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THE BULLS. 



The fight was on from the first. The seven aged bulls saluted like 

 gladiators and revealed a wealth of character and flesh. The class was 

 finally headed by the old-time winner Fairfax 16th, which has come into 

 a real sensational form, approached from the standpoint of scale, char- 

 acter, wealth of flesh and smoothness from end to end. He ran a winning 

 race to the grand championship, every inch of the way hotly contested. 

 Standard is closer to the ground and a wide and bulky one, somewhat 

 mellower, but wanting the finish of hind quarter which rounds out the 

 strength of the Missouri bull. Tippecanoe carries the most scale of the 

 three and is an impressive bull, but fails somewhat in spring of forerib 

 compared to the two set above him. Beau Sturgess 2d carries a hind 

 quarter of remarkable shape and weight. They came strong as the show 

 progressed. An undeniable head among the two-year-olds was Prince 

 Perfection and this is high praise when his chief rival, Corrector Fair- 

 fax, is considered. Rarely has so big, bulky, smooth and even a two- 

 year-old been accounted to the credit of the breed as Prince Perfection, 

 and with all his beef he carries a world of Hereford character. Corrector 

 Fairfax lacks his size and bulk, but is a flash one, with impressive head 

 and crest, the most level lines and a taking rotundity. The senior year- 

 lings, led by Graceful Lad 3d, marked a spot where excellence suffered 

 a slight set-back, but the standard by which they were compared was 

 high. The ten juniors made more impressive bows, following the lead of 

 Prizewinner, which commands supreme respect for his spread of frame 

 and strength at both ends. He carries hindquarters of unusual heft and 

 fleshing, and his weight is smoothly disposed. Straight-lined and some- 

 what more upstanding is Beau Fairfax, with a bull head and neat tail 

 finish. The senior bull calves held material of much promise, and found 

 a leader in Repeater 7th, which sent the third of the possible half-dozen 

 blue ribbons among the bulls to the Harris herd. The top notcher among 

 the juniors was found in Duke Real, much on the "dumpling" order. 



THE FEMALE CLASSES. 



Much of show yard history was represented in the company of cows. 

 They were fresh indeed considering the campaigning to which some of 

 them had been subjected. When Mr. Van Natta had lined them up and 

 found Prime Lady 2d close at the top ranged alongside the champion 

 Scottish Lassie, he requested to be relieved of the decision as he had 

 sold the Prime Lady 2d to the Indiana exhibitors at the top price of his 

 dispersion sale. By agreement of Messrs. Van Natta and Mr. Cudahy 

 the claims of the contestants were referred to Charles Escher, Jr., for 

 adjustment. Prime Lady 2d brought into the ring the pledge of her 

 usefulness, while Scottish Lassie left at home a calf of about the same 

 age. The champion of the past two years becomes the champion of the 

 opening exhibition of this season, according to the decision. Scottish 

 Lassie is just the same as ever, only more matronly. In her symmetry 

 and flesh and finish she presents a strength that has acquired for her un- 

 precedented show yard honors. The wide-ribbed Prime Lady 2d is broader 



