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his own stock. This was the celebrated Angus 45, bred 

 by Mr Watson, Keillor, after Old Jock 1, and out of Old 

 Favourite. In taking this step, Mr M'Combie proved, 

 what was frequently manifested in his career as a breeder, 

 that he was not influenced by jealousy of any rival. 

 When he discovered a really good and pure-bred animal, 

 he did not care, provided it suited his purpose, in whose 

 herd it had been produced, but bought it if he happened 

 to be in want of it. Mr M'Combie had already " devel- 

 oped the type" of his Queen tribe, and had proved its 

 excellence by its capacity to produce within itself sucli 

 stock as Lola Montes, Bloomer, and Windsor. He could 

 therefore afford to disregard any suggestions that he was 

 in danger of compromising his reputation as a breeder 

 by going to- Keillor for a stock sire. Angus joined the 

 Tilly four herd in 1848, having been bought at Mr Wat- 

 son's sale that year for the comparatively small sum of 

 £36. In our notice of the Keillor herd we quote the 

 opinion of the judges at the Highland Society's show at 

 Edinburgh in 1848 as to the merits of Angus, who there 

 won the first prize, Mr M'Combie's Victor being second. 

 Angus was used for a considerable time at Tillyfour, but 

 it is a singular fact that only three calves after him, and 

 out of cows descended from Queen Mother, are entered 

 in the ' Herd Book.' These were — Charlotte 203, out of 

 Lola Montes ; The Belle 205, out of Bloomer ; and Beauty 

 of Morlich 2072, out of Windsor 202. It is from Lola 

 Montes's calf Charlotte that the most valued branch of the 

 Queen tribe has sprung. Charlotte, who was considered 

 one of the best cows bred at Tillyfour, had a most distin- 

 guished show-yard career, on which we will only remark 

 here that her winnings included first prizes at the High- 

 land Society's show, and at the Paris Exhibition in 1856. 

 Angus was succeeded at Tillyfour in 1854 by Hanton 

 228, purchased from his breeder, Mr Bowie, Mains of 

 Kelly, for £105, after he had gained the first prize of 



