McKay, Farquhar , Viewhill Farm. Gummies Bush. Mr McKay's farm consists of 269 acres of good agricultural land. He breeds and exhibits Romney Marsh sheep and thoroughbred and hunting horses, and for many years was a prizetaker in light horses, cattle and sheep. Mr McKay was born at Ardnarff, Ross-shire, Scotland, in 1865, and came to Port Chalmers with his mother in 1872. Mrs McKay took up a farm at Gummies Bush, and there Mr McKay worked until ten years ago, when he took over his mother's property. Mr McKay takes an interest in racing, and bought some racehorses which he rode himself. He was for about ten years huntsman of the Birchwood hounds, and a leading cross-country rider. Mr McKay has been connected page 957 with the Riverton Racing Club for some years, and is a member of the Western Districts Agricultural and Pastoral Association, of which he has been a steward for five or six years. In 1897, he married a daughter of the late Mr Alexander McRae, of Rossshire, Scotland, and has three sons and two daughters.