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Warlaby, which is on a stronger soil than Killerby, 

 lies somewhat in a hollow beneath Ainderby steeple, 

 and consists of 310 acres, over which Sir Samuel, in 

 his anti-gate-opening head gear, then seemed to act as 

 advanced guard. The late Mr. Booth did not care for 

 pictures of his winners. There was the big bull Navi- 

 gator in oil colours, but the rest were merely little en- 

 gravings on stone, such as might have been cut out of 

 the " Herd Book," and framed, and they were hardly 

 in harmony with the massive challenge cup on the side- 

 board. Cuddy in his brown jerkin and a checked 

 handkerchief, twisted like a hay-wisp round his neck, 

 and an aged hunting-whip in his hand, was on Ban- 

 niston Hill, where old Satin, Vivandiere, and Princess 

 Elizabeth and Red Rose were grazing. Satin, the 

 dam of General Havelock, was a white with a roan 

 neck, and rather upright horns. She milked well 

 enough to keep a show calf, and help the dairy as well, 

 and Mr. Booth had been in vain solicited to show her 

 in the milch-cow class. Vivandiere had a much 

 pleasanter head and horn ; Princess Elizabeth, dam of 

 Queen of the Isles, was a little on leg ; and the neat- 

 breasted but somewhat ragged-hipped Red Rose by 

 Harbinger, had only the year before added Queen of 

 the Ocean, to Queen of the May, Queen Mab, and 

 Queen of the Vale. The future gold medallist and 

 Soldier's Nurse were calves together. Crown Prince 

 stood by the gate leading into the straw-yard, and old 

 Hopewell, then sadly crippled, behind him. " The 

 Prince" was not a prize bull, but what was better, the 

 sire of prize winners, and at one time, the late Mr. 

 Booth had sixteen bulls out on hire by him. He had 

 capital fore-quarters, and was rather of a fawn roan, 

 and his horns were slightly curved, owing to the con- 

 stant use of the board which he carried for safety. 

 Then we passed on to that glorious group of Bride 

 Elect, with a bosom which seemed to require a second 

 pair of forelegs to support it ; " the Greek beauty" 



