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the Prince of Bourbon, 6060, from R. A. Alexander, (82) and 

 followed him with Oxford Mazurka, 8750, which he showed 

 continuously for five years, only failing twice to take first 

 money. In later shows Oxford Mazurka defeated the bulls that 

 beat him on these two occasions, but owing to an injury he had 

 ultimately to be killed. He dressed a carcass of 1870 pounds. 



In 1869 he and his brother William, (116) imported the 

 renowned show cow Ruberta which was sold to Hon. M. H. 

 Cochrane for $1,000, and later transferred to Col. W. S. King 

 of Minneapolis for $2,000, where she enjoyed an exceptionally 

 successful show career. In 1870 he imported a number of very 

 good Scotch cows including the Highland champion. Rose of 

 Strathallan. She reared ten calves for Mr. Miller and was 

 the dam or grand-dam of an enormous number of prize winners. 

 Her son. Lord Strathallan, was shown all over Canada and was 

 very successful, winning first eleven times at leading American 

 shows. In 1878 three bulls descended from this dam, won 

 first, second and third places at Toronto, and the following 

 year one of them gained the sweepstakes at the same place. In 

 1881 her son. Crown Prince of Strathallan, defeated Messrs. 

 Watts' celebrated Barmpton Hero, the only time he was ever 

 beaten in the showring. Another cow of the same importation 

 was Isabella, foundress of the favorably known Canadian family. 

 She was never defeated in the showring except by her stable 

 companion, Nelly Bly 2d. Mr. Miller's show herds of the late 

 80's and early 90's were headed by the great show bull Vice 

 Consul, a bull that was never defeated in class. 



In 1854 Mr. Miller imported his first Clydesdale, Rob Roy, 

 and six years later brought over the famous Black Douglas. 

 His best known mare at this time was the Canadian-bred Maggie, 

 that had won twenty-two first prizes. She girthed eight feet 

 and one inch. To the service of Black Douglas she produced 

 the sweepstakes winner at the provincial show of 1863, winning 



