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with a nice fleece, and was unfortunate to meet such good 

 company. The first in the class for shearling ewes were a 

 beautiCul pen with excellent fleeces, good fleshed and matched 

 like peas. A very good trio came second, but they were not 

 quite so well matched. The third prize fell to a beautifully 

 matched pen, but they were hardly in show condition. 



Kerry Hill (Wales). — The classes for this breed were rather 

 short of entries, no doubt owing to the Show being held so far 

 away from their native country. The ram class brought out 

 three entries, two of them being grand specimens of the breed. 

 The first prize sheep had a splendid top, nice character, good 

 fleece and was very masculine, the second was also a grand 

 sheep of good type. The shearling ewe class had only two 

 entries, the first prize pen being a very good trio, well matched 

 as regards type. 



Lincolns. — The sheep in this section were a very good lot, 

 but they were not quite so forward in condition as in some 

 years. On the whole, however, they were a credit to the breed. 

 The winning two-shear ram (Class 247) was a fine specimen 

 of a sire, with a wonderfully good even fleece, and he was 

 an easy winner in a good class. Class 248 (shearling rams) was 

 well filled and very even, Mr. Dudding winning with a 

 fine upstanding sheep. In Class 219 (five shearling rams), 

 a lot of well-matched sheep were shown, which were very 

 creditable to the exhibitors. In the three shearling ewes class, 

 Mr. Dudding showed two verj' equal pens which secured the 

 first and second prizes. There was very little to choose between 

 them, and the umpire had to be called in to decide which was 

 best. The lambs Avere not quite so forward as in previous 

 years, but were of nice quality. Class 253 (ewes in wool) 

 brought out a very good lot of sheep, showing the great advan- 

 tage of Lincolns over other sheep in their very heavy fleeces. 

 The winners were very creditable to the exhibitor. 



Leicesters. — These classes, with the exception of the shear- 

 ling rams, were very short of entries. The shearling rams 

 made a very good class, many of them being very good 

 specimens of the breed. The first prize winner was a very 

 good sheep, standing well on his legs, having nice flesh and 

 bone, with plenty of wool. The other classes were very good 

 in quality, though short of entries. The first and second prize 

 gimmer shearlings were \evj good, and true to type. 



Border Leicesters. — Considering that the Show was held so 

 far from the district in which Border Leicester sheep are 

 natives, the numbers were very satisfactory, and the quality of 

 the exhibits of good character. The Championship was won 

 by the first prize shearling ram, an animal suited alike for 

 home and colonial use. 



