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several years with great success. Innes 1934, the first- 

 prize cow of the Highland Society in 1876, was also in the 

 herd, as well as her dam. Jinny 1017. Another fine cow 

 was Lilias of Tillyfour 1795, a grand-daughter of Pride of 

 Aberdeen 581, and dam of three splendid bulls — Challenger 

 1260, used in the herd ; Black Watch 1242, who went to 

 Altyre ; and Proud Viscount 1264, used in the herd, and 

 sold to go to America. There were several of the fashion- 

 able Erica tribe, such as Erica 6th 3023, a prize-winner at 

 Highland Society's shows ; Erica 7th 3019 ; Erica 4th 

 1697, sold to the Earl of Airlie for 101 guineas ; and dam 

 of the prize bull St Clair 1160, sold to Mr Melville Cart- 

 wright of Melville for 81 guineas ; Essence 4547, sold to 

 Lord Southesk for 100 guineas, and winner of the second 

 prize of the Highland Society as a yearling heifer in 1881; 

 Era 3833, a frequent local prize-winner, and others. In 

 fact, away from BallindaUoch there was no finer collection 

 of Ericas in the country than at Gavenwood. Heather 

 Blossom 1703, of the Eothiemay Victoria family, was her- 

 self a very fine cow, and bred some beautiful calves, 

 among them the twins Heather Blossom 2d 3395, and 

 Heather Blossom 3d 3396, sold to Mr Ferguson, Kin- 

 nochtey, and Mr Ferguson, Ballunie ; "Warrior 1291, the 

 first-prize yearling bull at the national show in 1877, and 

 who was sold to the Marquis of Huntly for 155 guineas ; 

 Heroine 3016, a prize cow, and dam of Young Hero 1837, 

 used at Montbletton, a national prize bull, and Viscount 

 Duff 1365, used at Auchorachan, both sons of Young 

 Viscount 736. Heather Blossom was sold to Mr Pearson 

 of Johnston for 111 guineas. Patience of Corskie 1932, 

 of the Drumin Eose family, gained many prizes, and was 

 dam of that magnificent heifer Pavilion 3772, who carried 

 for Lord Airlie the first prizes of the Highland Society as 

 a yearling and two-year-old, as well as the first prize of 

 the Eoyal Agricultural Society of England at Carlisle in 

 1880. The Montbletton Mayflower family has been 



