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olds with Hermione 5th 1326, and in yearlings with Her- 

 mione 6th 1332. The Duke of Buccleuch had the first 

 prize for yearling bulls with Prince. 



Of Ayrshires, there were fifty-six. The first prizes all 

 went to different competitors. Sir M. R. Shaw Stewart 

 won the first place in aged bulls with Underheugh ; Thos. 

 Ballantyne, Netherton, in two-year-olds with White Butter- 

 fly ; in yearlings, John Anderson, Smithstown, Croy, with 

 Charlie ; in cows in milk, John Meikle, Seafield ; in cows in 

 calf, John M. Martin, Auchinfroe, Cardross, with Lily ; in 

 two-year olds, Geo. Pender, Dumbreck, with Toshy ; and in 

 yearlings, J. Stewart, Burnside Cottage, with Brown Lady. 



Of Highland cattle, there were only a dozen entries. 

 Lady Menzies, Rannoch Lodge, won the first prize in 

 aged bulls with Rannoch. John Stewart, Duntulm, had 

 the first prizes in all the other four classes. His prize two- 

 year-old bull was Quirang ; his prize cow Guanach Og ; his 

 prize three-}'ear-old heifer Guanach Riach ; and his two- 

 year-old Targheal Og. In the three-year-olds there was no 

 competition ; and in the cows, though there was another 

 entr}', it was not forward. 



Of fat cattle, there were twenty-one entries. First 

 prizes were gained by John Thompson, Bailieknowe, Kelso; 

 Richard Tweedie, The Forest, Catterick ; S. Swan, The 

 Bush, Jedburgh ; M. G. Rannie, Edenmouth, Kelso ; Wm. 

 M'Combie of Easter Skene ; and R. Bruce, Newton of 

 Struthers. 



There were in all 214 horses. David Riddell, Kil- 

 bowie, took the first prize in aged stallions with Prince of 

 Wales 6'j^ ; R. Brewster, Barnbeth, in three-year-olds with 

 Young Conqueror 957 ; Alex. Weir, Newhousemill, in two- 

 year-olds with Prince of Kilbride 660 ; the first in yearlings 

 falling to Peter Brown, Craigton. In mares with foal at 

 foot, R. M. Buchanan, Livingston Mill, took the first prize 

 with Missie 2nd ; in mares in foal, J. H. M'Culloch, Skaith, 

 the first with Glasgow Maggie ; in three-year-old fillies, 

 Ralph Stark of Summerford with Bell ; while Peter Brown, 

 Craigton, took the first prizes both in two-year-olds and 

 yearlings, the former with Jean and the latter with Kate. 



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