632 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



bred by Mr. Carr and sired by Richard Booth's 

 Windsor (14013). He had been a winner at the 

 leading English shows, and was one of th3 

 highest-priced bulls ever bought for service 

 in the herd. He was used during the seasons 

 of 1863 and 1864, but Amos Cruickshank never 

 liked him and did nob retain many of his prog- 

 eny. He left a few good things, nevertheless, 

 including the fine cow Lovely 9th, that pro- 

 duced to Champion of England the stock bull 

 Lord Lancaster (26666). 



Forth (17866). This famous bull was taken 

 to Sittyton in 1864 at four years of age with the 

 reputation of being "the grandest Short-horn of 

 his time." He was a light roan, possessing great 

 scale and substance, bred by Sir William Ster- 

 ling Maxwell of Keir. He had been a cham- 

 pion show bull at leading exhibitions both in 

 England and Scotland, and while some doubt 

 was felt as to his proving a breeder high hopes 

 were entertained as to what he would accom- 

 plish when mated with the "crack" cows of the 

 Sittyton herd. There can be no doubt that he 

 was individually the best bull ever bought for 

 Sittyton. His portrait will be found in Vol. 

 XVI of Coates' Herd Book. He was described 

 as "a remarkably fine animal on a large scale, 

 having length, breadth and depth to satisfy the 

 most fastidious and was extremely good tem- 

 pered. He had a good head, a full, placid eye, 



