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Herdwicks. — The  first  prize  winners  in  the  ram  class  and 
the  shearling  ewes  class  were  very  good  sheep. 
Welsh  Mountain. — Four  flocks  were  represented  by  ten 
entries.  The  sheep  exhibited  showed  that  good  progress  is 
being  made  in  the  efforts  to  improve  the  breed,  and  to  secure 
uniformity  of  type.  The  first  prize  winners  in  both  the  classes 
were  of  excellent  quality  and  true  to  type. 
Black-faced  Mountain. — -The  rams  were  very  good,  espe- 
cially the  three-year-old  that  took  the  first  prize,  a sheep  with 
capital  bone  and  colour,  a good  coat,  and  a great  deal  of  style. 
The  shearling  which  was  placed  second  was  also  a very  nice 
stylish  sheep.  The  third  prize  winner,  an  aged  ram,  was  very 
good,  though  his  coat  was  getting  a little  deficient  owing  to 
age.  The  shearling  ewes  made  a small  class  of  very  nice,  well- 
bred  sheep,  able  to  hold  their  own  at  any  show.  The  first  and 
second  prize  winners  were  particularly  good. 
Pigs. 
The  number  of  classes,  thirty-six,  in  this  section,  was  the 
same  as  last  year,  but  the  entries,  totalling  433,  broke  all 
records,  being  65  more  than  at  Lincoln  in  1907,  when  the 
previous  largest  entry  of  pigs  was  made. 
Large  Whites. — The  total  entries  in  the  six  classes  allotted 
to  these  animals  numbered  eighty-four,  and  of  these  only  four 
. were  absent.  The  type  throughout  was  exceptionally  good,  and 
the  finest  representatives  of  the  breed  were  on  exhibition. 
There  were  twelve  entries  in  the  class  for  old  boars ; the  first 
prize  winner  was  a nicely  shaped  pig  of  good  breeding  ; the 
second  and  third  were  also  good  specimens.  Yearling  boars  were 
very  strong,  being  represented  by  eleven  entries.  The  first  was 
a typical  Large  White,  one  of  the  best  seen  for  some  years ; this 
boar  was  also  the  winner  of  the  Champion  Gold  Medal  for  the 
best  animal  in  Classes  302  to  306.  The  second  prize  winner 
was  h well-grown  pig,  and  the  third  prize  animal  was  a very 
good  type.  Class  304  (boars  farrowed  in  1909)  was  a strong 
class  comprising  twenty-seven  entries,  and  contained  some  very 
useful  animals.  The  first  prize  winner  was  a pig  of  great 
length  and  scale.  The  second  prize,  although  carrying  more 
flesh,  had  not  the  scale  and  character  of  the  winner.  A very 
forward  and  promising  pig  was  third.  Class  305  (old  sows) 
contained  but  nine  entries,  each  exhibit  receiving  honours. 
The  first  was  a well-made  sow,  of  very  great  size,  and  even  in 
her  flesh.  She  was  eventually  placed  Reserve  for  the  Cham- 
pion Gold  Medal.  Model  of  Worsley  followed  closely  and 
was  awarded  second  prize.  The  third  prize  sow  was  a 
remarkably  well  and  very  heavy-fleshed  pig.  Class  306 
