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with an almost perfect back, while the reserve sow, also from 
the Worsley herd was scarcely inferior to either. 
In the small black section of the porcine display the two 
classes of boars were only moderately filled, and only the prize- 
animals were considered by the Judges of high merit. The 
Earl of Portsmouth furnished both these in the younger, and 
Mr. G. ]M. Sexton both in the older class. The entire four 
came very near perfection in contour and nice character. But 
the breeding-sow class fully redeemed the small black breed 
from mediocrity. There were several first-class animals in a 
respectable collection as regards numbers. !Mr. W. Wheeler 
took first, with a beauty of very large proportions ; ^Ir. G. M. 
Sexton had three very first-class sows in the collection, taking 
second and the reserve with two of them ; and the entire class 
was commended. 
Of Berkshires there was a large collection, containing not a 
few animals of remarkable merit : but there were others of very 
moderate character indeed ; so that, on the whole, this depart- 
ment in the Show could scarcely be regarded as equal to some of 
the Society's previous exhibitions. 1 perceive that the Judges 
notice the " large entry of moderate animals " in the young 
boar class, and assert that several were of great size lacking 
quality in the other ; but I am glad thev allude in high terms 
of approval to " Pulchritude," ^Ir. Heber Humfrey's first-prize 
pig in the latter class, who is so devoid of coarseness, and yet 
answers very fully the requirements in regard to size. This 
beautiful animal left the Aston Yard to cross the Atlantic, having 
been sold to an American gentleman expressly for exhibition 
at the Philadelphia Exhibition. 
As the breeding-sow class redeemed each of the preceding 
breeds from indifferent display, the same feature was recog- 
nisable in the Berkshire section to a far greater extent. This 
so impressed itself on the Judges that they have termed Class 
Xo. 128 " the best in the yard." They also point in their Report 
to Mr. W. Yells' beautiful sow, which took first prize as bearing 
" the true type of a Berkshire pig." This verdict will be very 
generally endorsed, and little surprise will be felt that so good 
an animal found a purchaser at an exceedingly high figure on 
the Showground. Mr. B. St. John Ackers is now li^er owner, 
together with her family of eight babies. Sir N. VV. 'I'hrork- 
morton's " Young Stourbridge," and Mr. Spencer's " Princess 
10th," came very near each other in point of merit, the latter 
showing a depth both of fore-flank and carcass seldom equalled. 
But the former had a grand model, too, almost faultless in uni- 
formity. Her higli quality probably gave the cast, and she 
was awarded second prize, and the latter Reserve. At least hall- 
