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LADY IDA. 



Of these the most famous was Lady Ida 1021, 3rd at 

 the H.A.S. Show 1873 and a prizewinner at local shows, 

 described in the Montbletton sale catalogue as a 'Cup 

 Cow herself and by the achievements of her descendants 

 entitled to a place by the side of the original Erica in 

 fact of the first Pride of Aberdeen.' She lived until her 

 igth year and bred 15 calves stated to have nearly all 

 been prizewinners and is now represented through the 

 following daughters : 



(1) Duchess Marie 3410, which went in 1876 to 

 Ewell Court and was a prizewinner at the Kilburn 

 International Show 1879. She bred 10 calves at Ewell, 

 all bulls except Gravity 4864. Gravity passed to Benton, 

 where she bred up to her I4th year. 



Of her descendants a granddaughter Golden Black- 

 bird 14317 went to South Ella and at that dispersion 

 sale in 1901 her produce were sold at good prices, going 

 to Careston, Eshott, Kilquade, and Doonholm. 



At the Eshott Sale 1906 one of these, a fine cow 

 Ideal 26739 (dam at Eshott of the prizewinning bull 

 Idelamere 22036, which was Champion Male at the 

 H.A.S. and the R.A.S.E. Shows 1907) passed to The 

 Burn and a cow of the same strain Eliza of Willerby 

 28600 to Balthayock and their produce to Benton, Lang- 

 shott, and Argentina. 



Another granddaughter of Gravity, Gratitude of 

 Benton 18542, went to Kelmarsh and there bred Grati- 

 tude of Kelmarsh 22130, which passed to Theakston, 

 where she bred well and is still represented. 



(2) Blackbird of Corskie 1704, a prizewinner at the 

 R.N. and other Shows, which went to Duff House and 

 there bred : 



