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most enterprising of men quite a terror to the 

 ordinary bidder. The result is a very remarkable 

 herd in general excellence, and one with top-crosses 

 second to none at home or abroad. 



Until two years ago Mr Marshall sold all his spare 

 heifers to home breeders or exported them. At the 

 Penrith October sale of 1918, however, he offered 39 

 yearling heifers for public disposal, and he had an 

 average of over 333. Mr J. J. Moubray then took a 

 beautiful red Princess Royal by Broadhooks Diamond 

 (124,530) at 800 gs., while Mr Cazalet secured a pretty 

 roan Lavender by White Knight (128,848) at 875 gs., 

 the latter being from a dam by Lothian Augustus 

 (116,354), the sire of Broadhooks Diamond. Last 

 year Mr Marshall sold a grand lot of 36 yearling 

 heifers at the same centre and struck an average of 

 461. Lord Lovat paid 1350 gs. for the magnificent 

 dark roan Princess Royal, Princess Yolando, by White 

 Knight. This high-class heifer had the crosses of 

 Choir Boy (91,238), Sea King (61,769), William of 

 Orange (50,694), and Cherub 4th (33,359). For a 

 very fine dark roan Secret by Broadhooks Diamond, 

 and with the great bulls Prince of Fashion (64,587), 

 Sovereign (61,841), Vice - Chancellor (56,681), and 

 Gondolier (52,956) in her pedigree, the Earl of Moray's 

 agent paid 1000 gs. For a much-admired roan Prin- 

 cess Royal by the Gainford Ringleader (136,657) Mr 

 George Harrison paid 900 gs. This heifer and Lord 

 Lovat's purchase were fourth in descent from the 

 Upper mill Princess Royal 94th by Royal Diamond 

 (84,600), a son of Bapton Diamond (78,289). A grand- 



