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two entries, and of unquestionably high merit. It augurs well 
for the latent vigour to be found in flocks of this breed, when in 
both ram classes new exhibitors are to be found taking the first 
prizes. Mr. H. Townshend's grand sheep, which was preferred 
to any other, had never been off the farm where he was born and 
bred, it is stated, until brought to Aston Park. He is very full 
and uniform throughout, presenting a magnificent model of great 
expansion combined with nice character, and may be deemed an 
excellent specimen of the true type of the breed. Mr. E. Crane's 
second-prize ram is low to the ground, but compact and massive 
in frame ; and Mr. Sheldon won third prize in this as well as 
the shearling class, but with sheep of differing types, one being 
large in stature, with a grey face, while the other was small 
and had a very black face. Mr. Baker, of Moor Barns, took 
the Reserve, and Mr. W. O. Foster a high commendation for 
sheep good in form, and of excellent quality and wool ; and Mr. 
Smith, Mr. J. Pulley, Mr. F. Bach, Mr. Firmstone, and Mr. 
T. Mansell, were commended. Lord Chesham had nothing in 
the class. His celebrated " Duke of Bedford " appears in the 
catalogue, but was absent. 
The Latimer flock will, however, be found completely in the 
ascendency in the class for shearling ewes with beautiful sheep, 
sweetly modelled and full of good mutton and wool. But there 
were several other pens which ranked high. Mrs. Beach's seemed 
compact in build, small, but handsome ; Mrs. Smith's very uni- 
form, with deep, capacious frames, and nice character ; Mr. C. 
Byrd's stylish and pretty ; and Mr. J. Pulley's stout-built, and 
very useful, almost approaching the standard of the third-prize 
pen, between which there was some resemblance. Mr. J. W. 
Minton was also commended for a nice lot. In a smaller class 
of older ewes Mrs. Beach, of The Hattons, came to the front with 
a beautiful pen. The other exhibitors were chiefly Salopians, 
who brought some admirable specimens into the arena. The 
lambs were very creditable specimens, of which there were ten 
pens of ewe-lambs and fourteen of ram-lambs ; Mrs. Beach 
taking firsts in both classes, Mr. C. Byrd a second in one and a 
third in the other, with Mr. T, Mansell and Mr. T. J. Mansell 
securing the others. 
There were some evenly topped, admirably shapet^ wethers 
in the seven pens brought into competition. Lord Chesham's 
were most admired and placed first, with Mrs. Beach's second, 
the Earl of Zetland's third, and Mr. Yates's taking Reserve. 
The Special Prize to the exhibitor securing the greatest number 
of points in the Shropshire classes, was awarded to Mrs. Beach. 
The Report of the Judges is to the following effect : — 
