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or by the great, good, well-matched first and second pens of ewes 
shown by Mr. James Read. The prizes went to Mr. Alfred 
Morrison, Mr. F. R. Moore, Mr. Henry Lambert, and Mr. 
William Newton. 
Cheviots, although the sheep most extensively bred through- 
out Scotland, made up only thirteen pens. Some misconception 
regarding the date of shearing appears to have narrowed com- 
petition, and left the friendly contest between two well-known 
breeders — Mr. Thomas Elliot, of Hindhope, Jedburgh, and 
Mr. John Robson, Birness, Otterburn. These rival flock- 
masters on the two sides of the Border each count up some 
5000 sheep ; they sell annually, chiefly in August, September, 
and October, about 2000 wethers, two to three years old, reaching 
16 to 18 lbs. per quarter ; the clip varies from 4 to 5 lbs. 
per head. G-immers and Dinmonts have frequently been sent to 
colonial flock-masters, and especially to New Zealand. Attention 
is particularly bestowed on constitution and wool, for at the 
high altitude and in the exposed situations at which - these 
handsome, hardy, Roman-nosed sheep are often kept, delicacy, 
concurring with sparseness of wool, would be fatal. Mr. Elliot's 
prize rams are level good sheep, and his two-year-old is a very 
superior specimen, with good size and great style. Such sheep 
are much required to improve the girth, loin, and wool of the 
ordinary rough Cheviots still seen in some districts. The 
Judges, briefly recording their opinion of the exhibition, thus 
remarked : — 
Classes 137, 138 and 139, although few in numbers, were first-rate in 
quality, esiiecially the ram in the Afjed Class, which had both style and 
({uality. The first-prize pen of Gimmers was also of high merit; their 
strong family resemblance was the admiration of all who saw them. 
William Gkieve. 
George Torrance. 
Black-faced Mountain Sheep, from the Scotch, Cumber- 
land and Westmoreland hills, made a good show of bold, haidy, 
stylish sheep, with grand imposing horns, and frequently with 
mottled black faces. Like other sorts they are being moulded 
to greater usefulness. Whilst retaining the hardiness so essential 
for existence on their upland exposed ranges, and their capacity 
to subsist on heather moss and coarse herbage which a Leicester 
or Southdown would not touch, selection has rendered them more 
shapely, hair or camps have given place to wool. Many flocks now 
average a very fair fleece of 5 lbs. A thick fleece, a good back, 
and clean, flat, black-and-white legs are regarded as the chief 
evidences of constitution. Between Scotch and English breeders 
there is evidently some small jealousy ; each maintain their 
own sort to be superior, especially in hardiness. The Scotch 
