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fairly contested. Mr. Guerrier's (London) Oxford Down was 
of good form and quality ; and the second-prize West-Country 
Down, bred by Mr. Humphrey, Oak Ash, Berks, a very fair 
specimen. Some good animals were also exhibited by Mr. 
Druce, of Eynsham ; but, as they possessed heavy fleeces, my 
colleagues gave the preference to those animals which had more 
of the Down character. 
" There were only three entries for shoit-woolled ewes, not 
being South-Downs ; but these were sufficient representatives of 
their class. 
" The Leicesters from England and Scotland were fair speci- 
mens. Mr. Groves (Kirk Hammerton Lodge, Yorkshire) ob- 
tained the first prize and an honourable mention with some good 
animals. Lord Kinnaird's sheep were of a useful kind ; his 
Leicester ewes distanced all competitors : they were descendants 
of the old flock from Burley-on-the-Hill, and had kept their 
quality and form well up to the good age of five and six shear 
ewes. 
i- " The Leicesters bred on the Continent were moderate sheep, 
by no means approaching the English Leicester, but the prizes 
were distributed for encouragement. 
" Lincolns Bred in England. — All the prizes in this class 
would have gone to the flock of Mr. Marshall (Branston, Lincoln) 
but for the foreign Judges' prejudice against heavy fleeces ; 
however, as the English judge, I insisted upon Mr. Marshall's 
shearling receiving the first prize ; and the second was awarded 
to Mr. J. Clarke, of Long Sutton. Mr. Marshall's two-shear 
was placed third, and his ram-hogs, with fleeces of lustre-wool 
of at least 20 lbs. each, were highly commended. 
" There were some splendid specimens among the sheep shown 
from the Branston flock. Mr. Clarke's sheep were also good, 
especially his prize ram, which had a fair form, with good 
quality of wool and mutton. The first and second prize shearling 
ewes were also good animals. 
" Cotswolds Bred in England. — This breed was well represented, 
some being sent to compete for the prizes, and some for sale. 
Mr. Handy's first prize was a splendid old sheep : it is a ques- 
tion whether it is advisable to send so fat an animal such a 
distance. Mr. Game's sheep were worthy of notice, and Mr. 
Sexton's three shearlings were much admired. The ewfes were 
some of them fair specimens ; Mr. H. Gebhard's were of a useful 
kind. Many Cotswolds were sold to foreign buyers. 
" Long-icoolled Sheep of a Continental Race. — These were 
chiefly from the marsh-lands of Holstein, with a few from 
Hanover. The Holstein race is a large breed, standing very 
high, remarkable for its prolific character, as the following in- 
