The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-07-08 00:00:00

ANNUAL mama OF THE W 111.60011131

HAM.
Thus well-known annual podia letting and sale of
Improved Hampshire Down Rams took place on Wed-
oseday afternoon at Ir. flaunderis furs; Mr. limer,
of Dorchester, assisted by his sou, Mr. George Knew,
am usual, beiag the autioneer. There was, .f turarak a
large and influential attendee.» of breeders, dealers,
sad others trod all parts of the country, for the
Watercombe flock has something more than a load
habitation and name; the attention of admirers of the
popular breed never being diverted from the yearly
" not in mortals to command mosses* le
a saying is 'old es the bills,' and nortainly so me
who has followed I. the path of the father of the
Wateroombe flock—ably mooseded, al ha meats likely
to be, by • very "worthy son of a worthy sire"—
deserves room good foetal* and 1111:414,SS Is his enter-
prise than has befallen Kr. Rounders daring the 46
year. that his name has be.. before the world am
breeder. It is no idle boost, nor undeserved mead of
tommendaiion paid to Mr. T. Chapman Sunder', who
has summded his aneesble father in developing mid
=detaining—mid, if it be possible, improving—the
Watereserbo floc", wham we sate Mat the imbeds
offered es Wednesday diersoon wore "She bed let
over submitted to pedie sompetition," for the °pinks I
of each eminent Nigel' of wool and muttou as wore
aansmbled oo Workaday af aroma, leaves no
room for doubt; end the prima realised show
that that opidon was folly entertained by all who
munoatoi, sod competed anxiously, to posses, one
or other of Moss submitted. Mr. T. H. &enders come
nasead his enterprise so low beak as 1898, and the
look has been bred with uaremidiug sem sad judg-
ment. No expand has been spared, and as a weer
game. of his ladessitable pluck and pereermenea, the
flack, to quote the Aastionser, pommies in an missal
Ammo true Morader, good wool, end large Use, *ow
blood with Am Down quality not merited, if equalled,
by any other Improved Hampshire Dore flock. Prizes
have been awarded them in all direction", and they
have carried their own against all mar petators. Next
to the attractions offered by such a salt, is the delight-
ful day's pleasure afforded by It; for so me who bee
over visited Waterecombe on these osessious eree fail to
enjoy the open-hearted liberality displayed, almost to
prodigality, by that rare specimen of se old English
peetlentas pouninajed In the song of olden time, and
fully realised in the pampa of Yr. fleanden. This
year was no exception; with oyes home, end we may
truly my with open some, the visitors as they arrived
were received by thesse, limadene—father and see—
d* medial wdemee • sad ad the lead Oaring port
of the mamma wee the evident Mistreat sad mpeemeed
satisfaction displayed by oar friend of former mere In
the successful program ntsinteinall in Um flask duruig the
poet sewn. As on previoss oesesiona, the old bern
a good
praiftdomeedigw" t1iThadb..6.4.....11W
uNaladipm purpose;
Beseeini.boe;
r6s4—byawiteraboaP:466.4lliiatployike:
and these messes, will net, we are MO,
blush to Ind it fame—bad appropriately, and with
neatness, chareratei it, end metamorphosed it late a
Untwisting hall of a moat eiteerful and onadertebie
obraumir. At Yu head of the table, above the Chair-
man's mud, was Uwe timeehmoured motto, " Live and
let live; en either side beim Sb. will-known
.o:toad look to the hoof sod the hors,
With the Ithoolais of plenty sod poem ;