448 THE BREED IN THE SALE RING. 



Mr M'Combie's next sale took place at Dorsell in 1860. 

 Lord Southesk bought Empress of France 578, a daughter 

 of Charlotte 203 and full sister of Pride of Aberdeen 

 581, for 60 guineas. Three wonderful old cows were 

 sold at this sale. Lola Montes 208, one of the most 

 renowned of polled matrons, was offered, being then 

 fourteen years old, and was bought by Mr Bowie, Mains 

 of Kelly, for 29 guineas. Windsor 202, her sister, as 

 famous as a breeder of bulls as Lola Montes was of 

 heifers, was sold in her tenth year to Mr Wemyss of 

 Wemyss Castle for 40 guineas. Jean Ann 206, one of 

 Mr M'Combie's purchases at Ardovie in 1844, and that 

 had clone good service at Tillyfour by producing the 

 Victors, was sold in her seventeenth year to Mr Watson, 

 Keillor, for 15 guineas. Nightingale 262, that had by 

 this time been bought at one of the Portlethen sales for 

 68, 5s., was now sold to Sir George Macpherson Grant 

 for 47 guineas. Heiress of Balwyllo 461 went to Mr 

 Walker, Montbletton, at 53 guineas, and the money 

 proved to have been well invested. Mr Barclay, Yonder- 

 ton, took out at 32 guineas the yearling heifer Matilda 

 1712, after Hanton 228, and out of Lola Montes 208. 

 It was at this sale also Mr Brown, Westertown, acquired 

 for 19 guineas Duchess 927, the foundress of the Duchess 

 branch of the Queen tribe, the animal being then a mere 

 calf. Two very fine bulls were sold; Garibaldi 707, out 

 of Pride of Aberdeen, going to Mr Farquharson of 

 Haughton for 33 guineas, and Tain o' Shanter 491, stated 

 in the catalogue to be out of Maid of Orleans 508, but 

 entered in the 'Herd Book' as out of Lola Montes 208, 

 to Mr Walker, Montbletton, for 47 guineas. 



The Earl of Southesk had an important sale at Kinnaird 

 Home Farm in 1861. Some excellent animals were dis- 

 posed of ; but it is a lamentable circumstance that only a 

 few of them are now represented in the female line. This 

 is doubtless due to the fact that many of the cattle were 



