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the Society to Lincoln sliecp, five were awarded to gentlemen residing outside 
the county of Lincoln. 
We take this opportunity of expressing a doubt as to the wisdom of the 
course taken in abolishing the olBce of Inspector of Shearing. It is a suffi- 
cieatly ungrateful task for Judges to select prize animals from amo)i;;st the 
fiocks of their friends and neighbours, without devolving upon them the onus 
of making a charge of dishonesty against any of them, which a disqualification 
for unfair shearing evidently implies. We fear that under the present sys- 
tem, in most cases where unfair shearing is found. Judges will not have the 
courage of their convictions, and the offender will escape the punishment he 
merits. 
Chari.es Williams. 
WlIJilAM COLLIMGWOOD. 
Oxfordshire Downs. 
This very useful breed of farmers' sheep did itself full justice 
at Bristol. There was a large entry of shearing rams, and 
though but a small one of aged rams, it was composed of sheep 
of very fine quality Mr. Charles Howard's first-prize shearling 
ram had a perfect shape and beautiful head ; he looked like good 
mutton, and was very close in the wool. Mr. Charles Hobbs's 
ram took second place ; a well-bred sheep, with the wool quite 
on to his head. The old rams were all splendid specimens. Mr. 
John Treadwell was first and second, Mr. F. Street third, and 
Mr, C. Hobbs highly commended. Mr. Treadwell's first, 
" Royal Liverpool," was a great and very well-made sheep, with 
immense girth, and the second was little inferior. Mr. Frederic 
Street's sheep, as the Judges say, was worthy of a third prize. 
Mr. Albert Brassey's pen [No. 947) was the winner in the 
Shearling Ew^e Class ; they were very uniform in character, 
with dark faces and good size. Mr. Treadwell's were also a 
good pen. 
The Judges have reported as follows : — 
Class 91, for Shearling Oxford Down Eams, was well represented as to 
numbers, there being an entry of twenty-three. The first-prize sheep, No. 918, 
was a very true-formed sheep of good size and quality, and covered with 
good flesh, and of good character. No. 915, the second-prize sheep, was also 
of good character and formation, and promises to be a good srjee[) another 
year. 
Class 92, for Eams of any age. There were only four entries, all good ; 
indeed, so good that we strongly recommended the three prizes to be given. 
Tliis was a superior class of grand character, and did the most to uphold the 
character of this superior breed of sheep. 
Class 93, for Shearling Ewes. I'here were six entries, of good general 
character. The first- and second-prize pens were very large heavy sheep. 
The first-prize pen vvcre the most matching lot. 
R. J. Newton. 
G. UlTClIMAN. 
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