440 SHORTHORN HERDS oF ENGLAND. 



On the right of the " London and North Western " main line 

 connecting Scotland with the metropolis, we have still another Ivu-d 

 to visit, and on leaving the station at Oxenholme and proceeding 

 steadily "upwards" for a couple of miles we are as it were on a 

 tableland, and at the termination of a third mile we reach Holme- 

 scales, where Mr. James Close has a choicely bred herd of Booth 

 cattle. Founded in 1867 at Smardale Hall near Penrith, the herd 

 is again to be removed northwards, and Wensleydale is the next 

 destination, a large farm having b:vn taken by -Mr. Close in the 

 neighboiuhood of Carperby. Since the sale three years ago, no 

 female purchases have been ma.de excepting at the Musgntve Hull 

 sale, where Lady Pauline and Gay Lass we,e obtained in addition 

 to Prairie Flower, a daughter of Baron Aylesby 39^07 and Flo\ver 

 of the Schelt, who had been purchased by Mr. Toppiu the year 

 previous at Holmescales. After the Aylesby Flowers, the Kilierby 

 Georgies are the most important family, as well as the most 

 numerous, an especially handsome cow being Vestal, a daughter of 

 Mr. Aylmer's Royal Victor 35414 extensively used by Mr. Close 

 and Verity, from Mr. J. B. Booth's Vacillation. The Familiars 

 obtained from the late Mr. Unthank have still a creditable female 

 descendant in the herd. Lord of Waterside 49957, a white of 

 excellent quality is now in service, he was bred at Storrs, having 

 that beautiful cow, Rose of Warlaby the highest priced female at 

 the Beeston sale in 1871 for grand-dam, while his half-sister, Rose 

 of Wasdale, sold for 365gs. at the rec3nt Storrs sale. 



Returning to Oxenholme Jurction where the branch line to 

 Ivendal and Winder mere diverges westward Sedgwick House is 

 found snugly situate in the Valley of the Kent. Mr. W. IT. Wake- 

 iield's system of breeding may be said to have differed only fiom 

 Mr. Handler's in that the sire used has been of Bites blood, as the 

 entire herd, excepting Walnut (5th, are descended from dairy cattle, 

 he having pm chased several animals with from one to three 

 registered ciosses, and the production of such a beautiful heifer as 

 Gusta 4th, the Champion female at the Edinburgh Centenary 

 Meeting of 1 *S4, must have amply compensated the owner for his 



