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an " honourable mention " in her class ; while the heifers 

 were the two-year-old Sybil 2 ad 3526, winner of an 

 " honourable mention " in the cow class ; Halt 2nd 3527, 

 first among yearlings ; Pride of Aberdeen 9th 3253, and 

 Witch of Endor 3528, on which " honourable mentions " 

 were bestowed in the class for yearlings. Mr M'Combie's 

 bull was Paris 1473, the first prize yearling. The Ballin- 

 dalloch group comprised the six animals shown from that 

 herd — two cows eleven and seven years old, two yearling 

 heifers, a three-year-old and a yearling bull. The cows 

 were Eisa 977 and Eva 984, both members of the cele- 

 brated Erica family, the latter the winner of the third 

 prize, and the former of an " honourable mention." The 

 heifers were Birthday 3373, and Maid of Aven 2995, 

 to which were awarded respectively the second prize and 

 an "honourable mention." The bulls were Judge 1150, 

 first in the aged class, and Petrarch 1258, second in the 

 yearling class. 



These two groups, and a group of Shorthorns belonging 

 to Lady Pigot, were drawn up for the final tussle for the 

 £100 offered in the division foreign to France. The 

 adjudicating bench, numbering 16, first voted as between 

 the " blacks " and the Shorthorns, with the result that the 

 former won by a large majority — 14 to 2, we believe. 

 Between the two groups of polled cattle no division 

 actually took place, and the coveted premium was awarded 

 to Mr M'Combie, whose beautiful young group had, as 

 was evident to the on-lookers, captivated the eye of the 

 Scotch judge, Mr H. D. Adamson, late of Balquharn, 

 Alford, on whom, of course, the responsibility of the 

 decision mainly devolved. A jury of 31 gave the award 

 in the contest for the £100 for the best group of beef 

 producing cattle in the exhibition. Mr M'Combie was 

 declared the victor by a majority of 24 to 7. The 

 minority voted for a group of French shorthorns belonging 

 to Count de Massol of Souhey, Cote d'Or. 



