574 Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Newcastle. 
Seport of (lie Judges of Blach-faced Sheep. 
Class 1G5. — The first-prize Ram has a -well-formed body, handling true all 
over, and has a good coat of wool. The colours of the face are a little mixed, 
and are lighter than those which have been fashionable for some years ; he 
has a good face and well-formed head. The second-prize Sheep is older, his 
coat has begun to fail, and he thus wants the bloom of his opponent, but he is 
a very useful sheep. 
Class IGG. — The first-iorize Sheej^ in this Class is one of very high merit ; he 
is far in advance of all his opponents, in fact, few like him are to be seen, so 
good round the heart and true in shape, with a grand coat of wool. 
Class 1G7 contained one pen of good Ewes. 
Class 1G8. — The first-prize pen were excellent sheep, well worthy of being 
exhibited. 
I'JOBERT PaTERSON. 
JoHX Irving. 
Herdwicks and Lonks. 
There were twenty-three entries of Herdwick Sheep, and, as a 
whole, the display was of a creditable character. Mr. George 
Browne's first-prize three-shear ram is a big, massive sheep, 
carrying a great fleece, which had not been shorn this year. 
Mr. James Spencer, the representatives of the late Mr. H. 
Parker Holme, and Mr. H. C. Howard also showed some 
excellent sheep of the same kind, dividing the honours amongst 
them. 
The Lonk Sheep, of which there were nine entries in three 
classes, as usual attracted a good deal of attention. They 
were shown in the fleece, and a marvellous fleece it is ! Both 
the first prizes in the Ram Classes went to Messrs. INIitchell 
Dearden and Joseph Blackburn for sheep of great size. Mr. 
W. Walsh headed the Ewe Class with a pen of good-looking 
sheep. 
Report of the Judges of Herdwtch and LonJc Sheep. 
We found a very good entrj^ of Herdwicks, seeing that the Show is held a 
considerable distance from the Hills where this class of sheep is loc.'ttod. 
Class IGi). — The competition in the Ar/ed Sheep Class was very keen, and 
the entry much above that of previous Shows. The Class also was good ; and 
if the two first-placed sheep had been both shorn, we should, we think, have 
been better able to decide. 
Class 170. — In this Class also we had a good entr}', and again had to decide 
between shorn and unshorn sheep. However, the sheep we ]ilaced first and 
second were both unshorn, and we liad little difficulty in making our award. 
Class 171. — In this Class the entry was shorter, but the Class was fair, 
especially the first and second prize sheep. 
Class 172. — In this Class also the entry was small, and here also wchad 
again Ewes both shorn and unshorn, and we had a difiicult task to make tliis 
award. 
Class 173. — There were only 3 entries in this Class. They were also 
unshorn, save where the shepherd has tried his hand to level his exhibit ; but 
