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from Mr. How's, and is well grown, with both capital hair, and a 

 good constitution ; a roan from Golden Bracelet, is superior to a red 

 and white, from Golden Plume. Of two steers in preparation for 

 local honours, we prefer a very pretty ten months old Blue Grey, of 

 excellent quality, to a cross bred, out of a Galloway, by a shorthorn 

 bull. Since our visit, Mr. Toppin has bought Victoria Cioss, 

 the very handsome Mantalini young bull, already noticed at 

 Barmoor, and it may be added he is also a breeder arid successful 

 exhibitor of Clydesdales. 



A seven miles drive brings us to Penrith, an important market 

 town in the district, and about a mile to the North-East is Carleton 

 Hill, the residence of Mr. W. Parker, a friend of Messrs. John and 

 Richard Booth, and Mr. Thomas Bates. In 1841, at Tanwath 

 Hall, Mr. Parker, commenced his first herd, by using the best bulls 

 in the neighbourhood, including sons of the celebrated Gainford 

 2044, to females purchased from Mr. Parkinson, of Leyfields, and 

 the Messrs. Jobson, in Northumberland. From the owner of Kirk- 

 levington, was hired 3rd Duke of Cambridge 5941, who proved 

 unfruitful, only one calf being the result; on his return, Euclid, 

 9097, a son of Foggathorpe, was sent unseen to Mr. Parker, as a 

 substitute, although an immensely massive animal, yet he was so 

 harsh in his touch, that he was objected to, and returned, in his place 

 came Lord Hardinge 10449, a highly promising son of 2nd Duke of 

 Oxford, and lastly Mr. Ed. Booth supplied Benedict 7828, on hire, 

 eventually terminating in a sale to Mr. Parker, whose herd proved a 

 most unfortunate venture, through having abortion amongst his cows, 

 no less than seventeen in one season slipping their calves, and it was a 

 few years afterwards brought under the hammer by Mr. Wetherell. In 

 1880 another herd was began at Carleton Hill, not exactly on the lines 

 of fashion, but on those of past experience, and advantage has been 

 taken of the sires at Inglewood, and Musgrave Hall, and Greenhead 

 in the neighbouring county. The largest family numerically are 

 those tracing to Mr. S. E. Bolden's Czarina, by 2nd Grand Duke 

 12961, and the oldest of the tribe, Czarina 3rd, was purchased by 

 the owner on account of her marvellous similarity in character to her 



