PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1869. 2o 



0. Bulls for which the Money Premiums are awarded may be required to 

 serve iu the District at least one season ; the rate of service to be fixed by the 

 Committee. 



10. Should it be proved to the satisfaction of the Committee that an 

 animal has been entered under a false name, pedigree, or description, for the 

 purpose of misleading the Committee or Judges as to its qualifications or 

 properties, the case shall be reported to the Directors, and submitted by 

 them to the first General Meeting, in order that the Exhibitor shall be dis- 

 qualified from again competing at the Society's Shows, and his name, if he be 

 a member, struck from the roll. 



11. When an animal has previously been disqualified by the decision of 

 any Agricultural Association in Great Britain or Ireland, such disqualification 

 shall attach, if the Exhibitor, being aware of the disqualification, fail to state 

 it, and the grounds thereof, in his entry, to enable the Committee to judge of 

 its validity. 



12. Blank reports will be furnished to the Conveners of the different Dis- 

 tricts. These must, in all details, be completed and lodged with the Secretary 

 on or before the, 1st of November next, for the approval of the Directors, 

 against whose decisions there shall be no appeal. 



13. A report of the Competition and Premiums awarded at the intermediate 

 local Shows, in the several Districts, signed by a Member of the Society, 

 must be transmitted to the Secretary on or before the 1st November in each 

 year, otherwise the Society's grants shall terminate. 



14. It is to be distinctly understood that in no instance does any claim lie 

 against the Society for expenses attending a show of stock beyond the amount 

 of the Premiums offered. 



Section 2.-HOKSES 



FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. 



Note. — The Society's Stallion Premiums are granted to each district for two 

 years, and are followed by Premiums for other two years for Brood 

 Mares, and again for a similar period by Premiums for Entire Colts 

 and Fillies. 



1. Stallions. 



1. County of Ayr. — Convener, James Baird of Cambusdoon; Secretaries, J. 



and J. M'Murtrie, Ayr. 



2. County of Inverness. — Convener, Henry W. White of Monar ; Secre- 



tary, Hugh Fraser, Balloch of Culloden. 



Best Stallion, not under three years and nine months, and not above 

 twelve years old, ..... £25 



In 1869, 

 No. 1 is in competition for the last year. 



No. 2 for the first year. 



2. Mares, 

 Best Brood Mare, ...... £10 



In 1869 

 No competition. 



