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extremely keen. The order of merit was of the highest class. 
Shearling ewes also made a grand display. 
Cotswolds. — Considering the long distance from their 
homes, there was a good entry in Class 250 (shearling rams), 
the winners being especially good sheep. Some very good ram 
lambs were exhibited among the five entries in Class 251. 
Class 252 was a very good lot of ewes, and Class 253 was a 
small, but good class of ewe lambs. 
Kent or Romney Marsh. — The Judge considers that these 
sheep were wonderfully well represented numerically, being 
the third best of all the breeds, in spite of the great distance 
the Show was held from the home of the breed. The quality 
was very high and competition keen. There were fewer sheep 
bare of wool than usual, and attention must be given to filling 
up the hole behind the shoulder visible in some of the speci- 
mens. In Class 254 (two-shear rams) the first, second, and 
third were quite good sheep, and the fourth was rather on the 
big side. The first prize animal in Class 255 (shearling rams) 
won easily, and is a grand Kent ram. The second was a very 
showy sheep, rather overdone, and getting inactive. The third 
was a capital sheep, but did not stand well. Altogether this 
was a very strong class. Class 256 (three ram lambs) made a 
fair show of sheep at a difficult age. The first prize pen were 
well grown and even, the second of nice quality, the third 
useful but not quite matching, the fourth moderate, and the 
reserve small. Class 257 (three shearling ewes) was a very 
even event throughout. The first prize sheep had grand 
quality of flesh and excellent wool. The second prize winners 
were of grand type, but not quite so fine in their wool. The 
third just beat the fourth in quality of wool, the latter being a 
typical pen on the strong side. The reserve sheep were a neat, 
level pen, but inclined to weakness. In Class 258 (three ewe 
lambs) the first prize sheep won easily, and were level and 
good. The second, a pen of typical sheep, just beat the third, 
the latter being well covered and level. The fourth were of 
useful type. 
Wensleydales. — The two-shear rams exhibited in Class 259 
were of fair quality, no sheep of outstanding merit being 
shown. Shearling rams were entered in Class 260 in fair 
numbers, and were of good quality. Some of the ten sheep 
exhibited were of outstanding merit, with an absence of 
over-feeding, so injurious to animals intended for breeding 
purposes, which is much to be commended. Only two entries 
of ram lambs were made in Class 261, but both were of good 
quality, although small. There need be no surprise at either 
the small entry or the backward condition of the sheep when 
the fact is taken into consideration that Wensleydales are not 
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