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ments. A young horse, two years old, in this class, commended 

 by the jud<T^es, was considered wrongly placed in consequence of 

 liis age. In Class 2 the general character of the animals shown 

 was an improvement on former meetings. A horse in this class, 

 of good appearance and character, might have obtained a prize, 

 but for its action being so very bad. In Class 3 the judges did 

 not consider the horses to be well qualified for the purpose of the 

 Society. Classes 4 and 5 were deservedly highly commended by 

 the judges as magnificent specimens of the kind, and showing 

 decided improvement on previous exhibitions. 



The show of Leicester sheep was considered equal to former 

 years. The animals exhibited in Class 3 appeared superior to 

 those of past exhibitions. The result of the judges' decision 

 proved most fully what may be done by strict attention to breed- 

 ing any description of animals, when one gentleman is found 

 taking all the prizes ; nearly a similar circumstance having hap- 

 pened at the Windsor show, in the Southdown sheep. The county 

 of Sussex being so celebrated for its breed of sheep as well as 

 cattle, the stewards had with eager anticipation waited for the day 

 of our show with great expectation of witnessing an extraordinary 

 competition in the Southdown sheep. Their expectations were 

 fully realised, as the numbers shown were large, and the compe- 

 tition great, the animals shown nobly upholding the fame of the 

 Southdown sheep for perfect beauty, symmetry, and form. The 

 long-woolled sheep, not qualified to compete as Leicesters, were 

 very short in number, and possessed about usual merit. 



The breed of Romney i\Iarsh sheep was not very highly 

 spoken of by the judges. 



The show of pigs was large, but appeared not to be properly 

 classed. Class 2 very good. One or two inferior animals pre- 

 vented the class being generally commended. The same remarks 

 apply to Class 3, which with Class 4 were decidedly better than 

 at any former show. Classes 5 and 6 not so good as formerly, 

 and the judges complain of their not being properly classed. 



A new and evidently interesting feature of our exhibition was 

 that of the feathered tribe, the judges of which expressed them- 

 selves desirous to communicate with the Society as to the future 

 arrangements in this class. 



In conclusion, the stewards may safely congratulate the mem- 

 bers of this Society on the great improvement which has taken 

 place in each variety of our domestic animals since the first exhi- 

 bition of stock at Oxford, which improvement they feel themselves 

 justified in attributing to the prizes offered by this Society. It 

 has brought together in one focus the breeds and the best breeders 

 of all our varieties of stock, thus enabling them and others to 

 take advantage of the judgment and decision of those gentlemen 



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