SALE OF MR. FANTHAM’S SHORTHORNS.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 751, 15 November 1876, Page 3

SALE OF MR. FANTHAM’S SHORTHORNS.

The fame achieved by Mr A. Fantham’s herd of short-horns as prize-takers at the various shows in the province, as might have been expected, drew a large crowd of breeders and dairy farmers to his sale yesterday, at the farm on the Lincoln road. This was the first sale held by Mr Fantham of his stock, and though, in some instances, the prices were not large, yet, taken throughout, the biddings were fairly liberal. Mr Charles Newton, of Messrs J. T. Ford und Co, was the auctioneer, and his persuasive eloquence was the means of many a stray five guinea shot being made. Prior to the sale Mr Fantham invited those present to a very excellent luncheon, served in a tent erected near the sale yard. After ample justice had been done to Mr Fantham’s hospitality, which was alike profuse and excellent.

Mr Heslop, of Napier, rose and said, on behalf of the visitors present that day, he desired to propose Mr Fantham’a health. As a breeder of short-horned cattle, Mr Fantham’s name was known throughout the colony, and the herd they that day had seen spoke for themselves, they were a treat to see;

The healths of Mr and Mrs Fantham were duly honored. Mr Fantham, in response, said that he had started breeding with but a few, but those few were of the right sort, and it had always been his endeavour to keep his herd pure, and to introduce the best strains of blood. They would be able to judge for themselves when the cattle came before them, but he would say this that, he felt sure they could not beat them anywhere. Another thing he wished to say was that the sale was a perfect bona fide one, the only animals upon which reserves had been placed being so stated in the catalogne. Mr Newton now summoned those present to the fray, and the sale commenced. Prior, however, to active operations being entered upon, Mr Newton made a few preliminary remarks, referring to the quality of the cattle about to be offered, and to the fact that they combined symmetry with quality. The first lots submitted were the cows, all of them being of very high pedigree, and looking as near perfection as possible. The highest price was realised for a very fine cow, Motherless, by President, which brought 76 guineas. The next was a pretty roan, by Count of Oxford, realising 50 guineas. The other lots in this class fetched fair prices. The bulls were next on the list, and the first to show in the yard was Royal Gwynne. After Mr Newton had expatiated at some length on his qualities, the first shot of a hundred guineas was fired. By slow degrees Mr Newton worked the biddings up to £250 guineas, and ultimately 300 was reached, at which price he was knocked down. Viceroy and Darlington, two very high pedigree animals with all the fashionable blood of England in them, imported by Mr Brown, of Dunsandel, brought 190 and 115 guineas respectively. The highest priced of Mr Fantham’s youngsters, and one of the cheapest lots of the day, was Boyal Broughton, bred by Mr Fantham, and got by Royal Gwynne out of Rosebud. He was a perfect picture, and Mr Miln got a bargain in him. The others, most of them youngsters, brought good prices. Two imported bulls, Eighth Duke of York and Duke of Brailes Sixth, brought respectively 176 and 100 guineas. The former was a very nice looking animal indeed. We append a list of the prices realised and the purchasers : bulls. Royal Gwynne, roan, calved April Ist, 1872, by Royal Broughton, dam Tg Daffy Gwynne sth, by Yg D. O’bridge 2nd, grd Yg Daffy Gwynne 3rd, by Lord Royston 2nd ; gained second prize and champion at Christchurch in 1874; first prize in 1875—Mr Murray, 300 guineas Viceroy, roan, calved May 30th, 1874, bred by Colonel Gunter, Wethesby, Yorks, got by sth Duke of Wethesby, dam Princess Victoria, by Lord Oxford 2nd, g d Princess Alice, by General Canrobert—Mr Bluett, 190 guineas Earl of Darlington, roan, bred by Colonel Gunter, calved June 15th, 1875, got by 18th Duke of Oxford, dam Darlingtina 2nd, by 3rd Duke of Wharfdale, g d Daffodil, by 16th Grand Duke—Mr Fantham, 115 guineas

Planet, dark roan, calved 14th August, 1875, by Boyal Gwynne, dam Venus, by Comet, g d Belle, by Prime Minister, g g d imported from Australia—Mr Bluett, 36 guineas. Honest Tom, white, calved 26th August, 1875, by Boyal gGwynne, dam Motherless, by President, g d Belle, by Prime Minister ; gained first prize at Christchurch in 1875 ; highly commended, 1876 — Mr Fraser, 22 guineas Royal Broughton, dark roan, calved 21st December, 1875, by Royal Gwynne, dam Rosebud, by Count of Oxford, g d Moss Rose, by Omar Pasha—Mr J. Miln, 90 guineas

Sultan, roan, calved 14th February, 1886, by Boyal Gwynna dam Moss Bose, by Omar

Pasha, g d Belle, by Prime Minister—Mr Fraser, 23 guineas Lord Nortnanby, dark roan, calved 2nd February, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Lady Don, by Omar Pasha, g d Belle, by Prime Minister—Mr Sutton, 5* guineas Orphan Boy—dark roan, calved 14th January, 1876, by Royal Gwynne d<m Fairy Queen, by Marquis, g d Queen Mab, by Omar Pasha—Mr Bluett, 18 guineas King of Hearts, dark roan, calved April Ist, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Queen of Hearts, by Count of Oxford, g d Queen Mab, by Omar Pasha— Mr Wellwood, 28 guineas Lord Barnard, dark red, calved April 29th, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Lady Barnard, by Comet, g d Lady Don, by Omar Pasha, —Mr Sutton, 17 guineas Bari of Oxford, dark roan, calved April 30th, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Countess of Oxford, by Count of Oxford, g d Queen Mab, by Omar Pasha—Mr Fraser, 55 guineas Lord Caverhill, white, calved 20th May, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Lady, by Lord John, g d Countess, by Young Duke—Mr Heslop, 20 guineas Red Prince, dark red, calved 22nd July, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Young Dolly, by Count of Oxford, g d Dolly, by Oliver Cromwell—Captain Fraser, 8 guineas White Duke, white, calved 24th July, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Clarion, by Comet, g d Chorister, by Omar Pasha—Mr Bluett, 20 guineas cows. Lady, white with red ears, calved 1867, bred by Mr Caverhill, by Lord John, dam Countess, by Young Duke, g d Kathleen O’Moore, by Oranbury, g g d Cream ; in calf to Royal Gwynne—Mr Bluett, 13 guineas Princess Augusta, white, by Lord John, dam Princess Royal, by Young Duke, g d Princess Victoria, by Duke, g g d Duchess; in calf to Royal Gwynne—Mr Bluett, 25 guineas Young Dolly, roan, bred by Mr G. Gould, calved February, 1873, by Count of Oxford, dam Dolly, by Oliver Cromwell, g d Beauty, by Lord John ; served by Prince of Fanton ; gained second prize at Christchurch in 1875 —Mr Fraser, £2O Young Countess, roan, calved 1866, bred by Mr G. Gould, by Oliver Cromwell, dam Countess, by Viscount, g d Countess or Lily, served by Royal Gwynne ; gained second prize at Christchurch in 1872, third prize in 1873, third prize in 1874—Mr Murray, £27 Duchess, dark roan, calved 16th December, 1872, by Eclipse, dam Young Countess, by Oliver Cromwell, g d Countess, by Viscount, served by Royal Gwynne; gained highly commended at Christchurch, in 1873, second prize in 1874—Mr J. Grigg, 34 guineas

Golden Countess, roan, calved sth November, 1873, by Eclipse, dam Yonng Countess, by Oliver Cromwell, g d Countess, by Vis count, served by Royal Gwynne; gained commended at Christchurch in 1874, first prize in 1875—Mr Murray, 31 guineas Boyal Countess, dark red, calved {2nd October, 1874, by Royal Gwynne, dam Young Countess, by Oliver Cromwell, dam Countess, by Viscount, served by Prince of Panton—Mr Haydon, 35 guineas Novice, dark roan, calved 20th August, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Young Countess, by Oliver Cromwell, g d Countess, by Viscount—Mr J. Grigg, 16 guineas White-legged Duchess, red with white hind legs, calved 13th June, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Duchess, by Eclipse, g d Young Countess, by Oliver Cromwell—Mr Spensley, 15 guineas Golden Lily, white, calved June 10th, 1876, by Royal Gwynne, dam Golden Countess, by Eclipse, g d Young Countess, by Oliver Crom well —Mr Haydon, 14 guineas Clarion light roan, calved June, 1871, bred by Mr Joshua Page, by Comet, dam Chorister, by Omar Pasha, g d Durham, by Young Duke; gained second prize, 1872—Mr John Grigg, 27 guineas Lady Barnard, red and white, calved 17th August, 1871, by Comet, dam Lady Don. by Omar Pasha, g d Balle, by Prime Minister; served by Boyal Gwynne; gained second prize at Christchurch, 1872—Mr Murray, 31 guineas Venus, red and white, calved September Bth, 1869, by Comet, dam Belle, by Prime Minister, g d imported from Australia ; gained first prize at Christchurch, 1871—Mr Goodland, 23 guineas Sunrise, roan, calved 9th June, 1872, by Count of Oxford, dam Venus, by Comet, g d Belle, by Prime Minister; served by Royal Gwynne—Mr Fraser, 50 guineas Motherless, white, calved 26 th December, 1870. by President, dam Belle, by Prime Minister, g d imported from Australia, served by Royal Gwynne ; gained second prize, 1871 ; highly commended, 1873—Mr Murray, 76 guineas Queen Mab, dark roan, calved 25th June, 1866, by Omar Pasha, dam Bell, by Prime Minister, g d imported from Australia, served by King of the Butterflies ; gained first prise at Christchurch in 1867 ; first prize, 1868 ; first prize, 1869 ; first prize, 1871 ; first prize, 1872; first prize, 1873 ; first prize, 1874 ; second prize, 1875—Passed at 350 guineas Moss Rose, white, calved July 10th, 1867, by Omar Pasha, dam Belle, by Prime Minister, g d imported from Australia, served by Royal Gwynne ; gained second prize, 1868 ; first prize, 1869 ; second prize, 1870; highly commended, 1871; second prize, 1872; second prize, 1873; highly commended, 1874; second prize, 1876 Passed in at £250

Lady Don, red and white, calved October Bth, 1868, by Omar Pasha, dam Belle, by Prime Minister, g d imported from Australia, served by Royal Gwynne ; gained first prize at Christchurch, 1869 ; highly commended, 1871 ; second prize, 1878 ; second prize, 1874—Passed in at 200 guineas Queen, light roau, calved January 27th, 1870, by Comet, dim Queen Mab, by Omar Pasha, g d Belle, by Prime Minister, served by Royal Gwynne ; gained first prize, 1870 ; second prize, 1871 ; second prize, 1872 ; second prize, 1873 ; first prize, 1874; first prize, 1875—Passed in at 300 guineas Rosebud, white, little roan on head, calved 2nd December, 1872, by Count of Oxford, dam Moss Rose, by Omar Pasha, g d Belle, by Prime Minister, close on calving to Royal Gwynne ; gained second prize, 1873 ; first prize and champion, as the best cow or heifer on the ground, 1874 ; first prize and champion, as the best cow or heifer on the ground, 1876—Passed in at £360 Duke of Brailes Sixth,!red and white, calved June 15th, 1873, by Duke of Hillhurst, dam (Australia), by Sixteenth Grand Duke, g d (America), by Marmaduke—Mr Bluett, 100 guineas

Royal Prince of York, roan, calved June 6th, 1874, by Eighth Duke of York, dam (Princess Boyal), by Bob Roy, g d (Princely) by Warrior—Mr Fraser, 175 guineas.