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Belleville exhibited two lots of tups, and Mr Cameron of 

 Corrychoillie, the famous Lochaber cattle dealer, exhibited 

 a tup ; while one lot was exhibited by the trustees of 

 Alexander Mackenzie of Hilton. Mr Mackenzie obtained 

 the prize for the tup, but the prize for gimmers went to Mr 

 Macpherson of Belleville. Full premiums were offered for 

 Cheviots, but here, too, the representation was extremely 

 small. Mr Home of Langwell and Mr Houston of Creich 

 each sent forward two tups. Mr Home and Mr Brown, 

 Linkwood, sent each a lot of ewes ; and Donald Home, 

 tacksman of Navvydale, and James Home of Langwell 

 sent each a pair of gimmers. There were only two pens of 

 Leicester tups, both sent by Mr Brown, Linkwood, and one 

 pen of Leicester ewes, forwarded by Major Forbes Mac- 

 kenzie of Fodderty. 



Of entire horses only three were entered, the prize 

 going to Francis Tolmie, Auchindoun, Nairnshire. Of 

 breeding mares there were ten entries, one of them by the 

 Duke of Gordon ; one by Mr Brown, Linkwood ; two by 

 Major Forbes Mackenzie of Foddert}' ; one by Mr Stronach, 

 ArdmealHe, Banffshire ; and others in the \icinity of Inver- 

 ness. The prize went to Major Mackenzie. Of entire 

 horses for the Highland districts there were eight entries, 

 the prize being won by Charles Stewart, Auch, Perthshire. 

 Of mares suited for the Highland districts there were ten 

 entries, the prizes going to Mr Brown, Linkwood, for an 

 animal bred to himself For the premium for the best pair 

 of four-year-old carriage horses, bred in Scotland, there 

 were no entries. For the best pair of colts, three years old, 

 for agricultural purposes, there were three entries, the winner 

 being John Wilson, Tochieneal, Banffshire, one of a family 

 eminent for the rearing of superior horses. 



The sum drawn at the gates was onh' £^1 13s. 6d., the 

 smallest since 1824. 



At the dinner which followed. Sir Francis Mackenzie 

 was in the chair, and the croupiers were Mr T}'tler, con- 

 vener of Inverness-shire ; Mr Hay Mackenzie, convener of 

 Cromartyshire ; Mr Mackenzie of Kilcoy, convener of Ross- 

 shire, and Mr Stewart of Belladrum. Mr P. S. Keir, in 



