516 Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Newcastle. 
The Marquis of Londonderr}''s third mare, " Dora," is a big, 
strong, useful brown, with good feet and pasterns, but not equal 
in quality to the two placed before her. 
A dozen entries made up a good Class of Three-year-old Fillies, 
The famous " Laura Lee," unbeaten as a two-year-old, but 
defeated at Edinburgh this year, came out here in good form, 
and in the absence of the first and second Edinburgh fillies she 
led rightly enough, and was marked as " reserve " for best 
mare or filly. She is handsomely formed, dark brown, with 
good feet and pasterns, and an admirable mover. She is now 
owned by Mr. R. Paterson, Robgill Tower, Dumfriesshire, and 
was bred by Mr. D. A. Hood, Balgreddan, Kirkcudbright ; got 
by " Darnley " (222), and out of the " Farmer " mare " Maggie " 
(781). The Duke of Portland took the second prize with " Dag- 
mar," a heavy useful bay, with good feet and pasterns, and very 
broad flat bone. She was bred by Mr. James Drew, Nether 
Barr, Newton-Stewart, and got by Mr. Andrew Montgomery's 
celebrated stud horse " Macgregor " (1487). The Earl of 
Cawdor's third filly, " Dewdrop," is a well-made, good-sized 
bay of a likable style and good action, but not perfect in fore- 
pasterns, got by the " Prince of Wales " (673). 
The Class of Two-year-old Fillies was still larger, and also of 
high merit. Mr. Gilmour came to the front with " Montrave 
Lady," a well-balanced handsome bay, with excellent feet and 
pasterns, winner of second prizes at Glasgow and Ayr, and 
fourth at the Perth Highland Show. She was bred by Mr, D. 
McKinnon, Poteath, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, and got by " Top 
Gallant " (1850). Mr. James McQueen, of Crofts, had a very good 
second in " Cherry Blossom," a very promising brown of great 
substance and excellent action, but scarcely equal to the first in 
quality. She was bred by Mr. W. P. Gilmour, Balmangan, 
Kirkcudbright, and got by the famous "Macgregor" (1487). Mr. 
E. Charlton's third filly, " Black Bess," is an attractive black of 
beautiful quality and character, with good pasterns, but just a 
trifle thin in the fore feet. She is own sister to Mr.' David 
Riddell's prize stallion " Duke King," having been bred by 
Mr. Charlton, and got by " Merry Monarch." 
Yearling Fillies were fewer in number, but likewise of a high 
character. Here, again, Mr. Gilmour took the lead ; this time 
with " Primrose," a very promising bay, which won the second 
prize at Glasgow. She is own sister to the famous " Laura 
Lee," and is considered to be better at her age than her cele- 
brated sister was. The produce of " Darnley," as a rule, do not 
show at their best till they are three or four years old, and if 
this filly goes on as she promises, she will be a formidable 
opponent as a mare. Mr, Andrew Montgomery's second-prize 
