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success of Sir George Macpherson Grant — Galloway First Prizes — Small 

 show of AjTshires — First Prizes — Good show of Highland Cattle — Fat 

 Stock — First Prizes in Horse Classes — Sheep Classes — Border Leicesters 

 most numerous Class — Dinner, Lord Provost Pullar presiding — Speech 

 by Mr Jacob Wilson — Sir George Macpherson Grant and the Successful 

 Competitors 380 



CHAPTER XLI. 



THIRD SHOW AT KELSO (1872), AND THIRD AT STIRLING (1873). 



Show at Kelso: — Shorthorn Awards — Remarkable success of Duke of Buc- 

 cleuch — Angus or Aberdeen Cattle— First Prizes — First Premiums for 

 Galloways and Ayrshires — Highland Cattle — Signal success of Mr Stewart 

 of Duntulm — Fat Cattle — Horse and Sheep Premiums — Dinner, the Earl 

 of Haddington presiding — Sir George Macpherson Grant and Successful 

 Competitors. Show at Stirling: — First Prizes in Shorthorns— Her Majesty 

 takes a First Prize — Good show of Aberdeen or Angus — Small show of 

 Galloways — Premiums — Ayrshires and Highland Cattle — Fat Stock — 

 Small show of Horses — Sheep Premiums — Dinner, Earl of Dunmore in 

 the chair — Letter from the Prince of Wales — Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell 

 and the Successful Competitors ........ 386 



CHAPTER XLH. 



SIXTH SHOW AT INVERNESS (1874), AND EIGHTH SHOW AT 

 GLASGOW (1S75). 



Show at Inverness : — Large sum offered in Premiums — Shorthorn Awards — 

 Her Majesty again wins a First Prize — First Prizes in Aberdeen and Angus 

 and Galloways — Signal success of the Duke of Buccleuch in Ayrshire 

 Classes — Highland Cattle and Fat Stock — First Prizes for Horses — Small 

 show of Sheep — Mr Archibald, Overshiels, carries all the First Prizes for 

 Blackfaced Sheep — No Prizes offered for Leicesters — Dinner, Master of 

 Lovat presiding — Sir George Macpherson Grant and Successful Com- 

 petitors. Shozu at Glasgozo : — Addition to money value of Premiums — 

 Distinguished success in Shorthorns of Mr Browne, Doxford — First 

 Premiums for Angus or Aberdeen, Galloways, and Ayrshires and High- 

 land Cattle — Fat Stock — Very large show of Horses — Marked success of 

 Mr Lawrence Drew — First Awards in Sheep Classes — Poultry, &c. — Large 

 Receipts for Admission — Dinner, Marquis of Bute presiding — Mr Martin, 

 Auchindennan, represents Successful Competitors ..... 393 



CHAPTER XLHL 



SIXTH SHOW AT ABERDEEN (1876) ; TENTH SHOW AT EDINBURGH 

 (1877); AND SIXTH SHOW AT DUMFRIES (1878). 



Show at Aberdeen .-—Large show of Cattle — Increase in the Premiums — First 

 Premiums in Shorthorns — Largest show ever seen of Aberdeen or Angus 

 — Great success of Earl of Fife — Fair show of Galloways — First Prizes — 

 Ayrshires — Success of the Duke of Buccleuch — Highland Cattle and Fat 

 Stock — Remarkable success of Mr Riddell, Kilbowie, in the Horse Classes 

 — Sheep Prizes — Dinner, the Earl of Strathmore presiding — Mr Cochrane, 

 Little Haddo, represents the Successful Competitors. Show at Edinburgh: 

 — Liberal Premiums — First Premiums in Shorthorns, Aberdeen or Angus, 



