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Report  of  the  Live-Stock  exhibited  at 
other  man.  One  of  the  pair  of  young  bulls  which  he  exhibited 
got  Reserve,  which  is  a fair  success,  considering  the  material 
against  which  he  had  to  contend. 
The  Duke  of  Buccleuch’s  first  cow  in  a good  all-round  class 
is  a seven-year-old,  thick-quartered,  deep-ribbed  animal,  bred  at 
Culmain,  and  not  unknown  to  Showyard  honours.  The  third, 
from  the  same  herd,  bred  by  Mr.  Routledge,  is  a ten-year-old, 
and  wears  wonderfully.  The  Tarbreoch  second  is  a four-year- 
old,  bred  at  Kirklands,  and  of  moderately  good  quality.  Mr. 
McCowan’s  first  heifer,  bred  by  Mr.  W.  Shennan,  does  not  lack 
the  leading  features  of  the  race,  and  may  be  heard  of  as  a cow. 
The  second,  from  Tarbreoch,  is  well  bred,  and  was  calved  in  the 
herd  of  the  Messrs.  Nivison,  Lairdlaugh. 
Report  of  the  Judges  of  Galloways. 
We  found  the  exhibition  of  Galloways  good  on  the  whole,  especially  con- 
sidering the  distance  of  the  Show  from  the  headquarters  of  the  breed. 
The  Aged  Bulls  were  really  good,  and  we  commended  the  entire  class. 
The  first-prize  animal,  No.  922,  is  a first-rate  specimen  of  this  breed,  being 
excellent  in  almost  every  point.  The  second  one,  No.  921,  shows  very  good 
quality,  and  is  specially  good  in  his  fore-quarters.  The  third,  No.  919,  is  a 
level  symmetrical  bull  all  over,  and  promises  to  improve  with  age. 
The  representation  of  Yearling  Bulls  was  a good  one,  most  of  the  animals 
being  full  of  promise.  The  one  placed  first,  No.  929,  was  easily  a winner. 
He  is  a massive  good  hull,  and  appeared  in  excellent  bloom.  No-  925,  to 
which  the  second  ticket  was  awarded,  shows  much  symmetry ; while  the 
third,  No.  926,  is  good  in  almost  all  his  points,  and  seems  very  promising. 
Of  the  eight  Galloway  Cows  submitted  to  our  inspection,  half-a-dozen 
constituted  a really  good  lot.  The  first-prize  cow,  No.  931,  is  a remarkably 
good  one,  combining  substance  and  quality  in  a large  degree.  The  second, 
No.  936,  is  a cow  of  much  quality ; while  the  one  to  which  the  third  ticket 
was  assigned,  No.  932,  has  many  excellent  points,  though  her  long  age  of 
eleven  years  told  against  her  in  the  competition. 
There  were  only  two  Heifers  brought  before  us,  and  they  were  both  good, 
though  different  types  of  animals.  The  one  which  we  placed  first,  No.  938, 
is  a heifer  of  very  superior  quality,  while  the  second,  No.  939,  is  a strong 
well-developed  animal. 
Thos.  Gibbons. 
M.  Clark. 
James  Hamilton. 
Ayrshires. 
Though  this  renowned  dairy  breed  was  meagrely  represented 
in  number,  a few  of  the  choicest  sorts  were  forward.  The 
first  aged  bull,  as  the  Judges  remark,  is  one  of  the  best  that  has 
been  exhibited  for  many  years,  and  has  never  been  beaten. 
With  some  of  the  best  points  of  the  Ayrshire  he  unites  a degree 
of  size  rarely  seen.  In  nobility  of  gait,  or  in  fact  fierceness  of 
countenance,  he  would  not  have  been  a lame  apology  fora  Chilling- 
ham  wild  white  bull.  Since  the  York  Show,  this  animal,  chiefly 
