the show ring in 1892, as a calf, when 

 she won first place at Des Moines in a 

 ring of fourteen. For years she had a 

 remarkable show ring record. Mary Ab- 

 botsburns 1st, 2d and 4th were also cows 

 of merit and winners in the show ring. 

 A son of Young Abbotsburn named The 

 Corker, out of May Belle, by 2d Duke 

 of Hillsdale 51071, was purchased by T. 

 R. Westrope & Son at the dispersal sale 

 for $500. Extreme financial depression 

 alone at the time of the Moberley sale 

 is no doubt the cause for the low prices 

 secured. At the death of Young Abbots- 

 burn it is said there were eight bulls and 

 thirteen heifers by him in the Wallace 

 herd. This herd was disposed of on May 

 17, 1900, at Kansas City, by public sale, 

 when nine of his sons and daughters sold 

 for $2,075, an average of $230 per head. 

 Two sons, Sir Abbot 128850 and Butterfly 

 Abbotsburn 144508, that have been re- 

 ferred to as of much excellence, were 

 catalogued for the sale. Four days prior 

 to its occurrence Sir Abbot suddenly 

 died, while the other son was purchased 

 at $600 by J. H. McCuHough of Dayton, 

 Mo. 



The career of Young Abbotsburn in the 

 show ring was all the most ardent could 

 have wished for. As a breeder, however, 

 he did not meet all expectations. With 

 a pedigree of merit, carrying the blood of 

 many prize winners, it was reasonable to 

 look for the transmission of his many 

 good qualities to his offspring. That he 

 did not so transmit them to a notable 

 extent may be due to his high condition 

 of living and show ring career, or to 

 yet other factors \vhich we are unable 

 to comprehend. Yet a record of nearly 

 twenty years shows but few noteworthy 

 animals descended from Young Abbots- 

 burn besides Mary Abbotsburn 7th. In 

 spite of this fact he will always be en- 

 titled to a place among the really famous 

 bulls of the breed. 



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