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with foal at foot with Dal ; Alex. Milne, Corse of Kinnoir, 

 showing the best mare in foal ; John Kerr, Bloom, Mid- 

 calder, the best three-year-old filly ; James Freeland, Broad- 

 gate, Strathblane, the best two-year-old ; and James Moir, 

 Wardhousc, Insch, the best yearling. 



Of sheep, the largest section was Leicesters. The best 

 aged tup was shown by George Thompson of Pitmedden ; 

 the best dinmont by David Ainslie of Costerton ; the best 

 ewes by Lawrence Drew ; and the best gimmers by George 

 Simson, Courthill. In Cheviots, the best tup was exhibited 

 by Thomas Elliot, Hindhope ; the best dinmont and best 

 ewes by John Archibald, Glengelt, Lauder; and best 

 gimmers by James Brydon, Kinnelhead. In Blackfaced, 

 John Archibald, Overshiels, took first prizes for tups, 

 dinmonts, and ewes ; the first prize for gimmers falling to 

 John Malcolm of Poltalloch. In Southdowns, John Gordon 

 of Parkhill took the first prize for tups, and Robert Scot 

 Skirving the first for ewes. In the classes of long-woolled, 

 other than Leicester, John Gibson, Woolmet, took the first 

 prize for tups, and Walter Reid, Drem, the first for ewes, 

 both with Cotswolds. In the classes of short-woolled, 

 other than Southdown, John Gibson, Woolmet, took the 

 first prize for tups, and the Earl of Strathmore for ewes, 

 both with Shropshires. 



The sum drawn for admission and for catalogues was 

 £\^77 OS. 4d. 



At the dinner that followed the show, the Duke of 

 Buccleuch presided, and was supported by Lord-Provost 

 Nicol. Lord Dalhousie was vice-chairman. There were 

 also present : Lord Strathmore, Bishop Suther, Lord 

 Saltoun, Sir Thomas Gladstone, Lord Kintore, the Earl 

 of Selkirk, Sir James Burnett, Sir William Stirling-Max- 

 well, Sir William Forbes, Mr Fordyce, M.P., Colonel Far- 

 quharson, Sir Robert Menzies, Mr Dyce Nicol, M.P., Sir 

 Alexander Anderson, Mr Tayler of Glenbarry, Major Far- 

 quharson of Haughton, Major Innes of Learney, Major 

 Ramsay of Barra, Mr Stuart of Laithers. Mr Tayler of 

 Glenbarry had the honour of returning thanks for the 

 Successful Competitors. 



