Shropshire  and  Hampshire  Down  Sheep. 
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Society,  were  very  good.  The  shearling  rams  (Class  1.58)  was 
a large  class  of  “somewhat  uneven  merit,  a considerable 
number  of  sheep  having  soft  or  thin  wool.  The  ram  lambs 
(Class  1.59)  made  a good  class,  but  appeared  somewhat  uneven, 
by  reason  of  difference  in  age.  Shearling  ewes  (Class  160) 
was  a good  class  and  contained  three  pens  of  extraordinary 
merit.  The  ewe  lambs  (Class  161)  was  one  of  the  best 
classes. 
Hampshire  Downs. — With  6(>  entries  in  five  classes  from 
seventeen  flocks,  the  show  of  this  breed  was  excellent  and  repre- 
sentative. The  two-shear  rams  (Class  162),  though  not  a large 
one,  contained  several  good  specimens.  The  shearling  rams 
(Class  163)  contained  fourteen  exhibits  ; but  several  of  the 
most  typical  sheep  showed  evidence  of  having  been  worked 
freely  as  lambs,  which  had  not  improved  their  showyard 
prospects  as  sheep.  The  ram  lambs  (Class  164)  were  par- 
ticularly good,  the  ])rize  winners  and  others  showing  great 
merit.  The  first  ])rize  pen  in  this  class  (No.  1447),  exhibited 
by  Mr.  T.  Fowell  Buxton,  gained  the  Champion  Prize  offered 
by  the  Hampshire  Down  Shee[)  Breeders’  Association.  The 
Reserve  Cham])ionship  was  also  found  in  this  class,  being 
awarded  to  Mr.  James  Flower  for  the  second  prize  pen  (No. 
1451).  The  shearling  ewes  (Class  165)  were  satisfactory. 
Class  166  contained  a large  exhibit  of  fifteen  pens  of  ewe 
lambs,  many  of  them  being  excellent. 
Suffolks. — The  entries  numbered  thirty-nine  in  six  classes 
from  seven  different  flocks.  The  two-shear  and  shearling  rams 
. (Clas.ses  167  and  168)  contained  some  excellent  specimens  of 
the  breed.  Some  of  the  shearling  ewes  (Class  171)  were 
shown  rather  too  fat.  The  lambs,  both  rams  and  ewes  (Classes 
169,  170,  and  172),  were  the  largest  cla.sses,  containing 
excellent  specimens  of  good  type  and  colour. 
Lincolns. — The  seven  classes  attracted  forty-four  entries 
from  nine  flocks.  The  Judge  considered  the  collection  to  be 
one  of  the  best  seen  at  the  “Royal”  for  some  years.  The  prizes 
were  well  contested  in  all  the  classes,  except  Class  173.  This 
only  contained  one  two-shear  ram,  exhibited  by  Mr.  Henry 
Dudding;  but  it  carried  off  the  Champion  Prize  offered  by  the 
Lincoln  Long  Wool  Sheep  Breeders’  Association. 
Leicesters. — Although  few  in  numbers,  viz.,  twenty  entries 
in  four  classes  from  four  flocks,  the  Leicester  sheep  were  very 
good  in  quality.  The  first  prize  shearling  ram  (Class  180) 
is  “firm  on  his  back,  and  carries  a beautiful  fleece.’’  The 
