130 EXTINCT HERDS. 



is not well-founded. It is quite true that the bulls bred 

 by Mr M'Combie did not figure so prominently in the 

 show-yard as the females reared at Tillyfour. That was 

 perhaps due mainly to the fact that the male animals were 

 too valuable to force for showing purposes. Any one who 

 wishes to estimate accurately the merit of the Tillyfour 

 bulls, should look at the accounts of the Westertown, Kin- 

 naird, Ballindalloch, Mains of Kelly, Easter Skene, 

 Drumin, Rothiemay, Castle Fraser, Montbletton, Kin- 

 nochtry, TuUochallum, and numerous other herds. A 

 few of the bulls bred at Tillyfour may be noted. First 

 there were the three Victors ; then Windsor 221 ; Alford 

 231; Young Panmure 232; Napoleon 257; Eob Eoy 

 Macgregor 267 ; Black Jock of Tillyfour 365 ; Black 

 Prince of Tillyfour 366; Sir James 369; Derby 377 

 Defiance 397 ; Marshal 399 ; Garibaldi of Haughton 707 

 Hero 400 ; Disraeli 401 ; Trojan 402 ; Eeform 408 

 Squire 436 ; Bright 454 ; Champion 459 ; Scotsman 

 474; Eemarkable 482; Major of Tillyfour 509; Clova 

 517 ; Black Prince of Clova 518 ; Tarn o' Shanter 491 ; 

 Shah 680, &c. 



We shall not attempt to enumerate the prizes won by 

 Mr M'Combie in the show-yard, which, from the first 

 premium won at Alford in 1832 to the crowning victory 

 at Paris in 1878, furnishes a record of success without 

 precedent in the annals of stock-breeding. A remarkable 

 feature connected with Mr M'Combie's show cattle was that 

 nearly all his prize animals were of the Queen tribe. If 

 there were few of this tribe in the champion group at 

 Paris, the reason is not far to seek. Mr M'Combie, as we 

 already mentioned, was unable so carefully to supervise 

 the management of his herd when he was in Parliament as 

 when he could devote his whole attention to it. But for 

 this, we feel satisfied he would not have allowed so many 

 of his best animals to be sold in 1874. Had not this sale 

 taken place, it might not have been necessary for him to 



