232 HISTORY OF THE SHORT-HORNS. 



George Hutchinson, Wetherell, Baker of Ellmore, Wright, Stephenson, 

 Hustler, Raine, Mr. Booth and his sons John and Richard, Maj. Rudd, 

 and the two Coateses, father and son. Sir Henry was a breeder 

 of blood horses, and he suggested to the company, what had been 

 before arranged between him and Mr. Coates, the publication of a 

 record for Short-horns, like the Stud Book for horses. The view was 

 at once adopted. All the gentlemen named were breeders of Short- 

 horns, and at least three of them breeders of blood horses, viz. : Sir 

 Henry, Col. Trotter and Mr. Stephenson. That was the start of the 

 Herd Book. Sir Henry, Mr. Coates and Col. Trotter, had, prior to 

 this consulted on the subject, and the movement at Sir Henry's din- 

 ner of the day of his show, was in pursuance of arrangement. It 

 was conceded that Mr. Coates -was the most proper person to act as 

 editor of the book. He was fitted for that duty by a large knowledge 

 of pedigrees and great interest in cattle, as well as knowledge of 

 breeders. He had also their confidence. Mr. Coates at once went 

 to work. Sir Henry agreed to defray the expense but, alas, he died 

 the next year, nine months only from this arrangement, when only 

 partial progress had been made. His death delayed the matter, and 

 except that Mr. Coates continued to collect material, there was no 

 advance made. Had Sir Henry lived, the first volume of the Herd 

 Book would have been published years before it was. 



" The matter now rested until the first sale of Robert Colling's 

 cattle in September, 1818. In the evening after the sale the project 

 was revived among the breeders present, who were of course numer- 

 ous, Col. Trotter bringing it up for consideration. As a means of 

 defraying the expenses and giving a guarantee to a publisher, he pro- 

 posed a subscription. A list was prepared and was largely signed 

 there, and by every breeder then present. As the list was not money, 

 no further progress was made for a year and a half. Through the 

 zeal of Mr. Bates, who had deeply entered into the project, an 

 arrangement was made to hold a meeting to consider the subject ; to 

 examine and correct the manuscript pedigrees, and furnish more 

 material. This meeting took place at the King's Head Hotel, Dar- 

 lington. There were present at it, Robe'rt and Charles Colling, Mrs. 

 Charles Colling, Miss Wright of Cleasby, (her father was one of the 

 purchasers of Comet, and she continued her father's breeding after 

 his death,) Mr. Bates, Mr. Mason of Chilton, Mr. Baker of Ellmore, 

 Mr. Whittaker, Mr. Wetherell and Mr. Coates. Letters had been 

 addressed largely to breeders, requesting information, and replies were 

 obtained giving much material. Mr. Bates had traversed all the 



