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may be interesting to note that nineteen mares were 

 exhibited, and that the first prize was won by a mare (by 

 Brown Glancer) belonging to John Cairns, Netherhouse, 

 Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, and the second by James 

 Frame of Broomfield, near Hamilton. It is worthy of re- 

 mark that while a premium of ten sovereigns was given to 

 James Frame for the best three-year-old filly, and a similar 

 sum to John Brown, Kirkmuir, for the best three-year-old 

 entire colt. Sovereign (811), the judges declined giving 

 second premiums in any of these classes, ' there being in 

 their opinion no stock shown sufficient to merit it.' 



Mr Rennie of Phantassie does not appear as an 

 exhibitor of oxen at this Glasgow show, and the honours 

 in the West Highland class were won by Mr Stirling of 

 Keir, and the premium for the best cross ox was awarded 

 to John Dudgeon, Loanhead, Kirkliston. 



Regarding the show of sheep, we may note, with 

 respect to the animals exhibited for the prizes for cross with 

 blackfaced, that though several lots were entered, the com- 

 petition lay between a lot belonging to Mr Hannah, of 

 Glasgow, bred by Mr Gillespie, being a cross between 

 Cheviot and blackfaced, and a lot exhibited by Mr 

 Kennedy of Dunure, a cross between a Welsh ram and 

 a blackfaced ewe. The judges gave the prize to Mr 

 Kennedy's lot, as greatly superior in their fleeces to the 

 other lot. It is noted that Hugh M'Jannet, Drums- 

 hang, exhibited one lot, which were a cross between a 

 Welsh ram and blackfaced ewe, also some rams of the 

 same cross, which were well worthy of observation ; and 

 that the same gentleman produced ten fleeces of the same 

 sheep, which excited great interest, as proof of the rapid 

 improvement in a single cross. 



Among the curiosities of the showyard, which attracted 

 the notice of the meeting, were a little bull and cow, of an 

 extraordinary breed, from the Island of Madeira, the pro- 

 perty of Mr Cross Buchanan of Achintoshan. 



At the dinner which followed the Show, 280 gentle- 

 men sat down in the Town Hall and adjoining apart- 

 ment. In the Town Hall, the Marquis of Tweeddale was 



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