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The Oxford Downs shown by Messrs. Howard and Druce 
were well worthy of the especial notice they received. 
Class 11. — Rams of any Ar/e: 27 entries. — In this class we 
had again a similar mixture of the "other short-woolled breeds." 
The prizes went to three different breeds, viz. : — The 1st to 
Mr. S. Druce, of Eynsham, for his Oxfordshire Down ;] the 
2nd to Mr. Humfrey, for his West-country Down ; and the 
3rd to Mr. Adney, for his Shropshire Down. Three Oxfordshire 
Downs were also highly commended. This was an excellent 
class of sheep, and very properly " generally commended " by 
the judges. 
The following was the girth of the prize-animals : — 
Mr. Drace's 2 years and 5 months Oxfordshire Down . 4 ft. 10 in. 
Mr. Hiimfrey's 3 years and 4 months West-conntry Down 4 „ 9 „ 
Mr. Adney's 2 years and 3^ months Shropshire Down . 4 „ 8 „ 
Among other competitors — 
Mr. Merson's 3 years and 3 months Exmoor ram girthed 3 ft. 8i in. 
4 „ 3 „ ditto . . 3 „ lOi „ 
Mr. Sturgeon's 2 years and 4 months Merino (in wool) . 4 „ 5 „ 
Class HI. — Shearlinq Etoes : 26 entries. — This class was also 
" generally commended " by the judges. It contained superior 
specimens of all the breeds, consequently they were difficult to 
judge. Eventually the 1st prize was awarded to ]Mr. Humfrey, 
for his pen of West-country Downs ; the 2nd to Mr. S. King, 
near Hungerford, for his West-country Downs ; and the 3rd to 
Mr. Canning, Swindon, for his improved Hampshire Downs. 
There were also six high commendations in this class. Amongst 
them we noticed some beautiful Shropshire ewes, shown by the 
Messrs. Crane ; also a pen shown by Mrs. Baker, of Grendon. 
The Oxford Down ewes shown by Mr. E. Miller, Oxford, were 
also capital specimens. 
The Horses. 
This animal is by far the most important of the brute creation. 
As the servant to man he has long been domesticated, and culti- 
vated in most parts of the earth for the purposes of war, hunting, 
and parade, for the saddle and for draught. Tlie native horse of 
every country, operated upon by climate, assumes that form 
best adapted to its locality and uses. We have thus our esta- 
blished breeds for established purposes, such as the heavy or 
active cart-horse for the farm or the dray, the hunter, the hack 
or roadster, the cob and galloway, the pony, &c. The race- 
horse belongs to an amateur class of breeders whose delight is 
speed and elegance of outline. The varieties of draught horses 
were originally as numerous as the districts in which they were 
