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carried  grand  carcasses  of  mutton,  and  the  winners  would  be 
difficult  to  beat  on  any  showground. 
Herdwicks. — The  first  prize  winner  in  Class  295  (ram,  two- 
shear  and  upwards)  was  an  exceedingly  nice  sheep,  with  grand 
head,  typical  of  the  breed,  though  not  without  fault.  The 
second  was  a big  sheep,  with  good  wool  and  bone,  strong  back 
and  loin,  but  without  the  appearance  of  the  winner.  In 
Class  296  (shearling  rams),  the  first  prize  went  to  a good  sheep 
showing  good  breeding,  and  the  second  should  grow  into  a 
useful  sheep.  Class  297  (shearling  ewes)  was  the  most  uniform 
and  best  class  of  the  breed.  The  first  prize  winners  were  a 
big,  good,  level  pen,  and  were  run  very  close  by  the  second 
prize  pen. 
Welsh  Mountain. — The  two-shear  ram  class  was  a fairly 
good  one.  The  winner  was  of  excellent  quality  and  type. 
In  this  class  there  was  a sprinkling  of  medium  animals,  some 
not  being  true  to  type.  The  first  prize  pens  in  the  shearling 
ram  class  are  nice  “ typy  ” sheep,  especially  the  first,  which  were 
models  of  the  breed.  Two  rams  and  two  pens  of  ewes  only 
competed  for  the  Silver  Cup,  which  was  awarded  to  Mr.  John 
Griffiths  Gratton  for  his  three  shearling  ewes  (fee  Fig.  8). 
Several  others  were  not  eligible  according  to  the  conditions, 
so  that  the  first  prize  ewes  could  not  compete  for  the  Cup. 
Black-faced  Mountain. — The  animals  of  this  breed  were 
the  best  that  have  been  shown  for  some  years.  In  all  the 
classes  there  were  good  representatives  of  the  breed.  This 
applied  more  particularly  to  the  gimmers,  which  made  the  best 
class,  including  as  it  did  a good  number  of  very  meritorious 
animals.  The  first  prize  aged  ram,  which  was  a four-shear, 
was  a very  typical  specimen,  and  showed  his  robustness  of 
constitution  by  being  presented  in  such  perfection  of  bloom 
at  his  age. 
Pigs. 
Large  Whites. — The  Large  White  pigs  as  a wdiole  were  an 
excellent  show.  In  Class  304  (boar  farrowed  in  1906,  1907, 
or  1908)  the  first  prize  was  awarded  to  No.  2401,  a very  fine 
pig  of  great  quality,  farrowed  in  1908,  which  would  have  been 
about  perfect  with  a little  more  size.  This  boar  was  Reserve 
Champion.  The  second  prize  wrent  to  No.  2400,  farrowed  in 
1907,  a boar  not  unlike  the  first.  The  third  prize,  No.  2404, 
farrowed  in  1906,  was  similar  in  type  to  those  placed  in  front 
of  him.  Class  305  (boar  farrowed  in  1909)  only  contained 
six  entries,  and  was  about  the  poorest  class.  The  first  prize 
was  taken  by  No.  2409,  a nice  quality  fine  boar  with  a good 
top,  but  rather  short  in  the  face  for  a Large  White.  Class  306 
(boar  farrowed  in  1910)  contained  no  fewer  than  thirty-eight 
entries,  a very  large  class,  with  a lot  of  very  good  pigs  and  a 
