80 RUTH OF TILLYFOUR. 



RUTH OF TILLYFOUR. 



The foundress of this branch was Ruth of Tillyfour 

 1169, bred in 1865 at Tillyfour and a full sister of Jilt 

 above referred to. 



Of her daughters may be mentioned : 



(i) Madge of Portlethen 1217, whose descendants 

 are often described as ' Madges', which went to Porthlethen 

 and thence to Aboyne and was ist prize cow at the 

 Kilburn International Show 1879 and dam of the bull 

 Monarch 1182, a ist prize H.A.S. bull and stock bull at 

 Powrie, whose name will be found to repeat itself in the 

 extended pedigrees of cattle bred in that herd, Madge of 

 Porthlethen with five of her offspring won the Group 

 Prize at the R.N. Show 1878 and was sold for 100 

 guineas when ten years old. She is represented through 

 her daughters : 



(a) Marjorie 2574, which went with her dam to 

 Aboyne and thence to Melville, where she bred Melville 

 Madge 5360, represented at Dalmeny, also Royal Ruth 

 10142, which went with her dam to Dalmore and thence 

 in 1893 to Pitpointie, and is stated to have been a heavy 

 milker. 



Lady Ruth 16728, a daughter of this cow, bred at 

 Dalmore, went to Auchorachan at 72 guineas as a 

 yearling and is represented there. 



(b) Medusa 2577, bred at Aboyne, of which a 

 descendant Waterside Madge 4th 22527 was sold at the 

 Blairmore sale 1898, and at the same sale a daughter of 

 the last named cow Madoqua 25419 went as a yearling to 

 Langshott where she has bred well, several of her 

 offspring having been prizewinners at the English shows. 



A full sister of this cow Wexe 26850 found her way 

 to Benton and has bred there. 



