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The  Society's  Show  of  1904. 
second  is  “well  ])roportioned,  but  not  so  g-ood  in  wool  as  the 
first  ])i'ize  sheep.”  The  shearling  ewes  (Class  182)  formed  a 
very  good  class,  the  first  and  second  prize  pens  being  of  very 
nearly  equal  merit. 
Cotswolds. — Although  four  classes  were  provided,  with 
prizes  amounting  to  72/.,  no  entries  were  received  for  three 
of  the  classes,  and  Class  184,  for  shearling  rams,  had  to  be 
cancelled  owing  to  insutficient  entries. 
Border  Leicesters. — All  four  classes  offered  for  this  breed 
had  to  be  cancelled  owing  to  insufficient  entries. 
Kent  or  Romney  Marsh. — With  five  classes,  the  entries 
numbered  forty-nine  from  ten  flocks.  The  first  prize  two-shear 
ram  in  Class  192  (No.  1.592)  was  described  as  a small  but 
beautiful  s])ecimen  of  the  breed.  The  class  as  a whole  was 
good.  The  shearling  rams  (Class  193)  were  also  good,  showing 
more  uniformity  of  type.  The  pens  of  shearling  ewes  (Class 
195)  were  the  best  of  the  section. 
Wensleydales. — There  were  eighteen  entries  of  this  breed 
in  four  classes  from  four  flocks.  The  competition  amongst  the 
shearling  rams  (Class  197),  which  numbered  seven  entries,  was 
a close  one.  The  shearling  ewes  (Class  199)  were  also  very 
good  with  five  entries.  The  lambs  (Classes  198  and  200)  were 
fairly  good,  but  owing  to  the  coldness  of  climate  where  these 
sheep  are  bred,  lambing  does  not  commence  until  March. 
Dorset  Horns. — Twenty-five  entries  appeared  in  the  four 
classes  from  seven  flocks.  The  competition  was  good  in  all 
classes  with  the  exception  of  the  shearling  rams.  The  first 
prize  shearling  ram  (Class  201)  was  a “fairh"‘good  specimen 
with  good  wool,  but  lacking  behind  the  shoulders.”  The  first 
])rize  pen  of  ram  lambs  (Class  202)  “showed  a lot  of  quality, 
with  good  heads.”  In  the  pens  of  shearling  ewes  ((  'lass  203) 
Mr.  E.  A.  Hambro  secured  the  first  and  second  j)rizes,  and  his 
first  ])rize  pen  was  also  awarded  the  ('hampion  Prize  of  10/. 
given  by  the  Dorset  Horn  Sheep  Breeders’  Association  for  the 
best  pen  of  ram  lambs,  shearling  ewes,  or  ewe  lambs,  exhibited 
in  Classes  202  to  204.  They  are  described  as  “ splendid 
specimens  of  the  breed,  having  good  flesh,  wool,  and  heads.” 
In  the  class  for  ewe  lambs  (204)  the  competition  was  very 
close,  both  prize  pens  showing  good  breeding.  The  pen 
placed  first  were  good  in  their  wool,  with  good  faces  and 
length.  The  second  prize  pen  were  of  nice  quality  on  short 
legs,  but  did  not  show  the  length  of  the  first  ])rize  pen,  to 
which  was  also  given  the  Beserve  Number  for  the  (diampionship. 
