380 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



Hill. His sire is Linwood Victorious by Forbes' 

 outstanding Victor Linwood out of a dam by Vic- 

 tor Linwood. Secret Prince has for dam one of 

 the splendid cows of the breed descended from 

 cows and bulls not equalled in quality by many 

 Shorthorns and his breeding is along the very 

 best Cruickshank lines. He was used for nearly 

 two years by J. C. Thorn & Son where he proved 

 himself a capital sire. 



W. M. Nye, Harper. This herd does not run 

 as even as some, owing to stock having been 

 purchased from several sources yet there are 

 few herds that, as a whole, are descended from a 

 better line of ancestry. The sires of the cows are 

 such bulls as Violet's Goods by The Choice of All 

 and out of Violet Mist 7th, the dam of Mr. 

 Hanna's Hampton Spray; Villager Sultan, a 

 son of Double Sultan by Sultan Anoka and out of 

 a dam by Villager; Protector by Barmpton 

 Knight and out of a dam by Lord Mayor ; Victor 

 Archer by Archer and out of a dam by Gallant 

 Knight. Their dams were by such bulls as White 

 Sultan by a son of Glenbrook Sultan and out of a 

 dam by Good Choice; Sandoval by Baron Lav- 

 ender 2d out of imp. Sorrel ; Oakwood by imp. 

 Inglewood and out of Sempstress of Oakland 8th 

 by Thistlewood ; Golden Lad by Golden Eule and 

 out of Germanica 2d ; the Duthie bred imp. Lav- 

 ender Champion and the Marr bred imp. Con- 

 queror. 



