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the water. Several Americans had declared them- 

 selves anxious to obtain him, and it was known also 

 that as many breeders desired to retain his services 

 at home. I shall give the account of the contest for 

 him — ^in the words of a local newspaper published 

 on Sept. 10 — ^four days after the sale: 



" 'The chief lot in the catalogue was The Grove 

 3d, and for the possession of this grand bull there 

 was pretty keen competition. . . . The bidding 

 commenced at 200 guineas, and loud cheers rent the 

 air when Mr. Culbertson made a bid of 670 guineas ; 

 there was fresh cheering when this sum was in- 

 creased to 700 guineas, and again when it went up 

 to 710, this being 10 guineas beyond the highest re- 

 corded price ever obtained. When this was aug- 

 mented to 800 guineas the enthusiasm became very 

 great, and cries of "Go it, England !" were raised aa 

 that sum was bid by Mr. Dearman Edwards and Mr. 

 Hill of Felhampton Court (the writer of these 

 notes). When he was finally knocked down to Mr. 

 Culbertson for exportation there was yet another 

 burst of cheering, although many present expressed 

 their regret that so fine an animal should be allowed 

 to leave the country.' 



"The sum realized for this celebrated bull was 

 810 guineas, and after retaining him in his own herd 

 for some time Mr. Culbertson resold binn to an 

 American herd for £1,200. There is no doubt of 

 The Grove 3d's being one of the greatest sires of the 

 last century and that the Horace blood was still 

 more largely distributed into nearly all the leading 

 herds of Herefords through him." 



Philip Turner was succeeded, in turn, by his son 

 Arthur P. Turner, who for a long period of years 

 sustained admirably the name and fame of The 



