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there could be no approach to the pinnacle of success in fitting that 

 was made on the Angus cattle last year, but the showing made this 

 year was superior and certainly a credit to the Angus breed and to 

 the men who exhibited at Des Moines. Judge John E. Robbins, of 

 Horace, Ind., had no easy task. Such character, fitness, uniformity 

 of classes and absence of poor ones are seldom seen at any show. 

 Competition started keen at the crack of the gun and from the time 

 the first class was filed to the drawing of the curtain Mr. Robbins' 

 work was well cut out for him. Five good bulls appeared 'in the aged 

 bull class and ringsiders at once scented a contest for the blue rib- 

 bon between the Caldwell bull, Blackcap Star, Escher & Ryan's bull, 

 Ben Hur, and the Congdon & Battles' bull, Barbarian of Rosemere. 

 The Caldwell bull appeared in a somewhat better condition, but the 

 Escher & Ryan bull shows great depth and a remarkable bull. In 

 the two-year-old class Caldwell's Black Cap Bertram, another smooth, 

 stylish bull, succeeded in winning first over the deep, level Knight of 

 Rosemere shown by Congdon & Battles. Black Cap Bertram was 

 later made senior champion. The junior yearling bull class revealed 

 Epistos from the Caldwell herd. Here is a sensational young bull, 

 low down, thick, sappy, growthy, full of Angus character. Caldwells 

 think he is as good a bull if not the best they ever owned. He suc- 

 ceeded in defeating his stable mate for grand championship honors. 

 If bulls were strong, cows were even stronger. The aged cow class 

 was sensational. Mr. W. A. McHenry, the veteran Angus breeder, 

 was present at the ringside, for the first time in many years taking 

 a passive interest in the showing. He considered the class of cows 

 the equal of any he had ever seen at the International, while Mr. 

 Robbins thought it was one of the best rings of beef cows he had ever 

 seen in a show ring. Mr. Robbins picked the Caldwell entry. Pride 

 Petite, a wonderfully smooth-topped cow, thick and straight on the 

 back, and with all her covering mellow, neat and graceful. Next to 

 her in clasr. stood Congdon & Battles' Quissy of Meadow Brook, an 

 exceptionally deep, thick cow. Eulinia 28th from the Escher & Ryan 

 herd stood in third place. 



GALLOWAY. 



Two exhibitors from Kan.3as and one from Missouri led the entire 

 exhibit of thirty-seven head of Galloways before Prof. W. H. Pew, 

 of Ames, Iowa, who did the judging. Some really good animals ap- 

 peared, but some others might have showed in better shape. The 

 tops and champion were up to standard. 



POLLED DURHAMS. 



Eight exhibitors led the fifty-seven head of Polled Durhams before 

 Prof. W. H. Pew, of Ames, Iowa, for judgment. The showing was 

 representative and indicated plainly an average improvement over 

 some past shows. The aged bull class once more brought out 

 Stegelin's True Sultan, which had no difficulty in winning the blue in 

 class, and senior and grand champion honors. Hultine's junior year- 



