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along the belly. Mr. R. Humphrey's " Black Queen 2nd " was 
second, and Mrs. Lattice Williams' " Myfanw " third. 
The Judges report as follows : — 
We are pleased to note a marked improvement in these classes since last 
year's Show. 
Class 77. — The eight bulls shown (one entry being absent) over two years 
old were a good lot. Last year's winner, having grown coarse at the shoulder, 
was beaten by " Taihirion," a thoioush Welshman, with no bad point. The 
third-prize bull, just over two years old, is very promising. 
Class 78. The bulls under two years old were hardly so good a class. Of 
ten entries the five named were decidedly the best, without any particular merit 
calling for remark beyond the excellence of the first-prize bull. 
Class 79. Cows were a ma;j;nificent lot, the nine entered being all good 
specimens. We had great difficulty in awarding the honours. 
Class 80. Heifers between Two und Three Years old. — Tbe first-prize taker 
is a heifer of extraordinary merit ; nothing better was shown. The class being 
uneven, the prizes were easily placed. 
Class 81. Heifers under Two Years old. — Some of these had grown to 
such a size that we doubted the ages given, which, however, were verified by 
the Ins[5ector, proving what early generous treatment will achieve. All the 
prize-takers in this class have great merit. 
Notwithstanding the creditable exhibits of Welsh Blacks both at Liverpool 
and Bristol, we do not consider a fair criterion can thereby be formed of the 
value of the breed to Wales generally, or of the estimation in which it is held 
by Midland Counties graziers and West End butchers. Prizes offered bj' the 
Eoyal Agricultural Society will do much towards developing this useful breed, 
a ' Herd Book ' of which has lately been established. 
John Williams. 
John Evaks. 
Sheep. 
The show of sheep was on the whole a very good one, and all 
the important English breeds were well represented. The Devon 
Long-woolled, the Dartmoor, and the Exmoor sheep must have 
appeared as novelties to many visitors to the Exhibition, as 
they are seldom seen away from their particular districts. 
Leicestees. 
Mr. T. H. Hutchinson showed the first-prize shearling ram, 
an animal with good wool and large frame. Mr. Hutchinson 
was first also in the aged class, with a ram of great size and 
rare quality, in high condition. Mr. Hebden Borton was second 
in the same class with a fine old ram, very level, with good fore- 
quarters. Mr. George Turner, Jun., was first and second, for 
the pen of five shearling ewes, with two good even-looking 
well-bred lots of sheep. Mr. William Brown's third-prize pen 
was rather open in the wool. 
The Leicesters exhibited at Bristol were, taken as a whole, of only moderate 
quality ; but the prize sheep in each class were excc[)tions to this remark, 
