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The Lincoln Show, 1907. 
loins in the hardest winter on the exposed mountains. The 
exhibits in Class 270 (pen of three shearling ewes of the same 
flock) were all of the true Welsh mountain type, and the win- 
ning pen were a perfect match, full of the feminine character, 
firm, close fleeces, and that bright countenance so pleasing to 
the eye, which is of such value in the market. 
Black-faced Mountain. — Three two-year olds and one shear- 
ling were shown. A very good lot, but not easily judged as 
both ages were competing together. Two pens of shearling 
ewes were shown, they were well bred and well brought out 
for show. Both classes would pass well in any show in Great 
Britain. 
Pigs. 
The entries numbered 368, creating another record, being 
102 more than at Derby in 1906, when the pig section 
attracted the previous record entry. This year, however, four 
classes were provided for the Lincolnshire Curly-Coated Pigs 
in which there were forty-six entries. Five classes were 
provided for each of the other breeds. 
Large Whites. — Glass 273 was a good class of boars. The 
first prize winner was full of quality and a good haired pig. 
The second though more lengthy was true to type. Class 274 
was a very strong one, the winner a grand young boar with 
good back and loins. The winner in Class 275 was full of 
quality and true to type ; the second will make a fine sow. 
Class 276 varied in type a good deal, though the prizes went 
to good ones. The exhibits in Class 277 were not very matchy, 
but they were good useful pigs. The Special Prize for the 
Lincolnshire best large white boar was awarded to No. 2224, 
the second prize boar in Class 273. The Champion Gold 
Medal for the best large white boar or sow was awarded to the 
first prize sow in Class 275 (see Fig. 40). 
Middle Whites. — Although this section was the weakest 
(numerically) of all the pig classes, the quality left nothing to 
be desired. The whole of the animals shown were very true to 
type and of excellent quality. Class 278 contained four old 
boars, the winner (2293) a long pig with good size but not 
coarse. No. .2294 was second — a very neat pig, but smaller 
than the winner. No. 2292 gained third honours, a younger 
pig shown in splendid form, but head not so perfect as the two 
placed before him. Class 279 (young boars) contained several 
very good young pigs, the winner. No. 2301, however, was well 
ahead of the others. No. 2296, a well-grown pig, was placed 
second, and No. 2300 third, closely followed by No. 2299 for 
reserve, these three boars were very nearly equal in merit. 
Class 280 (old sows) was a small but very good class, the 
winner, 2306, a two-and-half-year-old sow combining size and 
