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expressed in the awards, but they were particularly pleased 

 with the winners in Classes 223 and 226. 



Suffolks. — In the two-shear ram class the first, second, and 

 third prize sheep were fine specimens of the breed. In the 

 shearling ram class the first prize winner was a sheep of ex- 

 ceptional merit, wide and deep, with plenty of colour and good 

 wool. The second, third, and fourth prize winners were also 

 very good sheep. The ram lamb class was a very good one 

 containing some very forward and well-grown lambs, the first 

 prize one being a splendid specimen of the breed. The class 

 for three ram lambs was also very good, all the prize winners 

 being true to type and character. The shearling ewes were very 

 smart, the prize winners being of good type. The ewe lamb 

 class contained some fine specimens of the breed, and it is a 

 question if a better pen of ewe lamias than were the first prize 

 winners has ever been exhibited. The class for shearling ewes 

 in wool was a very interesting one, showing the class of 

 wool the Suffolk sheep produces. All the exhibits were grand 

 sheep. The entries in all classes were fair, and the exhibition 

 as a whole was a good one. 



Dorset Downs. — Specimens of this bi-eed appeared in the 

 " Royal " Showyard for the first time. Four classes were pro- 

 vided, and prizes amounting to 60^. were offered. There were 

 only fourteen entries made by three different exhibitors. In the 

 shearling ram and ewe classes the first prizes were awarded to 

 Mr. Wood-Homer. Messrs. Eden and Watson, who were second 

 in both these classes, won in ram lambs, Mr. Tory being second. 

 In the case of the ewe lambs this order was reversed. 



Dorset Horn, — These sheep made a very creditable show, 

 taking into consideration the distance from their home. 

 In the shearling ram class, the first prize went to an excep- 

 tionally good sheep of fine type and character, which was 

 also awarded Champion prize as the best exhibit in this section. 

 Ram lambs made a good show, the first prize pen showing great 

 size and strength. Shearling ewes were of very even merit, and 

 little separated the prize winners. Ewe lambs were perhaps 

 more variable than some of the other classes, but were 

 altogether a good class. 



Ryelands. — The first prize animal in the old ram class was a 

 beautiful sheep, with an excellent fleece, having good flesh and 

 standing well on his legs. The second was a very good sheep 

 with capital fleece, a year younger, that walked well. The 

 third prize ram had a splendid fleece, but was not quite so good 

 on his legs as the former. The first prize sheep in the shearling 

 ram class was a beautiful animal with good fleece and flesh, and 

 stood well on his legs. The second prize sheep was not so good 

 behind as the former. The third was. a. very good sheep 



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