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4 PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1882. 



6. County of Peebles. — Convener, Lord Arthur Cecil, Orchard Mains, 



Innerleithen ; Secretaries, William Eiddell, Howford, Peebles ; and 

 A. Alexander, West Linton. Granted 1882. 



7. Eastern District of Stirlingshire. — Convener, Ralph Stark of Snm- 



merford, Palkii-k ; Secretary, Thomas Binnie, Falkirk. Granted 1882. 



premiums. 



1. Best Entire Colt, foaled after 1st January 1880, 



Medium Silver Medal and ^3 

 Second best, .......... £^ 



Third best, .......... ^1 



2. Best Entire Colt, foaled after 1st January 1881, 



Medium Silver Medal and £2 

 Second best, .......... .£1 



Third best, 



3. Best Filly, foaled after 

 Second best, 

 Third best, 



4. Best Filly, foaled after 

 Second best. 

 Third best, 



10s 



1st Januarv 1880, Medium Silver Medal and ^3 



J^2 



• ••>•••• oC* -^ 



1st January 1881, iSIedium Silver Medal and £2 



In 1882, 



Nos. 1 and 2 are in competition for the last year ; 

 Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 for the first year. 



Section 3.— SHEEP. 



Note. — The Society's Sheep Premiums are granted to each District for three 

 alternate years, on condition that the District shall, in the two inter- 

 mediate years, continue the Competitions by offering for the same 

 description of stock a sum not less than one-half of that given by the 

 Society. 



At the intermediate Competitions, a Silver Medal will be placed at the dis- 

 posal of the Committee, to be awarded for the best Tup which has 

 gained a First Money Prize at a previous District or General Show 

 of the Highhxnd and Agricultural Society, and of the class for which 

 the District receives Premiums ; also four Medium Silver Medals, to be 

 given along with the first prize in the four Classes of Sheep, provided 

 there are not less than two lots in each class. 



The selection of the Breed is left to the local Committee. See Rule 6 



districts. 



1. Islands of Islay, Jura, and Colonsay. — Convener, Kirkman Finlay 



of Dunlossit, Portaskaig, Islay ; Secretary, John M'Taggart, Kil- 

 chearan, Islay. Granted 1878. 



2. District of Dunoon. — Convener, A. S. Finlay of Castle Toward, 



Greenock ; Secretary, Archibald Mitchell, junior, Clydesdale Bank, 

 Dunoon. Granted 1880. 



3. District of Dalkeith. — Convener, Sir James Gardiner Baird of 



Saughton Hall, Bart., Inch House, Liberton; Secretary, William 

 Harper, Sheriff hall Mains, Dalkeith. Granted 1880. 



4. Upper Ward of Lanarkshire. — Convener, John Ord Mackenzie of 



Dolphinton ; Secretary, David Oswald, Abington, N.B. Granted ] 880. 



5. District of Lochaber. — Convener, D. P. M'Donald, Invernevis, Fort- 



William ; Secretary, N. B. i\Iackenzie, British Linen Co. Bank, Fort • 

 William. Granted 1880. 



