232 The Norwich Shoiv, 1911. 



style was first in Class 302 (shearling rams) ; a nice little sheep 

 with a dark head and grand coat being second. A good stylish 

 ewe. a grand handler with a splendid coat, won the premier 

 position in Class 303, and the second was a grand ewe very 

 little behind the first prize one. 



Pigs. 



Large Whites. — These made an excellent show, only sixteen 

 of the 102 entries failing to put in an appearance. In the old 

 boars (Class 304) an animal of great size, farrowed in 1908, full of 

 flesh and good type was placed first, and was eventually Reserve 

 for the Gold Medal. A typical pig, farrowed in 1909, was 

 second. All the eleven entries in Class 305 came forward and 

 eight received recognition. No. 2532 was placed first, and was 

 also the winner of the Gold Medal. (See Fig. ] .) Another from 

 the same herd was second, and both showed type, size, and 

 quality. Class 306 (boars farrowed in 1911) was very strong, 

 thirty-one animals putting in an appearance, many of them being 

 of great merit. The first and second prizes both went to well- 

 grown animals of good quality. Twelve verj^ good sows came 

 forward in Class 307, eleven of them being noticed. The first 

 was a remarkably good sow and likely to follow in the footsteps 

 of her unbeaten dam. The second was a sow of good quality 

 and large scale. The third was a 1907 sow that has had a good 

 career in the show yard but now showing signs of wear. 

 Another very good entry was made in Class 308, thirteen 

 receiving notice, and the four prizes going to one herd. It 

 would be difficult to find a better lot of yonng sows for type, 

 size, and quality. Class 309 (three sows farrowed in 1911) had 

 fourteen entries, and a highly commendable lot. The first prize 

 pen were a well grown and matched trio. 



Middle Whites.— Class 310 contained a small but very good 

 entry. The first prize winner and also Reserve Champion was 

 a very fine boar of good type and quality and good on his legs. 

 The second was a nice boar but not quite so good as the 

 winner. The third prize went to a very useful pig shown by a 

 new exhibitor, the Duke of Argyll. A very good lot of young 

 boars were shown in Class 311. The first was a fine though 

 rather massive boar of good type and quality. The second and 

 third were very useful pigs. Class 312 was rather poor with 

 the exception of the prize winners. The first, second and third 

 were very matchy, and all out of one litter. They Avere good 

 young boars that won rather easily. Class 313 was a very 

 strong one, headed easily by No. 2656, which eventually 

 captured the Medal for the best pig, a very fine sow full of 

 quality. (See Fig. 2.) The second was very neat, but has 

 rather lost her hair and has not so good a top as the winner. 



