>>I still say Downs is referring to one of many lower altitude areas in UK - as apposed to the hill sheep regions <<
I did a search on 'Downs sheep breeds' and got Hampshire Down, around since 1889. No 's'. The Hampshire Down is from Hampshire. No downs mentioned. Also got a hit on 'Drysdale'. I had no idea that baseball had anything to do with sheep breeds. <innocent look> Ron, do you have a reference for your opinion? I'd be interested in reading it. wrnk d2 To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
