420 THE BREFD IN THE SHOW- YARD. 



The preference of the Tillyfour group over that from 

 Ballindalloch has been the subject of considerable dis- 

 cussion, and still, as at the time it was declared, the 

 writer regards it as a point upon which there is ample 

 room for difference of opinion. The Tillyfour group, as 

 will have been gathered, had the bloom of youth on its 

 side, while it was most skilfully and uniformly. The 

 fine, gay young animals were arranged like steps of stairs, 

 and the even proportions of the lot excited much admira- 

 tion among the on-lookers. The Ballindalloch, group on 

 the other hand, lost in appearance by the inequality in 

 size of the animals composing it ; but closely examined, 

 its intrinsic merit, as representing a breeding herd, could 

 not have been easily excelled. 



In the polled cow class at the exhibition referred to, 

 Mr George Bruce won the first prize with Bella Mary 

 1503, a very heavy richly fleshed cow, bred by the 

 late Mr Dingwall Fordyce of Brucklay. Mr "M'Combie 

 stood second with the beautiful cow Sybil 1st 3524, 

 bred at Baads. The second prize in the aged bull class 

 fell to Cluny 1283, a three-year-old Erica bull of excel- 

 lent quality. 



