SYDNEY SHEEP FAIR.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 155, 3 July 1896, Page 2

SYDNEY SHEEP FAIR.

Sydney, July Z.

The annual aheep carnival btgan to-d»y with the sheep breeders show. The day was devoted to judging. The official opening will take place tomorrow. In th« matter ot excellence the exhibits hardly came up to last year's display. In merinos tide wool the championship for ramt waj won by Gibson^ of Scone, Tafttftlia; Gibson, ot Fairfield. Tasmania, •eftarl«g.-* similar honour tot ewes. In the merino clothing wool class. Cox, of Modge«, necured the championship for r&tttl j tad Clark Brothera, of New aoufab Wales, tbo championship for ewes. In the cl&ei for not-housed merino fine wool, the championship was awarded to Belllngbon, 6f New South Wales. In strong wools. MeCangben, of New Seufch Wales, bad botb the champion ram aud ewe. In Uneotni, the, euccensfai champion for rams wm Walbera, of Victoria; and for ewe«, Cbrlatle, of Victoria. In Bnglisb Leicester* the champion for ewes was Ueizlowood, of T«mania. In Border lalceitere, champion, ship for ewes, Cocbirane, of Vicborifc la Romney Marsh, for ram over «wo yMrt, Cobb, of RuikaWa, carried off lsb^ 2rui, and tbe championship^ Retas undir two jtitf, Cobb, lscj Hepkitis, Wellington^ 2nd. Rams under one year,: Hopkins, Ist and 2nd. Ewes over two years, Cobb, let, 2fld, and ehampionßhip; Murtgavoo, Welling ton, 3rd; under two year*,. Cobb ( 2nds Hopkins, 3rd. Ewesuudor one year, Manga yon, Ist and 2nd* Tbe award* are mi yet complete. • •