160 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



' rent-payers." The latter he bred along inde- 

 pendent lines for some twenty years, but in 

 1844 he took the oath of allegiance to the house 

 of Booth, beginning with two years' service 

 from the white Lord Lieutenant-White Straw- 

 berry bull Leonard (4210). Vanguard (10994), 

 by Buckingham out of Young Isabella, came 

 for six years and left a grand set of cows, pos- 

 sessing great scale, deep flesh and rare coats. 

 He was exchanged for one year for Crown 

 Prince, and left altogether some 200 calves. 

 Baron Warlaby (7813) by Buckingham Hope- 

 well, British Prince, Fitzclarence, Royal Bride- 

 groom, Prince of Warlaby, Leonidas, Monk, 

 Lord Blithe and Mountain Chief we're all hired 

 from Richard Booth, and from Barnes of Ire- 

 land came Dr. McHale and The Druid. From, 

 his own Booth-bred stock were derived such 

 sires as Booth Royal, Breastplate, Killerby 

 Monk and Blinkhoolie. 



Torr's herd became in its latter days one of 

 the most celebrated in England, and its disper- 

 sion was marked by most extraordinary prices. 

 As this did not occur, however, until 1875 we 

 will reserve further details for a subsequent 

 chapter. 



The long roll of honor. To undertake in- 

 dividual comment upon the work of all who 

 are specially deserving by reason of their suc- 

 cess in breeding, from the days of the Collings 



