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EARL OF DERBY (21638), roan, calved August 6, 1863, bred by and the property of 

 Mr. Wiley, Brandsby; got by Forerunner (12891), dam (Blink Bonnj-) by Grey 

 Friar (9172), g. d. (Albina) by Boccaccio (7838), &c.. See Vol. xvi., p. 79. Winner 

 of the first prize at the Royal Agricultural Society's Meeting at Manchester, in 



1869, as the best Bull above 3 j'ears old ; he. was also second to Mr. T. C. Booth's 

 Commander-in-Chief (21451), at the Yorkshire Show at Beverley, the same J'ear, 

 having previously won a prize at the same Society's Show at Doncaster in 1865, 

 as well as the first prize at Selby, Scarborough, and Richmond Shows in 1869 

 (Frontispiece to Bulls) 1 



EIGHTH DUKE OF GENEVA (28390), roan, calved November 24, 1868, bred by 

 J.fr. J. 0. Sheldon, Geneva, U. S. A., the property* of Mr. J. Harward, Winterfold, 

 and Mr. I. Downing, Turner's Hill ; got by Baron of Oxford (23371), dam (Third 

 Duchess of Thorndale) by Duke of Glo'ster (11382), g. d. (Duchess 66th) by Fourth 

 Duke of York (10167), &c. This Bull was imported from Mr. J. O. Sheldon's fine 

 Herd of Geneva, New York, United States, and is directly descended from two of 

 the most famous animals sold at the Tortworth Court Sale in 1853, his Sire was by 

 the Duke of Glo'ster and from Oxford 13th, bought at the Kirklevington Sale 

 in 1850 85 



GRAND DUKE OF GENEVA (28756), roan, calved January 30, 1870, bred by 

 Messrs. F. Leney and Son, Wateringbury, the property of Sir C. M. Lampson, 

 Bart., Rowfant, and Mr. J. W. Larking, Ashdown House ; got by Fifteenth Grand 

 Duke (21852), dam (Seventh Duchess of Geneva) by Third Lord Oxford (22200), 

 g. d. (Third Duchess of Geneva) by Oxford Lad (24713), &c. This Bull was pur- 

 chased when a calf for 700 guineas, and is from one of the finest specimens of 

 the Duchess familj- purchased at the Windsor Sale in 1867 for 700 guineas ; very 

 large sums have been refused for this Bull, and Grand Duchess of Geneva, his own 

 sister 143 



OXFORD'S BARONET (29499), roan, calved October 25, 1869, bred by Col. Towneley, 

 Towneley Park, the property of Mr. T. Barber, Sproatley Rise; got by Baron Oxford 

 (23375), dam (Sixth jMaid of Oxford) by Imperial Oxford (24185), g. d. (Maid of 

 Oxford 1st) by Grand Duke of Oxford (16184), &c. His dam was one of the eight 

 animals imported into this country from Mr. J. 0. Sheldon's valuable herd, and 

 which were sold at Windsor in 1867, for an average of £408 ; his sire was also sold 

 at the Havering Park Sale the same j-ear for 500 guineas 255 



TELEMACHUS (27603), roan, calved April 13, 1868, bred by and the property of the 

 Marquis of Exeter, Burghley Park ; got bj' Nestor (24648), dam (Louisa 9th) by 

 Prince Albert (18579), g. d. (Louisa 7th) by Baron Farnley (14129), &c., See Vol. 

 xviii., p. 326. Winner of the first prizes at the Northampton and Rutland Shows 

 in 1869, second at Peterboro', and third at the Lincolnshire the same j'ear ; also 

 the first prizes at the Warwick, Northampton, Peterboro' and Lincoln Shows in 



1870. He also won the first prizes at the Warwick, Peterboro', Lincolnshire, 

 Worcestershire, and Essex County Shows in 1871, together with the Havering 

 Park Challenge Cup value 100 guineas ; also second prizes at the Great Yorkshire 

 and Royal Agricultural Society's Meetings, with other Challenge Cups and prizes 



at County and local Shows (Pedigree given in former Volume) .... 346 



