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white daughter of Duke of Wetherby 5th 31033, and th "original 

 purchase" has bred the level red and white Fourth, who in turn 

 has had the Ninth, a particularly lengthy qnaitered heifer, like 

 the mother, but the Tenth, from the Third, lacks the flesh forming 

 properties of the other branch. 



The Wild Eyes have for many years been a strong family in 

 the herd, and those readers who remember Bright Eyes 5th, Lady 

 Wild Eyes, Winsome 7th, Winsome 17th, and Wild Erin, will 

 have some idea of the character of the tribe at Lathom. Lady 

 Wild Eyes 6th, with her lengthy white calf, and a red and white 

 Grand Duke of Worcester 2nd square-framed cow, from the hand- 

 some heifer that cost the noble owner 820gs. at Conishead Priory, 

 are what remain at Lathom of one of the purest branches of the 

 tribe. Winsome Beauty 2nd, a fine roan daughter of Baron 

 Oxford 4th 25580, and Winsome 7th, possesses grand shorthorn 

 character, while Winsome Beauty 9th, the same noble sire's 

 progeny, is a beautiful young cow with extraordinary fore quarters ; 

 with the exception of Lady Wild Eyes, and Wild Erin, all the 

 female produce of the animals before alluded to are named 

 Winsome Beauties, and especially good are the Twelfth and Six- 

 teenth, out of the Second, the latter being an extremely fascinating 

 little lady, and of her older sister, she may be pronounced one of 

 the best in the place. Of the half-sisters, Wild Empress 2nd and 

 Wild Empress 4th, the younger is a robust, growing roan, of good 

 quality. The Waterloos have done well at Lathom in former days, 

 and although sold out ten years ago, they have been re-introduced 

 by the purchase of Waterloo 38th, and Waterloo 46th ; the latter 

 is a lengthy fine cow with an excellent loin and back, while Edith 

 Waterloo, from Waterloo 38th, square and shapely like the younger 

 Penryhn bred Waterloo, has not the same well formed head and 

 horn. Lally Barrington 3rd is one of the only two specimens of 

 the family in this country without the Malachite cross, and March- 

 ioness 13th, has recently bred after three years idleness. Another 

 fashionable family are limited to one representative, as Thorndale Eose 

 26th, a deep-bosomed, light-coloured roan, bought at Audley End, has 



