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had not lost her activity, and did not give the idea that her breed- 
ing qualities would be impaired.” Mr. Kimber’s second prize 
sow “ had great depth of body, and with this was level, both on 
top and under.” Mr. W. A. Barnes was third with “ a very 
grand sow, not quite in the condition of the first and second 
prize sows, and showing a slackness along her sides more than 
her want of condition would account for.” The Champion prize 
for the best Berkshire boar or sow found its winner in Mr. Pin- 
nock’s sow. Sow pigs were above an average class as to num- 
bers and quality. Mr. Benjafield’s first prize pen “ contained 
three pigs of gi*eat substance ; they were also well matched, 
though two of them had a shade too much white.” Mr. Kim- 
ber’s second jirize pen “ were level and good, but had not the 
substance.” Mr. Darby was third with “ a pen of the best 
quality, but spoilt by one having a mean-looking head.” 
Any other Black Breed. — There were only 13 entries, 
and whilst “ most of those which were of the acknowledged type 
were undersized, the rest were, without exception, deficient in 
coat.” For boars, the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon was first 
for “ a fairly good specimen, level, long, and well-bred.” The 
same breeder was first for boar pigs with a pen of small but well- 
matched animals. In the two female classes Mr. George Pettit 
was first in the older class for “ a fairly good sow with plenty of 
hair.” 
Tamworths. — A larger show of Tamworths might have been 
looked for, the 46 pens which were entered falling half a dozen 
short of the number in each of the two preceding years. As has 
been the case in recent years, the breed continues to show in- 
creasing excellence, and “ true Tam worth character was observ- 
able throughout all the classes.” The weakest class was that 
of the old boars, but the sows included at least 10, out of a total 
entry of 14, of really first-class animals. In the pens of three, 
both boars and sows, “ there were individual animals which must 
come to the front in future years.” 
Poultry. 
The Poultry Classes opened with the BovTtings, which, both 
in entries and in quality, were very good. Old English Game 
afibrded evidence of the steady progress and of the return to 
popularity of this excellent old strain, the quality being well 
maintained both in the adult and in the chicken classes. Indian 
Game were a truly splendid collection, and the general quality 
was beyond praise, notwithstanding the moult of the adults and 
the immature condition of some of the juveniles. They are not 
