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conclusion somewhat different from that of the Judges, not only 
as to the general quality of the Southdowns, but also as to the 
individual merit of several of the pens of sheep. I did not 
trust to mj own ideas, but asked the opinions of uninterested 
persons who were well qualified to be consulted. Exception 
w as taken to the first-prize sheep ; he had style, character, 
handled well, and his wool was good, but he was so bare 
underneath and his wool showed such signs of peeling, that 
great objection would be raised to his use in many of our best 
flocks. Mr. J. J. Colman took the second and the Duke of 
Richmond third prizes with really good Southdowns, if not 
quite so finely bred. 
It might be correctly stated that with a Class of 67 Shearling 
Rams, selected from most of our best flocks, that the Southdowns 
"had been better shown than at ^Norwich," still such an asser- 
tion is open to question. Mr. Hugh Gorringe was fortunate in 
taking the first prize with No. 1476, as this ram did not appear 
to some as equal to his second-prize winner ; it was mean in its 
hind quarters, nor did it stand well on its hocks ; some persons 
would have preferred to either, the third-prize ram shown by 
Mr. J. J. Colman, which handled well, was good in the scrag, 
and looked like a ram. The Judges highly commended two 
and commended two others ; but there appeared to be many 
other rams in the Class fullv deserving of honourable mention, 
amongst these were the Prince of Wales's, ^Messrs. Botting's, 
and other rams shown by Mr. Colman. 
The Ram Lambs did not appear to possess any especial 
merit. The Shearling Ewes were very good ; Sir William 
Throckmorton's fairly took pride of place : a good second was 
Mr. G. Jonas's pen, in which were two of the finest ewes it has 
ever been my good fortune to see. As in' the previous Class, 
other pens beside those noticed were thought to deserve 
recognition. 
Beport of the Judges of Southdown Sheep. 
We have seen fhe Southdowns better shown than at Norwich. In the 
Old Bam Class the first-prize sheep, belonging to Mr. Hugh Gorringe, is 
a perfect specimen of a Southdown, both in character and wool, though 
not quite so well covered as we should like to sec him ; Mr. Colman, M.R, 
took second with a big heavy fleshed sheep. His Grace the Duke of Rich- 
mond and Gordon being third with a sheep of beautiful quality, somewhat 
deficient in substance for a Two-shear. 
The Shearlings were a difficult class, some of the best having to be passed 
over on account of bad wool. Here, again, Mr. Gorringe was first and second 
for sheep of splendid quality, Mr. Colman, M.P., being third with a big 
Lc.ivy .sheep. 
Tiie Shearliny Enrs were a grand class, Sir W. Throckmorton being first 
