The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-21
VALUABLE CATTLE.

AN ENGLISH MIII1OHNAIRE EXPORTING OUR bEsJ
ANIMALS FOR BREEDING PURPOSES N THE OH
COUNTRY.
III is presumed that the nnest lot OF 'shor'
hornedv cattle In tho world are now IN temporars
quarters at No. 81 PdvoniA avenue, Jersey City
They number fourteen IN all, and have been go
lected by competent and experienced buyers from
every part or the United states and Canada at the
almost fabulous cost or si25,ooo Tney are tina
property or Mr.. George ". Fox, the foreign part
ner or Mr.. A. r. stewart OF this city, and VIII be-
shipped by the steamer Holland, OF the National
line on Thursday next, 10 England Oh the foun
teen valuable animals, three are rom Kentucky
eight nom New York, two rom Indiana, ana on@
from Canada. The
TWO MOST VALUABLE BEASTS
are from the celebrated plantation OF MT A. D.
Alexander or Woodland Park. Kentucky. ana Ioi
them Mr. Fox paid the sum or $4,000. One Is
bun, and the other a heller. For the former
$4,000 was paid ana for the latter $4,000
The following is a catalogue OF the stock, and
running commentary upon the individual inertia
and the pedlgrees OF the valuable animals
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF AIRDRIE.
Nayemnsr IA is7I s,red nv tenth DnKe If Tnorn.
dale (2S,45s) dam, ninth Ducness OF Alrdrle. ~
Royal oxford ls774, and tracing PACK tnfou qesa
(9,O46, TO the or gnal Duchess, by Fayorlte
(252). This grand Dull IS oil immense substance
and size, Is superb In qualItS and handling. AMER
long and careful searcning II l. found that IL ~
impossible 70 point out single iault In nun. ng
Is massive, heavy neshed wealthy all over, AM
wonderfully deyeloued .or his agei his outshoh.
der, fore flank, crops, loin, rounds ana "tWls1
extra ordinary. Although In ordinary breediG*.
condition, ne Is beautifully and evenly coyeieA
with nesh oil the finest quality. His produce al
are excellent proving ms great claims as 81
aud there Is no DOUBT that his loss win ba
greatly lelt In TINS country. ne Welsns 11oU ios;
HIS grtn IL eight feet Jour inches, and ne ~
eight leet two inches In ength.
fhe twentieth Duchess Of Airdrle was calvet
January 9, 1874; Is an own sister TO the pun aha
very silniiar To him In every respect "a strong
proof OF the truth OF breeding IN pure DloOdl heA
luxuriant coat OF messy har - even ana periect.
Her nesh IS thick and her mead nnely chiselled.
though her horns have been allo weu 10 grow baQys
These Duchess animals are from the celebrated
Woodourn herd, belonging 10 A. J. Alexander.
Spring station Ky, so well known all over the
world 100000 being tue price paid for them. AL.
ready however, much more than this sum has
been offered for them and re used by Mr. Fox.
MISS Wiley Tnirty-second, red calved February
8, 1874, also rom Woo iDurn, sired by Tenth Duke
OF Thoradae (2S,45S) DIM MISS Wiley Fifteenth
by Royal oxford QS7l4l.
Wiley Duchess Second, red and little white
calved March TO- 1874, sired by Geneva Lad no. 1897
dam Duchess Pauline, ny OXFORD Lad (4,22ol; brec
by A. Hood. Hampton, Lexington, Ky.
These Misses Wiley trace back to Miss Mason, oy
Falstan (l,sS5l
Damask Second, roam, calyed Marcn 10 1870
sired by MnbrooE $50, dam DamasE. by Moss
trooper t5,o25l, bred 10 SIX N Duke OF Morley.
1873 sired Dy Baron Bates Third tll,33zl, dam
Rosedae, by mira Prince OF oxford 70, 662), bred
Sixth Princess OF OXFORD, roam, caved August
II, 1874, sired BY Baron Bates Third n1,332) dam
oxford Rose, by Prince Of OXFORD (3,30Sl.
Third Princess OF T1orndale, roam, cdlved Sep.
TENDER Is, 1874, sired by Second Duke OF HlllnursE
az $685. dan Princess or Tn0Indale, by Sixth Duke
Blush, roam, calyed April 3, 1874 sired by Mar
outs IA, SG4) dam, Ardrle Prlncessl, by Duke Of
DGndae 6,555l; bred TO Constantine Qs,7O9l,
5th March, 1875.
rivals to the Duchesses ana wall be eagerly sought
after ere long TO cross VITA the latter. lney are
OF great individual merit, showing nne character:
the above lot are grand specimens OF the tribe, Ok
uniform excellence, great frame, deep grin,
heavy nesh and perfect symmetry; all OF them
running through tnefaberoses OF the Lady Sales
down 10 the foundation cow Princess, by Fayorlte
J. W. and 1. r. Waasworth, OF Geneseo and Gen
eTal Curtis, Q. ogdensburg, 70 TINS State.
Mazurka, ofLyndaie. red roam, calved October2.
1862 bred BY Colonel Meredith, OF Cambridge
city, Iud., sired oy seventeenth Duke u Airdrie
Is. 63e,, dam MazurGa Twentieth, by Royal OXFORD
'oaKiand Mazurka, rcd, calved December II.
1874 slred by second DuSe OF Hillnurst 1893,
MaznrSa second, or UaKdae, red roam. sired By
Malcolm s,57sl, dam haznrka Eigntn, oy Albion
The Mazurkas are very hnc ssppy cattle OF very
fas nionape descent, all running down 20 I'm
ported Mazurka, by HarDinger Qo,279l, No. -
The present lot are rom the Hon. George BROWNE
nerd, at Bow Park Ontario, Canada
BOURGEOIS ANIMALS
A very me bred Fldget COW, "Finesse, y roam,
Fidelity, by DesdichadO (5.50I), tracing back 10
original fldget by Second Earl OF Darlington
u,ei5) This COW Is forward IN calf to second Duke
OF oneida 1920.
A KIrkUvington third Duchess on, roam, calved
April rs, 1873 sired by Second Duke Ol Onelda
(g,916l, dam Klrkilvington Thirteenth back 10
KirEuvingt0n By Nortnumberlandl, u,940l.
An Australia Thirteenth, roam. calved Octo-
Der o. 1871; sired By Fourth Graud Duke OF OXFORD
l5 1884, dam Australia Fourth, by Reynolds Oils
down to Splendid, by Matcnem tntrd g420l. This
Is a remarkable specimen Of family not generally
known in England.
best pedigree stock cannot fan 10 raise our pres
tIge IN the old country. They have been chosen
Tor personal merit aud are 70 JOIN one of the most
important nerds across tue Atlantic.
Ii Is no easy matter 10 ship thls valuable lot OF
animals aud therefore Mr. Fox and his numerous
agents are personally experimenting the prepar-
alIons made for tnelT accommodation on the
steamer Holland. Numerous caTpen ers are pre-
paring stalls between decks which will be heavily
padded, 30 that no matter how much the vessel
may roll and toss the SAFETY OF tAe animals Will
not be In DANGER The snfp viii leave next Thurs-
day and the animals Will be conveyed from Lou
don to the estates Of Mr.. Fox located al Lichneld.
StanOrdsn.re. ana az Wiusow, Cheshire, which
are among the largest and moss celebrated ot
Engiisn stock farms.