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two-year-olds going to John Dick, Shirrcl, for Charlie. In 

 cows in milk the first place was won by John Meikle, 

 Seafield, Bathgate, and for cows in calf by Lawrence Drew, 

 Merryton ; the first place in two-year-olds falling to Robert 

 Murdoch, Hallside, Cambuslang ; and in yearlings to Law- 

 rence Drew, Merryton. 



Of Highland cattle, there were forty-two. The first 

 prize in aged bulls was won by the Duke of Athole with 

 Fear-a-Bhaile ; the first prizes in three-year-olds and in two- 

 year-olds both falling to J. Malcolm of Poltalloch. In cows, 

 J, Stewart, Duntulm, won the first place with Targheal Og ; 

 in three-year-olds, the Duke of Athole with Donnag ; and 

 in two-year-olds, Robert Peter, Urlar, with Smigag Mhor. 



Of fat stock, there w^ere only twenty-seven entries ; and 

 first prizes were taken by J. & W. Martin, Aberdeen ; R. 

 Bruce, Newton of Struthers ; Charles Morrison of Islay ; 

 G. S. Home Drummond of Blair-Drummond ; Wishart & 

 Wyslie, Aberdeen ; T. Knowles, Cheyne, Stonehaven ; and 

 H. L. L. Morrison of Guise. 



Horses numbered in all 212. M. Bethune, Dreim, 

 Beauly, took the first prize in stallions with Conqueror 

 197 ; J. N. Fleming, Keil, Campbelltown, the first in three- 

 year-olds with Prince of Wales dj^ ; Robert Weir, Brown- 

 hill, in two-year-olds with Victor 893 ; and John Robertson, 

 Mitchelton, Lochwinnoch, in yearlings. In mares with foal 

 at foot. Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell won first prize with Jess ; 

 and in mares in foal, Lawrence Drew was awarded the first 

 for London Maggie 2nd, but the animal not proving in foal, 

 the prize went to Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell for Maggie. 

 John Graham, Rosebank, had first prize in three-year-old 

 fillies with Bell ; Alex. Buchanan, Garscadden Mains, in 

 two-year-olds ; and J. N. Fleming, Keil, in yearlings. 



Of sheep, there were in all 340 entries. For the first 

 time, the Society recognised the Border Leicester as a 

 distinct breed from the Leicester. Prizes were offered both 

 for Leicesters and for Border Leicesters. Of the former 

 there were only thirteen entries, while of the latter there 

 were 104 entries. In the Leicesters, J. W. Brodie, Leaston, 

 Upper Keith, won the first prize for tups ; William Ford, 



