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at the Newton dispersion in 1916. There he took 

 out at 290 gs. the lightish roan two-year-old Clipper 

 heifer Newton Charity, a daughter of the beautiful 

 red cow Charity llth, which went to Millhills at 

 600 gs. Newton Charity was by the grand white 

 bull Newton Crystal (92,658), the sire of Bandmaster 

 (97,929), Count Crystal (108,276), and other famous 

 animals. About eighteen years ago Mr Dron had a 

 stroke of good fortune. At the Uppermill sale of 

 1899 the late Mr Duncan Stewart bought the Goldie 

 bull Golden Gift (81,168), which was used for two 

 seasons at Millhills. Mr Dron then acquired the 

 bull, and from that stage the CrieiFvechter herd went 

 straight ahead. 



Used for several years, Golden Gift left a remark- 

 ably fine lot of heifers and a number of show bulls. 

 His best son probably was the Perth first-prize winner 

 Golden Arrow, which was sold to the late Mr Donald 

 Maclennan for 260 gs., the top price of the time. 

 The bull was afterwards second at the Royal, and 

 in the Argentine he was sold for 875, which was 

 then regarded as an astonishing figure for a yearling. 

 In 1911 Mr Dron won at Perth with the pretty bull 

 Princely Favourite (112,873) by the Millhills stock 

 bull Proud Favourite (84,420). Princely Favourite 

 was sold to Lord Lovat for 660 gs. The dam of the 

 young bull now referred to was a Dalmeny Begina 

 cow of exceptional breeding merit, as five bull calves 

 from her averaged 253 gs. 



Some of the bulls used by Mr Dron during the last 

 ten years may be rioted. The Duthie bulls Christ- 



