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first and afterwards awarded Female Champion (see Fig. 44). 
No. 2421 was also a grand sow, and rightly deserved second 
prize. No. 2412 was also a sow of great merit as were several 
others in the class. Class 291 (sows farrowed in 1906) was 
also a strong class, and the extraordinary size and weight of 
No. 2427 made her an easy first. No. 2429 is also a good sow, 
and so are Nos. 2435 and 2425. Class 292 (pens of three sows 
faiTOwed in 1907) was very strong. No. 2447 were easy 
winners of the first prize, but some difficulty was found in 
selecting the second and third. Nos. 2450 and 2445. The whole 
class was so good that nearly all of them were commended. 
Large Black. — There was an excellent show all round of 
Large Black pigs, and keen competition. In Class 293 there 
were some excellent boars, but of rather different types. The 
young boars in Class 294 were equally good, and the sows in 
Class 295 were a really splendid lot. Classes 296 and 297 were 
also strong. 
Lincolnshire Curly-Coated. — In Class 298 the competition 
was very close for premier honours, the first and second 
prize animals being typical Lincolnshire Curly-Coated pigs ; 
the third prize animal showing great wealth of lean flesh, 
but coat rather too coarse for a typical Lincolnshii-e Curly- 
Coated pig, a defect to be guarded against. The first prize 
winner here also gained the Male Championship (see Fig. 47). 
Class 299 (boar pigs farrowed in 1907) must be quoted as the 
weakest of the classes exhibited, the first prize animal a very 
good specimen, an extraordinary winner, fairly backed up by 
the second and third prize animals, whilst the reserve. No. 
2550, was one of the best on its legs, with good head and ears, 
and tail well set, but lacking in muscle and natural lean flesh. 
Class 300 (sows farrowed in 1903, 1904, 1905, or 1906) made 
a very good show indeed, the first prize animal and Female 
Champion (see Fig. 48), being a typical specimen of what a 
Lincolnshire Curly-Coated sow ought to be. This animal was 
closely run by the second prize one, also a grand specimen of 
the breed, but a tendency to droop in the hind quartei’s, with 
her tail low set, caused her to take only second honours. The 
third prize animal, a grand pig, showed a certain coarseness 
of coat, which is more objectionable in a sow than in a boar. 
Class .301 was the best of the four classes, the pen of three that 
were awarded first prize were a grand trio, and had one of 
these been eligible to compete for the Special Prize in the 
female classes, it would have had no difficulty in carrying off 
the coveted trophy ; the second prize winners were also a 
grand pen and close runners for place, but scarcely showing 
such a superabundance of lean flesh as the first prize winners ; 
the third prize winners were also well worthy of their place. 
