The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-09-21 00:00:00

GREAT SALE OF SHORTHORNS AT

WINIERFOLD.

0,, Wt :flies() .v, Mr. Strafford, of Londen,
li for puldic competition a fine herd of
shorthorn cattle, the joint property of Mr. John
Harward, of Wiuterfold, and Mr. Isaac Down,
ing, of Turner's Rill. Rowley Reins, in one of
the large parks connected with the residence of
Mr. John tiarward, at IVitertold, situated about .
three u&es from Kidderminster. There w,is
large attendance of shorthorn breeders from all
parts of the country. Amongst those present
were Lord Fitabardiage, the Earl of Bective,
the agent of the Earl of Dunmore, Colonel
Kingscote, M.P., the agent of Lord Skaluiers-
dale, Mr. Brogden, M.P., Colonel Morris (New
York), the agent of the Duke of Devonshire,
the agent of Sir W. Throckmortou, &a. A capi-
tal luncheon was served prior to the sale, to
which about 500 sat down.
The herds may generally be described as an
exceedingly fine collection, having been collected
and bred for a number of years, undoubtedly
with great care and cost, and it was said thai,
they ranked among the hest " Bates" herds in
the kingdom. More than half the stock have
descended from animals bred at Kirkievington,
others largely inheriting that highly fashionable
blood. The Fifth Maid of Oxford (Lot 12),
bred by Mr. John Sheldon, of New York, was
one of tile eight imported animals that were sold
at Windsor in 1867 for an average of £4OB each,
and it was only to be expected that a shorp coin.
petition would ensue when she was effored. The
animal was stated at 600 guineas by Mr. Leney,
and was uitunateiy knocked down to Mr. O.
Moore, of Whitehall. Cumberland, for the sum
of 900 guineas, amid loud cheering. " Clear
Star" was also a fine animal, but for some rea-
son or other she only fetched 210 gffineas, Mr.
Thornton, of London, being the purchaser. The
Kirklevington animals were, as a whole, a pure
tribe, and it was stated by those able to judge
that lot 26, which was sold to Mr. Howley, ot
Cirencester, for 210 guineas, was one of the
purest and best bred ani.oals of that tribe in the
kingdom. The Lallys were very rare and vain.
able animals—annuals rendered more valuable
from the fact that very few of that class of ani-
mals had li,eu al.:re, for sale for sever.' y ems.

in., prices reajnos lor them were =odd- to be
•• good." rue Blanche and Surmise tribes were
also great favourites, and commanded tolerably
•0.1 ,t. clue eighth—bull dcpartuseut—
ni timieva, purchased by Mr. Leuey,
of limit, for the stun of 1,650 guineas, was a
remarkably line animal, fully developed in every
particular, healthy in appearance, and well fed.
The indomg for the animal Was as spirited as
wigut 'lave ti Lit t Xpec•Lu, Lord Inaharding
' starting the salt at IWO gitilitmi. °Wet kaiiilialb
in that class were eipto:lmens of w at leii brew
and ',roper care will no in the cultivation of
shorthorn cattle. 'llere were in all 691 head of
cattle down in the catalogue. They realised the
folitiwiug sums: Lows and heifers, £12,a48 16s,
hulls, £8,114 Os; total, £15,548 2s.
This gave an average of £253 Eta each. At
Lord llumnore'a great sale last week the average
was £242 18s 9d, while at the Luke of Devon-
shire's sale at Holker, last year, the average was
1 £241 odd.