SHORTHORNS FOR AUSTRALIA.

Southland Times, Issue 3332, 24 February 1879, Page 2

SHORTHORNS FOR AUSTRALIA.

, At the dispersal sale in September, last of the very select arid valuable herd of shorthorns owned for the last half century by Mr (Wilson of Shbtlay Hall; 'Nbrthurnberland,,the attendance was large and representative, and for the best bred iotstHe bidding was exceptionally keen, and the.prices satisfactory. In the sale report the fbllbwirig extracts areof direct interest to breeders on this side of the line: — "Considerable interest was manifestecVon the appearance, of ' O.B's Justicia,' one. bf the Blanch family, bred by Col. TTownley, (a distinguished prize winner, and purchased by Mr WHsbri at the Peepy sale ih 1875, for 550 gs. It was expected that she would realise a large ! price; being a roan of fine quality ; but the first offer was only 50 gs., and ther purchase - r price did not exceed 150 gs. She was bought by Mr McCulloch, AustraliaiWhdwas:aiso the purchaser for 195 gs. of the firat of the Wild Eyes tribe offered — 'Wild Eyebright'— a six-year-old roan, which, although she had: recently had a calf j looked viery well. . The splendid stud bull 'Duke of Oxford 31st 'bred by the Duke of Devonshire at'Holker, was /received with much interest. He is a son (by ' Baron Oxford') .ofiGi-ana Duchess of Oxford llth, which was, _sqld.at,the Whitehall sale for 2000 gs. He is 'ac4rie(.'_6i^-year-old roan, and is the sire of a nuirierous progeny. Mr McCulloch atonce offered 100 gs. /for _tim,. and the bids ran rapidly up to 435 gs. at which figure that gentleman was the' : purchaser." The top figures of the sale were -paid by Lord- Skelmersdale, for the beautiful five-ygaurold roan cow- ' Wirisoine ( 18th, J . at .750 gs. — beating the Duke of Devonshire,r-and by Lord Lonsdale at 715 gs. for the very pretty "two-year-old roan heifer, 'Winsome Colleen,' by the celebrated ' Duke of Connaught ' the 4500-guinea Berkley bull.