THE HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND'S SHOW.

Otago Witness, Issue 2896, 15 September 1909, Page 6

THE HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND'S SHOW.

Probably one of the best exhibitions of live stock ever held under foe anepices of the Highland and ' Agricultural Society; was that of this year on historic ground at Stirling, Scotla-nd. This great sbowi of North Britain appears to have, been an unusually successful one. In exhibitions of this kind there are several factors a* work which may tend to make or mar them. The weather on this occasion seems to have been- ,good, and the sun. met breeze tempered one- another^ making &e> principal &ay a tne'mora.ljie on© in th»Meoedß of SeottfcSi snows. .!The takiaga at tie gates eeem to have been \wrjj considerably above the aveittgfe, and l&eu entries in «I1 classes of etodc are said to have been splendid: The Duke of Mopltrose; wbo is this, year presuien't of the society, carried out his duties in an ideai way, and as bis G*ace fyeaas «n honoured ands nistoric name', and is known to' extend -to his tenants fixity of tenure -and fair -'lents, his presence* twt the show* greasd'ttjaW very popular. Tite-many thou-sands-of visitors waie will, it is safe to say, have pleasurable remembrances of the displayi frf Kv.e Mock. The fact that the best of our puiebirecL stock of Clydesdale horses, cattle, and several breeds of sheep are descended from tie pedigree stock of Scotland 1 lends an." interest to this annual gathering to many of our setilere, and a l>ri«-f , Tes»ms may bo useful. The display of -shorthorn cattle was «jn exceedingly g/ooi one, and' many, fine animals were paraded before the judges. Of the Aberdeen-Angus breed there was a very fine show, and as these useful cattle are very popular the entities were exceptionally lar^e. The Highland cattle made a «trong .section, said to oe one of tbe best seen for many years, -and the numbers and quality were alike high. There was a fair entry in the 'section for Ayrshire cattle, and some classes weee. exoeedittg'ly staong and competiton keen. Three classes wore devoted to Jersey catftie, and these classes appeased to have been well filled some oi £b» exhibits were said to have journeyed a long way to attend this celebrated show. All kinds of hearses made a splendid exhibition, and the various sections were wejl filled and respective breeds well represented, while the quality in every case seems to have been above. the average. Clydesdale stations of all ages were a great featuoe of the show, and aJnong them were found many highclues animals. There appeal* to have been 23 entries in three-year-old staJlicns, and, owing to tae size of the class, the judging took 6oane considerable time, and it is , worthy of note that two horseß tied' for first place. • Two-year-o>kl colts made a class of no, fewer than. 29 entries, and tbe leader here is said to have been a ba<Ddsoine unbeaten cob, Fyvi Baron {14681), by "Baron's Pride. The report says that this is a splendid) colt, and was shown in great bloom. There. were 15 entries in the yearling class, and the keenest competition is said to have been experienced. For the . president's gold medal for tbe best horse at the parade the awaffd <was <made to Pyvia Baron. For the president's medal 'for the best mare all t-he first-prise winners* were paraded, and the award went to a find mare, Neriasa. After this csuae the competition for tbe Cawdor Cup, and all thefirsfc and second -prize wi-oneiS in each class whose owners intendled them to compete for this cup were examined by Profeeor M'Call, t»he veterinary surgeon, after which they were judged in their classes. As Nerissa won the cup last year she was not qualified to compete again, and", after a critical examination of the entries, a* yearling filly Moira was awarded the trophy. It is stated t-hafc this is the first time in tl» ■ history of the Cawdor Cup that it has been won by a yearling. HackaejßS, posies, Highlane' ponies, and Shetland, ponies were largely exhibited, and aome «plen4id a-ni-majs seem to have been on exhibition. Anne display .of black-£»ee Clieviete -and Bor-dar-Leioester sheep was entered, -and th' competition in all eaetlans «cess to have been exciting. As already .stated verykeen interest is ta-lten in -tihe Highland and Agricultural Society's show .of live stock, and as from year to year vfar most progressive and successful breeders are making importations from the Old ' Country of descendants from the animals that have within the last few months been much in evidence on the show ground art, Stirling, the information which has just come to hand should be of -more than ordinary interest to readers in "Gtago.