NINTH SHOW AT EDINBURGH, 1 869. 377 



The Society held a very successful show at Edinburgh 

 in 1869, the site being the Meadows. 



The cattle classes were generally superior. Of Short- 

 horns there were sixty. In the aged bull class the first 

 premium was carried by Sir William Stirling-Maxwell with 

 Keir Butterfly ist 24235 ; James Bruce, Burnside, carrying 

 the first honours in two-year-olds with Baronet 25564; 

 while in the yearling class Robert Bruce, Newton of Stru- 

 thers, was first with Scotsman 27435. Both the latter bulls 

 are by Royal Errant 22780. In cows the first prize was 

 carried by James Currie, Halkerston, Gorebridge, with 

 Rose of Strathallan ; the first premium in the two-year-old 

 heifers being won by Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell with Henri- 

 etta ; and the first honours in yearlings by George R. 

 Barclay of Keavil with Booth's Seraphina. 



Of Aberdeen and Angus there were forty-seven. Mr 

 Tayler of Glenbarry carried the first honours in the aged 

 bull class with Clansman 398. In two-year-olds the Earl 

 of Dunmore won the first place with Madeira, bred at 

 Mulben ; while in the yearling class James Scott of Easter 

 Tulloch won the honours with Prince of Wales 2nd 394. 

 In cows, George Brown, Westertown, won the first place 

 with Caroline, afterwards Duchess ist 930. The first prize 

 in two-year-olds was awarded to Mr M'Combie, M.P., Tilly- 

 four, for Sweetheart, but the heifer not having a calf within 

 nine months, the prize went to Mr M'Combie of Easter 

 Skene for Black Beauty. Colonel Eraser took the first 

 honours in yearlings with Lively 1164. 



Of Galloways there were thirty entries. Jas. Graham, 

 Braidlee, won the first prize in the aged bull class with Blue 

 Bonnet 816; William Beaty, Brisco Hill, winning the prize 

 in the two-year-olds with Liberal ; and Peter Morton, 

 Law's Hall, the first place in yearlings with Geordie 819. 

 In cows, Thomas Biggar, Chapelton, was first with Clara 

 1375 ; in two-year-old heifers, Joseph Kerr, Cocketfield, 

 was first with Mary ; and in yearlings, the Duke of Buc- 

 cleuch was first with Idothea 1304. 



Ayrshires numbered 102. In the aged bulls Sir M. 

 Shaw Stewart, Bart., won the first prize ; the first prize in 



