the World's Columbian Exposition in 

 1893 Black Monk was third in the aged 

 bull class, and at this same show in the 

 herd contest of bulls 2 years old or over 

 and four cows .or heifers, Goodwin & 

 Judy won third place with Black Monk 

 in the group. Blackbird Knight was a 

 bull of unusual merit, but in spite of 

 this fact on Nov. 23, 1892, he sold at 

 auction at Dexter Park for $200. Com- 

 menting on this sale the Breeder's Ga- 

 zette wrote: "A better bargain than 

 Blackbird Knight at $200 was never 

 taken from Dexter Park sale ring." 



If it was notable that Abbotsford and 

 his brothers should have all come from 

 the same sire and dam, so is it equally 

 notable that these bulls sbould all have 

 come from the one cow. Blackbird of 

 Corskie 4th 7931, with Abbotsford as sire. 



Abbotsford proved, however, to be a 

 bull of marked prepotency, whether 

 viewed from the male or female trans- 

 mission. He seemed happily adapted to 

 the Zara females, as were also his sons — 

 an adaptability that was readily recog- 

 nized. Zara 4th 15492, one of his daugh- 

 ters, out of Zarilda 2d, won fourth place 

 as a yearling heifer at the World's Co- 

 lumbian Exposition in 1893, and she also 

 was one of the group of four, get of 

 one sire, which was highly commended 

 at the same show, the four animals in 

 question being by Abbotsford. Zara 4th 

 was also in the mixed herd exhibited 

 by Goodwin & Judy and which secured 

 grand sweepstakes over all beef breeds 

 at the Wisconsin state fair. Zara 5th, 

 a daughter of Black Monk, was a great 

 prize winner and has been regarded as 

 one of the most superior females of the 

 breed produced in America. Blackcap 

 King 22652, a son of Black Monk, was 

 the best bull calf at the Minnesota state 

 fair in 1895, and later in 1897 he was 

 the best 2-year-old at the Minnesota 

 fair, and he also headed the grand 

 sweepstakes herd at the Illinois atate 

 fair the same year. 



Writing of the daughters of Abbots- 

 ford in 1901 (Breeder's Gazette, Aug. 21), 

 W. C. McGavock says: "The Abbots- 

 ford females, as a rule, retain their 

 vitality, smoothness and fresh appear- 

 ance to a good old age. One of them, a 

 Rosebud, was recently sold at Chicago 

 at 12 years of age for $450, retaining 

 the form and freshness she possessed as 

 a 2-year-old, and another splendid 

 daughter of this great bull topped the 



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