140 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



bred to Crown Prince, and the product of that 

 union a heifer called Specimen was (con- 

 trary to Mr. Booth's usual practice) bred back 

 to her own sire (Crown Prince); the double 

 cross of that bull upon the outcrossed cow pro- 

 ducing the prize-winning Lady Grace, that was 

 first at the Cleveland Show at Yarm in 1861. 

 In her the true Booth type was completely re- 

 gained, and her daughter Graceful was one of 

 a pair of prize heifers at Worcester Royal. 

 Carr states that both of these animals were of 

 robust constitution, with abundance of hair. 

 Exquisite was bought by Messrs. Booth and 

 Torr at the Wiseton sale at thirteen months 

 old for 370 guineas, He is said to have had 

 plenty of substance and " a profusion of beau- 

 tiful hair," and combined Mason's and Earl 

 Spencer's blood. 



Water King was a roan, bred by Mr. Torr 

 from Baron Warlaby (7813) out of the Bates 

 Waterloo cow Water Witch by 4th Duke of 

 Northumberland (3649). While Mr. Booth did 

 not fancy his calves, yet one of his daughters 

 Peach Blossom was good enough to go into 

 the show herd in 1852, and won second to 

 Bridesmaid at the Royal at Gloucester. A 

 Water King heifer Welcome, from Campfol- 

 lower was called "homely," but her daughter 

 Welcome Hope, by Hopewell, was good. Old 

 Cuddy said of her: "Aye, Hopewell has putten 



