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true Shropshire character. The prize animals were big sheep with plenty of 
quality, and beautiful wool, and likely to make valuable sires. 
Class 143. Pen nf three Sam Lambs. — These were a promising lot of 
youngster?, with good heads, and wool of the ric;ht sort. 
Class Hi. Pen of Jive Shearling Ewes. — This is an extraordinary Class of 
15 entries, remarkable for uniformity of type throughout, with undeniable 
quality of wool and mutton. Seldom, if ever, have we seen a better lot 
exhibited. 
Charles Coxox. 
C. Randell. 
P. A. EvAxs. 
Southdown Sheep. 
The Southdown breed was well represented by forty-six entries, 
with few absentees. As usual, these sheep were distinguished for 
symmetry, quality and uniformity of type. The weight of 
carcass which some of the Southdowns carried was indeed 
wonderful for their fine short legs and general stature. Here, as 
in other Sections, there were symptoms of excessive feeding, 
although, taking the show as a whole, there W"as perhaps less 
fault to be found on this score than in some former years. 
In a very good Class of nine Two-shear Rams, ^Nlr. J, J. 
Colman, M.P., won rightly enough with an exceptionally hand- 
some sheep of his own breeding, long, level, and well-pro- 
portioned, W'ith fine character and quality, and well furnished 
with wool and mutton. It was bred by himself, and was third 
as a shearling at ?^orwich last year. ^Ir. Hugh Gorringe's 
second, the first winner at Norwich last year, has scarcely grown 
so well as could have been wished, and is just a trifle wide in the 
shoulder ; but is thick, compact, well covered with flesh and fat, 
and of a good type and quality, exceptionally good in the neck. 
Mr. G. C. Carew-Gibson's third is higher standing, but a good 
useful sheep of good quality ; as is also Mr. Gorringe's " reserve " 
ram. 
The Shearling Ram Class contained twenty-one entries, and the 
general character of the class was very creditable. Mr. Edwin 
Ellis could not be denied the first place here for one of the 
most wonderful sheep in the Show. In the eyes of keen South- 
down critics he may seem wanting slightly in refinement, but 
rarely have we seen a better carcass of mutton on so young a 
sheep. The depth and width of his carcass are remarkable, and 
we do not recollect ever to have seen a better leg of mutton on a 
one-year-old sheep of any breed. He was Champion Ram at the 
Oxford Show at Banbury,was bred by Mr. Ellis, got by "Merton," 
and out of a ewe by Mr. (dolman's " No. 3," thus combining the 
strains of the two celebrated flocks of Lord VValsinghani and 
Mr. Colman, M.P. The second prize went to Mr. Colman for 
a plump, thick, symmetrical sheep of beautiful quality and 
