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is Flower of the Solicit, a straight topped cow, from a daughter of 

 Mr. Torr's favourite; Breast Plate, it is to be hoped she will lay the 

 foundation of a family in this herd. On the opposite side of the 

 yard are the young heifers, Blooming Butterfly, a very thick roan 

 calf was bought at Mr. Toppin's sale, and the Gr's and Ws are both 

 represented in the rising generation. 



Then across to the buildings at Park House, where Booth 

 Banner, a home bred son of Prince Regent, and Miss Rose, having 

 been in use with the herd since Royal Brilliant's departure, is now 

 in preparation for the shambles. In turn the two grand show 

 cows, Princess Alice, and Princess Louise, are brought out for 

 inspection, the opinions of judges have differed as to their merits 

 when in the ring, but our choice is Louise, a cow of greater length 

 than her Royal half-sister, whose magnificent dewlap almost sweeps 

 the ground as she parades before us, her touch is beautifully mellow, 

 and she stands on the shortest of legs ; these two fine cows are from 

 dams of mixed pedigree, by Mr. John B. Booth's Prince Regent 

 29676, a bull that left a wonderful impression on his progeny ; after 

 their purchase at the East Mill Hills sale, the late Mr. Metcalfe- 

 Gibson bought from her breeder Mr. Lambert, Princess Helena, 

 Princess Louise's daughter by another Hecuba bull, but of Mr. A. 

 H. Browne's breeding, the double dose has had no disastrous effect, 

 the daughter having already been successful in standing 2nd at the 

 Durham County, and if she wins as many prizes as the dam has done, 

 her owner will have no reason to be dissatisfied, some five and thirty 

 having fallen to the elder dame's share. 



Easthorpe Lady, and Easthorpe Duchess, half-sisters by Sir 

 Simeon, one bought at West Dereham, and the other, home bred, are 

 strong, good looking cattle, suitable for the climate, the latter 

 especially soft in her touch. A heifer of an entirely different type 

 to the last is Weal Faith, the best of Royal Brilliant's get, and our 

 favourite heifer, she is wonderfully true in both her top and bottom 

 lines, with quarters square and well filled, in fact a sweet pretty 

 heifer all round, and we doubt not if she retains her present evenness 



