SHOWS OF 1827 AND 1 828. iSl 



John Rennie of Linton. Three of the heifers were by 

 Achmet, and one by Cleveland. Of one the dam was 

 Queen by Satellite ; of another the dam was Venus by 

 Diamond ; of another the dam was Rose by Satellite ; and 

 of the fourth Matilda by a grandson of Comet. 



Of the oxen exhibited at this show, the only animals 

 entered for the prize for Shorthorn oxen were those by Mr 

 Rennie. They appear, however, not to have been of great 

 merit, and no prize was awarded to them. For premiums for 

 West Highland oxen there were only two entries, the first 

 prize being gained by David Skirving, Garleton, and the 

 second by Sir Alexander Keith of Ravelstone. For oxen 

 of any breed, pure Shorthorn and West Highland excepted, 

 there were three entries. The first prize went to Mr Skir- 

 ving for a cross between a Shorthorn bull and a Highland 

 cow, and the second to Adam Bogue of Woodhall for 

 an ox of the Aberdeenshire breed bought by him from Mr 

 M'Combie, Tillyfour, at Falkirk Tryst in September 1826; 

 the third prize going to John Rennie for a cross between 

 a West Highlander and Shorthorn. 



The chief novelty in the class of Sheep was the 

 appearance of Leicester dinmonts and gimmers. Of 

 dinmonts there were four entries, one each by General Dur- 

 ham of Largo, Abraham Wilson, Edington Mains, Adam 

 Bogue of Woodhall, and John Rennie. The prize went 

 to Mr Rennie for dinmonts bred by Mr Wilson, Edington 

 Mains. In the class of Leicester gimmers there were four 

 entries,* one by Robert Hope, Fentonbarns, which name 

 appears for the first time in the Society's show lists ; an- 

 other by John Rennie, and the third by Mr Bogue of 

 Woodhall. The prize went to Mr Rennie, who also carried 

 the prize for Leicester wether hoggs, his only competitor 

 being Robert Hope, Fentonbarns. It is specially noted 

 that, though prizes were offered, no entries were made 

 for Cheviot dinmonts, or blackfaced gimmers and din- 

 monts. As usual, there was a considerable number of 

 entries as extra stock, among which was a bull of the West 

 Highland breed, exhibited by Mr Boswell of Kingcausie. 



The sum drawn at the gates was £8^ 6s. 6d. 



