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was transferred to the third prize animal, Bridesmaid 1674, 

 shown by James Cunningham, Tarbreoch. 



Of Ayrshires there was also a small exhibition, there 

 being onl)' thirty-nine entries, and the Duke of Buccleuch, 

 as in the Galloways, swept off the whole of the first prizes. 

 His first prize bull was Statesman 57 ; the first prize cow 

 in milk being Dewdrop 139; the first prize cow in calf, 

 Modesty 310; the first two-year-old, British Queen 49; 

 and the first yearling. Princess 2nd 351. 



Of Highland cattle there was a good show, there being 

 in all eighty-one entries. The Duke of Athole took the 

 first prize in aged bulls with Sgiathaneach ; John Grant, 

 Inverlaidnan, had the first premium in three-year-olds with 

 Wallace ; John Stewart, Bochastle, had the first in two- 

 year-olds ; and Archibald Stewart of Ensay, the first 

 in yearlings with Rob Og. The Duke of Athole took the 

 first premium in cows with Buidheag, and the first in three- 

 year-olds with Uailach ; John Stewart, Duntulm, taking the 

 first premium in two-year-olds with Targheal Buidhe, and 

 the first in yearlings with Targheal Bheg. 



Of fat stock there w^ere thirty-eight entries. The first 

 premiums were carried by R. Bruce, Struthers ; R. H. 

 Harris, Earnhill ; Sir W. G. Gordon Gumming ; Alexander 

 Matheson of Ardross, M.P. ; J. & W. Martin, Aberdeen ; 

 George Grant, Polio ; and John Gran, Kirkton. 



Of horses there were in all 175 entries. The first 

 premium in aged stallions was carried by David Riddell, 

 Kilbowie, with Never Mind Him 557; and in three-year- 

 old colts, with Honest Sandy 387. He also won the first 

 premium in yearlings ; the first prize in two-year-olds fall- 

 ing to Robert Brewster, Barnbeth, with Pride of Scotland 

 602. In mares with foal at foot, the first premium was won 

 by James Sutor, Collie, with Rose. The first premium for 

 mares in foal was awarded to R. Murdoch, Hallside, for 

 Maggie ; but the animal not proving in foal, and the second 

 prize mare being in like condition, the premium was trans- 

 ferred to A. Montgomery, Boreland, for Nanny. In three- 

 year-old fillies the first premium was won by Alexander 

 Buchanan, Garscadden Mains ; in two-year-olds by Wm. 



