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 HEYDON DUKE 2nd (31370), red and white, calved February 3, 1871, bred by 

 Lord Braj'^brooke, Audley End, Saffron Walden ; got by Third Duke of Geneva 

 (23753), dam (Heydon Rose) by Englishman (19701), g. d. (The Beauty) by 

 Puritan (9523), &c. His sire, the Third Duke of Geneva, was bred by Mr. J. O. 

 Sheldon, Geneva, United States, and descended from that marvellous Cow, 

 Duchess 66th, whose progeny have attained a fame unheard of, and realized 

 the highest prices ever given for Short-Horns. Has only been shown twice, and 

 obtained the second prize at the Essex County Show ; was placed third at the 

 Royal at Hull, and there sold to Mr. D. A. Green, Donyland, near Colchester, 

 for £400 158 



OXFORD BEAU 3rd (32013), roan, calved June 5, 1872, bred by Col. Kingscote, 

 Kingscote Park, Wotton under Edge ; got bj' Duke of Hillhurst (28401), dam 

 (Countess of Oxford) by Seventh Duke of Airdrie (23718), g. d. (Gem of Oxford) 

 by Second Grand Duke (12961), &c. The sire of this Bull was bred by Mr. 

 Cochrane in Canada, and his dam by Mr. Sheldon of the United States ; he 

 combines some of the best lines of Duchess and Oxford blood. One of this 

 family was purchased by Lord Penrhyn, and used in the Penrhyn Herd ; an own 

 brother to the same was bought by Col. Morris for 500 guineas, and exported to 

 the United States in 1872 251 



SIR ARTHUR INGRAM (32490), roan, calved January 25, 1872, bred by Mr. W. 

 Linton, Sheriff Hutton, York; got by Sergeant Major (29957), dam (Fragrance) 

 by Mountain Chief (20383), g. d. (Miss Topsy) by Blood Royal (17423), &c. Has 

 only been exhibited seven times during the past season, and won the first prize at 

 the Royal Agricultural Society's Meeting at Hull, for the best j'earling Short- 

 Horned Bull ; likewise the first prize as best one year old Short-Horned 13ull at 

 the Yorkshire Society's Meeting at Harrogate ; the first prizes at Durham, Glo'ster 

 and Worcester County Shows ; as well as the second prize at Doncaster, Man- 

 chester and Liverpool Meetings .-.----... 322 



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BRIGHT EYES 4th, light roan, calved January 19, 1867, bred by Mr. T. Barber, 

 Sproatley Rise, near Hull ; got by Beau of Oxford (21254), dam (Bonny) by Oxford 

 Duke (15036), g. d. (Beauty) by Crusade (7938), &c. This Cow is descended from 

 Wild Eyes 23rd, bought by Mr. A. L. Maynard at the Kirklevington Sale in 

 1850, and the tribe have attained great repute in public estimation of late years, 

 realizing high figures by public auction. The sire of this Cow was bred by 

 Lord Penrhyn from Second Belle of Oxford, imported from Mr. S. Thorne, of the 

 United States ............. 42I 



