OF THE SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB 291 
$40,600 for the 8th Duchess of Geneva. Following this, Mr. 
GIBSON engaged in numerous enterprises on his own account, 
and in 1883 purchased Belvoir near the village of Delaware, 
Ontario. Mr. Gipson was an ardent lover of the English sort 
of Shorthorn, and could not approve of the less stylish, though 
heavier-bodied Scottish stamp. For years he gamely fought a 
losing fight for BaTEs and Bootn, but with the waning of their 
popularity he entered into broader fields. He was president of 
the Dominion Shorthorn Association, and the Canadian Kennel 
Club. He was a member of the agricultural commission 
appointed by the Ontario Government in 1880, and held numer- 
ous offices in connection with a number of stock breeders’ organ- 
izations both in the State and in Canada. 
RicHarp Gipson was a fluent conversationalist, and possessed 
an inexhaustible fund of cattle lore. His sense of humor 
assured him of an admiring audience, while his ability to weave 
romance won him a permanent place in the hearts of those who 
listened. 
