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The exhibits in Class 314- were a level lot, more numerous but 

 not quite so good as the old sows. A sow of very nice quality 

 with good top was first, the second was rather more lengthy 

 but short of hair. Class 315 had a fair entry. The winners 

 "were a nice well-matched pen of straight backed gilts of the 

 same litter as the young boars. Second honours went to a 

 useful lot rather short of quality compared Avith the winners. 



Tam worths. — The breed was well represented by an entry 

 of sixty-four, and there were no absentees. The exhibits 

 generally were well grown, of good quality, and nice colour. 

 The Champion Gold Medal was awarded to Sir Oswald Mosley, 

 Bart., for Rolleston Verbena 2nd, the first prize breeding sow 

 in Class 319. (See Fig. 3.) 



Berkshires. — In Class 322, the first prize boar was large, of 

 nice quality and character, and an easy winner. The second 

 prize went to a smaller boar, but he was straight, deep, and of 

 nice character. The third was a deep pig, not quite so nice 

 in skin and character. There were several useful boars in the 

 Class. Premier honours in Class 323 were secured by a pig of 

 nice length and depth and very straight, with good character. 

 The second and third were only useful, and it was not a strong 

 class. A useful young pig was placed at the head of Class 324. 

 He had nice Berkshire character, and was very closely pressed 

 by the second. This might have been a better class, but 

 there were some useful young pigs in it. In Class 325, the 

 first prize pig was a very grand old sow of rare length, 

 and deep, with good character, and an easj^ winner. The 

 second and third were verj" big useful sows, and altogether this 

 class contained quite a nice lot of breeding sows. Class 32G 

 was undoubtedly a very grand one, and it was noticeable what 

 great growth sows only just about a year old have made. A 

 3'oung sow of great length and depth, and of beautiful character 

 though losing coat a little, was an outstanding winner. The 

 second also had beautiful quality and character, but was not 

 very forward in condition. The third prize winner was 

 perhaps the most level pig in any of the classes, but was rather 

 too short for present-day purposes. In Class 327 there were 

 some nice exhibits, many pens contained one or two nice pigs, 

 but losing on the others. The winners were well matched 

 and won easily. It w^as a useful class on the whole. The 

 Championship was won by the first prize sow in Class 32(1, 

 after a close fight with the first in the old boar class and the 

 winner in the class for breeding sows. (See Fig. 4.) These 

 were three grand pigs, youth and evenness turning the scale. 



Large Blacks. — These made a real good show, all the classes 

 being well filled Avith good animals, and the competition 

 very keen. In the aged class Drayton Disajjpointment was 



