400 THE BREED IN THE SHOW-YARD. 



winners since would favourably compare with her. To 

 the Ericas yet another premier honour went on that 

 eventful occasion. Enchantress 981 of Ballindalloch, 

 an animal of no great substance or size, but of extra- 

 ordinary sweetness, quality, and style, won the first 

 ticket in the two-year-old heifer class. A neat little 

 heifer, considerably under size, from Rothiemay, un- 

 popularly won in the yearling class. The favourite for 

 first honours was Duchess 4th 944, from Westertown. 

 She had revenge at Kelso the following year, where she 

 was clearly the first two-year-old. The Kothiemay heifer 

 had not growth enough to enable her to keep her place. 



"The cow class at Kelso in 1872 was a very good 

 one. Six cows came from Ballindalloch on that occasion, 

 the like of which I have never at any other time seen 

 exhibited from one herd. They included Sybil and Eisa 

 for the gold medals, and four beauties headed by 

 Enchantress in the ordinary class. After a close pull, 

 however, substance prevailed, and a Tilly four, Charmer 

 1172, was placed first. She was very thick through the 

 heart, and had a good, hardy -looking head, but she 

 lacked the sweetness of the Ballindalloch cows that 

 pressed her so closely. The Tillyfour herd was fortunate 

 that day, for it finished with the best of a hard struggle in 

 the yearling heifer class, the combatants having been Pride 

 of Alford 1778, from Tillyfour, and Kate 2nd 1482, from 

 Eothiemay. The former was as plump and as ripe as a 

 pear, but the latter had more feminine character and a 

 grand head and ears, and great promise. In fact, I con- 

 sidered her one of the best yearlings that have appeared 

 since Pride of Aberdeen came on the scene at Aberdeen 

 in 1858. The tables were turned as between these two 

 heifers at Stirling in 1873, and Kate 2nd finished her 

 National Society's career at the early age of three years, 

 with full honours in a good class of cows at Inverness 

 Highland show in 1874. 



