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bitors. One-half of them were from Northumberland, two 

 from Roxburgh, two from Durham, two from Berwick, 

 one from Linlithgow, and one from Haddington. Mr 

 Cairns, Meldon Park, showed a bull bred b)' Mr Bates, 

 got by Cleveland Lad 3407, dam by Belvedere 1 706; and 

 the first prize in the class was awarded to John Mason 

 Hopper, for the bull Newham 4563, bred by himself, got by 

 Pedestrian 4670, having for dam Garland, the grandam 

 of Clementi and Collard 3419, which each sold at 200 

 guineas when twelve months old. There was no second 

 prize in the class, but the animal next in merit was declared 

 to be Teetotaller, bred and shown by Mr Simson, Blainslie. 



Of cows there were sixteen entries. The character of 

 the display in this section will be estimated when we say 

 that Thomas Bates and John Booth appeared each with 

 his best cow. Mr Bates exhibited his Oxford Premium 

 cow, six years and ten months old, and Mr Booth showed 

 his Bracelet, four years and nine months old. John Hunt, 

 Thornington, also exhibited Moss Rose and Yorkshire Girl. 

 It is somewhat remarkable that in this first contest in 

 Scotland between Bates and Booth, the victory should go 

 to Booth. The first prize went to Mr Booth's Bracelet. 

 The portrait of this animal was afterwards painted by Mr 

 Percy Forster for the Society's Museum. Mr Bates's cow 

 does not even get the second prize, which was awarded to 

 Christopher H. Bainbridge, Lumley Park, Durham, for a 

 seven-year-old cow bred by himself. 



In the class of two-year-old heifers, John Booth only 

 takes the second place with his Mantalini by Marcus, the 

 first prize being carried by Mr Crofton's Rosa by Borderer, 

 dam by Gainford. The third prize was awarded to 

 Thomas Ferme, Braidwood, for a heifer got by Sir Walter, 

 dam by a son of Mr Booth's Jerry. In the class of year- 

 ling heifers, Mr Crofton, Holywell, exhibited three ; Mr 

 Jobson, Turvielaws, two ; Mr Jacques, one ; and Mr 

 Chrisp, Northumberland, one. The first and second prizes 

 were both awarded to Mr Crofton, while the animal next 

 in merit was declared to be that belonging to Mr Tod, 

 Elphinstone Tower. 



