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Aberdeen. The show was held on the Links on Friday, 

 3rd October. The exhibition excited very considerable in- 

 terest, as is shown in the fact that £'^7 19s. was paid for 

 admission. Upwards of 500 animals were entered for com- 

 petition. Of this number thirty were Shorthorn breeding 

 stock. Out of the thirty Shorthorns sixteen were bulls. Of 

 the exhibitors of these animals four had animals bred by 

 them, namely, the Earl of Kintore, Mr Barclay Allardice of 

 Ury, who exhibited two ; Mr Boswell of Kingcausie ; and 

 Geo. Duncan, Newton of Murcar, Old Machar. The other 

 animals were exhibited by Chas. Chalmers, Rothiebrisbane, 

 who showed a bull over two years old, bred by Mr Barclay 

 of Ury ; the Rev. James Farquharson, Alford, who showed 

 a bull bred by Alex. Bisset, Mill of Artannach, Aber- 

 deenshire ; Thomas Garland, Ardlethen, Aberdeenshire, 

 who showed a bull of six years, bred by Mr Robertson 

 of Ladykirk, and bought from Mr Rennie of Phantassie ; 

 Charles Gordon of Auchleuchries, whose bull was bred by 

 John Nalton, Stirling ; Peter Laing Gordon of Craigmyle, 

 whose bull, nearly three years old, was bred by John Rae, 

 Ellon ; Alexander Jopp, Nether Boddom, whose bull, three 

 years and nine months old, was bred by Mr Rennie, Kim- 

 blcthmont ; George Leslie of Rothie, Aberdeenshire, whose 

 bull, five years and seven months old, was bred by Mr 

 Barclay of Ury, and bought by the exhibitor from William 

 Hay, Shethin. James Lumsdcn of Auchry showed a bull, 

 four years old, bred at Ury. Others were shown by John 

 Milne, Mains of Aquhernie, Kincardine, of whose bull, four 

 years old, the breeder is not given, but which is stated to 

 have been purchased by the exhibitor from Mr Milne, 

 Mains ofWaterton; William Tower of Kinaldie, Aberdeen, 

 whose bull, nearly four years old, was bred at Ury ; and J as. 

 Walker, Suttie, Aberdeen, who exhibited a bull, three years 

 and four months old, bred by Mr Rennie, Kimblethmont. 

 The prizes in the bull classes were awarded, the first prize 

 to George Leslie of Rothie, and the second prize to Mr 

 Barclay Allardice of Ur>'. The judges in the Shorthorn 

 classes were Mr Charge, Bartom, Richmond ; Mr Crofton, 

 Holywell, Durham; and Mr Wood, Kimbleworth, Durham. 



