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of individual merit coupled with superior pedigree, and em- 

 phasized the value of the sire. At William Fullerton's sale he 

 bought Queen Mother (348) from which he developed the famous 

 Queen tribe. McCombie bred Pride of Aberdeen (581), the 

 founder of the Pride family and one of the most famous show 

 cows of the breed. McCombie improved on the work of Watson 

 and became his worthy successor. His success in the show ring 

 was marvelous. He not only exhibited at the leading Scotch 



Fig. 88. Lucy's Prince 46183, by Ringmaster. Grand champion Aberdeen 

 Angus bull at the International Live Stock Exposition in 1903 and 1904. 

 A well-known prize winner at leading shows elsewhere. Owned by D. 

 Bradfute & Son, Xenia, Ohio. Photograph by the author 



shows but also in France on four different occasions, always 

 with eminent success. In 1878 his herd at the Paris Interna- 

 tional Exposition won the grand championship against all breeds 

 and attracted international attention. Many regard McCombie 

 as the most distinguished improver and promoter of the breed. 



Sir George Macpherson Grant of Ballindalloch is considered the 

 most important of modern Aberdeen Angus breeders. Cattle of 

 this kind had been bred on his estate for very many years and were 

 long of high repute, but since the dispersal of the McCombie 

 herd in 1880, the Ballindalloch herd has been regarded as the 



