486 
Report  of  the  Live-Stock  exhibited  at 
was  the  youngest  in  the  class,  and  smallest.  It  was  bred  by 
Mr.  Hannay,  Gavenwood,  Banff,  of  the  “ Westertown  Rose  ” 
tribe,  and  had  a beautiful  head  and  neck,  with  deep  massive 
quarters.  Its  coat  of  hair  was  rather  heavy,  and  an  attempt  to 
“ curl  ” had  the  opposite  effect  from  what  the  attendant 
intended. 
Through  the  liberality  of  the  Polled  Cattle  Society,  prizes 
were  offered  for  yearling  heifers,  and  they  formed  probably  the 
best  class.  Mr.  Wallis  got  to  the  front  at  last.  His  first  heifer 
is  a thick  substantial  shapely  “ Pride,”  of  Mr.  Hannay’s 
breeding,  and  is  well  set  on  short  legs.  She  has  a splendid  head 
and  ear,  and,  barring  a tendency  to  rise  at  the  tail,  would  be  diffi- 
cult to  beat.  Mr.  Stephenson’s  second,  of  his  own  breeding,  is 
a daughter  of  his  second-prize  cow,  by  a Ballindalloch  “ Erica  ” 
bull.  The  cross  of  the  latter  has  sweetened  the  produce  as 
compared  with  the  two-year-old  heifer.  What  the  yearling 
may  want  in  size  it  makes  up  for  almost  in  symmetry  and 
quality.  Major  Godman’s  third  heifer  is  nice  along  the  back, 
and  steps  out  gaily.  Five  recently  established  English  herds 
thus  carried  all  the  prizes  save  one,  and  a very  creditable  start 
they  have  made. 
Judges'  Report  of  Polled  Aberdeen  and  Angus  Cattle. 
The  entries  of  the  Aberdeen  and  Angus  Polled  breed  numbered  32 ; of  these 
22  were  forward. 
Class  99.  Bull  calved  in  1877, 1878,  1879,  1880,  and  1881. — There  was 
nothing  in  this  class  very  superior,  but  all  the  exhibits  were  good  fair  speci- 
mens of  the  breed,  and  well  deserved  the  awards  made. 
Class  100.  Bull  calved  in  1882. — A good  fair  class  all  over,  but  contained 
no  animal  of  any  very  marked  or  special  merit.  The  prize-winners  were  in 
our  opinion  worthy  of  their  honours. 
Class  101.  Cow  or  Heifer  in-milk  or  in-calf,  calved  previously  to  or  in 
1880. — A good  average  class,  but  contained  no  one  that  could  be  termed  a 
really  first-class  animal.  The  Judges  had  some  difficulty  in  placing  the 
awards  made  in  order,  on  account  of  the  varied  nature  of  the  merits  of 
the  greater  number  of  the  animals.  They  thought  it  their  duty  to  dis- 
qualify and  set  aside  No.  900,  as  over-fed,  and  showing  more  of  a fat 
animal  than  a breeding  one. 
Class  102.  Heifer  calved  in  1881. — In  this  class  the  Judges  placed  first  a 
heifer  in-milk  with  calf  at  foot,  as,  with  this  disadvantage  to  her  appearance, 
she  was  considered  to  be  possessed  of  most  merit.  Both  the  second  and  third 
prize  heifers  were  possessed  of  considerable  merit,  but  were  of  very  different 
types.  The  reserve  number,  907,  had  more  the  characteristics  of  a Galloway 
than  a Polled  Angus  and  Aberdeen,  and  this  fact  weighed  with  the  Judges 
in  not  placing  her  higher. 
Class  103.  Heifer  calved  in  1882. — The  whole  exhibits  in  this  class  were 
good  fair  animals,  and  probably  the  best  average  in  point  of  merit  of  all  the 
classes.  The  first  prize  animal  was  a really  good  heifer,  and  the  Judges  con- 
sidered the  whole  well  worthy  of  the  awards  made. 
The  Judges  desire  to  remark,  speaking  generally,  that  the  whole  of  the 
entries  forward  of  this  breed  appeared  to  be  very  creditable  specimens,  and  all 
