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the clam of the latter was after a son, and out of a daughter 

 of Cupbearer 59, through whom the Keillor and Mains of 

 Kelly strains were introduced. 



Then followed Elector 427, bred by Colonel Gordon, 

 winner of the third prize at the Highland Society's shows 

 in 1870 and 1871, and second in 1872. The other sires 

 used were Bon Accord 446, bought from the Earl of Fife in 

 1871, winner of second prize at the Highland Society's 

 show at Kelso in 1872 ; Canmore 626, bought in 1874 from 

 Mr Elmslie, Cardenston ; Waterside King 870, after Mr 

 Bowie's Major 3rd 662, and of the Kinnaird Fanny family, 

 purchased in 1876 from Mr Wilken, Waterside of Forbes, 

 and Sir Maurice 1319 of the Fyvie Flower family pur- 

 chased at Colonel Gordon's sale in 1876 when a calf for 

 42 guineas. Waterside King gained the second prize in 

 1878 at the Highland Society's show at Dumfries, while 

 Sir Maurice was first-prize two-year-old at the same show, 

 and has been twice second and once third in the aged 

 class at Highland Society's meetings, besides gaining all 

 possible first prizes at local shows. Sir Maurice is still 

 doing good service in the herd, and retains the superior 

 points that have made him one of the best-known show 

 bulls of the time. At least three distinguished bulls have 

 been bred in the herd, viz. Clansman 398, of the Miss 

 Morrison family, third prize-winner at the Highland 

 Society's show at Inverness in 1865, second at the same 

 Society's show in 1868, and first at Edinburgh in 1869 ; 

 Sir Eoger 702, of the Georgina family, who was second- 

 prize one-year-old at the Highland Society's show at 

 Glasgow in 1875, and died when rising two years old ; and 

 Sir Wilfrid 1166, of the Georgina family, first-prize one- 

 year-old at the Highland Society's show at Aberdeen in 

 1876, and second-prize two-year-old at Edinburgh in 1877. 

 The most famous cow bred in the herd was Kate of Glen- 

 barry 2nd 1482, the winner of the first prize at the High- 

 land Society's show at Inverness in 1874, when 21 cows 



