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Orkie. Of cows there were six entries. The prize was 

 awarded to James B. Fernie of Kilmux. The cows belong- 

 ing to the Earl of Rothes, Mr Hill, Lumbo, Mr Hutchison, 

 Kirkcaldy, and Col. Lindsay of Balcarres, were pronounced 

 to possess great merit. Of four-year-old oxen of the Fife 

 breed only two pairs were exhibited, and the premium was 

 awarded to Lord Loughborough. Of three-year-old oxen 

 only one pair was shown, the exhibitor being David 

 Wallace, Balgrummo. Col. Lindsay of Balcarres showed a 

 pair of two-year-old oxen, bred at Balcarres. 



In the class for the best fat ox of any breed, the first 

 premium was awarded to Andrew Dalgairns, Ingliston, for 

 a cross between a Shorthorn and Angus. Among the 

 extra class of cattle was a Guernsey cow, exhibited by 

 Robert Smythe of Methven, and a Devonshire cow, shown 

 by Lord Lynedoch. 



In the class of Horses eight stallions were exhibited. 

 The first prize was awarded to Alexander Keith, Nether- 

 third, Aberdeenshire. Of draught mares there were thir- 

 teen entries, the premium going to Andrew Bannerman 

 of Tillibardine, Perthshire. In the class of fillies, there 

 were ten entries, the winner being Christopher Veitch, 

 Park Farm, Linlithgowshire. At this show no prizes were 

 offered for Clevelands, but one Cleveland stallion was ex- 

 hibited amongst the extra stock. 



Of Sheep there was a large show. There were eight 

 Blackfaced tups, the premium going to Alexander Den- 

 holm, Batelaws, Lanarkshire. In the class of four pens of 

 each of five ewes, Mr Robertson, Broomlee, Peebles, carried 

 the prize. In the class of gimmers, in which there were 

 nine entries, Mr Weir, Linburn, Ayrshire, carried the pre- 

 mium. Of Leicesters there was an extraordinary show. 

 No fewer than forty-two lots of tups were entered. This 

 was by far the largest display of this class of sheep yet seen 

 at any show of the Society. It is to be pointed out, how- 

 ever, that some of the exhibitors entered considerable num- 

 bers. The Earl of Rothes had sixteen entries ; John 

 Dudgeon, Spylaw, had ten entries, and Mr Watson, Keillor, 

 six entries. It was no small honour that, in a class so large, 



