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awarded to Mr. John Pears ; Second and Third to Mr. R. Wright. 

 The Reserve Number, belonging to Messrs. W. and H. Dudding, 

 highly commended. 



Class S6. Pen of 5 Lincoln Shearling Eices. — 10 entries, 2 

 absent. First Prize awarded to Mr. T. Gunnell ; Second to Mr. 

 J. Bjron ; Third to Mr. John Pears. The Reserve Number, 

 belonging to Mr. C. Clarke, highly commended. 



Subjoined is the Report of the Judges of Cotswolds and Lin- 

 colns, and of the Long Wool Classes, 102, 103, 104, 105. 



Class 81. The entries more numerous in this class than at late Shows of the 

 Eoyal Agricultural Society. There are several very useful sheep in the class, 

 fairly representing the character of the Cotswold sheep ; but we do not 

 consider the first-prize sheep as being quite up to the standard of excellence 

 of some former years. 



Class 82 was also fairly represented as to number, and also contained some 

 useful animals ; the first-prize sheep being of good stamp and character. 



Class 83 had but 5 entries. The first-prize pen were fair representatives 

 of the Cotswold breed. 



Class 84 was largely represented as to number, having 41 entries, and 

 ■occupied the Judges a considerable time in arriving at a decision. Eventually 

 No. 952 was awarded first honours, being a sheep of nice character, good 

 quality of wool and mutton, with good carriage, but rather deficient in his leg 

 of mutton. The Second Prize was awarded to a sheep very full of firm flesh, 

 but somewhat deficient in character. The number of commendations show 

 that the Judges considered there were many useful sheep in the class. 



Class 85. Though not so numerous, this was a very fine class, the First, 

 Second, and Third Prize sheep being of' great merit, and well representing 

 Lincoln sheep. 



Class 86. Nothing in this class to call for particular remark. 



Classes 102 to 105, inch\sive, did not contain any sheep of special merit, 

 with the exception of the First Prize Shearhng Wethers, which were of very 

 high class. 



Border Leicesters. — Class 87. Shearling Rams. — 18 en- 

 tries. First and Second Prizes awarded to Mr. T. Forster, jun. ; 

 Third to Mr. W. Purves. 



Class 88. Aged Rams. — There was only 1 entry in this class, 

 by Mr. T. Forster, jun., to whom the First Prize was awarded. 



Class 89. Pen of 5 Shearling Ewes of same Flock. — 5 entries, 

 1 absent. First Prize awarded to Mr. W. Purves ; Second to 

 Mr. H. Newby Fraser ; Third to Mr. R. Tweedie. 



Subjoined is the Report of the Judges of the above : — 



It is much to be regretted that, owing probably to the distance at which 

 the Show was held from the districts in which this most valuable breed 

 prevails, Border Leicesters were poorly represented in point of numbers. 



The First Prize Shearling — Mr. Forster's — was good, with the exception of his 

 wool, which, instead of being of a fine, long, curly texture, was somewhat 

 hairy and coarse ; he had the style, the white head, and all the liveliness for 

 which the breed is remarkable. The Second Prize, belonging to the same 

 owner, was fairly good, while the Third — Mr. Purves's — was moderate, with 



