The Segregations erf Polled Raees in Ameriea. 685 
permitting Jamestown to compete for the Society's prizes on an 
equal footing with other distinct breeds. 
The American Agriculturist also recently described a race 
of white polled cattle that has been successfully raised in New 
York state, and gave some excellent figures of them as well as 
details concerning them. In concluding its interesting account 
it says : " We regard these polled cattle as distinctly American as 
any cattle we have. They have, of course, a European origin, 
but what it is remains in obscurity. They are to-day as truly 
American as are the Chester White pigs, Vermont merino sheep, 
Plymouth Rock fowls, or Morgan horses." Why not start a 
Register for these American polled cattle ? 
At the Ohio Centennial Exhibition, held at Columbus last fall, 
Messrs. Clawson and Shafer exhibited some very fine specimens 
of native polled Durham's, i.e., cattle raised from native muleys 
of Durham stock. 
Pure-bred Polled Shorthorns. — But the most interesting modern 
instance supplied by America is that of providing specimens of 
polled individuals among pure bred shorthorns. A small herd of 
these was established near Minneapolis, Minnesota, the joint pro- 
perty of Mr. H. W. McNair and the estate of Hon. W. W. McNair. 
These cattle are all descended, either through dam or sire, from 
Oakwood Gwynne4th (an imported Medora by Horatio) by Marquis 
of Geneva 1045 i. Nellie Gwynne and Mollie Gwynne (twins of 
October, i88i),from this cow and by 7th Duke of Hillhurst 34221 ; 
her bull calf King of Kine (August 15, 1883), by Bright Eyes Duke 
31894; also Nellie Gwynne 2d, out of Nellie Gwynne and by 
Favorite 48182 ; Mollie Gwynne 2d, out of Mollie Gwynne and 
by King of Kine — all were entirely devoid of horns from birth ; and 
King of Kine, at the head of this herd, has in one instance only 
got a calf with horns, and in that case the horns were very small. 
There is also in the herd Hazel Hill Pride (calved October 6, 
1886), by King of Kine, out of Music Gwynne 6th [an imported 
Music by (9918)], and Lord Elmor (calved July 9, 1887) by 
King of Kine, out of Eugenie 4th (an imported Britannia), both 
" doddies." 
These cattle will all appear in Vol. XXXHI. of the herd book. 
