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beat Mr. Twecdie in the shearling-ram class. Mr. Melvin's 
first ram is exceedingly handsome. So far as it goes, his body 
is almost perfection, but the animal is on the small side. His 
symmetry, rump, bone, and skin cannot fail to enlist admiration. 
On the head he could be improved. Nevertheless he was a 
popular first, as he was at Glasgow in the spring. It is seldom 
that a better matured sheep of the breed than this one is seen. 
The sire of him was a Pohvarth ram. The second one, from 
the same flock, has more length, equally good skin, nicer head, 
and " turns " better than the first. The second is not, however, 
so symmetrical, being imperfectly covered over the fore-rib and 
shoulders, but he looks the better sheep to go on with, and 
was sired by Mr. Melvin's crack shearling of 1875, for which 
100 guineas were refused. Mr. Tweedie's third ram is a stylish, 
lengthy, outcoming sheep, with good bone, well-covered back 
and nice head. An unsuccessful one from the Forest had a 
grand fleece. 
Mr. Tweedie turned the tables on Mr. Melvin in the gimmer- 
class. The former got first, second, and fourth with three useful 
pens, very well brought out. Mr. Melvin only got third. The 
Yorkshire gimmers turned better, and had stronger necks and 
possibly better loins than the Lothian lots. The latter, how- 
ever, had the best of it in wool, rump, quarters, and style, so 
that it was not surprising that the Border Judge evinced a 
lingering fondness for the Lothian pens. 
The Judges, who acted also in the Cheviot classes, report as 
follows : — 
The Border Leicesters were small in number and were indifferently repre- 
sented. Several sheep, moreover, the Judges did not consider belonged to the 
class. The Cheviots were not great in number, but were of superior quality. 
John Clay. , 
Geo. Rea. 
Jas. Simond. 
Cotswolds. — The office of Judge in these classes was no sine- 
cure. Entries were numerous, and in several cases individual 
merit was great, as well as nearly equal. With the recent Bath 
decisions somewhat perplexing havoc was played. Mr. Gillett's 
first shearling at Bath was only commended here ; while the com- 
mended one there was at the top at Liverpool ; the third one here, 
from Oaklands, having been second at Bath. There was, however, 
an interval of five weeks between the Shows, and animals alter a 
good deal in that time. The Liverpool awards were generally 
supported by the spectators. The commended shearling has a 
beautiful head, good skin, and fine quality ; his mutton, how- 
ever, is slacker than it was at Bath. This animal and the third 
one are twins, and a pretty pair they are. The first one here 
