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regulation would escape ; we therefore determined not to disqualify any sheep 
for being coloured or oiled. 
The Inspectors hope that the Council will see that they adopted this course 
with no desire to avoid the duties imposed upon them, but only because they 
feel the impossibility of so performing them as to satisfy themselves that 
they were dealing justly with the exhibitors. 
The shearing we found quite satisfactory. 
There being such a few lots of wool exhibited we see nothing worthy of 
any comment." 
j Not only were the entries in the sheep classes very much 
flbelow the average, but the number of exhibitors was surprisingly 
small, being but 73 in all: 21 of Shropshires, 11 of Lincolns, 
10 of Devon Long-wools, 9 of Southdowns, 6 of Leicesters and 
Oxfords, 4 of Cotswolds, 3 of Exmoors, 2 of Dartmoors, and 
1 of Devon and Somerset Horns. But, so far as quality goes, 
there was little room for complaint, as it is generally allowed 
that nearly every breed was well represented, though the palm 
of merit must, perhaps, be awarded to the Shropshires, of which 
there was a large, as well as a good show. Of the Leicesters — in 
which classes Mr. George Turner, jun., has for once met more 
than his match in Mr. Hutchinson, of Catterick, who seems to 
be "good all round," for he also took prizes with his Shorthorns, 
his cart-horses, and his hunters, — the Judges report as follows : — 
Class 65. — The sheep that have taken the prizes were very good sheep ; 
the reserve number and the commended sheep were also good ; but the 
emainder of the class was not so good as usual. 
Class 66. — The whole of this class was very good, especially the prize-sheep. 
Class 67. — The first and second-prize pens were very good lots ; the 
•emainder not so good. 
Charles Clarke. 
Thomas Stamper. 
Samuel Field. 
The Cotswolds and Lincolns were not very heavy classes, 
hough an exception must be made for Class 71, Lincoln shearling 
rams, of which there was a strong muster, 22 of the 25 entries 
boming out of the county from which this breed derives its name. 
There was not, however, any sheep of surpassing merit in these 
classes, of which the Judges report : — 
The Judges, in Classes 68 to 73 inclusive, are of opinion that no special 
jremarks are called for from them ; but they consider that the animals exhi- 
bited were very good specimens of their class, which they fairly represented, 
ilthough in Classes 70, 72, and 73 the number of entries was very short. 
Henry Bkevor. 
John B. Aylmer. 
William T. Garne. 
Although the Oxfordshire Downs were not represented by a 
jsingle Somersetshire breeder, there was no lack of competition 
n these classes, to which Mr. Milton Druce contributed some of 
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