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ber, and were led by a McHenry entry. The senior calves aroused some 

 enthusiasm and Pride McHenry 108th was clearly the winner, as she is 

 rounded out well. A few real "wee" ones appeared among the junior 

 calves, the winner being the shapely Blackcap of Alta. 



THE GALLOWAYS. 



Classes of moderate numbers but brimming full of quality beef came 

 before Charles Escher, Jr., the judge of Galloways. The breed made an 

 excellent showing, for the average character of the cattle was on a 

 high plane and there were no inferior or very thin animals to detract 

 from the favorable impression the exhibit created. 



Straub Brothers started the winning with the big thick-fleshed smooth 

 three-year-old bull Marquis, a more masculine impressive type of a sire 

 than his one competitor. They showed an outstanding winner in the 

 next class. This bull Choicemaster resembles Marquis in type and is a 

 son of the noted sire Captain 4th of Tarbreoch. The Hechtner entry 

 has considerably more substance than the Huff bull. There were half 

 a dozen good yearlings, of which the level fleshy smooth Casino was se- 

 lected for the blue ribbon. He is larger and wider than his nearest rival. 

 The third bull Prince Favorite is level and growthy but lacks flesh at 

 present. A wonderfully solid, thickly covered little fellow named Minnie's 

 Favorite was brought to the front from the Hechtner herd among the 

 four senior bull calves. He is also lower set and more pleasing in char- 

 acter than the larger Monarch 5th. Handsome 4th, the winner among 

 the juniors, is a very growthy meaty straight-backed youngster. There 

 was a beautiful line-up of stately shaggy matrons with Ladylike declared 

 the winner. As a low wide level beef type she leaves little to be desired 

 and is extra strong in hindquarters. She is of wider mold than the 

 next one and both of these are stronger of top line than the third. Some 

 excellent heifers appeared in subsequent classes. 



THE POLLED DURHAMS. 



There was not a large exhibit of Polled D'urhams but the entries had 

 been selected with discrimination reflecting alike the success of breeders 

 and a pride in their productions. The awards were made by E. R. 

 Silliman, Colo, la. 



Only two aged bulls appeared, and The Baron, a son of The Confessor, 

 is the larger, wider and smoother. Mr. Miller's roan two-year-old Sultan's 

 Creed, beefy and full of character, headed the next class handily. The 

 Achenbach senior yearling, big and level of top, headed his class, and the 

 Miller junior yearling Brawith Mint, one of the big sappy sort, beat the 

 smooth dressy Illustrator. More rivalry developed in the senior calf class, 

 where the mellow meaty straight-backed Serene Sultan won another 

 blue for the Miller herd, his chief opponent being the big Huntley 

 calf Red Champion, built on a less level pattern but wide in the hind 

 rib and thighs. He carried more flesh than the third one. A very 



