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first  pen.  The  third  prize  pen,  from  the  Sandringham  flock, 
was  also  a nice  one,  but  these  were  not  so  even  as  the 
others.  There  were  other  good  lambs  in  the  class,  but  the 
pens  did  not  match.  Class  213  (shearling  ewes),  brought 
out  7 entries.  The  Judges  did  not  think  this  class  quite  so 
good  as  usual.  The  first  prize  went  to  a grand  pen  of  ewes 
from  the  Sandringham  flock.  They  were  very  easy  winners, 
and  carried  off  the  Champion  Silver  Medal  for  the  best  pen 
of  ewes  or  ewe  lambs.  Class  214  (ewe  lambs)  was  another 
very  good  class,  well  filled.  Here  again,  the  Sandringham 
flock  carried  off  the  first  and  second  prizes  with  good  pens  of 
lambs,  the  first  being  also  Reserve  Champion.  The  third 
prize  went  to  the  Crockfords  Hall  flock,  also  a good  pen,  but 
not  quite  so  even  as  the  others. 
Hampshire  Downs  — The  Judges  state  in  their  report 
that  “ undoubtedly,  the  show  of  Hampshire  Down  sheep  at 
Gloucester  will  rank  as  one  of  the  best  ever  seen,  both  in 
numbers  of  entries  (90  pens),  and  the  quality  being 
remarkably  good  in  every  entry.  Every  class  was  well  filled 
and  the  competition  very  keen  throughout,  which  speaks  well 
for  the  increasing  popularity  of  the  breed.”  The  introduction 
of  the  Novice  Class  was  very  popular,  and  was  successful  as 
regards  both  merit  and  numbers  of  entries,  and  many  of  the 
pens  would  have  got  well  to  the  fore  in  the  open  class. 
SufiFolks. — The  entries  were  not  numerous,  but  there  were 
several  good  specimens  of  the  breed.  The  first  prize  pen  of 
three  ram  lambs  contained  a very  fine  lamb,  well  made  in 
every  respect  and  .a  good  handler.  There  were  only  two  pens 
of  three  shearling  ewes,  and  the  second  pen  were  very  big 
sheep,  but  lacked  type  and  quality.  The  leading  pens  of 
ewe  lambs  were  very  smart,  had  good  colour  and  true  breed 
type. 
Dorset  Horns. — This  breed  made  a very  good  and  represen- 
tative show  as  a whole,  all  the  classes,  except  that  for  ewes 
in  the  wool,  being  well  filled.  The  other  weak  class  was, 
perhaps,  that  for  shearling  rams,  but  even  in  this  there  were 
some  very  useful  specimens  ; all  the  other  sections  were  of 
high  quality. 
Ryelands. — The  Judge  reports  “ The  exhibition  of  Ryelands 
is  about  as  good  as  I have  seen  for  some  years.”  In  Class  235 
(rams,  two-shear  and  upwards)  the  merit  was  all  that  could  be 
desired.  , The  first  prize  sheep  was  a very  massive  stylish  ram, 
with  a wonderful  wide  straight  back,  good  coat,  and  legs  well 
set  apart,  but  that  could  be  a bit  more  masculine,  and  should 
possess  a little  more  bone  for  a sheep  of  his  scale.  The 
shearling  rams  (Class  236)  were  extremely  good.  The  first 
prize  went  to  a sheep  with  which  very  little  fault  could  be 
