450 THE BREED IN THE SALE KING. 



bought Dandy 949, of the Empress branch of the Queen 

 tribe, for 46 guineas; Sir George Macpherson Grant, Jilt 

 973, for 7() guineas (highest price of the sale); General 

 Forbes of Inverernan, Sylph 1774, of the Queen tribe, 

 for 45 guineas; Mr Walker, Portlethen, Chaff 855, of 

 the Crinoline branch of the Queen tribe, for 48 guineas ; 

 Mr M'Combie of Easter Skene, Miss Watson 987, grand- 

 daughter of the Keillor cow Favourite 2, for 33 guineas. 

 Normahal 726, from whom descends the Zaras, went to 

 Mr M'Knight, Boghead, for 3 4 guineas ; and Keepsake 

 427, to Sir George Macpherson Grant, for 27 guineas. 

 At the Portlethen sale in 1869, the Earl of Dunmore 

 purchased several of the highest -priced animals. Sir 

 Thomas Gladstone bought as a calf, for 27 guineas, 

 Adrian 439, that subsequently became a first-prize bull 

 of the Highland Society. The highest-priced animal at 

 the Castle Fraser sale in 1870 was Lively 1164, bought 

 by the Marquis of Huntly for 67 guineas. The famous 

 Sybil 974 was acquired by Sir George Macpherson Grant 

 for 63 guineas, her twin daughters going to Mulben and 

 Bognie. This sale is notable as furnishing the nucleus of 

 several distinguished herds, such as the Aboyne Castle, 

 Duff House, Brucklay, etc. At the Thorn sale in 1871, 

 Colonel of Castle Fraser 443 was sold to Mr Cartwright 

 of Melville for 48 guineas, and won the Highland 

 Society's first prize. Among the noteworthy sales at 

 Tilly four in 18 71, was that of Dora 1282 to the Marquis 

 of Huntly for 49 guineas. This cow afterwards gained 

 the first prize at the Highland Society's show. Here 

 Pride of Mulben 1919 was sold as a calf to Mr Paterson, 

 Mulben, for 29 guineas, and Madge 1217, as a calf, to 

 Mr Walker, Portlethen, for 15 guineas. 



The highest average that had up to this time been 

 obtained was realized at Mr Tayler's sale at Eothiemay 

 in 1872, when 30 head made 32, 6s. The highest 

 price was 60 guineas, for the cow Nicety 1076, bought 



