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RICHARD followed in the footsteps of his father, 

 using Killerby bulls upon selected market cows, 

 from one of which, purchased at Darlington, he got 

 his world-famous Isabellas. 



In 1819 THOMAS BOOTH removed from Killerby 

 to another farm he owned called Warlaby, giving 

 over Killerby and a portion of the herd to the 

 management of his other son, JOHN B,, then just 

 married. The latter became one of the leading 

 breeders and exhibitors of his time. The showyards 

 of Great Britain have probably not since their day 

 been graced by more wonderful cattle than his 

 never-to-be-forgotten twins, Necklace and Bracelet, 

 a queenly pair that took home to Killerby as tro- 

 phies of showyard war no less than 35 class and 

 championship prizes and medals, and one of which 

 finished by gaining the Smithfield fat stock cham- 

 pionship at London in 1 846 against 37 competitors. 

 Speaking of JOHN BOOTH, "The Druid" in "Saddle 

 and Sirloin" says: 



"Mr. BOOTH was a very fine-looking man, upward 

 of six feet and fifteen stone, with rare hands and a 

 fine eye to hounds. This was the sport he loved best, 

 and when he was on Jack o' Lantern or Rob Roy few 

 men could cross the Bedale country with him. * * 

 He was full of joviality and good stones as well as 

 the neatest of practical jokes. His friend WETHERELL 



