Kerry and Dexter Cattle ; Sheep. 
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Dexters. — There was an exceptionally good muster in all 
the Classes for this breed, and the general quality was very 
satisfactory. In the Class for bulls calved in 1902, 1903, 1904, 
or 1905, the Sandringham herd obtained the first prize with 
Kiruf John, a very good and typical specimen, bred by His 
Majesty. Cows and heifers in milk made a great show, the 
Duchess of Devonshire’s Compton Daphne (see Fig. 32), a 
tj'pical animal, being awarded the first prize in her Class. The 
English Kerry and Dexter Cattle Society’s Challenge Cup for 
the best Dexter animal exhibited was also won by this cow. 
The three-year-old heifers made a good class, the Hon. Mrs. 
Claud Portman securing first prize with La Mancha Hard- 
to-Find. The class for heifers calved in 1905 or 1906 attracted 
fourteen entries, the Duchess of Devonshire obtaining first 
prize with Compton Diana. 
Butter and Milk Tests. — A full i-feport by the Steward of 
Dairying upon these Tests is printed on pp. 138 to 152. 
Sheep. 
On this occasion the number of sheep entered was 672, as 
compared with 564 at Derby. As might be expected, the 
largest entry was made in the Classes for Lincoln Long Wools, 
of which there were 145. Shropshires came next with 78 
entries. 
Oxford Downs. — These Classes were well filled and deserving 
of great merit. The first prize shearling ram was a very good 
sheep and typical of the breed. The second, third, and fourth 
prize sheep were a great credit to their owners. The ram 
lamb class included some very good pens, the first prize pen 
being very early lambs, the second and third — of beautiful 
quality — were much younger. The shearling ewe class was 
a strong one, o,nd the first and second prize pens were of great 
merit, in fact all the entries were extremely good. The ewe 
lambs were as good as any of the Oxford down section, the 
first and second prize pens were remarkable for their similarity 
and quality. 
Shropshires. — Upon the whole the exhibits were quite up to 
the average of previous years. In Class li)0 (two-shear rams), 
the entry was small. The first prize ram was an outstanding 
winner with good lean flesh, a capital fleece and legs well 
placed. The second prize ram was a useful sheep that came 
well to hand. Class 191 (shearling rams) consisted of twenty- 
four entries. Here the winning sheep was easily found, with 
good back and ribs well sprung, legs well placed, and fleece and 
skin fairly good. The second prize animal was a typical 
Shropshii’e, with good fleece and skin, and walked well. The 
third prize sheep was “sirey,” but rather backward in condition. 
