SECOND SHOW AT STIRLING, 1 864. 361 



country, but he could assure them they had long dropped 

 these evil habits, and all they did now was to send West 

 Highlanders to be the greatest ornament of their show.' 



In 1864 the Society revisited Stirling, after an absence 

 of thirty-one years. The show was held in the King's Park 

 on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th August. The show was very 

 successful alike in numbers and quality of stock, and in 

 attendance of the public. The sum drawn for admission 

 and for catalogues was ^^1729 2s. 2d. 



Of Shorthorns there was a good display. Out of 

 twenty-five entries of aged bulls, twenty were forward. 

 The first prize went to Mr Binning Home of Argaty, for 

 Van Tromp 21012, which had been second at Kelso. In 

 the two-year-old class the prize was carried by Mr Douglas, 

 Athelstaneford, with his Next of Kin 20405 ; while in the 

 yearling class the first prize went to the Duke of Buccleuch 

 for Royal Errant 22780. Of cows there were sixteen, 

 double the number at Kelso. The first prize was carried 

 by the Messrs Mitchell, Alloa, with Mistletoe, which had 

 stood next to Mr R. Booth's Soldier's Bride at Perth. Mr 

 Douglas had his Queen of Athelstane, but she failed to 

 take a prize, and his Pride of Athelstane was only com- 

 mended.* In the class of two-year-old heifers the first 

 premium went to Queen of Beauty, shown by William 

 Lambert, Elrington Hall, Haydon Bridge. She was shown 

 at Kelso in 1863, without getting even a commendation ; 

 and at Stirling she was an easy first. Messrs Mitchell, 

 Alloa, carried first and second prizes in yearlings, with 

 Bluebell and Eagle's Plume, the former by Knight Errant 

 181 54, and the latter by R. Booth's First Fruits 16048. 



In the Polled breed Mr M'Combie, Tillyfour, exhibited 

 for the gold medal five cows, winners of first prizes at 



* This was Mr Douglas's last appearance as an exhibitor at a Highland 

 Society show. At this show he sold a number of his best animals. Mr 

 Christie, Brantford, one of the members of the Canadian Legislation, bought 

 six Shorthorns from Mr Douglas : The Queen and her calf of 1864, Pride, 

 and Princess, and Placida and her calf. The price of the lot was stated to be 

 1050 guineas. Mr Douglas gradually parted with the rest of his herd, and 

 thereafter kept mainly store cattle. He died on loth February 1878. 



