set cow by Lord Waterloo (116,340), a fine bull 

 of Mr Wylie Hill's breeding. In the autumn he 

 acquired a handsome Broadhooks yearling and a 

 very good Lady Dorothy cow, both reds. These 

 were Cullisse Lady Zona by Sanquhar Union Jack 

 (122,751), and Mounteagle Dewdrop by Balnakyle 

 Channel Stane (107,754). Some beautiful heifers of 

 the Rosebud, Miss Ramsden, and Eliza families were 

 the principal selections afterwards. The first-named 

 is by the Collynie Sittyton Yet (133,632), while the 

 last noted, which was bred at Throsk, had for sire 

 Collynie Golden Boy (130,288). Mr Kirk's more 

 important recent additions to his herd have been a 

 Meg Merrilies and an Augusta from Linksfield, and 

 a Princess Royal of superb breeding from North 

 Loirston. The last noted cost 700 gs. 



The most striking bull in appearance ever owned 

 by Mr Kirk is the massive red five-year-old Sanquhar 

 Knight Marshal (133,424). Between the ages of two 

 and three, very few grander -looking bulls could be 

 seen anywhere. Of the Duchess of Connaught 

 family, he is by Collynie Grand Knight (119,549), 

 and his grandmother was by another notable Duthie 

 bull, Scottish Crown (79,915). Knight Marshal has 

 been of most value as a heifer-getter. At a previous 

 stage Mr Kirk had used the red Throsk Monarch 

 (123,265), a Marigold bull by Doune Bondsman 



