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Pysche, another Mason, but tracing to No. 13, Chilton sale has had 

 Perdita, since coming from Acton Burnell. The short pure Booths 

 are well represented by Madrigal, a good arch ribbed cow, and the 

 Georgie, Proud Maisie, from the banks of the Kibble, the latter's 

 calf, Proud Monarch, is looked forward to being of future assistance 

 to Caesar Augustus and Bright Prince. The cows are a grand lot, 

 including the four Paulines already mentioned, but one of the best 

 is not before us until Wave Echo, the 205 guinea Barmoor heifer is 

 reached, she is very level, and will grow into a handsome cow worthy 

 of the best of her tribe. Lady of the Mead, a beautiful crossed 

 Booth on Mason, is also of Mr. Meade-Waldo's breeding, and her 

 yearling daughter, Lady of the Locket, is very pretty, but of hardly 

 sufficient size. 



Four miles on the opposite side of Retford to Osberton is The 

 Grove, and Mr. F. W. Park, the owner of the herd of shorthorns 

 and shires, first began breeding the " red white and roan " by 

 purchasing Girdle, a Knightley Walnut, from Mr. Gerald Barton. 

 Shortly afterwards Carperby was visited, when Bridal Wreath, and 

 Windsor's Red Eose, as the result came southwards, and the 

 Carperby Roses have been very prolific, more than compensating for 

 the absence of descendants from Bridal Wreath. Rosy, by the 

 Aylesby Fair Thane 31127, from Windsor's Red Rose, is the fiist 

 of the herd that we are shown ; she shows nice character, but has 

 not the great scale and substance of her younger half sister. 

 Highland Rose, also by an Aylesby bred sire, and this time none 

 other than the much admired 700 guinea calf, Balmoral 30151, 

 bought by the Rev. J. N. Micklethwait, sold for 505gs. after his 

 owner's death to go to Lethenty ; it was when in Norfolk that 

 Mr. Park sent several cows to him, and Highland Rose and Aylesby 

 Walnut a red and little white cow seen on returning to The 

 Grove are excellent rewards for the trouble. Fawsley Gem, the 

 last of the two, is a combination of the Walnut and Carperby Rose 

 families, having Balmoral as grandsire on both dam and sire's side. 

 Knight of St. John 53093. a red and white yearling son of Mina, 

 is running with half a dozen Rose heifers, a Walnut, and a W. : 



