794 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



third prizes in this competition were won by Herefords, and the 

 fourth and fifth by Short-horns owned respectively by Messrs. 

 Moberley and Brown. The young herd prize was also won by 

 Short-horns, consisting of the Canadian lot shown by Messrs. 

 Russell, headed by the white yearling Lord Stanley. Col. Mober- 

 ley's Young Abbottsburn was adjudged best aged bull of any 

 breed on exposition, with Mr. Clough's Hereford Ancient Briton 

 second and Robbins' Gay Monarch* third. Russell's yearling Lord 

 Stanley carried the yearling bull championship, and in bull calves 

 Mr. Cockburn, also of Canada, won with Indian Warrior, sired by 

 Arthur Johnston's imp. Sittyton Victoria bull Indian Chief. The 

 heifer calf championship was won by Mr. Russell of Canada, with 

 Centennial Isabella 30th. 



The $1,000 special championship prize for best ten head of cat- 

 tle of any breed bred by the exhibitor was awarded to Mr. H. F. 

 Brown by a committee consisting of Wallace Estill, Richard Gib- 

 son and H. H. Clough. J. H. Potts & Son received second in this 

 competition, Mr. Van Natta third with Herefords and Messrs. 

 Moberley and Robbins fourth and fifth with Short-horns. 



Recent importations. The close of the cen- 

 tury finds the Scotch blood the prevailing 

 fashionable element on both sides of the water. 

 Sires of North-country breeding are in ser- 

 vice in most of the leading collections of the 

 breed in the United States and Canada. Eng- 

 lish sentiment is still somewhat divided upon 

 the subject of the Scotch cross, but under the 

 leadership of Messrs. Deane Willis whose win- 

 nings at the great English shows of recent 

 years with stock of Aberdeenshire descent have 



* Gay Monarch was a roan, sired by William of Orange out of an Atha- 

 basca dam, and was for several seasons one of the star attractions of the 

 Short-horn exhibit at Western shows. He not only carried many first and 

 championship prizes, but in the Bobbins herd sired show cattle of out- 

 standing 1 merit. He was a smooth, deep-fleshed bull, possessing more 

 character than Young Abbottsburn, and must be ranked with the Duke of 

 Richmond and Baron Victor as one of the most valuable breeding animals 

 of the Scotch type ever used in the West. He died the property of Messrs. 

 Robbins in 1899. 



