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two-year- olds twenty-eight, and yearlings ten. William 

 Wilson, Leven, won first prize in aged stallions with 

 Dainty Davie 211 ; Peter Crawford, Dumgoyack, first in 

 both the three-year-olds and two-year-olds, in the former 

 with Lofty Benlomond 468 ; while Archibald K. Leitch, 

 Inchstelly, was first in the yearlings. Of mares and fillies, 

 the exhibition was rather limited. David Logan, Nether- 

 ton, Renfrew, won first premium in the class of mares with 

 foal at foot ; and Alex. Watt, Rannieston, Ellon, in the class 

 of mares in foal. In the three-year-old filly class, the first 

 place was taken by W. Ironside, Clofrickford, Ellon ; James 

 Kerr, Barrodger, Lochwinnoch, being first in two-year-olds ; 

 and Alex. M'William, Bucharn, Huntly, first in yearlings. 



Of sheep there was a creditable muster. In Leicesters, 

 Samuel Wiley, Brandsby, York, won the first and second 

 places in the aged tup class. In the shearling class, Thos. 

 Cockburn, Sisterpath, had the high honour to secure the 

 first prize, although Mr Wiley was an exhibitor, the latter 

 only taking the second place. The first premium in ewes 

 went to John Collie, Ardgay, and in gimmers to the Duke 

 of Richmond. In Cheviots the first prize tup was shown 

 by Thomas Elliot, Hindhope, Jedburgh; but in the din- 

 mont, ewe, and gimmer classes the first premiums were all 

 carried by James Brydon, Moodlaw. In the Blackfaced 

 breed, James Milligan, Hayfield, Thornhill, won first prize 

 for tups, and for dinmonts ; Messrs M'Laren, Cornalarick, 

 Braemar, being first for ewes ; and James Brydon, Kinnel- 

 head, for gimmers. In Southdowns, Mr Scot Skirving, 

 Camptown, won the first premiums in tup, dinmont, and 

 ewe classes ; the Duke of Richmond being first in gimmers. 

 In the class for Long-woolled sheep other than Leicesters, 

 the first prizes were given to Mr Scot Skirving for a Cots- 

 wold tup and Cotswold ewes. 



At the dinner, which was held in a marquee erected 

 in the Quadrangle of Marischal College, about 500 were 

 present. The Duke of Athole was chairman^ and Lord 

 Kintore was croupier. There were also present the L-ord 

 Provost, Sir William Forbes of Craigievar, Lord Haddo, 

 Sir John Stuart Forbes, the Hon. Arthur Gordon, Sir A. 



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