234 The Agricultural Features of the Paris Exhibition. 
covered, and of very fine quality. He was first in three of the 
classes and second in the other. Mr. Creswell, whose sheep 
handled exceeding well, and showed good frames, was second in 
the two young classes and first in the old tup class, the winner 
of the latter prize being a very excellent specimen of the English 
Leicester. The second prize in the ewe class went to a very good 
pen belonging to M. Noblet, of Chateau-Renard, Loiret. Mr. 
Turner's first-prize pen of ewes were first at the Bath and 
West of England Show last year, and third at the " Royal " at 
Liverpool ; while his first-prize two-shear tup was second in 
the young class at the latter exhibition. 
Lincolns. — This useful long-wooUed breed was very creditably 
represented. Twenty-five pens were entered, and in point of 
merit the display was exceptionally strong. Mr. John Pears, 
Mere, Lincoln ; Mr. R. C. Catling, Needham Hall, Wisbeach, 
Cambridgeshire ; and Messrs, Dudding, Panton House, VVragby, 
Lincolnshire, had a very close and exciting contest for the 
honours, — Mr. Pears carrying off rather the largest share. His 
sheep, bred by himself, and descended from strains which have 
been in the flock for nearly half a century, were large, well 
woolled, evenly covered, and showed that, from a butcher's point 
of view in particular, this breed has been substantially improved 
during recent years. He was first in the young tup class, first for 
ewes, and second in each of the other two classes. Mr, Catling, 
whose sheep were also well bred, large, and well-woolled, topped 
the young female class, and also the old tup class. The gimmers 
were especially good, and were got by " Volunteer," a distin- 
guished sire. The Messrs. Dudding had two second prizes and 
one ticket of honourable mention. Their flock is old and well 
established, and the appearance it made on this occasion was 
worthy of its reputation. Like those of Mr. Catling, the Messrs. 
Dudding's young sheep claimed descent from the stock of Mr. 
Kirkham. 
Kentish. — Of this very hardy variety of the fleecy tribe there 
was only one exhibitor, Mr. R. Russell, Horton Court Lodge, 
Dartford, Kent. Both they and the Lincolns were originally 
grouped with Leicesters ; but it was found that such mixing up 
could but result in dissatisfaction, and the breeds were separated 
accordingly. Though Mr. Russell had no opposition, he was 
deservedly awarded a special prize, which was adjudged to a 
handsome tup, fourteen months old. All his animals were of 
the improved Kentish breed. 
Cotswolds. — Probably none of the English breeds were better 
represented than this one. Mr. Russell Swanwick, of the 
Agricultural College, Cirencester, had the field entirely to liiin- 
self ; but better specimens of the breed than those exhibited by 
