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these prizes were entered as ' bred by the late Marquis of 

 Breadalbane.' The first prize two-year-old bull was Eder- 

 line, shown by Robert Lawrie, Fincharn, Lochawside. John 

 Malcolm of Poltalloch gained the first prize both for cows 

 and for three-year-old heifers ; while Allan Pollok of 

 Ronachan had first prize in the two-year-old class. 



The fat stock classes contained many fine animals, and 

 first prizes were carried by William Scott, Timpendean, 

 Jedburgh ; Sir A. P. Gordon Gumming of Altyre ; the Duke 

 of Athole ; James Gordon of Manar ; Bryce Wright, Dow- 

 hill ; and David Wallace, Balgrummo. 



Horses were a fair show in point of number. First 

 prizes were won in the aged stallion class by Andrew 

 Logan, Crossflats, Kilbarchan, with Lord Clyde 477 ; in 

 three-year-old class, by John Kerr, The Bloom, Mid- 

 Calder, with Morton 546 ; in two-year-olds, by Peter 

 Anderson, Gillespie, with Volunteer 897 ; and in yearlings, 

 by William Kirkwood, Shankston, Ayr, with Earl of 

 Carrick 265. The prize for mares with foal at foot was 

 won by Alex. Buchanan, Garscadden Mains ; Mr Stirling 

 of Keir winning first prize in class of mares in foal with 

 Peggy. The Duke of Hamilton carried the first prizes in 

 the three-year-old and two-year-old filly classes ; the prize 

 in the yearlings going to Wellwood Maxwell of Glenlee. 



Of sheep, there was a large and fine show. In 

 Leicesters, Thomas Simson, Blainslie, won first honours in 

 the aged and the dinmont classes ; while W. Purves, Burn- 

 foot, was first in ewes ; and George Simson, Courthill, first 

 in gimmers. Of Cheviots, there was a fair exhibition. 

 James Brydon, Moodlaw, carried first prizes for tups and 

 dinmonts ; the first honours for ewes falling to Thomas C. 

 Borthwick, Hopsrig ; and for gimm.ers, to Robert Shortreed, 

 Attonburn. Of Blackfaced, there was a considerable muster. 

 Thomas Murray, Eastside, carried first prize in tups ; Thos. 

 Aitken, Listonshiels, first prize in dinmonts; John Phillips, 

 Laigh Park, in ewes ; and John Archibald, Overshiels, in 

 gimmers. Of Southdowns, there was a very limited show. 

 The first prizes were all carried by Mr Scot Skirving. In 

 Long-woolled sheep, other than Leicester, the prizes were 



