186 The Agricultural Features of the Paris Exhibition. 
some, feminine-looking animal, out of a Ballindalloch cow, 
sold for 100 guineas, and largely of Tillyfour blood. Her 
son, a yearling bull, has since gone to Mr. Thomson, Hatton 
Park, Westmoreland, at 69 guineas. " Eva " is now past her 
bloom somewhat, and, never having been very strong on the 
back, she looked, as did her eleven-year-old sister " Eisa," con- 
siderably jaded by the journey. " Eva," however, was chosen 
for the third prize. She stands very wide in front, and has been 
a frequent winner at the Scotch National Shows. " Eisa " was 
a cup-winner at Aberdeen, as well as a first Highland Society's 
cow, and was nicer in " her day " than any Polled female at 
Paris. Her age prevented her from taking the position on the 
Seine which she has often done in Scotland, but an " honourable 
mention" was well bestowed on her. She and " Eva" are two 
of the best bred cows of the present day, and, though past their 
best, they would bring considerably into " the three figures " in 
the market. The Erica pedigree, though not the longest, has 
perhaps fewer " stains " than any other in the ' Polled Herd 
Book.' The " Pride " family, however, double it in the number 
of registered crosses, though some of the later crosses can 
hardly be said to have improved the tribe. 
The contest for the 100/. for the best group of cattle bred by 
the exhibitor in the Division foreign to France, was practically 
confined to the Tillyfour and Ballindalloch Polls, and Lady 
Pigot's Shorthorns. The Tillyfour lot included a four-year- 
old cow, four heifers, and a yearling bull, and had the bloom of 
youth to recommend them. The Ballindalloch group was more 
valuable perhaps, individually in the market, and included all 
the animals forwarded by Sir George. The conditions of the 
competition required the presence of at least one bull and four 
females. Sir George had just the yearling bull more than the 
minimum and he drew him in with the others, but did not 
thereby heighten his chances of success. The weak point in 
the group was its inequality, and the presence of the little bull 
rather aggravated that defect. Mr. McCombie's group, on the 
other hand, was weak on the male side, but was exceedingly 
strong in females and uniformly made up. From the tidy little 
yearling bull up to the four-year-old cow his lot were graded 
like steps of stairs, and wholly composed of nice animals, evenly 
covered with flesh and looking their very best. Though these 
two groups had the honour of remaining last in before the 
Jurors in this critical contest, the only division was on the Polls 
versus Lady Pigot's Shorthorns. Her Ladyship's Shorthorns, as 
previously intimated, did not appear in so good a form as they 
have sometimes done in Royal English Showyards. Unfortu- 
nately, some of her best cards, such as " Zvezda," were past 
