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The Chester Meeting. 
Small White Breed. — Boars (Class 186) were “ very uneven.” 
The best boar in the class the Judges “ were obliged to throw 
out, as he was heavily spotted with black.” 
Regarding White Pigs as a whole, the Judges say : — 
Altogether a poor show of White Pigs as regards numbers, hut in quality- 
many of the classes compare favourably with the last two years, although 
several are sadly deficient. 
Berkshires. — The 61 pens of this breed were entered from 
11 counties, of which Berkshire contributed 16 pens, Chester 
9, Gloucester 9, Norfolk 8, Salop 5, Herts 3, Northampton 
3, Warwick 3, Essex 2, Wilts 2, and Hants 1. Of the 12 
prizes awarded, Berks took 4, Gloucester 2, Norfolk 2, Salop 
2, Essex 1, and Hants 1, the last-named county also securing 
the Champion prize. 
Boars (Class 190) were represented by a number of very 
useful animals. The three prize-winners “ were all excellent 
representatives of their breed.” In Class 191, pen of three boar 
pigs, “ many of the pens were spoiled by not being evenly 
matched.” 
Breeding sows (Class 192) made the largest of the Berkshire 
classes, with 25 entries. It proved to be “ a very meritorious 
class, and a number of excellent animals had to be out of the 
money.” Mr. Edney Hayter’s first prize sow, which also took 
the Champion prize offered by the British Berkshire Society, 
“ was a very deep-sided, large pig of good quality, and of the 
type now sought by bacon curers.” The second and third prize 
sows “ were also admirable specimens of the breed.” In a well- 
filled class of sow pigs (Class 193) all the prize-winners were 
good specimens. 
The Judges state : — 
The show of Berkshire pigs on the whole was a very good one, every 
class having a good number of entries. The sow class had a large entry, 
and we think Berkshire breeders are to be congratulated on making so 
good a display in comparison with other breeds. 
Any other Black Breed. — This section was very sparsely 
filled, “ though amongst the few animals exhibited were several 
of considerable merit.” 
Tamworths. — The entries possessed great merit, and, with 
few exceptions, were found to be of true type and colour. The 
prize boars in Class 198 were of a high order of excellence, but 
comparing the general exhibit of boars with that of sows, the 
advantage rested with the latter. 
