FOURTH SHOW AT INVERNESS, 1 856. 33 I 



The show of Ayrshires was small, and the first pre- 

 miums in the two classes for bulls, and in the cow class and 

 the heifer classes, were all awarded to the same exhibi- 

 tor, John Stewart, Burnside, Strathaven — a success quite 

 unique. 



There was a good show of horses, and the prizes in 

 most cases went to north-country exhibitors. The first 

 prize aged stallion. Grey Comet 192, was exhibited by his 

 breeder, Robert Wilson, Durn, Portsoy, who was also the 

 exhibitor of the first and second prize two-year-old colts. 

 The first prize in three-year-old-old colts was won by David 

 Riddell, Kilbowie ; the first premium for the yearlings being 

 carried by John Cruickshank, Cloves. George William- 

 son, Auldtown, Carnousie, won first prize for mares ; Wm. 

 Park, Boquhanran, first prize for three-year-old fillies; David 

 Riddell, Kilbowie, first for two-year-old fillies ; James D. 

 Grigor, Wester Alves, first for yearlings. 



In sheep, Thomas Simson, Blainslie, won the first 

 prizes in both classes of Leicester tups ; James Black, 

 Knock, was second in the aged class ; and William Tod, 

 Elphinstone Tower, in dinmonts. John Collie, Ardgay, 

 carried the first prizes in both the ewe and gimmer classes. 

 In Cheviots, " James Brydon, Moodlaw, carried first and 

 second prizes in the aged tup class ; and James Brydon, 

 Kinnelhead, the third prize. In the dinmont class, 

 Donald Home of Langwell was first ; James Brydon, 

 Kinnelhead, second ; and James Brydon, Moodlaw, third. 

 In the ewe class, the first prize went to William Gunn, 

 Glendhu, Lairg ; the second to Donald Home of Langwell ; 

 and the third to Sutherland Murray, Kirkton, Golspie. 

 The first prize in gimmers was shown by James Brj^-don, 

 Moodlaw ; the second by John Carruthers, Kirkhill, Moffat ; 

 and the third by William Gunn, Glendhu. In the Black- 

 faced breed, Alex. M'Donald, Strathmashie, won the first 

 prizes in the aged tups and the ewe classes ; Adam Black- 

 lock, Minnygap, was first in dinmonts ; and James Brydon, 

 Kinnelhead, in gimmers. In the Southdown breed, Mr 

 Aitchison of Alderston, Haddington, exhibited the first 

 animal in aged tup class ; John Hutchison, Monyruy, the 



