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BETTY GWYNNE, roau, bred by Mr. J. Toplaam, Welford, the property of the 

 Marquis of Exeter, Burghley Park ; got by Duke of Cambridge (12747), dam 

 (Sukey GAvjame, bred by Mr. J. E. Troutbeck, of Blencow) by St. Thomas;(10777), 

 g. d. (Sail GAA^Tine) by Prime Minister (2456), &c. The GwjTuie tribe, originally 

 bred by Mr. R. Colling, of Barmpton, was for nearly 40 years in the possession 

 of Mr. Troutbeck, at Blencow, and at his Sale in 1859, the tribe, consisting of 26 

 animals, averaged £66 16s. 8d, each 354 



DUCHESS 84th, red and white, bred by and the property of Capt. Gunter, The 

 Grange, Wetherby ; got by Arch Duke (14099), dam (Duchess 72nd) by Fourth 

 Duke of Oxford (11387), g. d. (Duchess 67th) by Usurer (9763), &c. In February, 

 1865, the sum of 1000 guineas was offered by Mr. Betts, and refused by Capt. 

 Gunter, for the purchase of this Cow and her heifer Calf Duchess 92nd. She is 

 descended from the dam of the celebrated prize twin heifers Duchesses 78th and 79th. 423 



GRAND DUCHESS 8th, red, bred by Mr. Bolden, Springfield Hall, the property of 

 Mr. E. L. Betts, Preston Hall ; got by Prince Imperial (15095), dam (Grand 

 Duchess 2nd) by Grand Duke (10284), g. d. (Duchess 51st) by Cleveland Lad 

 (3407), &c. This animal is one of the tliree Cows that were sold for 1900 guineas 

 at Mr. Hegan's Sale in Jxme, 1865, when twelve Cows and Heifers of this tribe 

 were purchased by Mr. Betts for 6200 guineas, averaging £542 10s. each. - - 480 



LADY SELINA SPENCER, roan, bred by and the property of Mr. C. Howard, 

 Biddenham ; got by Second Duke of Cambridge (12743), dam (Lady Spencer 2nd) 

 by Usurer (9763), g. d. (Lady Spencer) by Shamrock (7488), gr. g. d. (No. 55 at 

 the Chilton Sale in 1829) by Monarch (2324), &c. This Cow has won two prizes 

 at the Bedfordsliire Agricultui-al Society's Show, and is the dam of the First Prize 

 Bull Calf at the Leeds Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 

 in 1861. 533 



QUEEN OF ATHELSTANE, red, bred by Mr. Douglas, Athelstaneford, the property 

 of the Hon. D. Christie, Brantford, Canada West ; got by Sir James the Rose 

 (15290), dam (Playfid) by Fourth Duke of York (10167;, g. d. (Place 3rd) by 

 Fourth Duke of Northimiberland (3649), &c. Winner of the First Prize at the 

 Highland Society's Show at Perth, in 1861 ; First Prize at the Yorkshire Society's 

 Show, in 1862, and several other prizes at local shows. She also gained the First 

 Prize at the Provincial Agricultural Society's Show at Hamilton, Canada West, 

 in 1864. 641 



ROYAL BUTTERFLY'S DUCHESS, rich roan, bred by Col. Towneley, Town(!ley 

 Park, the property of Mr. E. L. Betts, Preston Hall ; got by Royal Butterfly 

 (10862), dam (Roan Duchess 2nd) by Frederick (11489), g. d. (Roan Duchess) by 

 Whittington (12299), &c. Winner of several prizes at the Royal Agricultural 

 Society of England, the Royal Dublin, the Yorksliire, the Royal North Lancashire, 

 and other local shows. She was purchased at Col. ToAATieley's Sale, in 1864, for 

 500 guineas, and is descended from the celebrated Cow, Blanche, bred by Mr. Bates 

 of Kirklevington. 676 



SWEETHEART 5th, roan, bred by and the property of Mr. G. M. Tracy, Red HiU ; 

 got by Mameluke (13289), dam (Sweetheart 3rd) by Daybreak (11338), g. d. 

 (Sweetheart) by Accordion (5708), &c. This Cow is bred from the celebrated 

 Sylph tribe. Her dam was purchased by Mr. Tracy at the Milcote Sale in March, 

 1860, for 91 guineas. At this sale the two branches of the Sylph tribe (called 

 Charmers and Sweethearts) comprised 31 animals, which averaged nearly £70 

 each. 708 



