654 Report on the Exhibition of British and Foreign Sheep, 
ling, and two of aged rams, and one entry of ewes), belonging 
to three exhibitors, from Yorkshire, Esses, and the County 
Donegal ; Scotland being unrepresented. As the Report of the 
Judges of Black-faced mountain sheep, Herdwicks, Lonks, and 
the Welsh mountain breed is not conveniently divisible, I 
venture to depart from the order of the Catalogue in favour of 
the classification of these breeds as assigned to the Judges. 
The classes are thus reviewed in the judicial Report : — 
Slack-faced. 
Class 178. Shearling Earns. — We feel soitv that the numbers were few ; 
and although there were onlj' two competitors, we quite thought they both 
deserved a prize. The first prize animal is a good sheep. 
Class 179. Aged Bams. — In this class, we are sorry to say, both the 
number was sruall and the quality veiy inferior. We considered it right to 
withhold both a second prize and a commendation. 
Class 180. Shearling Ewes. — We thought fit to give these ewes a first prize, 
although there was no great merit in their quality and size. 
Herdwicks. 
Class 181. Shearling Bams. — This class we considered very good, and we 
had great difSculty in deciding the prizes. Since the last Eoyal Meeting we find 
a great improvement in the quality of wool, which is much more clear of black. 
Class 182. Bams of any other age. — This class was quite as difficult to judge 
as the last, and we felt quite sorrj' that we could not in this instance give a 
third prize, as all the four entries were really good. The two commended ones 
were extra good sheep. This class of sheep is uncommonly hardy, and will 
live on poor mountain grass. 
Class 183. Shearling Ev:es. — This class was likewise good, and with the 
exception of one or two pens were more free from black wool. 
Lonhs. 
Class 184. Shearling Bams. — Only one entry, but well deserving of the prize. 
Class 185. Bams of any age. — Only one entry, but well deserving of the 
prize. 
Class 186. Shearling Ewes. — Only one entry, but of extra goodness. It 
seems strange to the Judges that such an extraordinarily good sort of sheep 
should be represented in such small numbers. 
Welsh Mountain Sheep. 
Class 202. Shearling Bams. — We were glad to see so good an entry in this 
class, and with one' or two exceptions the class was a good one. 
Class 203. Bams of any other age. — This class was also well represented, 
and several of them were of good merit. » 
Class 204. Shearling Ewes. — This class was composed of a very nice lot of 
sheep ; and in concluding our remarks on the Welsh sheep we feel quite 
confident that there might be a great improvement made with regard to the 
weight of wool. We were sorry to find also that many of the Welsh sheep 
were disqualified owing to their being improperly clipped. This ought to be a 
warning to all exhibitors, and we hope that for the future more notice will be 
taken of our remarks. 
John Ixgleby. 
John Irvixg. 
Edwd. Edwards. ■ 
