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Of the Highland breed, there was a good show, 

 numbering fifty-six entries. In bulls, Robert Peter, Urlar, 

 Aberfcldy, won the first prize in the aged class ; Donald 

 M'Larcn, Corrychrone, the first in the three-year-old class ; 

 and the Duke of Athole the first in the two-year-olds with 

 Fear-a-Bhaile. John Malcolm of Poltalloch won the first 

 prizes in cows and in two-year-old heifers, in the former 

 with Reochoig ; while John Stewart, Flodigar)', was first in 

 three-year-old heifers with Targheal Og. 



Of fat stock, there was only a small show, the winners 

 of first prizes being A. J. Balfour of Whittingham ; George 

 Syme, Couston, Aberdour ; James Stewart, New Market, 

 Aberdeen ; the Duke of Athole ; and Alexander Bruce, 

 Keig, Aberdeenshire. 



Horses numbered 212. The qualit}- was superior. 

 The first prize stallion. Young Lofty 987, was shown by 

 Samuel Clark, Manswraes ; the first three-year-old colt. 

 Young Victor 1039, by \Vm. Rigg, Banks, Kirkcudbright; 

 the first two-year-old, Pollok 592, by Sir William Stirling- 

 Maxwell ; and the first yearling by D. Riddell, Kilbowie. 

 The first prize mare with foal at foot, Rosie, was shown by 

 John Watson, jun., Glencairn House, Motherwell. Law- 

 rence Drew, Merryton, showed the first prize mare in foal, 

 and the first prize three-year-old filly. The first prize two- 

 year-old was shown by Alex. Buchanan, Garscadden Mains ; 

 the first prize yearling by Peter Crawford, Dumgoyack. 



Of sheep, the largest sections were the Leicester and 

 the Blackfaced. In the Leicesters, the first prize tup was 

 shown by D. Ainslie of Costerton ; the Duke of Buccleuch 

 showing the best dinmont. Geo. Simson, Courthill, showed 

 the best ewes and gimmers. In Cheviots, James Brydon, 

 Kinnelhead, showed the best animal in all the four classes. 

 In Blackfaced, the honours were more distributed, Thomas 

 Aitken, Listonshiels, showing the best tup ; John Watson, 

 Culterallers, the best dinmont ; John Archibald, Overshiels, 

 the best ewes; and John Malcolm of Poltalloch the best 

 gimmers. In Southdowns, James Bruce, Burnside, Focha- 

 bers, carried the first prizes both for tups and ewes. In the 

 classes of long-woolled sheep, other than Leicester, the best 



