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second prizes being first-class animals. The cows in milk were 

 not what one would like to see at the Society's Shows, only two 

 being shown of ordinary quality. The section of cows in calf 

 was a very tine one, all the animals shown being of very good 

 quality. The first and second prize animals, in the section for 

 two-year-old and one-year-old heifers, were all of first-class 

 quality. 



The Polled Angus or Aberdeen breed was very creditably 

 represented. In a small but good section of aged bulls, the first 

 prize animal was an admirable specimen of the breed, and very 

 well developed for his age, broad, deep, and level in form, with 

 a very rich cover of evenly laid on flesh. The two-year-old bull 

 section was larger, but it was not quite so good as it has been at 

 some recent Shows. In the section of yearling bulls there was a 

 very long and a very close contest between the first and second 

 prize animals. Both were of very high merit — the first long, 

 level, and stylish ; the second shorter but thick, compact, and 

 also of attractive character. Again, between the third and 

 fourth bulls, both thick, large, and heavily fleshed, the result 

 was for a considerable time doubtful. In the section of cows, 

 which was very good indeed, the first prize animal had very 

 strong opposition, but could not be passed over. On account of 

 their excellent symmetry, true character, fine quality, aod 

 levelness, two smaller cows (smaller to appearance than in 

 reality, as they stood on short legs) were selected for the second 

 and third prizes. Two or three of the other cows also .showed 

 very high merit. In point of excellence the two-year-old heifer 

 section was the best in the class. The three prize winners have 

 rarely been excelled at their age, the first, in particular, being 

 an animal of great size and wealth of flesh, and almost faultless 

 in symmetry and character. The yearling heifer section, in 

 which there were no fewer than thirty -two entries, but a good 

 many empty stalls, contained about a dozen animals of very 

 high average merit, such as may be safely entrusted with the 

 perpetuation of the breed. The first and second prize heifers 

 competed closely, the excellent underline and robust, yet truly 

 feminine character of the first, ultimately carrying her to the 

 front. The third prize heifer was small in size, but almost 

 perfect in symmetry. Prince Albert of Baads (looG), winner of 

 the first prize at Kelso in 1880, was shown as extra stock, and 

 being still in good form, was greatly admired. 



Seeing the site of the show was so far distant from the south- 

 west of Scotland and the west of En^dand, where Gallowavs are 

 kept, it was not to be expected that there would be a very 

 numerous representation of that breed at Inverness. lUit while 

 the entries were fairly numerous in these circumstances, the 

 turn-out was niisera))ly small. This was solely due to the fear 



