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addition and was long used in the herd. Victoria 41st, by Lord 

 Privy Seal (16444), and Victoria 5 7th, by Lord Lancaster 

 (26666), gave distinction to the tribe, which was probably never 

 in high favor with Amos Cruickshank, though much admired by 

 his brother Anthony. This family has been popular in America, 

 the bull Baron Victor (45944), out of Victoria S8th, in his day being 

 famous as a sire in the herd of the late Colonel \V. A. Harris 

 of Kansas. 



The Violet tribe at Sittyton is based on a roan cow named 

 Moss Rose, calved in 1837 but of uncertain pedigree. She was 

 a valuable dam and in 1843 dropped a calf called Red Rose, 

 by Inkhorn (6091). Red Rose was an extra good breeder, and 

 from her came several calves, among which was Violet, by Lord 

 Bathurst (13 173). Three of the daughters of Violet — Village 

 Rose, by Champion of England, Sweet Violet, by Lord Stanley 

 (16454), and Red Violet, by Allan (21772) — were of unusual 

 excellence. This was a prolific family and was regarded with 

 favor by Cruickshank. 



The Augusta tribe was established by the Bruces at Inver- 

 quhomery, Aberdeenshire. It is said that about 1850 Mr. J. Bruce 

 bought two cows at Pyrgo Park, Essex — a Rosewood and an 

 Augusta, the former costing ^100 and the latter ^160. A heifer 

 calf of the Augusta cow was bought for ^75. Sittyton bulls were 

 used in the herd, Bruce and Cruickshank being special friends. 

 The Inverquhomery herd was essentially built up from these two 

 families up to the time of its dispersal in 1899. 



The Duchess of Gloster tribe descends from a cow named 

 Chance bought by Cruickshank in 1855 from Mr. Robinson, 

 Burton upon Trent. She was sired by a Bates bull, Duke of Gloster 

 (II 382), and out of a cow named Chaplet. Sinclair states that 

 Chance was of a delicate constitution, and her first heifers did 

 not live long, producing but two or three calves each. Seventh 

 Duchess of Gloster, by Lord Raglan (13244), proved to be an 

 excellent breeder and had five calves to the service of Champion 

 of England (17526) that made a good showing. A son of Ninth 

 Duchess of Gloster, by Champion of England, was named Grand 

 Duke of Gloster (26288). He died at two years of age from an 

 accident, and his deaii^itWS^b^miM> ^s a serious loss to the 



