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BLACK KNIGHT 4751 



Among the really great Aberdeen-An- 

 gus herds of cattle that have been in ex- 

 istence in the United States was that of 

 T. W. Harvey of Chicago at Turlington, 

 Neb. The development of this herd be- 

 gan along in the early '80s, and William 

 Watson, familiarly known as "Uncle Wil- 

 lie," a son of the famous Hugh Watson 

 of Keillor, Scotland, was herd manager 

 during the most interesting part of its 

 history. 



Black Knight 4751 (5887) was bred by 

 Gudgell & Simpson of Independence, Mo., 

 And was calved on Oct. 30, 1883. His sire 

 was Knight of St. Patrick (2194) 354, and 

 his dam Blackcap (4C42) 1552. 



The importance of this parentage of 

 Black Knight is first worthy of consid- 

 eration. His sire, Knight of St. Patrick, 

 was a great show bull in Scotland and 

 America. He was bred by R. C. Auld, 

 Bridgend, Scotland, and in 1881 won the 

 Highland and Agricultural society silver 

 medal as the best bull at the Leochel- 

 Cushnie Agricultural society show in 

 Scotland. Soon after, in 1882, he was im- 

 ported to America by Gudgell & Simpson 

 of Independence, Mo. Thereafter his 

 merit as a show bull became manifest. 

 In 1882 he was first in class at Minneap- 

 olis and St. Louis, and was also sweep- 

 stakes bull at the latter show. He also 

 headed the herd of five cows that won 

 first place at Minneapolis and St. .Louis 

 for being the best polled herd, while at 

 Kansas City he headed the best herd of 

 any breed. In 1883 Knight of St. Patrick 

 was first in class at Minneapolis, Des 

 Moines, Kansas City and St. Louis, and 

 sweepstakes bull at the latter show. He 

 also headed the herd which won first at 

 Minneapolis and St. Louis as the best 

 polled herd, and was first at Topeka, 

 Kan., as the best herd of any breed. 

 Knight of St. Patrick was out of Pride 

 of Aberdeen 10th (3250) 355, and was a 

 grandson on both sides of Pride of Aber- 



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