CHAPTER XXXVIII. 



FIFTH SHOW AT INVERNESS, 1865, AND SEVENTH AT 

 GLASGOW, 1867. 



The year 1865 found the Society for the fifth time at the 

 most northerly point of its circuit, Inverness. 



The show was fair in point of numbers and quality. 

 In Shorthorns, the first prize bull was British King 19352, 

 shown by James Geddes, Orbliston ; the first prize two- 

 year-old being Royal Errant 22780, shown by the Duke of 

 Buccleuch ; and the yearling first prize being Oxford Louis 

 22481, shown by Lord Kinnaird. The first prize cow was 

 Rosa Bonheur, exhibited by Viscount Strathallan ; the first 

 prize two-year-old being Star o' the Gloamin', shown by 

 Mr Longmore, Rettie ; and the first prize yearling heifer 

 being Princess Harriet, exhibited by Lord Kinnaird. 



Of Highland cattle, there was an excellent show, there 

 being in all eighty-eight entries. The Duke of Athole won 

 the first prize in the aged class of bulls with Donald, first 

 in the two-year-old class in 1864. Allan Pollok, Ronachan, 

 was first in the two-year-old class with Willie. The Duke 

 of Athole carried the first prize in the yearling class with 

 Oscar. ' The Duke also won the first place in the class of 

 cows with Te Mhor, bought at the Breadalbane sale for 

 ;^i5o; Allan Pollok being first in three-year-old heifers 

 with Seonaid ; and John Malcolm of Poltalloch first in the 

 two-year-old class. 



Of the Polled breed, the Aberdeen and Angus were 

 shown in the same classes with the Galloways, but the 

 Galloways were judged separately. In the Aberdeen and 

 Angus, Mr M'Combie had most remarkable success. There 

 were six classes ; and in five of these he carried first honours 

 — being first in aged bulls with Champion by Rob Roy 

 Macgregor 267 ; first in two-year-old bulls with President 



