778 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



Moberley and Young Abbottsburn. In Sep- 

 tember, 1890, Col. Thomas S. Moberley of For- 

 est Grove Farm, Richmond, Ky., began a series 

 of show-yard campaigns, made memorable by 

 the exhibition of the massive Cruickshank bull 

 Young Abbottsburn 1 10679. Col. Moberley had 

 for some years been prominent as a breeder 

 and fitter of Bates and Bates-crossed stock, and 

 his great coup of 1890 came as a complete sur- 

 prise to the Short-horn breeding interests of 

 the States. Imp. Cupbearer, at that time 

 owned by Williams & Householder, Columbus, 

 Kan., was the reigning king of Western show- 

 yards. Moberley determined that if there 

 was a bull in North America capable of coping 

 with Cupbearer he would find him and place 

 him at the head of his Forest Grove show stock. 

 Like all others who at that period sought show 



quiet attire, long white locks, and strong modest face, obeyed the Royal 

 command, and was received most cordially by his Royal Highness. This 

 incident, simple and interesting in itself, gave unbounded pleasure to the 

 crowd of onlookers, who applauded warmly as the venerable breeder was 

 seen to make his way back from the presence of Royalty. It was a singu- 

 larly happy occurrence that meeting of the youthful Prince and the patri- 

 archal farmer one of many similarly happy incidents which illumine and 

 distinguish the movements of the R?yal family, demonstrating their ever 

 anxious desire to recognize and duly honor noble achievement in what- 

 ever walk of life it may be observed. 



"Amos Cruickshank was then in his eighty-sixth year. Although 

 bowed down with the weight of years, he was not unnaturally anxious 

 again to witness the Highland Show anxious in particular that he might 

 see the Royal Duke who had honored Scotch agriculturists by becoming 

 the President of their National Agricultural Society and arranging to visit 

 its show in the Granite City. Happily Mr. Cruickshank's desire was ful- 

 filled, and by the incident just mentioned an honor was added which he 

 had not dreamt of, but which deeply gratified him. Talking over the 

 honor done him, he said to me : ' I feel gratified, deeply gratified, but ha'l 

 I known what was before me I could never have left Sittyton.' " 



