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and hens black-breasted reds; Captain Barclay's 

 Dorkings flourish at Riby and the Dales; Rouen 

 ducks at Rothwell and Riby ; and in the long sedgy 

 lake at the head of Irby Dales Glen scores of black 

 Buenos Ayres ducks, with their burnished green heads, 

 are disporting themselves along with the water-hens. 

 The grand array of Vanguard cows Gloamin, 

 Gleamy, Glittering Star, Golden Gem, Glisten, 

 Genuine Gem, and Gauntlet have died out, and in 

 the Church pasture we looked on the massive white 

 Bracelet 4th, the last of the old cow's descendants in 

 female tail, and ripening to go off on grass at about 

 9Ost. Guide Post and Genoa, with the fine old head, 

 were " up" for Christmas ; Lady Zillah and Warrior's 

 Plume were the North Lincolnshire prize heifers of 

 the year ; but still the buxom Cherry Queen 4th, with 

 second Royal honours awaiting her, was the dainty 

 queen of the cow yards. There too was Blink Bonny, 

 the good thick matron, with the short tail. She was 

 once put up for fat, and honourably earned her re- 

 prieve by being in calf. Weal Royal with the true 

 Booth loin, Fair Dane, the pale red Flower of 

 Denmark, Clarence Flower, Mountain Flower, and 

 Bright Queen were among the beauties in the park, 

 and Weal Bliss was ripening for future shows in 

 Canada.* 



* Mr. Torr commenced hiring bulls from Killerby and Warlaby in 

 1844, and began with Leonard for two seasons. Since then he has had 

 Baron Warlaby, Vanguard (for six seasons, and again to help Hope- 

 well), Sir Leonard, Crown Prince, Hopewell, British Prince, Fitz- 

 clarence, Prince of Warlaby, Royal Bridegroom, British Crown, and 

 Governor General, with Helmsman, Roseberry, Thornberry, Leonidas, 

 Brideman, Clarence, Monk, Lord Blithe, and Mountain Chief in aid. 

 Dr. M'Haleand The Druid were hired from Mr. Barnes in Ireland; and 

 Booth Royal, Breast Plate, Killerby Monk, and Blinkhoolie have been 

 the home-bred Booth bulls in use. Vanguard got no show bulls but 

 Grey Gauntlet. His cows, of which we have mentioned the finest, 

 had great size, fine hair, and deep flesh. Several of the above were 

 amongst the 16 cows and one bull which died of splenetic apoplexy a 

 few years since. Water Nymph is the last of them ; and, one with 



