Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-04-17
NOTES OF SIRES AND DAMS
In First Seven Removes in Ex-
tended Pedigree of MaZurkaS
Royal Oxford kSS31.

lifIlt I'iuk Oh lilc IilOlSSSt tIi''s ''tN'
world has produced being almost ex-
clusivelv made up of the most noted
sres and dams that have graced the
history of Short Horns. 1t contains
in an eminent degree, the elements,
that gave renown to the Duchess, Ok
ford, Wild Eyes, Red Rose and
Fletcher tribes originated by Thomas
Bates of England, the Prince of Short
Horn breeders. OF the 254 sres and
dams in these 7 removes, 90 are pure
Duchess, Il pure Oxford, 5 Wild
Ewes, 7 Red Rose and 10 Fletcher,
making IFS pure Bates crosses: Add
ed to these lines of rich breeding are
2, crosses of the famous Princess
blood, 16 of which are by the world
renowned Belvedere I7o6) whose aris-
tocratic head, peeping out OF his stable
window, captivated Mr.. Bates, who
upon further examination decided thaC
in all England there was no other Dull
so fitted to improve his great Duchess
tribe. Paying the price placed on
him without question he said: 81 VIII
produce such animals as the worio
has never known from the cross OF
Belvedere with my Duchess COWS.
Results proved his prophecy, cor
rect. His famous descendant by
double cross, Duke of Northumber-
land (I94o) whose name appears
times in the 9Th, 9th and 9TH removes,
has never been excclled. and Duke
of Northumberland (5646e a tuli
brother, appears in end and 5th re-
move times. Short Tail (262I) an
other son of Belvcdcrs appears IL
times in the 9Th, 9th and 7th removes,
making IO direct crosses by Belve-
dere and - crosses by his most Illus
trious sons. To Bclvedere more than
TO any other cross belongs the credit
of having given character and reilne,
ment to all the Bates tribes. 2no
Grand Duke G296D grand sire OF
Mazurka's Roval Oxford was the sire
| of l ord Penrhyn's exported Duke OF
Geneva (Io6ID a celebrated prize
| winner in England, 9TH Duchess OF
Thorndale (the dam of the great 4th
Duke of Geneva 793D, Ist Duchess
of Geneva, dam of Sth Duchess OF
Geneva that brought $4,000 at the
! New York Mills sale September 10Th,
| 1873, the highest priced COW ever soio'
He also sired 10th Duchess OF Thorn
dale (dam of the $1,000 I4th Duke
| of Thorndale, one OF the most ceie,
brated sires ever known, and grand
sire of Lord Fitzharding,s S22,5oo
| Duke of Connaught the highest priced
bull ever sod), 4th Duchess of Thorn
dale dam of 10th Duke of Thorndale
the sire of I4th Duke and many other
illustrious animals. Indeed, and Grand
Duke NAV almost be said to have laid
the foundation of the New \ ork
Mills herd which was the greatest
herd ever dispersed whether judged
from its merits or prices obtained, De-
ing S3So,4oo for IoS animals. lie was
4 half brother of the famous Duchess
66 (the ancestress of IA animals III
above sale that brought $.o2 400 both
sired by the great 4th Duke OF
York (IoI67) that appears once IN ana
and once in 9TH removes, his dam also
being a sister of the same COW. I'M
ported Grand Duke (o2SD that ap-
pears once in 4th and s times in 9th
removes was also half brother to
Duchess Goth both being from Ouch
ess ssth, and all last four named were
bred by Thomas Bates. Mr.. Samuel
Thorne paid MIR. Bates $1,000 for
Grand Duke in 1850 and same for
end Grand Duke in 1855. Imported
Duke of Gloster (II3S2)a a most noted
sire appears once in sd and 3 times in
eth removes. The great Duke OF
Airdrie 1273o), that did more to i'm
prove the Short-Horns of Kentucky
than anv other bull, appears times
in 4th remove. Clifton Duke (235oo)
used with much success on Mr.. Alex
ander's Duchesses of Airdrie. appears
one time in Sd remove. 18th Duke
of Airdrie ss34 some years at the head
of MIR, Alexander's great herd was the
sire of the excellent Mazurka 29th the
dam of Mazurka's Royal Oxford III
731, in which all. the rich lines of blood
herein given concentrate Royal Ok
ford (ISS74 his famous sire had
world wide fame in his day. He was
bred by Samuel Thorne, through
whose rare skill the great Ihorndale
herd was built up, and was tor many
wears at the head of a. Alexander
great herd at Woodburn Farm, Ken
tucky, where he sired more prize win
ners and prize getters than any ouii IN
America, among them being the
choicest of the Dukes and Duchess
of Airdrie, viz: 18th, 18th, 18th, 18th,
18th, 10Th, 2,nd and s3d Dukes and
the Sth, 9th, 10th and nth Duchess OF
Airdrie. The 9th Duchess was the
dam of the unrivaled $1,000 ex
ported 24th Duke of Airdrie
The 10th Duchess of Airdrie developed
into the grandest COW ever known and
made record in the sale ring never ne
fore equaled nor likely to be reacheo
again, lore than s3m0oo having been
| realized from her d-Scendnnts during
her lifetime. This bull holds the prouo
relationship p of half brother to that mosI
noted cow being both by the same sire
white their dams were also closely re-
lated. OF the famous dams occurring
in these 7 removes SO are pure Bateh
Duchess % pure Bates Oxford, D are puIes !
Rates Fletcher and are pure Bates Wlld
Eves tribes: are OF the famous Princess
The Oldest tribe known and are or tne
Booth tribes Of Warlaby making HI y, -,
raw of rich lines rarely converglng IN y,
one animal. Mazurka's Royal Oxloru
G773i) was bred by A. j. Alexander, W O1u
burn Farm, Kentucky, ana IN Juno'
100, vas placed at the head OF the MhIsn ~
land Herd near Ft. Churchill, Nevauh.
Manv Of, his get in California are the
chnicest mixers and very grand AM
noie that show their aristocrat1c inc:
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