CHAELOTTE 203 AND PRIDE OF ABERDEEN 581. 125 



Of the descendants of Queen Mother, Charlotte 203, 

 and her daughter Pride of Aberdeen 581, were the most 

 illustrious. After the preceding remarks we need say- 

 nothing here regarding the celebrity of the animals em- 

 braced in their pedigrees. Nor is it necessary at present 

 to enlarge on their individual merit. Sufficient proof of 

 their excellence is found in the fact, that these two cows 

 were considered about the best of any breed exhibited at 

 two great international shows — Charlotte at Paris in 1857, 

 and Pride of Aberdeen at Battersea in 1862. Mr 

 M'Combie paid special attention to the development of 

 the branch of the Queen tribe founded by Pride of 

 Aberdeen. She bred exceedingly well, and the family 

 of polled cattle in which occur the names of Mr M'Com- 

 bie's favourite cows, Pride of Aberdeen, Charlotte, and 

 Queen Mother, is held in very high esteem by breeders. 



It ought to be noticed that at Mr FuUerton's sale in 1844, 

 Mr M'Combie purchased Jean Ann 206, a full sister of 

 Queen Mother. From her he bred his three Victor bulls, 

 as also Young Jean Ann 144, who was the dam of the 

 Highland Society's first prize cow Fair Maid of Perth 313, 

 by Angus 45. The strain is now extinct in the female 

 line. 



Hitherto we have confined our remarks on the Tilly four 

 herd to the members of the Queen tribe bred there. 

 Although that was the family to the rearing of which Mr 

 M'Combie devoted his chief attention, he also owned and 

 bred several famous animals of other strains. Among these 

 we may mention Beauty of Tillyfour 2nd 1180 bred at Keil- 

 lor, and of Mr Watson's Favourite tribe. Besides several 

 good bulls. Beauty 2nd bred Miss Watson 987 by President 

 3rd 246 ; Jilt 973 by Black Prince of Tillyfour 366 ; and 

 Ruth of Tillyfour 1169 also by Black Prince of Tillyfour. 

 We need not at present dwell on the distinguished descend- 

 ants of this branch of the Keillor Favourite tribe. Of other 

 celebrated animals owned or bred by Mr M'Combie, a few 



