ABBESS. 59 



Victoria Queen 8869 which went at the Bridgend sale 

 1883 to Dalmore and thence to Caerhays (Cornwall) 

 where she produced Victress 14511 two daughters of 

 which Victoria 2nd 17634 and Victoria of Aldbar 17633, 

 fine big-framed cows, found their way to Tedfold where 

 they had a considerable progeny members of which were 



sold at the Tedfold draft sales. This branch is now 



represented at Tangmere (Sussex). 



ABBESS AND ACTRESS OF SPOTT. 



The foundation cow Ashentilly 1029 was bred at 

 East Tulloch in 1866 and is represented through her 

 daughters : 



(i) Abbess 2nd 1969, of which a daughter Abbess 

 3rd 3616 also bred at East Tulloch, passed to Balquhain 

 and thence in 1881 to Benton, where she founded the 

 " Abbess " family. 



Abbess 3rd was 2nd as a cow at the R.A.S.E. Show 

 1883 and was the dam at Benton of the Bull Albion 6525, 

 ist as a yearling and 2nd as an aged bull at the R.A.S.E. 

 1889 and 1891, and a first prize-winner at other Shows in 

 England, and used as stock bull in the herd to his I3th 

 year. This cow also bred Achievement 13080 reserve for 

 champion at the Birmingham and Smithfield Shows 1889 



also Abbess Royal 10572 ist as a cow at the R.A.S.E. 



Show 1888 and a considerable prize-winner at other 



Shows in England in 1888-9 also Abbess of Balliol 



9262 which in 1885 was exported to Turlington, U.S.A., 

 where she produced Abbess of Turlington champion cow 

 in America in 1899. Other produce of this cow was also 

 sold for export. 



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