10U SHORTHORN IIKKJJS OF ENGLAND. 



the sires used by them have included Lord Raglan 43567, bred at 

 Nunwick, Prince Leopold 27157, of ths Familiar tribe, Wild Indian 

 32867, a son of Pearl Necklace, Bright Duke 37893, bred at Panton, 

 and Royal Fantail 32383, a Bell Bites from Whitehall. For about 

 a period of four years, animals were exhibited at local shows, and 

 upwards of 100 prizes won, but the Messrs. Lazonby, considering 

 that too much foicing was required for a breeding stock to compete 

 successfully, prob.ibly wisely abandoned it. Alexandra Windsor, of 

 Mason blood bought at Mr. J. M. Richardson's sale for 62gs. in 1870, 

 proved the grand-dam of Royal Windsor 43993, fourth in the 

 yearling class at the Carlisle Royal in 1880, and the following year 

 winning Mr. Foster's Cup at Wigton for the best bull bred in the 

 County ; the old lady has been sold to the butcher only a few weeks 

 ago, after breeding 13 live calves for her late owners, and we have 

 the pleasure of seeing several good looking descendants. 



Lakewards from Calthwaite lies the village of Skelton, in which 

 is situate Mr. J. C. Toppin's comfortable looking residence, Musgrave 

 Hall, but eight miles distant from Ulleswater, and at a height of 

 nearly 800 feet above the level of the sea. For successful breeding 

 of any kind of cattle in this high lying district, animals with 

 abundance of hair, and strong constitutions, are essential conditions, 

 and Mr. Toppin's cattle are not wanting in these characteristics. 

 The herd was founded in 1822, by the present owner's father, who 

 for a long period bred chiefly from a heifer by Mr. Gibson's 

 Harlequin 289, a son of Mr. Charles Colling's Alexander, arid Liberty, 

 purchased at Mr. Machell's sale in that year. Mr. J. C. Toppin 

 cams into possession of the herd in 1858, and at that date the whole 

 herd was comprised of animals descended from the heifer bought at 

 Mr. Machell's sale, but unfortunately in the following year, pleuro- 

 monia swept off all but a single animal of this tribe, and curiously 

 we find only a solitary specimen, the sales of 1876-85 having thinned 

 the ranks, as they increased from the survivor of 1858. Females of 

 various fashionable tribes have been brought in f o the herd, while 

 the males have of late years been of high class Booth families, and 

 it is to be noted that it was Mr. Toppin who first purchased British 



