PRIZE STOCK FROM ENGLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5652, 29 December 1879, Page 5

PRIZE STOCK FROM ENGLAND.

The barque Inglewood, which arrived in port from London on Boxing Day, aud which is now lying at the powder anchorage, brought to Messrs. Maclean and Co. eomo celebrated Shorthorn cattle, whose arrival havo been looked forward to with interest. The Inglewood will probably be up to the wharf on Tuesday. For tho information of. the public we reprint from the Fitld the following with respest to the animals brought by the luglewood :—

"Sinae the Australian ports have been thrown open, the Hon. Thoma* Russell, C.M.G., and Mr. Jamo* Bailey, C.8., of the lirm, have taken a tour of inspection in the mother country, with the view of enriching their herds of both Shorthorns an 1 Herefords with more fashionable blood than they previously owned. Their most important purchase of animals of the former breed waa made about a fortnight since, of Mr. R. Loder, of Whittlebury, whose high-class herd is well known to be distingirshed for its choice materials. Four young bulls were obtained of him, the pedigrees of which are so fashionable and good as to merit a full description.

"One of the best bred Oxfords in the Kingdom is among them — Oxford fioyal (4043), red and white, calved September 13, 1577, by 3rd Duke of Glo'ster, a pure Dncheas sire in high estimation, who was so highly esteemed by Mr. E. H. Cheney, his breeder, that, after parting with him, he bought him back at Mr. Ooleman's sale, May 17, 187G, at a cost of 1250 guineas. But Oxford Royal's dam is the beautiful 10th Maid of Oxford, by 4th Duke of Geneva (30.038), purchased by Earl Beetive at the Gaddesby sale of 1577, for IGSO guineas, when her daughter, 11th Maid of Oxford, an elder sister of Oxford Koyal, made as a yearling £1470.

" Two of the others are of the Wild Eyes tribe, and both by Grand Duke 22nd (31,5G2). Prince Wild Eyes, a hsndsome roan, was calved May 5, IS7S, and is out of that truly magnificent cow Velvet Eyes, bred by Coloael Kingscote, who has been sold for 900 guineas, the highest sum any female Wild Eyes has realised. Her sire was Duke of Hillhurst (25,401), who, after being brought across the Atlantic from. America, was let to three breeders at 850 guineas for less than a year's service—the highest sum overpaid for a bull on hire.

"Duke Winsome, another Wild Eyes young ball, which has been purchased from Whittlebury, is by the same sire a? Prince Wild Eyes, aud also a roan. He was calved September 27th, IS7B, from Winesome 6th, a very fine j,ood cow, bred by the Duke of Devonshire, and of lineage very highly prized at Holker. She was sold at Mr. Phillip's sale in 1575 for 610 guineas. " The fourth young bull, Baron Trej»unter, selected from Mr. Loder's herd, is a red and white, son of Grand Duchess Fawsley 3rd, calved January 23, 1579, by 7th Duke of Tregunter (38,194). He thus combines very intimately the Duchess Knichtley and Oxford blood, as 7th Duke of Treguuter is by Ba-on Oxford Gtk and out of Duchese 10th, while Grand Duchess Fawsley 3rd ia by Grand Duke 22nd and out of Lady Gertrude Fawsley by Grand Duke of Kent (2G.289), with twe other crosses of Grand Duke 4th (19,874) and Duke of Cambridge (12,742) infused on the Knightley Rosy stock. "Messrs. Maclean ami Co., a livtl > earlier, brought some well-bred Shorthorns from the herd of Mr. Bult, which have alrea ly been, shipped for New Zealand, aud the particulars of which hive already been made public ; but the purchase of two remarkably grand Hereford bulls and two splendid Hereford heifers has only taken place very recently, and the public have as yet roceived scarcely any information respecting it. One of these is tho bull calf Coomissie, with whom Mr. E.lwarJs has taken a premier position in every show where he bae competed this year, including the Royal International at Kilburu. The other is Horace 2nd, also a showyard bull, who won a second Koyal prize at Bristol last year. With these have been shipped Leonora 2nd, a young sister of that inestimable Leonora with whom Mrs. Edwarde has gained no end of first prizes and cups, including the champion prize at Oxford last year, where she beat all the females of every breed. The other is Duchess 3rd, from Mr. Platt'B herd, who has also been a well-known prizewinner.