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Moycashel  bull  “ Prince  George  ” (2464)  as  stud  bull,  he  started  a pure-bred 
herd.  The  bulk  of  his  first  herd  succumbed  to  distemper ; and  in  1844  he 
laid  the  foundation  of  that  celebrated  herd  in  connection  with  which  his  name 
will  live  as  that  of  one  of  the  greatest  of  Shorthorn  breeders.  In  that  year 
he  went  to  England,  and  purchased  from  Mr.  John  Booth  “Modish”  and 
“ Milliner,”  both  got  by  “ Lord  Stanley  ” (4269),  and  respectively  daughter 
and  grand-daughter  of  the  famous  “ Mantalini.”  At  later  dates  other  well- 
bred  animals  were  added ; and  when  dispersed  in  1871  by  Mr.  Thornton  his 
herd  consisted  chiefly  of  members  of  the  “ Mantalini,”  “ Isabella,”  and  Chilton 
“ Bright  Eyes”  tribes.  All  the  others  were  descendants  of  the  cow  referred 
to  as  having  been  put  to  “ Kearney’s  Bull  ” (4144).  In  conjunction  with  his 
friend  and  neighbour,  Mr.  R.  Chaloner,  of  Kingsfort,  Mr.  Barnes  hired  his 
bulls  from  Killerby  and  Warlaby.  Their  first  selection  was  the  famous  bull 
“ Buckingham  ” (3239),  whose  sad  fate  in  the  voyage  across  the  Channel  is 
recalled  with  melancholy  interest  by  those  versed  in  Shorthorn  lore.  The 
ship  took  fire,  and  the  bull  and  his  faithful  attendant,  “ Old  Lary  ” (who 
refused  to  leave  the  valuable  animal  committed  to  his  charge)  were  both  lost. 
The  next  bull  chosen  was  “ Roseberry  ” (5011),  bought  by  Mr.  Torr  from 
Mr.  Booth  at  50  guineas  : and  he  was  followed  by  “ Hamlet  ” (8126),  son  of 
the  celebrated  cow  “Bracelet;”  Royal  Buck”  (10,750),  “Baron  Warlaby” 
(7813),  “Hopewell”  (10,332),  “Windsor”  (14,013),  “ Sir  Samuel”  (15,302), 
“Harbinger”  (10,297),  “British  Prince”  (14,197),  “Prince  of  Warlaby” 
(15,107),  “British  Flag”  (19,351),  “General  Hopewell”  (17,935),  “Raven- 
spur  ” (20,628),  “ Royal  Sovereign  ” (22,802),  and  “ King  Richard  ” (26,523). 
These  sires  were  selected  with  great  care,  and  produced  at  Westland  many 
celebrated  Shorthorns,  including  the  famous  bulls  “ Dr.  McHale  ” (15,887), 
“The  Druid”  (18,981),  “Lord  Napier”  (2688),  and  “Royal  Prince” 
(27,384),  which  Mr.  Torr  found  helpful  to  him  in  building  up  the  renowned 
Aylesby  herd.  For  the  “ Mantalini  ” female  “ Victoria,”  Lady  Pigot  gave 
Mr.  Barnes  500  guineas ; while,  as  already  noticed,  Mr.  Bolton,  of  The 
Island,  paid  750  guineas  for  a heifer  of  the  same  tribe  (“  Mantalini,”  from 
“Alpine”)  at  the  Westland  sale  in  1871.  At  the  time  of  that  sale  the 
herd  was  suffering  from  foot-and-mouth  disease,  but  still  good  prices 
were  obtained — not  higher,  however,  than  the  character  of  the  stock  war- 
ranted. Forty-four  animals  brought  an  average  of  100?.  14s.  Id. — 33 
cows  and  heifers  averaging  110Z.  10s.  8 A,  and  11  bulls  71 1.  4s.  2d.  Ten 
animals  of  the  “ Mantalini  ” tribe — all  descendants  of  “ Milliner  ” — realised 
an  average  of  234 1.  7s.  2d.  each.  High  as  this  average  for  the  “ Mantalini  ” 
animals  may  seem,  it  would  no  doubt  have  been  considerably  higher  had  not 
Mr.  Barnes  thought  it  necessary  (with  the  view  of  reviving  the  breeding 
properties  of  his  herd)  to  introduce  a dash  of  strange  blood.  The  famous 
“ Mantalini  ” cow  “ Sylph  ” was  sent  to  Mr.  Bolden’s  “ Grand  Duke  3rd  ” 
(16,182).  The  produce,  “ Grand  Duchess,”  brought  forth  to  “ British  Flag  ” 
(19,351)  a heifer,  whose  son,  “Royal  Duke”  (25,004),  by  Booth’s  “Royal 
Sovereign”  (22,802),  was  used  freely  by  Mr.  Barnes  for  three  years. 
The  Kingsfort  herd,  established  about  1835,  obtained  great  fame  for  bull 
breeding.  The  principal  tribes  were  the  “Alma”  branch  of  the  “Medoras,” 
the  “ Louisas  ” and  “ Tellurias  ” of  “ Mason  ” descent,  the  “ Sweetheart  ” and 
“ Lady  Bountiful  ” branches  of  the  Arbuthnot  “Sylphs;”  and  an  old  sort, 
called  the  “Nancy”  tribe,  introduced  to  Kingsfort  in  1835.  The  late 
Mr.  Chaloner  was  a painstaking  and  skilful  breeder,  and  having  joined 
Mr.  Barnes  in  the  hiring  of  Warlaby  and  Killerby  bulls,  he  enriched  and 
developed  his  herd  by  the  best  of  Booth  blood.  He  bred  several  renowned 
bulls,  notably  “ Sovereign”  (27,538)  and  “ Anchor”  (32,947).  The  whole  of 
the  herd,  excepting  the  “ Alma”  tribe,  was  dispersed  in  1878,  when  compara- 
tively low  prices  were  obtained.  A small  but  select  herd  is  still  maintained 
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