218 ON AND OFF THE TURF. 



he got £72 18s. 5d. Against this was liis tucker 

 bill, £8 12s. lOd., his comb and cutters cost him 

 £1 10s. 6d., so that he netted £62 ISs. Id. His 

 highest daily total was 212. 



Shearers that can shear from 100 to 120 sheep 

 per day are considered the best men to employ. The 

 big tally men set a bad example to the others, 

 and cause '^ running,^' which means bad shearing. 

 The 200 a-day men are not, as a rule, first class 

 shearers. No man can shear that number v/ithin 

 eight hours properly. 



