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the former a great heifer by Bap ton Reuben (114,127) 

 from an Alnwick Favourite mother, the latter by 

 Mr Parkin-Moore's Hoarfrost (112,077), out of a cow 

 by Royal Crest (106,894), grandam by the champion 

 Village Diamond (100,981). A very fine Clipper 

 heifer of the Cinderella branch, and by Dunglass 

 Brilliant (120,003), was taken from Doune Lodge, 

 and a red roan Princess Royal, somewhat closely 

 related to the Bapton Manor one, was bought from 

 Mrs Dixon of Gunthorpe. The Rosebud, a handsome 

 red heifer by the Collynie Proud Champion (100,096), 

 and from a daughter of Ballechin Rosebud 6th, was 

 a Whittingehame purchase, while the Claret came 

 from Mr D. D. Williamson's herd at Auldtoun of 

 Carnousie. 



A lovely roan calf was acquired in Violet Maid, 

 bred by Mr Alfred H. Reid of Hillhead, and by 

 Lothian Laird (112,374). The Miss Ramsden, a roan 

 by Strowan Butterfly 24th (104,110) out of dam by 

 Schoolmaster (110,095), came from Corston. Many 

 considered her the best calf of her year in Mr Buttar's 

 herd. Of the Rosewood, one may say that she was a 

 prettily-built red calf in Mr Charles Napier's group of 

 1917. Sired by Boquhan Proud Monarch (124,416), 

 she had the favourite Waverley and Cap-^-Pie crosses. 

 There could not be a more choicely - bred Orange 

 Blossom than Mr Shields' white calf, bred by Mr James 

 Durno, Upper-mill, and with four Collynie top-crosses. 

 The Queen of Rothes was a beautiful roan calf from 

 the Wester Lovat group. Her sire was the Saphock 

 Proud Nonpareil (122,232), and her grandmother was 



