522 Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Manchester. 
The other Judge writes : — 
Class 98. — This class was well represented, and I thought it as good a 
class of shearlings as are often seen together, especially No, 881, bred by 
Mr. Wallis, of Old Shifl'ord. This large class deserves commendation. 
Class 99. — A good entry. I think this class of older rams very good, and 
worthy of very high commendation. 
Class 100. Shearling Ewes. — A very good class. I should have much liked 
to have given another prize in this class, as they were well deserving one. 
Taking all the classes in the Oxford Downs, they were very good. 
Compared with many previous exhibitions, the number and, 
indeed, quality of the Cots wolds show a great falling off. This 
is much to be regretted, and is difficult of explanation, as it is 
said that they are by no means going out of favour, the report on 
the Cotswold hills last winter being that the demand had been 
very good for them of late. 
In Lincoln and other long-woolled sheep not qualified to 
compete as Leicesters or Cotswolds there were 44 entries. 
The Judges say : — 
Class 95. Shearling Earns. — There were 21 entries in this class. The first 
and third prizes were awarded to Messrs. Dudding, and the second to the Hon. 
Robert Henley Eden. The first and second prize sheep were very good, com- 
bining great size with heavy wool. 
Class 96. Earns of any other age. — There were 14 entries in this class. 
The first and third prizes were awarded to Mr. W. Marshall, and the second 
prize to Messrs. Dudding. The above named sheep, with the one highly com- 
mended, were good specimens of the Lincoln sheep; great size, and heavy 
wool. 
Class 97. Shearling Ewes. — There were four entries in this class. The first 
and third prizes were awarded to Mr. T. Cartwright, an^ the second prize to 
]\Ir. John Pears. This was a very good class of sheep, with the exception of 
one i^en, which was not worthy of commendation. 
Owing to the Judges of the Southdown classes differing in 
opinion as to what is called by one of them " the most im- 
portant features relating to Southdown sheep," two Reports have 
arrived, one signed by two and the other by one of the Judges. 
The joint Report says : — 
The exhibition of pure Southdowns was smaller than usual, there being only 
46 entries ; but the specimens from the flocks of the Duke of Richmond, Lord 
Walsingham, Lord Sondes, Sir W. Throckmorton, Mr. Eigden, &c., &c., were 
especially good. 
The three prizes in the class of Shearling Rams were taken by the Merton 
flock. The first prize. No. 915, was an admirable sheep ; girth large, level good 
back, the tail set on a little too low, the legs good, and the quality of flesh and 
wool excellent. Jjord Walsingham had eight sheep in this class of very good 
character and quality. The Duke of Richmond showed sheep in this class of 
fine quality and purity of blood. We thought highly of them, as also of Mr. 
Rigden's 909 and 910. Messrs. Heasman also exhibited some very useful sheep. 
In the class of Earns of any other age. Sir W. Throckmorton took first and 
second prizes with two very superior animals, showing great purity and per- 
fect Down type. Lord AValsingham and Mr. Eigden also had good sheep in 
