lleport on tlia Goats Exhibited at Windsor, 
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Report of the Judyes of Welsh ^fountain Sheep. 
[Classes 233 to 235.] 
There was a large entry of sheep in these Classes, varyiug much in 
character. We had considerable difficulty in satisfying ourselves in some 
cases as to piireness of breed. The First Prize animals in each Class are 
excellent specimens of the AVelsh Mountain sheep, active, hardy, and thick- 
fleshed, can-ying a good close fleece. 
W. B. Roberts. 
John Williams. 
GOATS. 
Exactly ten years have elapsed since the Kilburn Meeting 
in 1879, when for the first time prizes for goats were offered by 
this Society. At that date goat showing was in its infancy, and 
comparatively few persons were interested in the breeding of 
these animals. The total number of entries was thirty-two, the 
Classes being divided into Short-haired British, Long-haired 
British, and Foreign Goats. In the interval that has elapsed 
gi'eat strides have been made in goat breeding, and these animals 
have increased considerably in popularity. A Goat Society, the 
proposed formation of which was first whispered at Kilburn, 
has been established, a Herd-book has been introduced, and as 
much care and judgment are now exercised in the selection of 
breeding stock, especially in regard to milking pedigrees, as is 
the case with cattle. Considering these facts, it was reasonably 
supposed that, taken all round, the exhibits in the Goat Classes 
at Windsor would be greatly superior to those at Kilburn, both 
in numbers and quality ; but, strange to say, this improvement 
was not, in the opinion of competent Judges, manifest throughout 
the classes to the extent that was expected, considering the 
advance witnessed at other Shows, nor were the entries propor- 
tionate in number to the improved classification. 
Mr. Holmes Pegler, the Honorary Secretary of the British 
Goat Society, ascribes the want of general improvement to the 
fact that "In 1879 all who sent entries were regular exhibitors 
who had been engaged for some years in improving the breeds, 
whereas at Windsor, of the fourteen different owners five or six 
were comparative strangers to goat showing, and the twelve or 
thirteen entries they contributed did not belong to the improved 
short-haired type which finds favour at the present day. They 
were mostly Irish and Welsh goats, with long hair, long, pointed 
horns, and flat sides ; elegant creatures, perhaps, and attractive 
enough when viewed from a distance, standing on some high 
peak or rocky eminence amongst their native mountains, but 
decidedly at a discount at shows. Although the winners were 
not (with one or two exceptions where there was practically no 
