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premium in yearlings being carried by Andrew M'Dowall, 

 Auchtralure, with Jean. 



Of Highland cattle there were only twenty-five. John 

 Stewart, Duntulm, won the first premiums, both in the aged 

 and two-year-old bull classes, in the former with A'n 

 Teileanach, and in the latter with Prionnsa Tearlach ; and 

 also carried the first premiums in both the heifer classes ; 

 in the three-year-olds with Maighdean Og ; and in the two- 

 year-olds with Ribhinn Lurach. In cows, the first premium 

 was won by the Earl of Seafield, with Countess. 



Of horses for agricultural purposes there were 246 

 entries. The silver cup for best stallion for agricultural 

 purposes was won by David Riddell, Blackball, with 

 Darnley 222, which carried the first premium at Edin- 

 burgh in 1877 ; the silver cup for best mare for agricultural 

 purposes was awarded to Alexander Baird of Urie for 

 Jess. The first premium for aged stallions was won by 

 Peter Crawford, Dumgoyack, with Ivanhoe 396 ; in the 

 class of three-year-old colts by John Hendrie of Larbert 

 with Druid ; in two-year-olds by James Johnston, Loch- 

 burnie, with Roderick Dhu ; and in yearlings by the Earl 

 of Dunmore with Blair Athole. In mares with foal at foot 

 the first premium was won by Lawrence Drew, Merryton, 

 with Sheba ; in mares in foal by Alexander Baird of Urie 

 with Jess, the winner of the silver cup. John M. Martin, 

 yr. of Auchendennan, won the first premiums both in the 

 three-year-old and the two-year-old filly classes, in the 

 former with Damsel, and in the latter with Effie Deans ; 

 while the first premium in yearlings fell to Andrew Mont- 

 gomery, Boreland, for Jeannie Sproat. 



There was a good show of sheep. Of Cheviots, there 

 were sixty-four pens. John A. Johnstone, Archbank, 

 carried the first premium in the aged and two shear classes. 

 In the shearling tup class, the first premium fell to James 

 Brydon, Kinnelhead, who also won the first premiums in 

 ewes and lambs ; the first prize in gimmers being taken by 

 Thomas Elliot, Hindhope. Of Blackfaced, there were 100 

 pens. William Tod, Glenree, Lamlash, took the first 

 premium in the aged tup class ; David Foyer, Knowehead, 



