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ling class, the Duke of Buccleuch first with Miss M'Gill 

 1302. 



Of Highland cattle, there were twenty-seven. Mr 

 Malcolm, Poltalloch, won the first prize in the aged bull 

 class with Duntroon, bred at Taymouth Castle. The other 

 winners of first prizes were the Marquis of Breadalbane and 

 Mr Anderson of Lochdhu. 



Of Ayrshires, there were no fewer than seventy entries. 

 In the aged bull class, the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon 

 won the first prize with Sir Colin ; in the two-year-old and 

 yearling classes, the first prizes were taken by John Stewart, 

 Burnside Cottage, Strathaven, with, in the former case, an 

 animal named Carnal, and in the latter an animal named 

 Defiance. In the other classes, the first prizes went, for 

 cows in milk, to the Duke of Athole for CoUyhill, bred by 

 Mr Craig, Collyhill, Strathaven ; for cows in calf, to the 

 Duke of Hamilton and Brandon for Kilburnie, bred by W. 

 Caldwell of Boyleston, Ardrossan. John Stewart, Burnside 

 Cottage, took the first prize in two-year-old heifers, and 

 first, second, and third prizes in yearling heifers. 



Of Clydesdale horses there were twenty-eight entries. 

 The first stallion in the aged class was Sir Walter Scott 

 797, shown by the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, who 

 was said to have given 550 guineas for the horse, for the 

 purpose of exhibiting him at this show. The first prize 

 two-year-old entire colt was shown and bred by Robert 

 Moubray of Cambus. The best mare with foal at foot was 

 shown by John Kerr, Morton, Midcalder. The best mare 

 in foal was Nancy, shown by Mr Stirling of Keir, who also 

 took a third prize with Jess, securing a high commendation 

 for Bessie and a commendation for Bell. The second prize 

 was carried by the Duke of Hamilton with Princess Maud. 

 The first and second prizes for fillies went to Robt. Findlay 

 of Easterhill, Glasgow, for Bessie Bell and Mary Gray. 



Of sheep, prizes were offered by the Highland Society 

 for Blackfaced and Cheviots. In the former the first 

 premiums were carried by Gavin Sandilands, Lesmahagow; 

 James Drife, Barr ; and Allan Pollok of Ronachan. In 

 the Cheviots the first prizes were taken by Thomas Brydon, 



