ONE-HUNDRED YEARS AGO Saturday March 12 1920

Campbeltown horse’s success

At the Glasgow Stallion Show last week, Mr Andrew Smith, Bleachfield, had a very creditable position in the prize-list with the Clydesdale horse Royal Masterpiece bred by himself.

In a field of 21, which paraded for the Glasgow premium, Royal Masterpiece was well placed in a class of eight. He was described by an expert as a very nice moving horse shown in his winter coat, thick and weighty.

There were two other horses whose record at the show is of considerable local interest. Among an entry of 39 in the class for stallions foaled from 1914 to 1917, Mr George A Ferguson was second with his six-year-old stallion Ardendale, which is the Kintyre premium horse this year. Ardendale was shown in splendid form and gave a good display, moving grandly both in front and in rear.

Mr Thomas Clark, Pitlandie, Stanley, Perth, had fifth with Royal Tide, bred by Mr Robert Barclay. He was Glasgow premium horse last year when he had an unprecedented season for Glasgow district.

Carradale - a pretty wedding

A marriage in anticipation of which local interest has been largely centred for several weeks was solemnised at Carradale United Free Church on the 25th ult., the contracting parties being Mr Archibald MB Crichton, Willow Bank, Albert Road, Gourock, and Miss Catherine C Mitchell, Carradale.

The church was well filled by guests when the service commenced at the ‘solemn twilight hour’ and this scene was truly an impressive one when the principles arrived at the appointed time.

The officiating clergymen were the Reverend George S McLeod and the Reverend JAA Baker.

Mr Crichton was accompanied by Mr Alan Headridge as best man, while the role of bridesmaid was capably filled by Miss C Cook, who was attired in a charming creation of white crepe-de-chine.

The bride’s dress was of white georgette over charmeuse with an inset yoke of silver tissue, trimmed with seed pearls and relieved with orange blossoms at the waist.

After the church ceremony, the wedding guests, numbering over 50 couples, were sumptuously entertained in the adjacent spacious school room.