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impressive show. Beautifully fronted, with a width and evenness of back 

 probably never excelled at this fair, he boasts a thickness of flesh and a 

 symmetry of outline that make him outstanding winner of grand champion- 

 ship. 



In the two-year-old bull class, The Captain, owned by Carpenter & 

 Ross, was returned a rather easy winner, while the senior yearling class 

 developed nothing inclining toward the sensational. 



In the junior yearling bull class a close fight developed between Hard- 

 ing's entry, Fond Memory, by Whitehall Sultan, and Saunder's True Cum- 

 berland, by Cumberland's Last, two outstanding young bulls. The wonder- 

 fully good front and heart girth of Fond Memory doubtless influenced the 

 judge's decision that first belonged on this bull. 



In the senior bull calf class, Graham's twin bulls were returned, re- 

 spectively, first and fourth. Harding captured both first and second on 

 junior bull calves, though the Powell calf, King Cumberland, second, full 

 brother to the sensational King Cumberland, was a close contender, and 

 promises well for the future. 



THE COW CLASSES. 



Between female entries competition ran fully as keen, and especially 

 in the younger classes were quality and merit uniformly characteristic. 

 In aged cows first honors went to the beautiful white daughter of Cere- 

 monious Archer, Sinnissipi Rose, second, a smooth type cow, with a 

 really wondreful top and rib covering. 



Many differed with the judge, however, on the placing of the next two 

 candidates, the excellent forerib covering of the George White cow, com- 

 bined with her feminine breedy front, making her general favorite over 

 the judge's selection, the Tietjien cow, Imp. B. C. Maid. However, Tietjien 

 had things all his way in the succeeding class for two-year-old heifers, 

 winning first and subsequent grand championship on the beautiful Miss 

 Marshal II. Tomson & Sons brought out an outstanding heifer in the 

 junior calf class one of the finest youngsters seen in a long while, and a 

 daughter of Brampton Knight. Indeed the display of young heifers was 

 easily a feature of the show, the great array of Cumberland Last heifers 

 winning first, third and fourth in the junior calf class and afterwards 

 standing in first prize breeders young herd, headed by a son of the same 

 sire. From every standpoint the Shorthorn show was good and breeders 

 of the world popular red, white and roans may again congratulate them- 

 selves upon having attained another step forward. 



STRONG WHITE FACE SHOW. 



The white-faced aggregation loomed up remarkably strong and even 

 gave promise of equaling the Kansas City show, which has always held 

 the name of being the greatest Hereford display in the world. Prof. 

 Kinzer of the Kansas Agricultural college placed the awards. Classes were 

 very large, and with the entries uniformly good the judge had difficulty 

 in lining them up to suit himself. However, in most cases the awards 

 looked logical to the onlookers. Most of the winners in the older classes 

 were animals which stood well up last year at the big shows, although 



