EXCITING INCIDENT AT A SALE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 341, 1 March 1911, Page 7

EXCITING INCIDENT AT A SALE.

Although the days are gone by for I pedigree Shorthorns to fetch, several 'thousands of pounds as they did in i the ' seventies," thereby causing the outsi ie public to marvel exceedingly, |we jti'i have our little sensations, v hen Greek m n ets Greek round the : sale-rin :. Recently there was a joint ! sale h-!d by three farmers at the i.uist little village of Sherbourne, in J Gloucestershire. They were good ! cattle, and sold well, one of them ■ getting £350 more for his portion than lie had dared to hope for. This pleasing surprise was partly produced in the following manner. A cow carne into the ring, tracing her descent to the old Mason blood through Pye, the ancestress of a capital tribe of that name, possessed by the numerous Game family, bo many of whom had Shorthorn herd;:. The sort is very popular with farmers in that district, and has become well known for its practical value, in the Shorthorn world generally. The owner was desirous that one of his cows should fetch "three figures," and after a great effort on the part of the auctioneer, this was effected among loud cheering from sympathetic neighbours. But they little Knew what was coming next. The little bull calf in the ring >vith its dam was barely 48 hours del. and very weak on its legs. Of course the buyer of the cow wanted the calf to go with it, but, as luck would have it, a breeder present .ilso had a strong fancy for t'.v. youngster. The result was an nate fight between two bidders for possession, and amid a scene of frantic excitement the little animal was at last parted from its dam, the buyer having to pay 150 guineas for it. This is another instance of the glorious uncertainty of auction sales.