500  Report  of  the  Live-Stock  exhibited  at 
Report  of  the  Judges  of  Southdoums  and  Hampshire  Downs. 
Southdowns. 
The  classes  of  Southdowns  were  well  filled — all  the  principal  flocks  being 
represented — considering  the  great  distance  the  Show  was  held  this  year  from 
the  South  Downs. 
Class  144.  Shearling  Rams. — There  was  a large  show  in  this  class,  num- 
bering thirty-four  entries.  The  Judges  had  very  great  difficulty  in  awarding 
the  prizes,  there  being  such  uniformity  of  character  in  the  animals  exhibited. 
Class  143 — Two-Shear  Rams — comprising  seventeen  entries,  which  the 
Judges  considered  very  representative,  many  of  the  older  flocks  being  amongst 
the  number. 
Class  145 — Five  Shearling  Ewes — comprising  ten  entries.  This  class  the 
Judges  commended,  considering  they  were  most  evenly  matched. 
Hampshire  Downs  (badly  represented). 
Class  146.  Two-Shear  Rams. — There  were  eight  entries ; only  five  exhi- 
bited. First  prize  a remarkably  good  sheep. 
Class  147.  There  were  eleven  entries ; only  five  exhibited. 
Class  148.  Very  good;  only  three  entries. 
H.  Harwood. 
John  G.  King. 
Cheviots,  Blackfaces,  &c. 
The  collection  of  Cheviots  was  neither  large  nor  very  fine. 
The  Messrs.  Robson’s  prize  sheep,  however — and  the  two  brothers 
took  all  the  prizes — were  of  full  average  merit,  including  several 
tups  that  won  last  year,  and  again,  since  York,  at  Border  Shows. 
They  showed  good  old  Northumberland  blood,  having  nice 
heads,  fair  wool,  and  gaiety. 
The  Blackfaced  Mountain  Breed  was  pretty  well  represented 
from  the  Northumberland  and  Cumberland  hills.  Mr. 
McCracken’s  first  two-shear  ram,  bred  by  the  exhibitor,  is  a 
squarely-made-up,  shapely,  dark-faced  sheep,  with  well-filled 
face,  flat  horns,  and  good  wool.  He  got  the  cup  at  last  year’s 
Northumberland  Show.  Mr.  Dodds’s  second  has  a good  face, 
horn,  and  wool.  Mr.  Armstrong’s  first  shearling  is  dark  in  the 
face,  strong  in  the  horn  and  wool,  and  well  up  in  the  body. 
Mr.  Irving’s  second  and  fourth  are  stronger  in  coat,  and  fairly 
grown.  Mr.  McCracken’s  third  is  thick  forward,  and  hard  in 
the  face  and  legs.  Mr.  Henderson’s  second  gimmers  were 
stronger  than  the  first,  but  not  so  sweet,  nor  so  hard  and  dark  in 
the  face. 
Some  useful  mutton-making  sheep  appeared  among  “ Other 
Short-woolled  Breeds.” 
Report  of  the  Judges  of  Cheviots,  &c. 
Cheviots  were  few  in  number,  and  nothing  among  them  calling  for  special 
remark. 
