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and depth and evenness of flesh had not before 

 been seen in the West, and his smoothly-cov- 

 ered hips were something of a revelation to 

 those who had been accustomed to the rough- 

 ness often observable at the "hooks" in the 

 leading herds of that date. He was a bull of 

 magnificent substance, possessing great depth 

 of chest and was heavily filled behind the shoul- 

 ders. That he was a kindly feeder is well shown 

 by the following figures: When he went into 

 herdsman David Grant's hands in January, 1869. 

 he weighed 1,580 Ibs.; April 28, 1,730 Ibs.; June 

 16, 1,810 Ibs.; Aug. 31, 1,965 Ibs.; Feb. 22, 1870, 

 2,170 Ibs.; July 1, 1870, 2,290 Ibs.; Sept. 2, 2,400 

 Ibs., arid at full maturity 2,600 Ibs. He at once 

 took and held a commanding position in the 

 show-ring, and was never beaten, as a sire 

 shown with his progeny. It must be remem- 

 bered that we are now dealing with the days 

 of the battles of the giants of the Western 

 arena; that the "all-star" combination of Col. 

 William S. King, the like of which has possi- 

 bly not since been seen in America, was on 

 the road; that Gen. Grant and Tycoon were in 

 the field; that ten to twelve herds often en- 

 tered the competition; that sometimes thirty 

 to forty animals were engaged in a single ring. 

 To have been the most successful bull of this 

 golden age of the Western shows is sufficient 

 to stamp Baron Booth of Lancaster as the 



