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first premium in cows was won by John Mason Hopper, 

 Newham Grange, with Violet, bred by the Rev. WiUiam 

 Glaister. For this cow, which the same year won the first 

 prize at the Royal Society of England, Mr Hopper paid 

 350 gs. Mr Douglas, Athelstaneford, won the second place 

 with a cow bred by \V. T. Carruthers of Dormont. The 

 first prize year-old heifers were shown by Mr Nicol Milne 

 of Faldonside ; the second by Mr Carruthers. The ani- 

 mals in both cases were bred by the exhibitors. At the 

 show, Richard Booth, Warlaby, entered three cows, Hope, 

 by Leonard; Cherry Blossom and Isabella Buckingham, both 

 by Buckingham ; and in the extra class the two-year-old 

 heifer Charity, a daughter of Hope. None appear in the 

 prize list. 



In the Ayrshire sections the first prize for aged bulls 

 was carried by Robert Baton, Cloberhill, Partick, and for 

 yearling bulls by Wm. Orr, Mains of Houston. The first 

 prize cow was shown by A. W. Buttery, Monkland, while 

 the first prize in the class of pairs of heifers was won by 

 Andrew M'Gregor, Ditton, Kilmarnock. The official report 

 says of the aged bulls that the quality was excellent. The 

 cows ' did not come up to expectation.' 



There was a small show of Galloway cattle. Walter 

 Carruthers, Kirkhill, Moffat, won the first prize for bulls 

 with The Squire 18, bred by Mr Graham, Riggfoot. John 

 Palmer, Hallflatt, Scaleby, exhibited the best cow ; Walter 

 M'Culloch, Kirkclaugh, was first in the class for pairs of 

 heifers, the second being shown by Wm. Sproat, Borness. 

 The judges gav^e it as their opinion that ' the bulls, cows, 

 and heifers were not the very finest specimens of this hardy 

 breed ; but though better animals have appeared at former 

 exhibitions, the greater portion displayed the original 

 Galloway blood — a proof that so valuable a breed for 

 out-door feeding is yet entire, and may, by judicious and 

 careful selection, be profitably retained and improved.' 



There was a very small show of Polled Angus and 

 Aberdeen. There were only six bulls, four cows, and one 

 pair of heifers. The first prize in bulls was carried by Mr 

 Watson, Keillor, with Angus 45, the second going to 



