FOR SHOW RING AND MARKET. 47 



Judging Day. 



This is a day of excitement to the exhibitor, and most, i 

 not all, are greatly relieved when this day is past and over. 

 As I have before intimated, the way in which the various 

 members of our show flock behave themselves has no little 

 to do with their chance of winning. A sheep that will stand 

 "all of a heap" as untrained ones almost invariably will 

 surely cannot be said to be very taking to the judge's eye > 

 or even to that of the casual observer. Hence, the import- 

 ance of thorough training. 



Most of our show yards are provided with show rings, the 

 floors of which are perfectly level, so that all exhibitors are 

 on the same footing as far as choice of position or lay of 

 ground goes. Where show rings are not in evidence the ex- 

 hibitor should aim for his sheep to stand on either perfectly 

 level ground, or, if the ground does not permit of this, he 

 should arrange that his sheep shall stand with its head up- 

 hill. On no account let its position be reversed, as no sheep v 

 not even the most perfectly trained, can be expected to 

 "stand out" properly with its head "downhill." One of the 

 greatest of England's living shepherds lays claim that much 

 of his success as an exhibitor of sheep is due to the way in 

 which he prepares and trains them, so that they not only 

 attract but keep the notice and attention of the judge. Ex- 

 hibitors should do ail in their power to assist the judge in 

 his duties and should refrain from "demonstration" should 

 he not place the awards just to their liking. 



Showing Out. 



Nothing is more annoying to the shepherd than that of 

 handling show stock that has been imperfectly trained or 



