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Mr. G. Laing-, of Wark, Coldstream, was third to Mr. Forster's 
two sheop, and Mr. R. Tweedie took again the Reserve Number 
and commendation. The Judges, who were Mr. J. Jardine, of 
Arkleton, Langholm ; Mr. G. Rea, of Middleton House, Alnwick ; 
and Mr. J. Rand, of Bowmont Hill, Coldstream, report : — 
Class 79. Shearling Leicester Bams. — We were glad to find an increased 
number of sheep shown in this class, and of fair average quality. 
Class 80. The first-prize ram in this class was a very superior animal, and 
the whole of good quality. 
Class 81. The prize sheep of this class were superior, and generally good. 
The Oxfordshire Downs numbered 17 entries in the shearling- 
ram class, and 6 in the older sheep, with only 4 pens of 
shearling ewes ; the exhibitors, too, being only seven. But, as 
the report of the Judges (who were the same as for the Cots- 
wold) will show, all the classes were worthy of honourable 
mention. Mr. John Treadwell, of Upper Winchendon, Ayles- 
bury, was first, and Mr. George Wallis, of Old ShifFord, Bamp- 
ton, Faringdon, second, in both the ram classes. Mr. Wallis also 
secured the third prize and two commendations for shearling 
rams ; the Duke of Marlborough getting the Reserve Number and 
two high commendations in the same class. Mr. C. Howard, 
of Biddenham, Bedford, was, as last year, first, with his beautiful 
pen of shearling ewes, and had the Reserve Number and a high 
commendation in the same class ; Mr. A. F. Milton Druce, of 
Twelve Acres, Eynsham, Oxon, having a well-earned second 
prize. The Judges reported of these classes : — 
Class 82, Oxford Down Shearling Bams, was fairly represented as to num- 
bers, and contained several good animals. No. 750 was a grand-looking, good 
character of sheep, descended from a line of winners at the Eoyal Shows, his 
sire being the first-prize sheep in Class 83, and also the first-prize sheep in the 
shearling class at Wolverhampton. The grandsire of this sheep was also 
■winner in the class for old rams at Wolverhampton, — a sheep that was espe- 
cially noticed in the report of that Show. No. 752, the second-prize sheep, 
was of very good form and character, and if he had had a better head, and had 
been of better colour, his position possibly might have been improved. 
Class 83 was not strongly represented as to numbers, but contained 
several good sheep. The first-prize sheep referred to above, No. 764, is a 
very good sheep indeed, and well sustains the character of his sire, the first- 
prize sheep in the class for old rams at the Wolverhampton Show. The 
second-prize sheep, No. 765, is also a very good style of sheep, and well 
supports the character of the Oxford Downs. 
Class 84. A small entry, numbering only 4 pens. The first-prize pen. No. 
771, was a very choice pen, showing a great deal of quality. The second-prize 
pen. No. 769, was also a good one. The other two pens were also worthy of 
notice. 
The Longwools of any breed were represented by 6 pens of 
25 shearling gimmers, all Lincolns. The placing together so 
large a number of sheep of the same flock is of course one of the 
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