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don Duchesses, besides one of the best of that 

 family ever produced by Mr. Warfield^and 

 three or four imported cows. In the cow class 

 Red Rose llth won, but in the sweepstakes 

 Red Rose 8th gained the prize.* She was af- 

 terward champion Short-horn cow at the Phila- 

 delphia Centennial and subsequently sold to the 

 Grooms for $1,750 and exported to England. 

 Her companion at this show, Red Rose llth, 

 sold to Mr. Fox of England at $2,325 was the 

 only cow that ever defeated Red Rose 8th. Mr. 

 Vanmeter, however, never considered her so 

 good. This cow was the dam of the famous 

 roan Young Mary steer that was the champion 

 four-year-old bullock at the first American Fat- 

 Stock Show at Chicago; a beast that weighed 

 2,440 Ibs. and sold to the late John B. Drake of 

 the Grand Pacific Hotel for $150 for Christmas 

 beef. An own brother to Red Rose 8th and 

 llth, the bull Rosy Man 27764, was also a prize- 

 winner at Kentucky shows. 



Ben F. Vanmeter sustained close relations 

 with Mr. Renick and in later years became 

 identified with the Rose of Sharon interest, 

 further reference to which will presently be 

 made. It may be remarked in passing that 

 the two prize-winning Young Mary bulls Wash- 



* After the ribbon was tied on Bed Rose 8th Mr. Vanmeter asked Mr. 

 Renick what he thought of it The old man was very slow in making his 

 reply, but finally said: **! reckon it is all right. She is a devil of a good 

 one." 



