502 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



"Beams" were reduced to but seven head at 

 the sale, but made an average of $1,530 each, 

 the "M" cow Mountain Vale fetching $2,500 

 from the Earl of Tankerville. 



Although a devout believer in Booth blood 

 Torr had an eye for a good beast however bred. 

 He was impressed at the Bates dispersion sale 

 by the excellence of the Waterloos. Mr. Bates 

 had bred and sold to Rev. T. Gator Waterloo 3d, 

 by Norfolk, from which Mr. Gator had Water 

 Witch, by 4th Duke of Northumberland (3649). 

 The last-named cow was bought by Mr. Torr in 

 1845, and from her a large and meritorious fam- 

 ily of Booth-topped Waterloos descended. In 

 the herd catalogue for 1868 no less than forty 

 cows and heifers were included. At the sale of 

 1875 twenty-one head brought an average of 

 $1,275 each.* 



Several other families, including the Tellu- 

 rias descended from a cow of that name bred 

 by Earl Spencer and sold to Gol. Towneley 



*Mr. Torr regarded Bates' Duke of Northumberland (1940) as the "best 

 show bull" he ever saw. It is related that he once went to Kirklevington 

 to hire the 4th Duke of Northumberland, believing him to be even a better 

 bull than the first Duke. An agreement as to price was made, but Mr. 

 Bates added the stipulation that the bull must not serve more than twenty- 

 five cows. Torr replied that he was willing to pay the price asked, but 

 could not permit such a restriction upon his use. At that time he had 

 about thirty cows and heifers. Bates repeated : "I should not like him to 

 be put to more than twenty-five cows," whereupon Mr. Torr dropped the 

 matter, saying: "Very well, Mr. Bates, you have got your bull and I have 

 got my money." It is recorded that Mr. Torr had expressed, along with 

 many other of Mr. Bates' visitors that year, an admiration for his three 

 cows by Whitaker's Norfolk. These estimates did not meet with Mr. 

 Bates' approval, and he finally sold two out of tae three, to-wit.: Blanch? 

 ft! and Waterloo 3d, as some alleged "to get rid of the eulogy.' 



