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BARON OXFORD'S BEAUTY, roan, calved March 11, 1868, bred by Col. Towneley, 

 Towiieley Park, the property of Messrs. Wallcott and Campbell, New York Mills, 

 Oneida, U. S. A. ; got by Baron Oxford (23375), dam (British Beauty) by British 

 Prince (14197), g. d. (Lady Abbess) by Cardinal (11246), &c. Winner of the first 

 prize at the Royal Agricultural Society's Meeting at Manchester, in 1869, as a 

 j'earling, and sold to tlie above-named gentlemen for 500 guineas ; she has since 

 won some prizes at the Agricultural Fairs in the United States - - - . 402 



ELEVENTH DUCHESS OF GENEVA, red, calved July 23, 1867, bred by Mr. J. 0. 

 Sheldon, Geneva, U. S. A., the propert}' of Mr. E. H. Chenej-, Gaddesby Hall ; got 

 by Baron of Oxford (23371), dam (Ninth Duchess of Tborndale) by Third Duke 

 of Airdrie (23717), g. d. (Fourth Duchess of Tborndale) by Second Grand Duke 

 (12961), &c. Was imported from the United States with two others of this family 

 at great cost. Her Bull calf, Second Duke of Glo'ster (28392), was sold to Mr. R. 

 P. Davies, of Horton, for 850 guineas 485 



GRAND DUCHESS 17th, red and white, calved September 16, 1864, bred by Mr. J. 

 Hegan, Dawpool, the property of Mr. R. E. Oliver, Sholebroke Lodge ; got by 

 Imperial Oxford (18084), dam (Grand Duchess 10th) by Third Grand Duke (16182), 

 g. d. (Grand Duchess 5th) by Prince Imperial (15095), &c. Was sold at the Preston 

 Hall Sale in Maj% 1867, for 850 guineas, being the highest priced animal at that 

 Sale, where 13 of this tribe averaged £443 each. In April last, 6000 guineas were 

 offered and refused for her and her descendents, bred at Sholebroke Lodge, consisting 

 of three heifers and a bull calf. Mr. Mc Intosh also bought her first produce. Grand 

 Duchess 21st, at the Preston Hall Sale, for which he refused 2000 guineas in 

 May last (Frontispiece to Cows) --------.. 537 



GRAND DUCHESS OF OXFORD 7th, roan, calved May 23, 1864, bred by the Duke 

 of Devonshire, Holker Hall, the property of Lord Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle ; got by 

 Lord Oxford (20214), dam (Grand Duchess of Oxford) by Grand Duke 3rd (16182), 

 g. d. (Countess of Oxford) by Earl of Warwick (11412), &c. This Cow was one of 

 the gems at the unrivalled Holker Sale, some of her progeny realizing very high 

 figures 538 



LADY WATERLOO 12th, red and white, calved June 17, 1864, bred by Mr. J. R. Sing- 

 leton, Givendale, the property of Mr. E. H. Cheney, Gaddesby Hall ; got by Lord 

 of Waterloo (18269), dam (Lady Waterloo 5th) by Count Waterloo (14343), g. d. (Lady 

 Waterloo 3rd) by George (12941), &c. This Cow is descended from Waterloo 4th, 

 bought at the Kirklevington Sale in 1850 ........ 595 



RED ROSE 5th, red, calved November 26, 1867, bred by Mr. C. Leney, Leavers, the pro- 

 perty of Mr. J. Lynn, Stroxton ; got by Grand Duke 4th (19874), dam (Red Rose 3rd) 

 by Englishman (19701), g. d. (Red Rose) by Marmaduke (14897), &c. Her granddam 

 bred the Royal first prize Bull, Lord Chancellor (20160) ; the dam was bred by 

 Mr. E. L. Betts from this favourite tribe long in the possession of Mr. Bates, at 

 Kirklevington. At the Preston Hall Sale in May, 1867, ten of this family averaged 

 £214 18s. 8d. each 693 



