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 FROM SIRE TO SONS 



The original of the pleasing portrait of THOMAS 

 BOOTH is a much-prized heirloom in the possession 

 of a fine old Yorkshire family. It is so typical of 

 the old school that the Club is deeply indebted to 

 Mr. OGILVIE for its possession of so good a copy. 

 The elder BOOTH was one of two men the other 

 being THOMAS BATES who completed in sensational 

 fashion the work of establishing a new and highly 

 improved type of cattle, through a continuance of 

 BAKEWELL methods upon the COLLING foundations. 

 The two worked along different lines, and agreed in 

 one point only, that the Hubback-Favorite blood 

 supplied the best basis for further progress; but 

 they sought it through different channels, were in 

 pursuit of different ideals, and applied the blood 

 after it had been obtained in a decidedly different 

 manner. Both attained success such as rarely comes 

 to men in any line of work. There were other able, 

 forceful men engaged in similar efforts, such as 

 MASON, WILEY, WHITAKER, WETHERELL and EARL 

 SPENCER; but among those who developed outstand- 

 ing skill in the art, the BOOTHS and BATES will ever 

 stand pre-eminent in their day and generation. 



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