198 HISTORY OF THE SHORT-HORNS. 



Brawith (10465) ; Agnes, by Lord of Brawith (10465) ; Cherry, by Lord 

 of Brawith (10465); Constantia, by Lord of Brawith (10465); Diana 

 Gwynne, by Duke of Lancaster (10929); Lady of Atholl, by Duke 

 of Atholl (10150) ; and Dinah Gwynne, by Balco, 227 (9918). These 

 all came out in good condition and proved successful breeders, with 

 the exception of Sylphide, which produced nothing after leaving 

 England. 



In November, 1855, as before mentioned, Mr. Thome brought out 

 the young bull 2d Grand Duke, also the bull Neptune, 1917 (11847), 

 bred by Mr. John Booth. The bull Duke of Dorset, bred by Lord 

 Feversham, was also bought by Mr. Thorne, but not shipped until the 

 summer of 1856. He unfortunately died on the voyage to America. 



In the summer of 1856 Mr. Thorne purchased at the sale of Sir 

 Charles Knightly, in England, the cows Blouzelind, by Earl of 

 Dublin (10178); Elgitha, by Balco (9918); and Mrs. Flathers, by 

 Earl of Dublin (10178); also heifers Buttercup 2d, by Horatio 

 (10335), an d Miss Buttercup, by Master Butterfly (13311), both bred 

 by and purchased of Col. Townley, at the price of 1,000 guineas 

 over $5,000 for the five ; also the cows Dewdrop, by Financier 

 (9122); Darlington 6th, by 4th Duke of Oxford (11387); and Maria 

 Louisa, by Hopewell (10332), bred by and purchased of other parties. 

 These animals all arrived safely at Mr. Thome's farm, bred success- 

 fully, and left many descendants. 



In 1857, Mr. Edwin Thorne, then in England, purchased and sent 

 out to his brother Samuel, the bull Grand Turk, 2935 (12969), bred 

 by Mr. Bolden, Lancashire. 



In the spring of the same year Mr. Thorne purchased, as previ- 

 ously mentioned, of Col. Morris, Mt. Fordham, N. Y., the combined 

 herds of Messrs. Morris and Becar who had imported largely from 

 England numbering 53 animals, including the Duchesses 66th, 

 7ist, and Duchess ( -) (afterwards recorded in E. H. B. as Duch- 

 ess of Fordham); the cows Oxfords 5th, 6th, i3th, 171)1 and 2oth; 

 Maid of Oxford, Bride of Oxford, Romeo's Oxford, Gloster's Oxford, 

 and Beauty of Oxford, together with bulls imported Duke of Gloster, 

 2763 (11382); Fordham Duke of Oxford, 2863, and Baron of Ox- 

 ford, 2525. 



In the year 1854, 2d Grand Duke, 2181 (12961), having become 

 useless, was slaughtered at Mr. Thome's farm, being then eleven 

 years old. 



Having some years previous sold some of his Duchess and Oxfords, 

 bulls and females, to Mr. James O. Sheldon, of Geneva, N. Y., which 

 the latter had successfully bred, in the year 1867 Mr. Thorne made 



