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guineas, and representing one of the best branches of this 

 fashionable family ; Halt 2d 3527, bought at the Tillyfour 

 dispersion for 61 guineas, winner of the first prize and gold 

 medal in the heifer class at the Paris Exhibition in 1878, 

 and a member of Mr M'Combie's Champion group ; Gitana 

 2578, of the Pride tribe, purchased at Tillyfour; Alice 

 4th 3683, of the Westertown Victoria family; Lady 

 Catherine 3d 4316, bred at Haddo House; Green Lady 

 4689, from Fyvie Castle ; Sybil 3d, after the Queen buU 

 Dragon 1178, and out of Mr M'Combie's Champion cow 

 SybU 3524; and Charming Queen, of the Charmer branch 

 of the Queen tribe, being out of Charmer 3d 3251, sold for 

 150 guineas. Sybil 3d and Charming Queen were bought 

 at the Tniyfour dispersion in 1880. The young stock in 

 the herd are after Baron Morven 1580, of the Kinnochtry 

 Princess family. Warrior 1291, and Heir of Paris 1917. 

 The last named, bred at Balquharn, and out of Pride of 

 Aberdeen 9th 3253, the 270 guineas cow, is the buU at 

 present in use. 



Hatton Castle. 



Mr Garden Duff of Hatton established his herd in 1877 

 by the purchase of two cows at Mr Hannay's sale at 

 Corskie. One of them — Fred's 4th Darling 1923, 

 of the BaUindaUoch Sybil tribe — was bought for 98 

 guineas, and she herself and eight of her descendants 

 are in the herd. Mr Duff has since made purchases at 

 the draft sale of Lord Aberdeen's herd in 1879, at the 

 Aboyne draft sale in 1879, and at the Tillyfour dispersion 

 in 1880. At the TiUyfour dispersion was bought the 

 Pride cow Eoyalty 3053 for 80 guineas. The herd now 

 numbers 38 head, consisting of 3 Prides, 8 of other 

 branches of the Queen tribe, 10 BaUindaUoch SybUs, 

 4 Kinnaird Fannys, and 3 Aboyne Livelys, etc. It wiU 

 thus be seen that in a comparatively short time Mr 

 Duff has collected specimens of some of the very best 



