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HUBBACK, in the hands of Mr. Waistell, of Ali-hill, and Robert Col- 

 ling, about whose history there has been more controversy, guess- 

 work, inference, and error, probably, than in that of any early 

 Short-horn bull whatever ; and for a part of this error the world is 

 indebted to the Rev. Henry Berry, who wrote the brief Short-horn 

 history in Youatt's "British Cattle," in the year 1834, and, as we 

 think, from interested motives of his own, being a Short-horn breeder 

 himself, and having an object in prejudicing the public against the 

 purity of Hubback's blood. Of Mr. Berry and his history, more will 

 be said hereafter. 



We have investigated the subject of Hubback exhaustively, looked 

 through all the authorities and controversies relating to him, which it 

 would be tiresome and unprofitable to repeat at length, besides lead- 

 ing the reader into a labyrinth of statements and counter-statements, 

 out of which he might not arrive, after all, at a very accurate con- 

 clusion.* His pedigree in Vol. i, E. H. B., is here given: 



"(319.) HUBBACK. Yellow red and white, calved in 1777, bred 

 by Mr. John Hunter of Hurworth, got by Snowdon's bull (612), dam 

 from the stock of Sir James Pennyman, and these from the stock of 

 Sir William St. Quintin, of Scampston." 



This is all there is of the pedigree proper, although appended to it 

 are references to the pedigree of Snowdon's bull through his differ- 

 ent sires. 



That Snowdon's bull may be understood, his pedigree (all there is 

 of it) is recorded in E. H. B., Vol. i, as follows : 



" (612.) Snowdon's bull (sire of Hubback), got by Wm. Robson's 

 bull (558)." 



All the pedigree which Robson's bull has is, " got by James Mas- 

 terman's bull (422)," and all that is said of Masterman's bull is, "got 

 by Studley bull (626)." 



Accompanying the pedigree of Hubback is also a certificate, as 

 follows : 



" I remember the cow which my father bred, that was the dam of 

 Hubback ; there was no idea then that she had any mixed or Kyloe 

 blood in her. Much has been lately said, that she was descended 

 from a Kyloe ; but I have no reason to believe, nor do I believe, that 

 she had any Kyloe blood in her. JOHN HUNTER. 



HURWORTH, NEAR DARLINGTON, July 6, 1822" 



* For a full and exhaustive discussion of the question see "Youatt's Cattle," American Edi- 

 tion ; also its account of Hubback, by the American Editor, extracted and printed in Vol. 2, 

 American Short-horn Herd Book. 



