Berkshire,  Tanucorth,  and  Large  Black  Bigs. 
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uneven,  sevei-al  looking  as  if  they  might  have  been  in  the 
Large  White  breed  class.” 
Berkshires.— This  breed  numbered  seventy-three  entries,  as 
against  si.Kty-two  last  year.  The  Hon.  (daud  B.  Portman 
gained  the  Champion  Prize  for  the  first  prize  sow  in  (Mass  234 
(No.  1889).  “This  sow  was  undoubtedly  one  of  the  best 
shown  for  some  years,  and  easily  secured  the  Championship.” 
The  Reserve  Championship  was  won  by  Sir  Alexander 
Henderson,  with  his  first  prize  boar  in  Class  232  (No.  1841). 
The  breeding  sows  (Class  234)  were  the  best  of  the  section, 
and  contained  many  s])lendid  pigs.  ^Vith  the  exception  of 
four  out  of  the  twenty  exhibits,  all  were  mentioned,  and  the 
Judge  (Mr.  Edney  Hayter)  states  that  he  never  judged  a 
better  class. 
Tamworths. — The  total  of  twenty-seven  entries  was  the 
same  as  last  year.  The  Champion  Prize  was  gained  by 
Mr.  H.  C.  Stephens  for  the  first  j)rize  breeding  sow  (No.  1922) 
in  (dass  238  ; Mr.  Robert  Ibbotson  winning  the  Reserve 
C*ham])ionship  with  the  first  prize  boar  (No.  1907)  in  CHass  23G. 
With  the  excej)tion  of  the  first  prize  winner,  which  represented 
the  breed  fairly  well,  the  other  prize  winners  in  Class  236 
were  not  of  any  noticeable  merit.  The  boars  in  (dass  237 
contained  some  very  promising  specimens  of  the  Tamworth 
typo,  the  prize  pens  running  each  other  very  closely.  ( dass  238 
contained  some  very  excellent  breeding  sows,  well  forward  in 
their  breeding  state,  and  not  overladen  with  useless  fat.  The 
prize  animals  followed  each  other  very  closely,  and  were  all 
worthy  of  special  mention.  The  sow  pigs  (Class  239)  had 
seven  entries,  and  the  first  prize  was  awarded  to  pen  No.  1931, 
containing  three  nicely  matched  hilts. 
Large  Black. — This  section  contained  the  large  numb(*r  of 
fifty-three  entries  as  against  forty  last  year,  and  the  quality 
was  also  exceedingly  good.  The  Judge  (Mr.  George  Pedley) 
reported  as  follows  : — 
There  are  evidences  that  the  Large  Black  Pig  is  approximating  }’ear  by  j-ear 
into  a typical  pig,  viz.,  ma.ssive  in  body,  good  fleshed,  and  fine  in  skin  and  bone  ; 
or,  in  other  words,  the  greatest  weight  of  meat  and  the  minimum  weight  of  waste. 
Tlie  exliibits  this  year  display  these  characteristics  in  a marked  degree.  The 
various  classes  were  strongly  represented,  and  the  quality  was  so  uniformly 
good  that  much  difficulty  presented  itself  in  selecting  the  prize  winners, 
[larticulaily  in  the  class  foi  breeding  sows  (Class  242).  In  my  opinion  a finer 
lot  of  thoroughly  typical  pigs  were  never  got  together;  certainly  not  at  the 
Shows  of  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society. 
The  Championship  in  the  class  for  boars  was  gained  by 
Mr.  John  Robinson  for  No.  1939  (Class  240),  an  “exceptionally 
