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and levelness of middle. Bloom was predominant among the dozen 

 senior yearlings, a splendid company of highly fitted heifers. The 

 head was found in Belle Blanchard, whose winsome feminity marks 

 but the start of her merits that continue through frame, hind-end 

 finish and maturity of form. Uniformity of the bullet-like order 

 characterizes Miss Gay Lad 32d, altho she is projected on a bit smaller 

 scale than the other. Vernet Princess 2 6th reveals the attractiveness 

 of front which characterizes her tribe. That same tribe furnished the 

 top-notcher among the juniors in Vernet Princess 33d, one of the real 

 choice ones in her modeling and fleshing. Levelness of frame, 

 is Standard Lady 2 3d's qualification, and Toyah has scale, a fine front 

 and heavy quarters. Much merit surged to the front among the 

 senior babies when the tops were sorted out of the 19 entries. A little 

 one, Disturber's Lass 2d, just five days out of the junior class and 

 therefore at a disadvantage in size, gave convincing demonstration of 

 accuracy of breed type and attractiveness of bloom and therefore 

 capped the company. Oleen was larger and very level and strong of 

 back, and those which followed on the list are future winners in the 

 making. The younger lassies found suitable head in Bonnie PrinctjES, 

 whose taking form and maturity rank her among the youngsters of 

 the breed to which high hopes may be pinned. A Vernet Princess was 

 the runner-up. 



THE ABERDEEN ANGUS. 



A stirring show of blacks rewarded and cheered the unusually large 

 number of breed adherents that gathered about that section of the 

 arena which staged the competitions. Numbers were liberal, reach- 

 ing 149 and crowding close the Herefords for their accustomed rank 

 as second in statistical strength at this show. It probably represents 

 a popular conclusion to hold that the breed has rarely if ever as- 

 sembled so outstanding a show on these grounds. Disappointment is 

 keen when the doddies do not rivet attention to the female classes 

 but some little charity of comment must usually b(3 observed toward 

 the timber of the bull classes. The exhibit last week was eminently 

 strong in the male line. Bulls of real show yard character were for- 

 ward and admirers reveled in the display. While only four states made 

 entries, the representation was wide, reaching from Oklahoma to 

 Washington on the western coast, whence came the firm of Chester 

 A. Congdon & Otto V. Battles, the latter for years prominent among 

 the Angus breeders of the Hawkeye State. The awards were dis- 

 tributed with the seasoned judgment of John E. Robbins, Horace, Ind. 



THE BULL CLASSES. 



Heft was not the only hold that the five big bulls had on the affec- 

 tions of the onlookers. They were weighty enough but for the most 

 part they were also typey, and made one of the most satisfactory ar- 

 rays the breed has presented. Blackcap Star was the clear kingpin 

 among them, with type of high degree, a masculine presence and thick 

 cover, although Ben Hur stands closer to the ground and is quite 

 massive, and particularly impressive on broadside view. In develop- 



