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difficult  to  judge,  it  being  early  to  take  them  away  from  the 
ewes,  as  they  are  not,  as  a rule,  dropped  until  the  middle  or 
later  part  of  March.  Consequently,  thus  early,  they  did  not 
show  to  advantage.  The  classes  were  very  good  at  their  age. 
Cotswolds. — The  classes  were  all  well  filled  with  excellent 
specimens  of  the  breed,  and  there  were  fresh  exhibitors  in 
open  classes.  In  every  instance,  the  third  prize  was  well  • 
deserved.  Shearling  rams  were  an  excellent  lot,  and  both 
first  and  second  prize  winners  deserved  special  mention.  The 
yearling  ewe  class  was  a good  one,  many  of  the  pens  being  of 
so  nearly  equal  merit  that  it  made  them  difficult  to  judge.  All 
the  exhibits  in  both  classes  of  lambs  were  forward  in  condition 
and  true  to  type. 
Devon  Longwools. — There  was  only  one  exhibitor  of  the 
breed,  but  the  animals  were,  as  a whole,  good.  In  the  old  ram 
class,  the  single  entry  was  a very  useful  sheep,  and  in  the 
shearling  ram  class,  the  winner  was  decidedly  good.  In  both 
pens  of  shearling  ewes,  there  were  some  nice  sheep,  but  they 
were  hardly  as  “ matchy  ” as  the  Judge  would  have  liked  to 
have  seen  them. 
South  Devon.— These  sheep  made  a very  fair  show,  con- 
sidering that  they  were  so  far  from  their  native  home.  On  the 
whole,  they  were  typical  of  the  breed  but  lacked  uniformity. 
The  two-shear  ram  class  had  a small  entry,  but  contained  good 
specimens  of  the  breed.  The  shearling  ram  class  was  the 
strongest  that  came  before  the  Judge,  the  prize  sheep  being  of 
the  type  to  be  aimed  at.  The  ram  lambs  had  an  exceptionally 
good  pen,  and  the  winners  were  followed  by  a pen  of  nice  type. 
The  shearling  ewes  were  not  so  strongly  represented  as  one 
would  have  wished,  and  their  type  did  not  correspond.  Ewe 
lambs  were  better  represented,  and  had  several  of  a nice  type 
and  character. 
Dartmoors. — This  breed  was  much  more  largely  represented 
than  usual — by  nine  different  exhibitors.  Some  of  the  classes 
were  rather  uneven,  but  the  winners  of  prizes  were  really 
grand  specimens  of  the  breed.  The  old  ram  class  was  not  well 
filled,  but  the  first  and  second  prize  winners  were  animals  of 
good  character.  The  shearling  ram  class  had  seven  entries, 
which,  considering  the  great  distance  from  the  home  of  the 
breed,  was  very  creditable.  The  shearling  ewes  were  a good 
lot,  with  excellent  coats. 
Exmoors. — The  three  classes  were  fairly  well  filled,  con- 
sidering the  distance  from  their  home,  and  the  specimens,  as  a 
whole,  were  very  good,  especially  the  shearling  ewes,  which  were 
a great  credit,  not  only  to  the  breed,  but  also  to  their  owners. 
Cheviots. — The  classes  were  not  well  filled,  but  the  exhibits 
were  of  first-rate  quality.  The  sheep  had  beautiful  heads  and 
