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in the sections g-enerally, with an absence of inferior animals, 
irhich particolarly impressed itself on all observers. Lord Elles- 
mere appears to have brought the lar?e white breed to gjeat 
perl'ection in his piezeries. His Lordship heads both boar classes 
and the single sow class with beautiful specimens, displaving 
rare quality in hair and skin, combined with size and symmetrical 
proportion. Mr. Jacob Dove's young boar came very near his 
victor, however, in admirable form : and although the beautiful 
; jor-year-old pi?, who has conquered in so manv fisrhts, was not 
to be approached, Mr. Duckerine s " C ultivator " seemed a verv 
worthy second. These classes, as well as the class for voung 
-ows, three of a litter, were somewhat short, but the old breeding 
sows were excellentlv well represented both in numbers and 
hieh quality. The fact of the entire class with fourteen entries 
heir.z commended, must be taken as testimonv to its worth. 
Azl jther may be found in ^Ir. Duckering s " Queen." the 
heroine of several preceding fields, being: fairlv surpassed bv an 
almost perfect specimen, who, although entered as of unknown 
parentage, appears, after all. to be from one of the Earl of EUes- 
mere's own choicest strains. 
The small whites were, many of them, anvthin^ bnt diminu- 
tive, but Mr. Jacob Dove's youn» boar, who took first prize in 
Class 117, presented a very sweet model, exceedingly nice in 
character, with merit calculated to disarm adverse criticism at 
every point. A larje majoritv of the others in this well-fiUeil 
class, although well shaped and of excellent qualitv, seemed 
altogether out of place in a collection professing to belon» to 
the " small breed. " While the older boars were similar in nimi- 
bers. thev possessed far high?r merit. The Earl of Ellesmere's 
beautiful specimen, who had previouslv conquered at Doncaster 
and Preston, was placed first, with an immense but good piff 
second, belonging to Mr. Peter Eden. The reserve was given to 
Mr. Duckering's Champion, " also rather large, but prime in 
rlesh and nice development. The stylish, well-shaped boar, 
• Barrister, " belonging to Lord Moreton. was deservedly highly 
commended : for this animal, like !Mr. Dove's in the younger 
class, seemed legitimatelv to belong to the small breed. The 
whole of the others were commended. 
It appeared somewhat remarkable that, while neither "hilt 
class of the white breeds displavetl more than average merit, the 
!der breeding sows were verv superior : Class 120, to an extent 
:aat so thoronghlv impressed the Judges that they highly com- 
mended it in its entiretv, although comprising fourteen entries. 
The first-prize pig^ belonging to the Earl of Ellesmere was 
-uperb in qualitv, and a verv perfect model from nose to tail. 
The second, from Mr. Dove's herd, seemed sweet in character, 
