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first prize was won by Robert Arklay of Ethiebeaton with 

 Annan Water 27885. John Balfour of Balbirnie took the 

 first prize in the two-}-ear-old bull class with Keir But- 

 terfly 7th 31457. Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell had dis- 

 tinguished success. He carried the first prizes in the 

 yearling bull class with Red Duke 29731 ; and in cows 

 with Henrietta, the first prize two-year-old at Edinburgh. 

 R. Bruce, Newton of Struthers, carried the first prize in 

 two-year-old heifers with Raspberry ; and the Duke of 

 Buccleuch in yearlings with Queen of the Lothians. 



Of the Aberdeen and Angus breed, there were seventy- 

 six entries. Sir George Macpherson Grant, Bart., achieved 

 remarkable distinction. He carried the first prize in the 

 aged bull class with Jur^-man 404 ; first, second, and third 

 prizes in cows with Eisa 977, Bertha 980, and Charity 975 ; 

 and first prize in two-year-old heifers with Enchantress 981. 

 The first premium in two-year-old bulls was won by George 

 Brown, Westertown, with Baron Settrington 356 ; in year- 

 ling bulls, by Mr M'Combie of Easter Skene with Taurus 

 410 ; and in yearling heifers, by Mr Tayler of Glenbarry 

 with Dandy 1075. 



Of Galloways, there were thirty-one entries. The first 

 prize in the aged bull class was carried by James Graham, 

 Parcelstown, with Willie of Westburnflat 523 ; in the two- 

 year-olds, by James Cunningham, Tarbreoch, with Prince 

 Bismarck 699 ; and in yearlings, by Mrs James Graham, 

 Braidlee, with Emperor 825. The first honours in cows 

 were won by James Cunningham, Tarbreoch, with Jean 

 1637. In two-year-old heifers, the first premium was 

 awarded T. Biggar, Chapelton, for Lalla Rookh 2142 ; but 

 this heifer, and the second prize heifer (Marion), having both 

 failed to produce calves within nine months, the prize went 

 to J as. Cunningham, Tarbreoch, for Nelly 1669. In year- 

 lings, the first premium was won by the Duke of Buccleuch 

 with Kindness 1308. 



Of Ayrshires there was a small show, the entries num- 

 bering only ninety. James Wilson, Boghall, Houston, had 

 the first prize in aged bull class with President ; Robert 

 Kelso, Flatterton, the first in two-year-olds with Lofty ; W. 



