Report on the Exhibition of Lire Stock at Lira-pool. 571 
is so full that my remarks are, in a measure, for2stalled. It is 
as follows : — 
In the first Class — (125) — Black-faced Mountain Shearling Bams — we had 
four entries. Two entries we did not consider eligible to compete, being more 
like Downs, and certainly not Black-faced Mountains. If they come from a 
district where there are many of them, being very good mutton sheep, and 
a fair size for their age, the Council would do well to consider whether they 
deserve a special class. As we found them to-day, we could not place them. 
In Class 126 — Black-faced Mountain Bams of any age — we had five 
entries. Two again like Downs. The other three were rather a better lot 
than the shearlings, but we did not consider them as good as the Eoyal 
Society should have on their Show-ground. We know there are many better 
Mountain sheep ; and it is a pity their owners were afraid to enter. But these 
Koyal Show honours are often so hard to win, that the competition is short 
owing to the fear of losing. 
Class 127. — Only one entry — a fair lot ; to which we awarded the first 
prize. 
Classes 128, 129, and 130 — Herdwicks. — In the first class we had six 
entries, in the second eight entries, and in the last four entries. Nearly the 
whole of these sheep were in our opinion good ; there were some superior 
sheep. This hardy Mountain sheej> has much improved of late years. In- 
stead of, as formerly, seeing sheep nearly all hair, and that not of a good 
colour, we had to day a good hardy sheep, growing fair good wool, with but 
little hair, and not much of it dark-coloured. Some we really thought too 
fine, coming very near the Cheviot wool, and we are afraid that we put one 
sheep back for that very reason. 
Classes 131, 132 and 133 — Lonks. — In the first class there were three 
entries, in the second two, and in the last three. A very poor competition, to 
gain right Koyal Prizes. They are a very good class of sheep, as one of our 
colleagues remarked, " The best sheep of the country." We were all unani- 
mous in this (as in the other classes). In the class " Lonk Gimmers," the 
one gaining the red rosette is fit for any Showyard ; and, in our opinion, could 
compete with the Cheviot ; in fact, they are more like the Cheviot than any 
other class of Mountain sheep. In our opinion, the Society would do well to 
keep each class of sheep separate. 
We are sorry we had not more entries before us in all the classes. We 
would recommend that more strict rules be made as to shearing, as few (if 
any) comply with the rule now in force, and we would advise that the horns 
should not be painted or varnished. 
John Hagarth. 
John Ingleby. 
John Irving. 
The Inspectors of Sheep-shearing reported as follows : — 
In this, our Report of sheep-shearing at the Liverpool Meeting, we beg to 
state that the whole of the sheep from the Leicesters, Class 98 to, and including 
Hampshire, Class 121, were shorn to the full and entire satisfaction of your 
Inspectors, and, in so far as they were concerned needed no inspection ; and it 
must be a great relief to the Judges to have the sheep shown in their true 
form, as well as a great satisfaction to the Council that they have so far 
succeeded in putting down that deception which was practised in former 
years to so large an extent, and an act of justice to exhibitors that they can 
now stand on equal ground in the Royal Society's Showyard. We regret, 
however, to say that from Class 122 to Class 136 we did not find that equality 
in the shearing of the Hill and Mountain sheep, as we stated on the evening of 
