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Of th<j breeders contemporaneous with the Collings, the most 

 prominent were Sir Henry Vane Tempest, Col. John Trotter, and 

 Mr. Mason. These gentlemen all derived their animals to commence 

 with from the Ketton and Barrppton herds; Sir Henry's and Col 

 Trotter's being entirely from Robert Colling. It was the singular 

 fortune of the Colonel, to sell three cows to Col. Melish for 2100 

 guineas, (£2210,) a high evidence of the superiority of his breeding, 

 and the excellence of his cattle. Col. Melish resold one of the three 

 to Major Bower for 800 guineas. This was just twice the price of 

 the highest of the cows in Charles Colling's sale. Col. Trotter bred 

 that very superior bull Baron, (58,) sold to Mr. Dimcomb at a very 

 high price. He was used with great success by Mr. Duncomb. 



Mr. Mason was coeval nearly with the Collings, and continued 

 breeding until 1829, when he sold, and his herd realized great prices. 

 The leading purchaser was Lord Althorp, (afterwards Earl Spencer,) 

 who reared a large and valuable stock from this source, which num- 

 bered about 150 when he died; they were by his legatee, Mr. Hall, 

 sold for very great prices, one bull reaching 400 and another 370 

 guineas, and some cows going to 200 guineas. 



Sir Henry Vane Tempest of Wynyard, was clearly the leading 

 breeder other than the Collings, during the period of the existence 

 of the Ketton and Barmpton herds ; and so far as permanent influ- 

 ence on the present short-horns is concerned, the best breeder. He 

 commenced by the purchase from Robert Colling of a cow of his 

 very extraordinary Princess tribe. From her are descended the 

 famous and unsurpassed tribe of the Princess family, so distinguished 

 in this day ; and which is now, in its pure state, in England, solely in 

 the possession of Mr. John Stephenson, of Wolviston, county of 

 Durham.* Sir Henry died in 1813, and his widow, the Countess of 

 Antrim, continued the Wynyard herd till 1818, when she sold ofi 

 her cattle. At her sale Mr. Stephenson purchased the cow Ange- 

 lina, of the Princess family, and from her he has reared his present 

 herd of that tribe, of which his cattle wholly consists. 



Of the breeders of the present day, Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Bates 

 of Kirkleavington, are more distinguished for the high style and 

 quahty of their cattle than any others in England. As a bull breeder, 

 Mr. Stephenson has no equal. Mr. Bates commenced his breeding 

 with the Duchess tribe, the last of which, owned by C. Colling, he 

 bought, and until his death in 1849, it remained wholly in his pos- 

 session. It has now been distributed at very large prices. Mr. 

 Bates resorted to Mr. Stephenson's blood, and through Mr. Stephen- 

 son's bull Belvedere, [1706,] greatly improved his short-horns, His 

 prominent prize animals were got by Belvedere. 



* The only other persons possessing females of this blood in its pure state, are Col. 

 Sherwood, and Ambrose Stevens, of New York. They derived theirs from Mr. Ste- 

 phenson, and in 1849 and '50 imported eight heifers and oQws from him. 



