Sheep at the Yorkshire Show

Southland Times, Issue 15075, 22 October 1901, Page 4

Sheep at the Yorkshire Show

Next to the Royal Agricultural Show, the Great Yorkshire, 1 s it is caUed,r&uka (writes the Bradford correspondent for the Hobart Mercury) in importance of any exhibition in England, 75 per cent of the stook shown at the former being again set before the publics of the county ot Broad Acrts. The fact of the show being held fit Bradford makes it all the more ltnpoitant that we should notice the sheep necdon, for of all the places in the we rid cheep and wool era paramount to Worstedopolis. Sheep-breedera undoubtedly had this fact before them, for it wee freely admitted by those who were present at the Koyal and Yorkshire that the sheep exhibit at Bradford was fully equal to the one held in June at C&idiff. Perhaps no breed of shtep has so helped to make Bradford illastrioa9 as the Lincoln, and it was only fitting that oar home breeders Bhoald do justice to the trade and themselves on this occasion. And right royally did they rise to the privilege, for the Lincoln exhibit has never been surpassed, if indeed they have been equalled, in point of quality, at a Yorkshire show. The shearling < cams were a splendid lot of big, large-boned 1 , well-wooled cheep. Mr Tom C&awell, of Pointon, showed one which pleased the judges. Although a fine apeeimen, be was nowhere at the Royal, and only got the reserve number a 1 ; the Lincolnshire Society's Show at Brigg the other day. It apeaka much for the difference of opinion on the part of judges that the first prize winner at Cardiff and Brigg was considered good enough for a second place here only. Severa l of the exhibit? in this class were of sefficient merit to receive commendations. In the Lincoln two shear ram olaßs, Me^rs S. E. Dean and Sons.of Dowsbyhall, Boorne, were successful in wincing the first priz^ with a powerful ram that was accorded second bonourß at the Royal Show, Mr H. Dadding, of Riby G'ove, Stallingbaroogh, oomiog nest with a sheap of beautiful qualiiy of wool, and great size, which had not before seen the shown ring. The prizes for this year's rams of the Lincoln breed fell to Messrs R. and W. Wright, ofNocton Htath, and MeBBrB Daan and Sodp. The pens of three-shear rarrs wtre judged with considerable difficulty owing to the excellence of the exhibits. In tbis claes Mr T. Casswell was Buccissful with a choice trio, two of which were awarded prizas, one receiving the champion award at Leicester, and also at Cardiff. Messrs Wright were i he owners of the second prize rams, while SJes«rs Dsan and Mr J. Pears, of Lincoln, received commendations. Much interest) attached to the rams shown without colouring. The question of the desirability of exhibiting Lmcolns in thtir natural condition hes been one which has exercised the minds of breeders for the last two or three years. It is, perhaps, an indication of the growing feeling in favour 1 f doing away with arti6ciality that the champion prize offered at this show by the Lincoln L^gwoolSheepbreedera' Association for the best pen of three shearling Lincoln rams entered or eligible for entry in the Flock Book of the association, was this year, as last, awarded to a pen shown in their natural fleeces. These were a level matched lot, shown by Mr H. Dadding for the first time. At the Great Yorkshire show, as well as at the Royal, one naturally looks for the narms of Mr Ernest F. Jordoo, the wellknown East Riding breeder, ane Mr Oeo Harrison, of Gaiuford Hall, DarlicgtoD, among the prize-winners in the Leicester sheep eection. Their repeated suooessrs are undoubted evidence that they are the most fortunate possessors of the typical animal* of that breed, In the Bbeariiog ram clai-e Mr Harrison repeated bis Royal wins by securing firet and second. He also took the second in the two sha»r ram claes, being beaten by one cf the Eastbnrn flock, which Mr Jordon bred himself. Tbis was a big, upright cheep.a perfect picture as be stands, and with a noble carriage. He won at the Royal, at the Great Yorkshire, and at Driffield last year,as well as at Driffield tbis year. In fact, he baa never been beaten uring his career.