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sows,  all  the  classes  were  of  more  than  usual  merit.  In 
addition  to  the  prize  animals,  many  of  the  exhibits  received 
commendation.  The  winner  in  Class  320,  Don  Camphor, 
also  won  the  Championship. 
Large  Black. — Taken  as  a whole,  these  were  excellent,  both 
as  to  merit  and  number.  Class  326  (old  boars)  was  headed 
by  a grand  boar,  which  was  also  Champion.  Standing  its  age 
well,  this  animal  was  very  fleshy  and  deep  in  sides,  and  had 
well-fllled  hams.  The  second,  also  Reserve  Champion,  was 
rather  coarse  in  the  shoulders  and  sides.  Class  327  (boars 
farrowed  in  1908)  contained  some  very  good  young  boars, 
the  winner,  full  of  quality,  having  excellent  shoulders  and 
nice  hair.  The  second  was  of  good  quality,  but  a little  coarse 
in  the  shoulders.  Class  328  (young  boars)  contained  an  excel- 
lent lot  of  pigs  full  of  promise.  The  winner  was  very  fleshy 
and  of  masculine  character,  with  hair  having  a tendency  to  be 
bristly,  and  with  ears  well  placed  on.  The  second  was  full  of 
quality,  very  long  and  deep  in  sides,  but  not  sprung  enough 
in  the  rib.  Class  329  (old  sows),  which  included  some  grand 
specimens,  was  headed  by  a level  sow,  full  of  quality,  with 
nice  hair,  wonderfully  deep  in  sides  and  level  all  through, 
with  hams  well  fllled  right  down  to  the  hock.  This  sow  was 
awarded  the  Breed  Society’s  Challenge  Cup.  Class  330  was 
an  exceptional  class  of  young  sows,  the  leaders  being  very 
close  in  merit.  The  first  prize  was  awarded  to  a well-grown, 
lengthy  sow,  very  deep  in  side,  with  good  top  and  underline, 
level,  well-filled  hams,  good  face  and  ears,  but  short  of  hair. 
In  Class  331  (three  1909  sows)  the  first  prize  was  awarded 
to  a very  large  and  well-matched  pen.  Some  of  the  pens 
in  this  class  were  not  well  matched,  and  were  weak  in  the 
legs. 
Lincolnshire  Curly-coated. — This  breed  was  well  represented, 
and  some  very  typical  animals  were  entered  in  each  class.  In 
Class  332  the  first  prize  boar  was  exceptionally  fine,  well  on 
his  feet,  showing  great  size  and  good  quality.  This  boar  was 
Male  Chamijion.  The  class  generally  showed  pigs  of  quality 
and  well  fleshed.  Class  333  contained  some  good  animals,  the 
first  prize  winner  being  a usefiil  pig  well  up  on  his  legs,  long 
back,  and  typical  of  his  breed  ; as  also  were  the  entries  in 
Class  334.  Class  335  was  smaller,  but  the  quality  was  good, 
the  first — a sow  farrowed  in  1906 — being  an  excellent  specimen. 
This  animal  was  afterwards  awarded  the  Champion  Prize  for 
the  best  sow.  Class  336  was  well  filled  with  good  sows,  but 
the  one  placed  first  was  well  ahead  of  the  others.  In  Class  337 
all  the  pigs  entered  were  well  fleshed.  Generally  speaking, 
blue  spots  were  not  so  conspicuous,  and  improvement  all  round 
was  noticed. 
