Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-05-15
NOTES OF sIREs AND DAMS.
In First seven Removes in Ex-
tended Pedigree of Mazurkas
ROyal yfOrd H7SSi,

Royal OXFORD 1881.
This Pedigree stands we'll in the front rank
| of the choicest that the world has produced,
| being almost exclusively made up of the
most noted sires and dams that have graced
the history of Short-Horns 1t contains in
an eminent degree the elements, that gave
! renown to the Duchess. Oxford, Wild Eyes,
Red Rose and Fletcher tribes originated by
Thomas Bates of England, the Prince OF
Short-Horn breeders. OF the 254 sires and
dams in these 7 removes, SO are pure Duchess,
| 81 pure Oxford, Wild Eyes, Red Rose and
10 Fletcher, making 17S pure Bates crosses:
Added to these lines of rich breeding are 50
crosses of the famous Princess blood, 10 OF
which are by the world renowned BelVedere
(l7o6) whose sristocratic head. peeping out
of his stable window, captivated Mr Bates.
who upon further examination decided that
in all England there was no other bull so
fitted to improve his great Duchess tribe.
Paying the price placed on him without ques-
tion he said: ~ will produce such animals
as the world has never known from the cross
OF Belvedere with my Duchess cows"
Results proved his prophecy correct his
famous defendant by double cross. Duke OF
Northumberland Q940) whose name appears
s times in the 9Th, 9th and 7th removes, mas
never been excelled. 2nd Duke of North
cumberland t3646), full brother, appears In
End and 9Th remove 2 times. Short Tail
(2621l another son of Belvedere appears IL
times in the 9Th 9th and 18th removes, max
ing 16 direct crosses by Belvedere and "
crosses by his most illustrious sons. To
Belvedere more than any other cross belongs
the credit of having given character and re:
fnement TO sll the Bates tribes, End Grand
Duke Q2Sol) grand sire of MaYurkas Royal
Oxford WAS the sire of Lord Penrhyn's eI-
ported Duke of Geneva t19614) celebrated
prize winner in England, Tth Duchess OF
Thorndsle 1.-THE dam of the great 4th Duke of
Geneva 1871, LIST Duchess of Geneva, dam
y, naN,h ~. N1aA hHn fnhf
at the New York Mill sale September 10th.
1873, the highest priced COW ever sold. He
also sired 10th Duchess of Thorndale dam of
the SIT, 800 14th Duke of Thorndale, one OF
the most celebrated sires ever known and
grand sire of Lord FitzhardiIg's 800
Duke OF Connaught the highest priced bull
ever sold), 4th Duchess of Thorndale dam
OF 10th Duke of Thorndale the sire of the
14th Duke and many other illustrious ami
mails. Indeed, 2nd Grand Duke may almost
be said to have laid the foundation of the
New York Mills herd which was the greatest
herd ever dispersed whether jud ged from its
merits or prices obtained, being $3.50, 49O for
108 animals. He was half brother Of the
famous Duchess &c 1.-THE ancestress of IA ami
mails in above sale brought 1892, 400 both he
ing sired by the great 4th Duke of York
(10167) that appears once in End and once in
It'll removes. his dam also being sister of
the same COW. Imported Grand luke (l0284)
that appears once in 4th and times in 9th
removes was also half brother to Duchess
Goth both being from Duchess 55th, and all
last four named wsre bred by Thomas Bates,
Mr.. Samuel Thorn paid Mr.. Bates 5000 for
Grand Duke in 1850 and same for the I'd
Grand Duke in 1856. imported Duke of Clos
ter III 1892 most noted sire appears once in
3rd and times in 9Th removes. The Great
Duke of Airdrie C2730l, that did more to in
prove the Short Horns of Rentuc ky than any
ether bull, appears 2 times IN 4th remove. |
clifton Duke (23550) used with much sue
cess on Mr.. Alexander's Duchess of Airdris |
appears one time in Sd remove. 18th Duke
of Airdrie 5534 some years at the
head of Mr.. Alexander's great herd was the
sire Of the excellent Mazurks 10Th the dam OF
Mazurak' 3 Royal OXFORD l773l, in which all
the rich lines of blood herein given concen-
trate. Royal Oxford (iSS74J his famous sire
had worldwide fame in his day He was
bred by Samuel Thorne, through whose rare
skill the great Thorndsle herd was built up,
and was for many years at the head of A. j.
A ltxGnder's great herd at Woodburn Farm,
Kentucky, where he sired more prize win
ners and prize getters than any hull in
America, among them being the choicest OF
the Dukes and Duchess OF Airdrie, viz: 18th,
l4th. 18th. nth. 18th, 18th, 22nd and 33d
Dukes and the Sth 9th. 10th and 18th Duchess
of Airdrie. The 9th Duchess was the dam
of the unrivaled $4,000 exported oath Duke
Of Airdrie. The 10th Duchess of Airdrie
uCNeiOpcu lu'O SThuuest cow 6Nef knOWu
al d made record IN the sale ring never be-
fore equaled nor likely to be reached again,
more than $500, 600 having been realized from
her descendants during her lifetime. This
bull holds the proud relationship of half
brother TO that most noted COW being both
by the ZANE sire while their dams we've also
closely related. OF the famous dams occur
ring in these 7 removes So are pure Bates
Duchess. &c pure Bates Oxford, 8 are pure
Bates Fletcher and 3 are pure Bates Wild
Eyes tribes; are of the famous Princess the
Oldest tribe known and are of the Booth
tribes of Warlsby making an array OF rich
lines rarely converging in one animal Ma
zurkas Royal Oxford u773l) was bred by A.
j. Alexander, WoodDurn Farm, Kentucky,
and in June, 1885, was placed at the head Of
the Marshland Herd near Fl. Churchill,
Nevada. Many of his get in California are
the choicest mixers and very grand animals
that show their aristocratic linesged His
weight In his prime was 1900 pounds. 1t is
proposed to place the Marshland herd in the
very front rank by the addition from time to
time Of the choicest blood the world can
furnish at Whatever cost. II Nevadans will
give the herd til cir liberal patronage our
State may boast Of having In the near future
the largest and most choicely bred herd on
earth-a result which its proprietors are fully
determined to accomplish.
4th DUKE of YORK tl0l67), IMPORTED 2SD
GRAND DUKE t12961), IMPORTED GRAND
DULE (l02S4). IMPORTED DUKK OF GLosTER
tll3e2l, and IMPORTED DUKE OF AIRDRIE
(12730) are very prominent among the most
iilustrious sires ever in America, and the
time has never been when animals of the
blood of these bulls or of the elements which
COmpOso them have not sold for more monev