SEVENTH SHOW AT EDINBURGH, 1 848. 299 



Tillyfour for Victor 46. In the cow class, Mr M'Combie 

 was first with Young Charlotte 103, bred by Colonel 

 Dalgairns ; Mr Watson carrying the second and third 

 prizes. Mr M'Combie was the only exhibitor in the class 

 of heifers. The judges expressed the opinion that 'the 

 highly improved portion of this much-famed breed is 

 not surpassed by any other description of cattle, in the 

 equal way in which the fat is mixed and diffused over every 

 part of the animal, or in yielding to the butcher a greater 

 quantity of prime meat in proportion to the weight of the 

 carcase.' Of the animals shown, the judges remarked that 

 they were ' really choice animals, and displayed progressive 

 improvement, especially in the filling up the flesh on the 

 ribs immediately behind the shoulders, which, though long 

 a fault in this superior breed of animals, has been completely 

 overcome by some eminent breeders, amongst whom the 

 most prominent is Hugh Watson, Esq. of Keillor, whose 

 first prize bull may with justice be classed as the most 

 perfect animal of the breed ever exhibited. The same 

 remarks apply to the first prize cow, belonging to Mr 

 M'Combie of Tillyfour, Aberdeenshire, except that she is 

 rather under size.' 



The display of the Highland breed was pronounced 

 ' very respectable.' The prize for best bull was won by D. 

 M'Naughton, Cashlie, Fortingal ; for best cow, by Wm. 

 Grant, Ruthven, Tomintoul ; for best lot of four heifers, by 

 the Duke of Sutherland. 



Of the Fifeshire breed, there were only four bulls and 

 seven cows; there were no heifers ; and the judges offered 

 no remarks regarding the class. 



The show of horses was pronounced good. Mr S. 

 Clark, Manswraes, Kilbarchan, won the prize for best 

 stallion with Grey Emperor 369. The class of mares was 

 extremely fine, the judges remarking that 'there could not 

 well be a better exhibition of them, every one, as drawn 

 out of the stalls, seeming superior to the last.' The first 

 prize mare was shown by Robert Findlay, Springhill, 

 Glasgow. The judges complained of the classing together 

 of fillies of all ages from one to three, and suggested the 



