144 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



topher Mason of Chilton established a herd from 

 which Kirklevington, Killerby, Warlaby, Ury, 

 Sittyton and various American herds derived 

 undoubted elements of strength various de- 

 tractors to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr. 

 Wetherell always insisted that "Mason got rid 

 of the open shoulders and improved the fore 

 quarters generally." The foundation of the 

 herd was drawn largely from the stock of Mr. 

 Maynard of Eryholme. One section of it de- 

 scended through Miss Lax, by Dalton Duke 

 (188), a daughter of "the beautiful Lady May- 

 nard," bought by Charles Colling, as detailed in 

 a preceding chapter. From this cow and her 

 white heifer, Lily by Favorite (252), descended 

 the great family of Victorias afterward so pop- 

 ular on both sides the Atlantic. From Lily's 

 family also came Earl Spencer's Hecatomb 

 (2102), that defeated Mr. Bates' renowned Duke 

 of Northumberland (1940) at York in 1838. 

 From Lily also descended Great Mogul (14661), 

 first-prize bull calf at Salisbury Royal; like- 

 wise Exquisite (8048), for which Messrs. Booth 

 and Torr paid $1,850 as a yearling; and also 

 the Royal prize-winning roan Bolivar (25649), 

 sold to Mr. Brierley. 



Another section of the Chilton herd de- 

 scended from the cow 7 Fortune, bred by Charles 

 Colling, and running through Bolingbroke (86), 

 Foljambe (263) and Hubback (319) to * cow 



