County Agricultural Association: The Newton Meeting: The sixteenth annual exhibition of the above Association opened Wednesday at Newton … The Devon Long Wool Sheep, which generally attract so much notice at the other shows, lose a great deal of their interest at Devon County Exhibition by the absence of any of Sir John Heathcote Amory’s well-known flock. There are, however, two exhibitors who were not represented at the Somerset Show: Mr. Pedler and Mr. Radmore. The other exhibitors of this breed are Mr. Chas. Norris, Mr. Skinner, Mr. Ham, and Mr. Pinsent. The entries therefore, were pretty numerous, and some excellent specimens of the breed were brought under the attention of the judges … … Class 1: Game, Black or brown-red: Cock and hen, £1, 10s, 5; 1, Charles Wm. Brierley, Tenbury Worcester; 2, T. Stanbury, Collaton, near Torquay; 3, J. C. Huxtable, Southmolton, E. and H. Michelmore, Totnes, h.c., John Frayn, St. Stephens, Launceston, William S. Pinsent, Newton Abbot. …
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Referenced
GRO0412 Hennock: Henry Pinsent: 1844 – 1894 (?)
GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920