The following table shows the names of the winners of the Ballochmyle Silver Quoit which are engraved on the front side of the trophy. The first winner in 1840 was a Mauchline man, Alex Smith. The last man to win the trophy was also a Mauchline man, William Reid, in 1973.

DATE NAME TOWN 1840 Alexs Smith Mauchline 1841 David Reid Tarbolton 1842 Alexs Smith Mauchline 1843 John Black Stair 1844 John Black Stair 1845 John Black Mauchline 1849 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1850 Andw Cochrin Galston 1851 James Woodburn Loudoun 1852 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1853 James Woodburn Loudoun 1854 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1855 James Russell Loudoun 1856 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1857 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1858 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1859 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1860 John Stewart Auchinleck 1861 James Woodburn Loudoun 1862 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1863 Robert Mirk Kilmarnock 1866 Willm McHattie Kilbirnie 1867 Willm McHattie Kilbirnie 1868 William McNair Loudon 1869 Willm Cleland Loudon 1870 Wm McIlveen Mauchline 1871 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1872 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1873 Robt Kirkland Mauchline 1874 Willm Cleland Loudon 1875 William McNair Loudon 1876 John Gilmour Hurlford 1877 David Bone Muirkirk 1878 David Bone Muirkirk 1882 John Park New Cumnock 1883 Archd Ferguson Kilmarnock 1884 Andrew Aiton Kilmarnock 1885 William Durney Dreghorn 1886 James Bone Glenbuck 1887 James McMurdo New Cumnock 1888 James Bone Glenbuck 1889 James McMurdo Old Cumnock 1890 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1891 Hugh Train Mauchline 1892 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1893 William Morton Darvel 1894 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1895 Andrew Connel Darvel 1896 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1897 Andrew Connel Darvel 1898 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1899 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1900 Andrew Connel Darvel 1901 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1902 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1903 Andrew Connel Darvel 1904 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1905 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1906 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1907 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1908 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1909 Thomas Bone Glenbuck 1910 William Connel Darvel 1911 William Wilson Springside 1912 John Durney Dreghorn 1913 Richard E McBryde ??? 1914 James Orr Springside 1915 James Orr Springside 1916 Andrew Connel Darvel 1917 John Durney Dreghorn 1918 Bernard Price Annbank 1919 James Orr Springside 1920 John Durney Dreghorn 1921 George Willison Mauchline 1922 Andrew Connel Darvel 1923 Richard E McBryde ??? 1924 Bernard Price Annbank 1925 David Goudie Springside 1926 David Goudie Springside 1927 Bernard Price Annbank 1928 Robert B Gilmour Stewarton 1929 Hugh Morton Darvel 1930 Tho S Barclay Stewarton 1931 Andrew Connel Darvel 1932 J Durnie ?? 1933 Robert B Gilmour Riccarton 1934 W Carswell Irvine 1935 W Carswell Irvine 1945 W Anderson Darvel 1946 W Anderson Darvel 1947 R Dean Springside 1948 John White Mauchline 1949 John White Mauchline 1951 John White Mauchline 1966 J Halliday Mauchline 1973 W Reid Mauchline

The recently found Ballochmyle Silver Quoit. The trophy is on display at the Burns House Museum, courtesy of owner Alex Wilson. The back side of the Ballochmyle Silver Quiot. The inscription reads: Annual Challenge Prize Presented to the Ayrshire quoit players by Claud Alexander Esq of Ballochmyle. anno 1840 The Mauchlineware box which stores the Ballochmyle silver quoit is made from wood from Ballochmyle estate. It has the image of a quoiter on it's lid, which can also be seen in the private collection of Willie Lyle.

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