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calf, was sold off on 5th October of the same year. It 

 then contained very good-looking members of the 

 Cherry, Lady Fragrant, Marigold, Grahamslaw, Roan 

 Lady, and what came to be known as the Bella Booth 

 families. The Cherry traced back to a cow of that 

 name sired by Maynard's Son of Petteril (4685). The 

 Lady Fragrant and Marigolds were from Collynie, the 

 Roan Ladys from Uppermill. Bella Booth, bred by 

 Mr James Beattie, Newbie, and by Knight of Knowl- 

 mere, traced back to stock held by the Messrs Jobling 

 and Angus. Very fine Cruickshank bulls had been 

 used at Manderston. The Legars Brilliant Chief 

 (66,741) by the Collynie Brilliant (56,981); Prior of 

 Dalmeny (69,328) by Sittyton Seal (64,866); the 

 Legars Scotland's Heir (75,593) by the Collynie Earl 

 Marshal ; the Beaufort prize-winning Orion (84,265) 

 by Victor of Sittyton (80,171), and the Collynie 

 Monarch Fancy (89,355), had bred stock which were 

 greatly admired. The last-named bull, a massive roan 

 over two years old at the time of the sale, was by 

 Scottish Fancy (75,601), out of Monarch's Mysie by 

 Spicy Monarch (73,701), his grandam being by Scot- 

 tish Archer, and great-grandam by Field Marshal. 

 He left excellent calves. 



At the sale twelve cows averaged 58, 9s. and 

 thirty-two herd 46, 13s. 2d, The leading price was 

 140 gs. for the three-year-old red Scotch Marigold 4th 

 by Royal Edward (82,153). Mr Wm. Duthie took 

 this cow, and her Collynie-bred dam, Scotch Marigold 

 3rd, by Lovat Champion (74,948), passed to the Duke 

 of Northumberland at 85 gs. Taking breeding and 



