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highly deserved this note of admiration on the part of the 

 judges. 



Class III. — Shearling Ewes : 9 entries. — The prize ewes were 

 indeed good sheep, and it must have been a difficult point to 

 decide upon the second. 



The Society has now held 20 meetings, and offered 82 pre- 

 miums for Leicester rams. Of these Mr. Pawlett has received 23. 



Since Mr. Sanday commenced showing, about eight years ago, 

 34 prizes have been given, of which he has received 16, and 

 Mr. Pawlett 13, leaving 5 only for all other competitors. But 

 it may be remarked in justice to Mr. Sanday, that he did not 

 compete at the Chelmsford and Chester Meetings. 



Since the year 1847 I find that Mr. Sanday has received for 

 rams and young ewes 35 prizes at the Society's meetings ; twice 

 (Lewes and Salisbury) he has won the whole ; once, five out of 

 six; once (Windsor) five out of nine; and two years he has not 

 exhibited. I mention these facts to illustrate the value of purity 

 of blood and long descent. At Lincoln, however, he had not 

 a single prize awarded to him. Numbers of the Leicester breed 

 of sheep are sent abroad. 



South Downs. 



These sheep, like the Leicesters, are destined for a particular 

 purpose ; they are unquestionably the best animals we have " as a 

 working flock ;" they feed more readily upon elevated situations 

 and on the natural pastures and heaths of open lands : for the 

 purpose of folding they are unrivalled. The country is much 

 indebted to the early founders of this admirable class of sheep. 

 The late Mr. EUman was mainly instrumental in carrying on this 

 great work of art. Subsequently others have given their aid ; 

 amongst whom Mr. Ellman's successors at Glynde ; the late 

 Mr. Grantham, Mr. Jonas Webb, the Duke of Richmond, 

 Messrs. Rigden, OvermaUj Sainsbury, &c,, are most familiar to 

 our ear. 



The Bahraham Southdowns. — Mr. Webb has now been a 

 breeder about 35 years ; he commenced by purchasing the best 

 ewes from the leading breeders in Sussex, regardless of expense, 

 and then, like the celebrated Bakewell (with the Leicesters), 

 set to work to remodel them into his own class and character of 

 " Southdown," and has never since had a cross with any other 

 lireed. Mr. Webb commenced his career as an exhibitor at the 

 Cambridge Meeting in 1840 ; he then, as a young hand, exhi- 

 bited stock ewes and shearling ewes, for which he received both 

 the first prizes ; experience has since taught him that the fat- 



