Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Newcastle. 579 
Class 190. Pen of Three Small Wliile Breedivg Sow Pigs, farrowed in 
1887. — A small Class, and nothing particular. 
John Angus. 
Peter Eden. 
K. H. Watson, 
j Beekshire Pigs. 
The display of Beikshlres, numbering 37 entries, was very 
good as a whole. The first-prize Old Boar, shown by the 
representatives of the late Mr. A. Stewart, is a long, handsome 
pig of good quality, but wanting a little in depth. Mr. T. S. 
Minton's second shows beautiful quality, but is rather small. 
Mr. A. S. Gibson's *' reserve," a former winner, is a very good 
stamp of a pig, and if he had been in better condition he might 
have stood higher in the list. ]Mr. Benjafield's first-prize Young 
Boars are of a good type and considerable promise. Mr. Darby's 
second pigs are also handsome and of nice quality, but not 
quite so good behind as could be desired. 
The Adult Sows made an excellent class. Mr. Benjafield's first- 
prize sow is a big, long, thick pig with good quarters, especially 
well developed on the loins, but wanting a little in the fore rib. 
Mr. King's second is a lengthy nice pig of desirable quality, 
winner of first and special prizes at the Royal Counties and 
Oxford Shows. Mr. Darby's third is a good-looking sow of a 
very useful type, not quite so high in condition as some of the 
others. 
[ Other Black Pigs. 
In these classes the large majority of the 20 entries were of 
i the Suffolk breed, of which some excellent pigs were shown, 
Mr. George Pettit's first-prize boar is a well-formed lean pig ; 
the Duke of Hamilton's second being a nice thick pig of good 
quality. Mr. J. A. Smith's " reserve " pig is true to type and of 
the choicest quality. Mr. Pettit won in Pens of Three Boars 
farrowed in 1887, with exceptionally handsome and promising 
youngsters, the Duke of Hamilton and Mr, J. A. Smith 
contesting keenly for the second place. 
The Duke of Hamilton's first-prize sow is well formed, but 
rather soft in flesh, Mr, Pettit's third is small but of fine 
quality, and Mr. J. A. Smith's " reserve " sow is exceptionally 
promising, but very young. The young sows were very good as 
a lot, but the pens were not of uniform merit. 
Tamworth Pigs. 
There was an exceptionally large display of this useful and 
rising breed, which is distinguished for the production of lean 
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