442 THE BREED IN THE SHOW-YARD. 



1878. LiEUT.-CoLOXEL FERGUSON of Pitfour, Mintlaw. 



Bull Logie the Laird 3rd 862, 4 years and 5 months; 

 bred by Alexander Bowie, Mains of Kellie, Arbroath ; 

 s. Gainsborough 596, d. Lizzie 4th 2249. 



1879. PvOBERT ANDERSON, Daugh, Taiiand. 



Bull Prince Albert of Baads 1336, 2 years, 4 

 months, and 9 days ; bred by George Eeid, Baads, 

 Peterculter; s. Bachelor 690, d. Kate of Baads 1947. 



1880. HENRY D. ADAMSON, Balquharn, Alford. 



Cow Sybil 2nd 3526, 4 years and 3 months ; bred 

 by the late William M'Combie of Tillyfour ; s. Sir 

 Garnet 684, d. Sybil 1st 3524. 



1881. Pi. C. AULD, Bridgend, Whitehouse. 



Bull Knight of the Shire 1699, 2 years, 6 months, 

 and 15 days ; bred by H. D. Adamson, late of Bal- 

 quharn, Alford; s. Dragon 1178, d. Pride of Mulben 

 3rd 3249. 



The M'Oomlie Prize. 



In 1877 a subscription was started in order to make 

 some suitable testimonial to Mr William M'Combie of 

 Tillyfour, M.P., by breeders and others throughout the 

 county and elsewhere. A sum of over 300 was thus 

 raised, and, at Mr M'Combie's request, the money was 

 handed over to the- Royal Northern Agricultural So- 

 ciety, in order to constitute a capital, the interest of 

 which was to be paid as a prize every year. This special 

 prize is styled The M'Combie Prize, and is awarded to the 

 best breeding animal of the polled Aberdeen or Angus breed. 

 A prize of the value of about 15 is at present awarded 

 yearly out of this fund. The first competition took place 

 in 1878 at the annual summer show of the Society. The 

 following is a list of the owners, breeders, and pedigrees of 

 the animals which gained this prize : 



