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tup was shown by Walter Reid, Drem, and the best ewes by- 

 John Gibson, Woolmet — the sheep in both cases being 

 Cotswold. In the classes of short-woolled sheep, other 

 than Southdowns, John Gibson, Woolmet, carried both the 

 first prizes with Shropshires. Sir John P. Orde showed 

 pens of St Kilda or four-horned sheep — tups, ewes, and 

 lambs — bred by himself 



The sum realized for admission and for catalogues was 

 the largest yet reached, being ^^3005 i8s. iid. 



At the dinner which followed the show, in the absence 

 of the Duke of Buccleuch, the Lord Provost occupied the 

 chair, the croupier being Sir M. Shaw Stewart. Amongst 

 those present were Lord Kinnaird, Sir Walter Elliot, Mr 

 Dudgeon of Cargen, Sir Edw. Colebrooke, M.P., Sir Andrew 

 Orr, Sir Thos. Riddell, Col. Mure of Caldwell, Lord Dun- 

 more, Colonel Campbell. The Chairman having given the 

 Successful Competitors, Lord Kinnaird had the honour of 

 returning thanks. The health of the new Secretary was 

 proposed by Sir Walter Elliot, who stated that Mr Menzies 

 had entered upon his duties under peculiar difficulties. He 

 had been called upon to succeed one who for many years 

 discharged those duties in a way that had contributed to 

 the success of the Society ; but the arrangements of the 

 show that day had proved how fit Mr Menzies was for the 

 office he occupied. Not only was there no falling off in 

 the matters of detail, but these were combined on the part 

 of that gentleman with great ability, an earnest desire to 

 please, even at personal sacrifice of time, and a great suavity 

 of manner. Mr Menzies, in returning thanks, referred to 

 the able aid rendered by Mr Duncan, who had served the 

 Society as Chief Clerk under four Secretaries. He had 

 been twenty-seven years in office, and he felt that a great 

 deal was due to that gentleman for the success of the show. 



