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Of the Ayrshire breed, there was a small show. Robt. 

 Paton, Cloberhill, won the first prize in class of bulls ; the 

 first place among cows in milk going to Alex. Murdoch, 

 Hallside ; and among cows in calf, to James Robertson, 

 Hall of Caldwell ; while in the class of heifers, the first 

 place was gained by John Stewart, Strathaven. 



Of the Highland breed, the turn-out was very meagre, 

 there being only two bulls, two cows, and four heifers. Mr 

 Malcolm of Poltalloch got first prize for bulls, and Allan 

 Pollok, Ronachan, for cows and heifers. 



Horses were a fair show. Charles Phillips, Cracrop, 

 Brampton, won first prize in class of aged stallions with 

 Merry Tom 532; Robert Findlay of Easterhill, Glasgow, first 

 prize for three-year-old colts with Britain 86 ; John Pattie, 

 Dulrisken, Tinwald, for two-year-old colts. In mares, the 

 first premium was won by Andrew Logan, Crossflat, Kil- 

 barchan ; in three-year-old fillies, by David Wright, South- 

 field, Prestonpans ; in two-year-olds, by Robert Jack, 

 Balcurroch, Campsie ; in the yearling class, first honours 

 falling to Wm. Kerr, Wester Causewayend, Mid Calder, 

 and second to Wm. Stirling of Keir, M.P. 



In sheep there was a good show. In the Leicester 

 classes, Samuel Wiley repeated, and even surpassed, the suc- 

 cesses at Glasgow in 1850. In the class of aged tups, he 

 took first and third prizes; Athelstaneford coming in second. 

 In the shearling class, in which there were sixty-nine 

 entries, Mr Wiley had three entries, which carried all the 

 three premiums ; while, in the class of ewes, he had one 

 entry, which was first, Mr Douglas being second and third. 

 In the gimmer clas.s, John Collie, Ardgay, was first, Mr 

 Douglas being second, and Mr Simson, BlainsHe, third. 

 Of Cheviots there was a good display. James Brydon, 

 Moodlaw, had three first prizes — aged tups, ewes, and 

 gimmers ; the first prize in the shearling tups going to 

 John Carruthers, Kirkhill. In the Blackfaced breed, the 

 first prize in aged tups was gained by Robert Paterson of 

 Birthwood, Biggar ; in the yearling class by James Tweedie, 

 Nether Abington ; in ewes by James Brydon, Moodlaw ; 

 and in gimmers by Allan Pollok, Ronachan. In South- 



