118 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



time when Richard Booth began breeding at 

 Studley. To take the place at Killerby of some 

 of the cows sent to Studley Thomas Booth 

 bought others, which when crossed with his 

 strongly-bred bulls gave rise to three very 

 prominent families the Farewells, the Brough- 

 tons, and the Dairymaids or Moss Roses. The 

 matron of the Farewell tribe, like so many 

 other good ones that proved successful breed- 

 ers, was simply a good market cow, showing 

 Short-horn breeding and quality, purchased at 

 Darlington. Among her descendants were the 

 famous trio Faith, Hope and Charity. The 

 first Broughton cow came, like the Fairholme 

 heifers, from a good dairy farmer, and of her 

 line was Bliss, Blythe and Bonnet. The origi- 

 nal Dairymaid came from a good stock of cat- 

 tle near the village of Scorton. To her the 

 prolific Vivandiere, Campfollower and Soldier's 

 Bride traced in the maternal line. To these 

 families were added the Gaudy (or Lady Betty) 

 sort, bred from a cow bought from Mr. Tay- 

 lor of Catterick; the Mantalinis, derived from 

 the purchase of Sylph, by Remus, from Mrs. 

 Booth's sister, Miss Wright of Cleasby, and the 

 Belindas, that originated from the stock of 

 Miss Wright and Mr. Charge. The descend- 

 ants of these cows, a portion of the Halnaby 

 and Fairholme tribes, and the Bracelets consti- 

 tuted the herd that graced " the quiet meadows 



