exhibited at the Society^ Meeting, 1882. 
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it would be curious to see how far the winners would alter the 
colours under which they sail. But perhaps it would be better 
still to allow a company of Border Leicester Shepherds to turn 
out the competitors for Lincoln, Cotswold, Kentish, and Devon 
prizes ; and then see how far these " different " breeds would be 
found to vary, if all the rivals were exposed to one and the same 
treatment. Mr. Garfit failed to secure the same place at the 
Lincolnshire Show, which he won with general approval at 
Reading; but Mr. Henry Smith's magnificent old sheep were as 
invincible at home as they are outside the county. Mr. Pears, 
too, is not to be beaten in his own district ; although strangers 
involuntarily mutter that his beautiful ewes would look all the 
better for a copious dressing with his namesake's soap. If that 
would make the Lincolnshire prize-winning sheep as clean as 
Cotswolds, there would be no further necessity for the employ- 
ment of the famous placard of "You dirty boy!" It will be no- 
ticed that, although there was no competition in ewes, the Judges 
thought the merit so great that both prizes should be awarded. 
Meport of the Judges of Leicesters and Lincolns. 
Taking the Leicesters as a whole, we consider them equal to most of the 
later exhibitions of the Koyal Agricultural Society. 
Beginning with the Shearling Hams, the first-prize sheep has a remarkably 
good loin and hips, very nice fleece, head well put on, but neck rather too 
small. Second-prize sheep, a nice level animal, but too narrow. First-prize 
two-shear ram, fine in form, with very good flesh and wool, but rather 
small : — a true Leicester. Second prize rather loose in his mutton. Amongst 
the Shearling Eives the first three pens placed were of very nice character. 
Of the Lincolns the first-prize Shearling Bam is an animal of great promise. 
The second-prize sheep is also of good type. The first-prize two-shear ram 
is a sheep of exceptional merit, well supported by the second and reserve 
nvmiber. There were only two pens of Shearling Ewes. The Judges, how- 
ever, strongly recommended the second prize being awarded, there being 
sufiicient merit in both. 
H. Mackindee. 
Wm. Sandat. 
Cotswolds and Lincolns. 
The Cotswolds, old and young, were magnificent. It is to 
be understood, however, that " young " has a different meaning 
here from the word when used in connection with Hampshire 
and Oxford Downs. These two breeds maintain classes for 
lambs of the current year. All the other varieties have failed 
to justify the apportionment of such classes to them ; the ewes 
not milking well enough to force the lambs into distinction 
by July. By general consent the Cotswold classes were the 
sight among Longwools in the Reading Yard. If one 
wondered at the Lincolns, which certainly were of great size 
