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Mr Mitchell paid the top price at Mr Duthie's sale 

 again in 1906 for Gold Mint (95,352), a grand-look- 

 ing roan by Collynie Mint (88,221), out of Collynie 

 Golden Drop 4th by Bapton Champion (78,285). 

 Gold Mint was used for several seasons, but at times 

 he was inclined to transmit his own somewhat 

 " washy " shade of roan. He had a noble-looking 

 head and great scale on short legs. His hook bones 

 were slightly prominent, and he might have been 

 longer behind them, but his "general goodness" 

 not forgetting a fine temper was undeniable. 



By 1910 Mr Mitchell had about 70 head of female 

 animals at Boquhan and Dasher. Most of the cows 

 and heifers which he had bought during the earlier 

 stages such as a Claret from Mr J. D. Ledingham, a 

 Bellona from Messrs J. & A. Milne, an Augusta from 

 Mr A. M. Still, a Clara and an Augusta from Mr 

 George Campbell, a Butterfly from Mr Jas. Milne, 

 Kincardineshire, a Rosebud and a Broadhooks from 

 Mr C. H. Joliffe, a Kilblean Beauty from Mr John 

 Murray, a Lavender from Mr Sydney Hill, a Lady 

 Dorothy from Mr Francis Carr, Kincardineshire, a 

 Clipper from the then Capt. A. T. Gordon, and a 

 Butterfly from Mr David Anderson were to the fore 

 and looking well. Then there were a good many cows 

 and heifers of Mr Duthie's breeding. In that collec- 

 tion there was no handsomer female than the five- 

 year-old roan Queen of Rothes cow Royal Violet by 

 Royal Pride (71,489), from a dam by Merry Archer 

 (67,477). At the same time 15 young cows, heifers, 

 and heifer calves by Proud Monarch made a grand 



