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premiums were offered for two-year-old heifers, and pre- 

 miums of ^10 and ;^5 for yearling heifers. 



The show was held within the beautiful grounds of 

 Springwood Park, at the end of Kelso Bridge. The official 

 report observes that ' The peculiarity of this being the first 

 of the Society's meetings, where the premiums were thrown 

 open to the competition of English breeders, extended the 

 interest which has long been felt in these important exhibi- 

 tions on this side of the Tweed far into the neighbouring 

 counties of England, and of course excited an emulation 

 which could not fail to ensure, not only an extensive and 

 interesting show of superior stock, but also an attendance 

 of noblemen, gentlemen, and celebrated agriculturists, alto- 

 gether unexampled in this part of the country.' 



As might be expected, there was a large turn-out of 

 Shorthorn bulls, no fewer than twenty-seven animals being 

 entered, and twenty-six actually making their appearance 

 on the ground, though one of them, exhibited by William 

 Brodie, Upper Keith, and bred by Mr Rennie, from whose 

 trustees he was purchased, was marked as entered too late. 

 No such collection of Shorthorn bulls had ever before been 

 seen in Scotland. A number of eminent breeders were 

 among the entrants. Thomas Crofton, Holywell, Dur- 

 ham, exhibited a year-old bull, bred by himself; John 

 Grey, Millfield Hill, Northumberland, exhibited two 

 bulls, each over three years, bred by himself ; Robert 

 Jobson, Turvielaws, Northumberland, also sent forward a 

 bull bred on his own farm ; all these names being emi- 

 nent in Shorthorn annals. Other three Durham breeders, 

 Joseph Laidler, St. Cuthbert ; Thomas Smith, Grindon ; 

 and John Wood, Kimbleworth, each had entries, the two 

 latter animals bred by themselves ; Mr Laidler's being bred 

 by the late Mr Smith of Budale, and having been purchased 

 at the breeder's sale. William Smith, Shedlaw, Northum- 

 berland, exhibited a bull calf of nine months, and James 

 Whitaker, Burley, Yorkshire, showed two bulls, both bred 

 by himself — one a yearling, and the other a calf of ten 

 months. Besides these bulls from England, there were a 

 number of excellent bulls from the South of Scotland. 



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