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Of Horned Aberdeenshire cattle the display was very 

 poor. No bulls were shown, and there were only fourteen 

 cows and three heifers. The first prize cow belonged to 

 James Pirie, Collithie, and the second to Robert Bruce, 

 Heatherwick. The first prize in heifers went to John 

 Ferguson, Coynach, and the second to Robert Bruce, 

 Heatherwick. Of the West Highland breed, only one 

 bull was shown, the exhibitor being the Duke of Suther- 

 land. His Grace took the prize for best cow ; William 

 Grant, Ruthven, taking the second prize for cows and the 

 first prize for heifers ; while the premiums for oxen were 

 carried by the Duke of Richmond with animals bred at 

 Ruthven. 



In the section of crosses, Wm. Hay, Shethin, won first 

 prize in heifer class, the second going to William Knox, 

 Little Ythsie. In the class of three-year-old cross oxen, 

 the first prize went to W. F. Lindsay Carnegie of Boy- 

 sack ; the second and third going to Messrs John and 

 James Martin, Aberdeen, for oxen bred by John Garden, 

 Mill of Ardlethen. In the class of two-year-old oxen, John 

 Garden, Mill of Ardlethen, won the first prize ; the second 

 going to Robert Moir, Tarty ; and the third to Robert 

 Simpson of Cobairdy. Mr Simpson won the prize in the 

 class of heifers showing most symmetry, fat, and weight, 

 with an animal bred by himself ; and in the class of oxen 

 of any age, the Messrs Martin won the first premium with 

 a five-year-old, bred by Mr Garden, Ardlethen. 



The horse classes were sparsely filled. The first prize 

 in aged stallion class was won by Joseph Tait, Auchmillie, 

 Portsoy ; while the first premium in the class of three-year- 

 old entire colts went to John Wilson, Tochieneal. The 

 first prize mare was shown by Alex. Milne, Mill of Allathan. 

 The first prize three year-old and two-year-old fillies both 

 belonged to Wm. Hay, Shethin ; the first prize in geldings 

 going respectively to James Walker, Wester Fintray, and 

 to James Hay, Little Ythsie. 



The show in the sheep pens was small. In the Black- 

 faces the first prize tup was shown by Wm. Tod, Elphin- 

 stone Tower ; John Smith, Coynachie, taking the first prize 



