672 Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Shrewsbury, 1884. 
Class 128, for Ten Bam Lamhs, contained 120 animals, many of which pos- 
sessed good character, and were likely to develop into good sheep. 
Class 129 contained 130 ewe lamhs, to which the same remarks will apply 
as to the ram lambs. 
Class 130, for Shearling Ewes, was represented by 41 pens of 5 eac'i, 
forming in themselves a grand exhibition. The first prize was awarded to 
No. 1294, being as perfect specimens as any breeder could possibly desire. 
Class 181, for I'en Breeding Ewes, had 10 entries, but calls for no special 
remark. 
John Evans. 
John Coxon. 
Charles E. Keeling, 
j. bowen-jones. 
SOTJTHDOWNS. 
The Southdowns filled three tolerably strong classes ; Two- 
Shear Rams, 19 entries, six absent ; Shearling Rams, 32 entries, 
four absent ; and Pens of five Shearling Ewes, 9 entries, one pen 
absent. In quality, the general estimate was that they stood in 
order of merit as good, better, and best ; the Two-shears forming 
an unquestionably good class, with one or two notably fine 
rams in it, but not on the whole equal to the larger Class of 
Shearlings, which for their number had a very small proportion 
of inferior sheep among them ; while the show of Ewes was 
particularly good throughout, not a bad or middling pen to be 
found in it. In all the classes the Sandringham flock was well 
represented, better in the better Class of Shearlings than in the 
good Class of Two-shear Rams, but best in the superlatively 
excellent Class of Ewes, in which the only pen from Sandringham 
had the second prize. Mr. Chapman's two-shear ram, well 
known as a winner elsewhere, took the lead in his class ; and 
Mr. Carew-Gibson's, in the third place, separated Lord Walsing- 
ham's second and reserve sheep ; and in the Shearling Class the 
Merton sheep came out in greater strength, with four entries, but 
one was absent, and the three exhibited took the first and third 
prizes and the reserve number. Indeed, it is noticeable that not 
a single entry from the Merton flock was passed over by the 
Judges. In the Two-shear Class, as in the Shearling, four 
entries had been sent, but one of the four did not appear in the 
pen ; and in that class, besides the honours already mentioned, 
a commendation was awarded, while the one pen of Merton 
ewes received the third prize. Mr. Colman, whose shearling 
ram was second in his class, was still more fortunate in winning 
the first prize for ewes. Sir W. Throckmorton had two or 
three good sheep in the Shearling Class, one particularly good ; 
and a pen of beautiful ewes highly commended ; as also were 
the ewes of the Duke of Richmond, Lord Hastings, and Mr. 
Jonas, of Ickleton, the latter having the reserved number. 
