184 The Agricultural Features of the Paris Exhibition, 
by Mr. M'Combie. The two were in the prize-list at the 
Edinburgh Highland Show in 1877, and "Judge" was second 
as a yearling at the Aberdeen Highland Show the year before, 
while his sire " Scotsman " was a first-prize Highland Society's 
yearling. " Judge " was easily first, being a bull of great 
substance for his age. He is not surpassingly fine in his shapes, 
but he has matured well, girthed 8 feet 2 inches, and was not 
only the best Polled bull in the Exhibition, but also the heaviest 
animal for his age. So much was he an object of attraction, 
that, in order to give him necessary rest and peace, two soldiers 
were stationed beside him to keep the visitors away. This 
animal was regarded as one of the " sights " of the ^Meeting. 
A Frenchman, who wanted "Judge" for crossing with the 
white Charolais cattle, offered 200 guineas in vain for him. 
His dam as well as his sire, it may be added, were bred at 
Tillyfour. " Cluny " is a nice little bull, good forward, but not 
so well filled-up aft. In respect of breeding and quality he 
leaves little to be desired, being descended from Sir George's 
much-prized " Ericas," his dam having been the third-prize cow 
" Eva." 
Heifers under two years old made a capital appearance. Mr. 
M'Combie had three and Sir George two, the latter being full 
sisters. The rule already referred to, by which no exhibitor 
was allowed to take more than one prize in a class, came into 
force here, Mr. M'Combie had evidently the best of it in this 
class. His first-prize one was a very handsome twenty-month- 
old heifer, with a nice head, fair rib, and grand hind-quarters. 
For her age she was big, and was very well brought out. Her 
dam was bred by Mr. Reid, Baads, Aberdeenshire, and was a 
prize-winner at the Inverness Highland Show as a yearling in 
1874, but having ceased to breed, she has since been sent to the 
Fat Shows, taking first honours at the Birmingham Show of 1878, 
and beating there the first-prize Paris cow. V ery level in flesh 
all over, and stylish, this heifer was not grudged first honours. 
The other two from Tillyfour, which got " Honourable Mention," 
were a heavy twenty-one-month, long-quartered, shapely " Pride," 
and a handsome yearling of good quality, out of an East Tulloch 
cow. The " Pride " heifer has a wonderfully true underline, and 
a splendid front, but she has rather much white on her hind-legs, 
and " touches " somewhat stiffly. The other one looks like 
making a very fine cow. Sir George got the second-money 
premium with " Birthday," the smallest, but the youngest, and 
decidedly the nicest specimen of the breed in the class. Imme- 
diately behind the fore-arm it might have been a little better 
filled, yet all over it was a beauty. Its symmetry, quality, and 
plumpness were all that could have been desired, though, if 
