380 Oil the Exhibition of Live Stock at Cheater. 



Another instance may be given of the high celebrity of the 

 Dishley or Bakewell breed of Leicester sheep in these early 

 days for improvement. On the 16th November, 1793, Mr. 

 Paget (the President of the Society) sold by public auction 200 

 Leicester ewes at sums varying from 16 to 62 guineas each ! the 

 200 realized 2600 guineas ! ! 



Amongst the members who constituted the " Dishley Society," 

 the names of Messrs. Stubbins, Stone, and Buckley have been 

 the most prominent in our time, together with many others, 

 such as Creswell, Bennett, Pawlett, Spencer, Skipworth, Torr, 

 Turner, Sanday, Bodley, Hewitt, Manning, &c. The most direct 

 descendants from the old Bakewell stock at the present day are 

 the flocks of Mr. Sanday, as handed down to him through Messrs. 

 Burgess and Stubbins ; of Mr. Pawlett, from the flock of the late 

 Mr. Stone ; of Mr. Creswell, from the old Holmpierrepont flock; 

 of Mr. Umbers, from the Dishley flock, through the late Mr. 

 Buckley ; of Mr. Spencer, from the Cotgrave and other flocks ; and 

 of Mr. Torr, through the flock of Mr. Skipworth, which was 

 also from the old Holmpierrepont flocks. In the year 1794 Mr. 

 Creswell saved his first lot of ram-lambs, at which time he gave 

 Mr. John Stone 300 guineas for the hire of a ram ; then he gave 

 Mr. Thomas Stone 250 guineas, and Mr. Stubbins 300 guineas, 

 &c. &c. I turn now to the classes of this breed at the Chester 

 Show. 



Class L — Shearlinrj Rams: 38 entries. — This was collectively 

 rather a good class ; but a material difference was observable 

 between the best and the worst. For truth of character and uni- 

 formity of quality the 8 rams exhibited by Mr. E. Pawlett took 

 precedence. His first prize sheep was a good animal, as also his 

 commended sheep. No. 394. Next to these came those of Mr. 

 Creswell, who exhibited 6 rams. These were of his usual cast, 

 with good size and fleece. His No. 420 sheep received the 

 second prize. Mr. Borton's No. 404, and Lieut.-Col. Inges's 

 No. 412, were each commended. 



Class II. — Aged Rams : 23 competitors. — Here again we 

 had the same exhibitors as in Class I., and many good animals 

 were shown, especially the prize three-shear sheep exhibited 

 by Mr. Pawlett — a true specimen of a Leicester, with more 

 than common substance and usefulness. For the second prize 

 there was a close contest between Mr. Spencer's two-shear, and 

 Mr. Creswell's three-shear; nothing but the difference of age 

 could have decided in this case in favour of Mr. Spencer. 

 We notice that Mr. Creswell's sheep was highly commended. 

 Mr. G. Turner, Mr. S. Umbers, Mr. Borton, and Mr. Paw- 

 lett, each had rams commended in this class, all of which 



