▁Stewart " ▁and ▁" Mr ▁James ▁Dow ". ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁recorded ▁that ▁Pet rie ▁et ▁al ▁approached ▁James ▁Small ▁of ▁Dir n ane an ▁with ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁hold ▁an ▁annual ▁gather ing , ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁which ▁Small ▁gave ▁his ▁" w arm ▁appro val ". ▁ ▁Pet rie ▁himself ▁subsequently ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁games ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁found ing , ▁princip ally ▁via ▁" tit ling ▁the ▁ring " ▁on ▁horse back . ▁ ▁The ▁agricult ural ▁show ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁now ▁attract s ▁a ▁large ▁entry ▁of ▁quality ▁liv est ock . ▁ ▁For ▁over ▁a ▁century , ▁three ▁gener ations ▁of ▁the ▁Evans ▁family ▁from ▁Glasgow ▁attended ▁the ▁G ather ing ▁with ▁their ▁trav elling ▁fun f air ▁and ▁sides h ows ▁and ▁" E v ans ▁shows ", ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁known , ▁were ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Games ▁and ▁of ▁village ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁fair ▁stayed ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁and ▁attract ed ▁large ▁crow ds ▁with ▁b ingo , ▁slot ▁machines ▁and ▁shooting ▁the ▁main ▁attra ctions . ▁The ▁Evans ▁made ▁their ▁last ▁visit ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Glen ▁ ▁Kir km ich ael ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁village ▁in ▁Str ath ard le . ▁Kn own ▁locally ▁as ▁" the ▁g len ", ▁the ▁str ath ▁runs ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁miles ▁from ▁Glen ▁Br er