519 FINE, including Down and Down Cross. 520 MEDIUM, including Half Bred, Kent, Texel and Lleyn 521 CROSS, including Masham, Mule and Grey Face 522 LUSTRE including Wensleydale, Lincoln, Devon, Cotswold and Blueface Leicester 523 NATURAL COLOURED, including Jacob, Herdwick and Black Welsh Mountain or any other pure bred or cross bred fleece. C524 CHAMPION PRIZE S525 SPECIAL PRIZE - To the Champion Shepherd

THE LINCOLNSHIRE FLEECE COMPETITION Judge: Mr C Jarvis STAMFORD To be judged on the morning of Wednesday 19th June (THE FLEECE COMPETITION WILL BE STAGED IN THE SHEEP LINES.) Conditions 1 A competitor may enter any number of the classes, but can only submit two fleeces per class. 2 For the purpose of the competition the fleeces must be neatly rolled and submitted in bags. 3 The bag must be labelled by the competitor. Each label must show clearly: • Name of Competitor • Address of Competitor • Class entered • Breed or Cross • ONE LABEL should be placed inside the container; THE OTHER secured on the outside. 4 All exhibits must be delivered to the Steward of the section by 5.30pm. on Tuesday 18th June, or they will be too late for competition. Exhibits should not arrive before 18th June, and should be removed from the Showground between 4.00pm and 5.00pm on Thursday 20th June. The Society will not be responsible for the safe delivery or keeping of the fleeces. Any fleeces not collected will be disposed of. 5. If there are fewer than 5 entries for any particular class the number of prizes awarded will be at the judge's discretion. 6 Fleeces that are artificially stained or artificially coloured or fastened with any form of twine will be eliminated. 7 The competition will be judged on a points system and the decision of the Judge is final. 8 It is the competitor's responsibility to ensure that fleeces are entered in the correct class. The Judge will judge a fleece in the most appropriate class. 9 Fleeces must be from the 2019 wool clip. ENTRY FEES Exhibitors entering the live sheep classes are entitled to one free entry for every breed of sheep being entered at the Lincolnshire Show. If no live sheep entries are submitted: Members £5.00/entry and Non-Members £10.00/entry PRIZE MONEY - 1st £20; 2nd £15; 3rd £10, 4th £5 CLASS DESCRIPTION