THE BOOTH HERDS. 99 



for 60 guineas, when a calf was by a bull which was both a son and 

 grandson of Favorite (252); his dam was by a son of Favorite, and 

 his granddam by a bull who was not only a son of Favorite, but also 

 of Favorite's half-sister. Pilot, bred by Mr. Robert Colling, was by 

 Major (398) or Wellington (680). Major was by a son and grandson 

 of Favorite, his dam by a son of Favorite, his granddam by Favorite, 

 and his great granddam by Favorite. Wellington was by a son and 

 grandson of Favorite, and his dam was by Favorite. Marshal Beres- 

 ford was by a son and grandson of Favorite, his dam by a grandson 

 of Favorite, and his granddam by Favorite. Marshal Beresford came 

 into the herd in an exchange for some cows with Major Bower, Mr. 

 Thomas Booth's brother-in-law, a Short-horn breeder, then living at 

 Welham. On returning home one day, Mr. R. Booth found, to his great 

 annoyance, that his father had re-sold the Marshal to Major Bower. 

 He thought that if either had been parted with it should have been 

 Albion. It proved fortunate, however, for the Booth herd that Albion 

 was retained ; for though not so stylish as the Marshal in appearance, 

 he proved far superior to him as a sire. Albion is said to have done 

 more good in the herd than any other of the earlier bulls, notwith- 

 standing that he had, through Washington (674), one-sixty-fourth 

 part of the Alloy, which was the term of reproach cast upon Lady, 

 by Grandson of Bolingbroke, and her descendants in the early days 

 of Short-horn breeding.* The offspring of Albion were, in general, 

 very round, compact, and near the ground. 



" I must here, however, revert to the Fairholme calves. A slight 

 survey of the tribes which have sprung from these early mothers of 

 the herd may not be without interest to some of my readers. From 

 them proceeded the Fairholme or Blossom tribe, the old Red Rose 

 tribe, and the Ariadne or Bright Eyes tribe. 



" Of the Fairholme or Blossom tribe, one branch terminated in the 

 bull Easby (232). Another, which Mr. R. Booth took with him to 

 Studley, produced Moss Rose, by Suworrow, Madame, by Marshal 

 Beresford, Fair Maid, by Pilot, Miss Foote, by Agamemnon (9), and 

 Young Sir Alexander (513). A third division, which, in the cow 

 Eve passed into the hands of Major Bower, has representatives in 

 the herd of Lord Feversham Skyrocket, tlie first prize bull at the 

 Royal show at Leeds in 1861, being one of them. Of a fourth 

 branch the descendants of Beauty by Albion one portion remained 

 in the hands of Mr. John Booth, and produced Modish, sold to Mr. 



* See page 71 ante, in notice of Charles Ceiling's breeding. L. F. A. 



