328 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Chief 959 (he by Guelph 461) out of Bonny Lass 

 6th by the show bull Sir Charles 543. 



Importation of Sir Richard 2d.— The Civil War 

 necessarily restricted the Hereford breeding opera- 

 tions at Hayfields during the '60 's, but shortly after 

 its close Mr. Merryman proceeded with his plans. 

 About the year 1869 Mr. Merryman sent an order 

 to England for the purchase of a bull and two 

 heifers in Herefordshire, and in fulfilment thereof 

 Sir Richard 2d, Giantess and Miss Monk were 

 bought. Sir Richard 2d and Giantess were both 

 bred by J. H. Arkwright of Hampton Court, Leo- 

 minster, and although both were got by Sir Oliver 

 2d 973, by Sir Benjamin by Sir David, they had 

 been mated before importation, the produce at Hay- 

 fields being the heifer Princess Victoria 1057. Miss 

 Monk was bred by Daniel Pearce of Monkhall and 

 the cattle were brought out to Baltimore in charge 

 of Daniel Pearce, Jr. 



Sir Richard 2d was about sixteen months old 

 when received and was at once put in service. No 

 one dreamed at the time that this youngster was 

 to prove one of the most noted sires in American 

 Hereford history, but amongst the bulls of his day it 

 is probable that Anxiety alone left a more valuable 

 line of descendants in this country. Be this as it 

 may, Mr. Merryman was fortunate enough to draw 

 this rare prize, and kept the bull steadily in service 

 until 1876. That was the year of the United States 

 Government's Centennial Exposition celebration at 

 Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Mr. Duckham had 



