THE BULL DRUID 225. 143 



twice third at the Highland Society's shows, and won 

 many local prizes. She did not milk well her first two 

 years, but developed into a good enough milker, rearing 

 twin-calves one year. 



In 1854, Dora 333 produced Druid 225, and Mary of 

 Kinnaird 326 Mariner 148 ; and the same year Octavia 

 331 produced Odin 153, all by Cup-Bearer 59. Odin 153 

 was sold to Mr Morison of Bognie, and was the ancestor of 

 many of the best stock in that part of the country. His 

 son, The Earl 291, won the first prize at the Highland 

 Show for the late Mr Walker, Montblettbn, and he seems 

 to have thoroughly made his mark. Mariner 148 was 

 sold to Mr Lyell of Sheilhill, and was the father of Tom 

 Pipes 301 and Prospero 302, both Highland Society first- 

 prize winners. Druid 225 was, however, the most dis- 

 tinguished of the three. Owing to his being a late calf, 

 and his having been obliged to be fired in one of his legs, 

 he was not formidable as a yearling ; but as a two-year-old 

 there have probably been few finer specimens of the breed. 

 He combined large size with fine quality and a most excel- 

 lent temper ; and, admirable as is his portrait by Gourlay 

 Steele, it hardly does justice to the perfection of his quar- 

 ters. He carried everything before him as a two and three 

 year old, and was only beaten when four years old for the 

 Dutrone prize at Aberdeen, at the somewhat memorable 

 show of 1858 ; and at Battersea in 1862, when eight years 

 old, he was placed second to Prospero 302, the reason 

 alleged by the judges being that the younger bull would 

 be the more serviceable animal. Druid 225, however, with 

 all his show-yard excellences, had a grave defect he was 

 not a very useful bull The stock that he did get were all 

 very good, but there were very few of them. Through his 

 sons, King Charles 236 and Eaven 270, and his daughters, 

 Perdita 848, the granddam of Palmerston 374, and Thalia 

 1233, the dam of Theodore 393, his blood flows in the 

 veins of many of the best beasts in the country. The 



