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prize — a gold medal and 900 francs — with Hanton 228; 

 Mr Eobert Walker, Portlethen, the second prize — a silver 

 medal and 700 francs — with Marquis 212; Mr Hugh 

 Watson, Keillor, Forfarshire, the third prize — a bronze 

 medal and 600 francs — with Strathmore 5 ; Mr James 

 Beattie, Dumfries, the fourth prize — a bronze medal and 

 500 francs — most likely with a Galloway bull; the Earl 

 of Southesk the fifth prize — a bronze medal and 400 

 francs — with Cupbearer 59 ; and Mr James Stewart, 

 Aberdeen, the sixth prize — a bronze medal and 300 

 francs. Commendations (bronze medals) were awarded as 

 follows : Very high commendation to Mr R. Walker, for 

 Eaglan 208 ; the second commendation to Mr John 

 Collier, Panlathie ; the third commendation to Mr E. 

 Wardlaw Eamsay, Whitehill, near Edinbiirgh ; the fourth 

 commendation to Mr John Anderson of Gillespie ; the 

 fifth commendation to Mons. Dutrone of Trousseauville, 

 near Dives, Calvados, France, for the bull Monk, already 

 referred to. It is thus seen that of the thirteen bulls 

 exhibited no fewer than eleven received official recognition 

 of their merit. Mr Hugh Watson's third-prize bull 

 Strathmore 5 was sold to the Emperor Napoleon for 50 

 guineas. Mr E. Walker's bull Eaglan 208 was actually 

 placed third in the order of merit, but as, by the rules of 

 the exhibition, each exhibitor could take only one money 

 prize in each class, this fine bull had to pass down to the 

 position of the animal most highly commended. 



In the female class, the first prize — a gold medal and 

 600 francs — was awarded to Mr M'Combie for Charlotte 

 203 ; the second prize — a silver medal and 500 francs — 

 to the Earl of Southesk for Dora 333 ; the third prize — 

 a bronze medal and 400 francs — to Mr John Collier; the 

 fourth prize — a bronze medal and 350 francs — to Mr E. 

 Walker for Daisy 2bl ; the fifth prize — a bronze medal 

 and 300 francs — to Mr A. Bowie, Mains of Kelly; the 

 sixth prize — a bronze medal and 250 francs — to Lord 



