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the awards, in consequence of animals of only a little over two 
years old having to compete Avith elderly matrons." In Class 
82, several of the heifers scarcely presented the appearance of 
breeding animals. Some of the younger ones were of good 
type, but were rather small for their age. Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins 
took the first prize with Ivtj 3rd. 
Aberdeen- Angus ^ not represented at Plymouth last year, made 
up 27 entries, in four classes, at Doncaster. Of these, 17 were 
entered from English herds, and 10 from herds in Scotland. 
As showing the extensive area covered by the " Doddies," it is 
worth noting that, of the entries from England, Northumberland 
sent five, Notts three, Yorks three, Bucks two, Durham two, 
Lincoln one, and Sussex one. The Scotch entries were — 
Aberdeen four, Inverness two, Perth two, Fife one, Ross one. 
Of the twelve prizes awarded, Scotland took four, and England 
eight. English exhibitors took all three prizes for the young 
heifers (Class 86). 
The display was of a distinctly meritorious character. The 
aged bulls (Class 83) reached a very high standard, and Mr. 
Arthur Eggiuton's Epsom was placed first. Class 84, for 
young bulls, was well filled, and the place of honour was occu- 
pied by Mr. James T. Cathcart's Julius Ciesar. The cows 
(Class 85) were of a quality which is rarely to be seen excelled 
in public competition ; whilst the heifer class was most credit- 
ably filled. In the former, the Marquis of Huntly's St. Agnes 
was first; in the latter (Class 86), Mr. Eggiuton's Valentine 5th. 
Galloways made a fine show. Of the 24 entries, six were 
from the English side of the border. The aged bulls (Class 87) 
comprised a couple of excellent specimens from the Duke of 
Buccleuch's herd. For young bulls (Class 89) the leading 
honours went to Mr. Jam^es Cunningham. The cows (Class 89) 
were a meritorious lot, more especially the prize-winners — Mr. 
Cunningham's Maggie of Tarhreoch, the Countess of Carlisle's 
Vaudeville of Gloseburn, and the Duke of Buccleuch's Pride Mh 
of Drumlanrig. In a good class of heifers the first prize went to 
Sir Robert Jardine's Ladjy Tidy 2>rd of Castlemilk, " a first class 
animal, possessed of great substance and quality although only one 
year old." 
Ayrshires.- — The Scotch milking breed made a very small 
show of half-a-dozen entries, equally divided into two classes. Of 
three good bulls (Class 91) the first prize animal was Mr. Mark 
J. Stewart's Hover of Soutluvicl; — " as good an animal as we have 
seen this season in Scotland." The cows (Class 92) were all 
worthy of their prizes, Mr. Andrew Mitchell's first prize cow, 
Eleanor J being of good quality and very stylish. 
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