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a heavy carcass and coat, and fair character. The other sheep 
in the class were highly fed well-bred animals. 
Gimmers were a remarkably well-filled class ; the contest was 
very keen. Mr. Pears' first ones are big, heavily woolled animals, 
carrying their mutton very satisfactorily. Mr. Cartwright's 
second pen, like Mr. Robert Wright's third, were shown in 
blooming condition, being well clad both with wool and mutton. 
The Messrs. Dudding's fourth gimmers display much style and 
family character. 
The Judges say : — 
Class 107. — The Judges consider this class very good. 
Class 108. — This class was not up to the usual form, several of the sheep 
being overfed. 
Class 109. — This class was of unusual merit and very strorjg as regards 
the number of entries, and the quality of the animals. 
Tom Caswell. 
Charles Clarke. 
Oxfordshire Downs. — These big, mutton-producing, very early 
maturing sheep were well represented. Mr. Druce did not 
maintain his wonted position in the shearling ram class. He 
succeeded, however, with old tups. Mr. Druce's, Mr. Street's, Mr. 
Treadwell's, and Mr. Brassey's sheep were very well brought out, 
showing good blood and first-class feeding. The Oxfordshire 
Down is a sheep that deserves a great deal more attention from 
British farmers than it has yet received. Nothing can beat it 
for early development, and both the mutton and the wool com- 
mand a good price. Mr. Treadwell's winning shearlings at 
Bath failed to get to the top place at Liverpool ; that distinction 
was reserved for a stylish, well clad, level ram, shown by the 
breeder, Mr. Frederick Street. Mr. Treadwell's second, third, 
fifth, and commended sheep were shown in capital trim, and, like 
the whole flock from which they emanated, they display careful 
breeding. The Bath order of these sheep was altered somewhat. 
Mr. George Street and Mr. Brassey were creditably in the race, 
Mr. Druce made up in the aged ram class, where first and 
second honours awaited him with very heavy, wealthy, finely 
balanced rams, of his own breeding, which were in a like posi- 
tion at Bath. The first one here — a very well made up sheep, 
profitably clad with both wool and mutton, and nicely brought 
out, won the cup at Bath as the best sheep in the yard ; his 
quality and wealth of flesh at once commended him. 
The other prize rams in this class compared favourably with 
the aged classes of other breeds. A meritorious class of gimmers 
also saw a reversal of the Bath awards, Mr. Druce's first pen in 
the South got only third here. They showed wonderful quality, 
stylish heads, and fair carcasses. Mr. George Adams's second pen 
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