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pens of great merit. The first prize went to Mrs. Barrs 
for “ a pen of splendid ewes, of nice colour and well matched 
heads, nearly their only fault being a little coarseness in the 
wool.” Mr. George Graham was second with “ a fine pen 
of beautiful quality, but one ewe was rather deficient in her 
head.” Mr. Inge’s third prize and reserve pens “ were ewes of 
nice quality on rather a smaller scale.” Several of the highly 
commended pens well deserved, in the opinion of the Judges, 
more substantial awards. 
Class 118, for pens of five Shropshire ewes, which had suckled 
lambs up to June 15, was a very good display throughout, 
and the Judges noticed all the pens. Mr. T. S. Minton’s first 
prize pen “ were excellent in size and quality, showing most 
careful breeding.” Mr. George Lewis was second with a pen 
which “ were very good on an even larger scale, but not quite 
the quality of the winners.” 
Class 119, for pens of five Shropshire ewe lambs, furnished 
many promising young animals, but some of them in rather low 
condition. The first prize pen of Messrs. T. and S. Bradburne 
and the second prize pen of Mr. George Thompson contained 
very good lambs which the Judges had some difficulty in placing, 
“ as both were of beautiful quality,” but Messrs. Bradburne’s 
were the stronger lambs. 
Southdowns. — The largeentry of 104 pens placed the South- 
downs next to the Shropshires in point of numbers. At Don- 
caster 81 pens were entered, and at Plymouth 75. The Warwick 
contingent represented 19 flocks in the following counties : — 
Sussex 6, Cambridge 2, Norfolk 2, Surrey 2, and Berks, Essex, 
Gloucester, Kent, Nottingham, Suffolk, and Warwick one each. 
The display was above the average, the classes were well filled, 
and each class contained sheep of superior type and quality. 
Two-shear rams made up a strong class of exceptional merit. 
The Duke of Richmond and Gordon was first with “ a sheep of 
unusually good style, his type and qualitj’' being remarkable.” 
He was “ followed by many good animals,” the second prize 
going to Mr. Edwin Ellis. In a strong class of shearling rams 
the first prize was awarded to Mr. Colman, M.P., for “ a sheep 
of excellent style and quality.” The Duke of Hamilton and 
Brandon’s second prize sheep was “ also an animal of very great 
merit.” The Judges remark of the shearling rams, “ This class 
is not so universally good as the class of old sheep, and we deem 
it advisable to remark on two or three good sheep we passed 
over in consequence of a most objectionable tendency to slugs.” 
The ram lambs were not a specially strong class, and Mr. 
William Toop’s first prize pen was easily placed. Shearling 
