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occasion were, however, the shearling ewes, for which the first 
prize went to Mr. Joseph Smith for a pen of the genuine Suffolk 
type, and the second to Messrs. Roberson and Gough for some 
remarkably neat and well-grown ewes. 
Wensleydales. — At a Yorkshire Meeting it was appropriate 
that a section should be set apart for Wensleydale sheep, of which 
41 pens were entered from nine different breeders. They 
all hailed from that north-western district of the county of which 
Thirsk, Bedale, and Kirkby Lonsdale are the centres. The dis- 
play, taken as a whole, was fairly satisfactory, and furnished an 
opportunity of seeing some typical specimens of the breed. In 
a fair class of two-shear rams, Mr. J. O. Trotter's first-prize 
sheep and Mr. John Heugh's second-prize sheejo were both good 
animals. Mr. Heugli was the most successful exhibitor in 
a large class of shearling rams. The ram lambs, though good 
in quality, were, owing to the late spring, very backward in con- 
dition. The shearling ewes were an exceedingly good class, — • 
the Judges " have never seen a better." Mr. Heugh was again 
first, botli for lambs and for ewes. 
Border Leicester's naturally found a place at a North Country 
meeting. There were 30 entries, of which 10 were from Scot- 
land. The exhibitors numbered seven, Yorkshire providing four, 
Cumberland one, and Scotland two. Tlie Judges regarded the 
display as " an impi'ovement on previous years, both in numbers 
and (juality." There were three classes, and in each case 
the first prize went to the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, M.V. 
" The class of old rams was a fair turn-out. 'i'he competition 
was closer in the shearling rams, som^, very nice animals being 
shown. The show of shearling ewes was very good indeed 
comprising some very fine specimens of Border Leicesters." On 
account of the number and' excellence of the exhibits the Judges 
suggested a third prize in each class. 
Cheviots. — The three classes attracted IG entries, sent ex- 
clusively by two Northumberland exhibitors. The honours were 
divided as equally as possible between j\Ir. Jacob Robson and 
Mr. John Robson. The old rams were a good class, the 
shearling rams being not so meritorious. " Part of the rams 
were in the wool, unshorn, and part shorn. The Judges cannot 
approve of this mixture, and wculd suggest that it would be 
better if all were shorn." There v^'as a close competition amongst 
the shearling ewes, and the class was very deserving of com- 
mendation. 
BlncJi-Faced Mount ain. — Twenty-six entries were made on 
behalf of six English and three Scotch exhibitors. The old rams 
^ere of high merit, an entry by Mr. J. Archibald being first. " The 
