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was getting clear ahead of Kentucky and was 

 getting a little ahead of Ohio. All of which 

 rather annoyed the Ohio breeder and inciden- 

 tally foreshadowed the future. At this same 

 show Baron Booth of Lancaster was so unfor- 

 tunate as to be turned down to third place in 

 the class for two-year-old bulls, first prize 

 going to 25th Great Republic, owned by the 

 Shakers and shown by John Martin, and sec- 

 ond prize to a bull called Sucker Boy shown by 

 Harvey Sodowsky of Vermilion Co., 111. Nei- 

 ther of these bulls cut any figure in subse- 

 quent showings, and the committee that did 

 the work was severely criticised. 



In 1870 Baron Booth was first- prize and cham- 

 pion bull at Quincy, 111., at the Iowa State Fair 

 and at the Illinois State Fair, champion at St. 

 Louis, first and champion at Canton, and stood 

 at the head of the groups that won the $100 

 championship for best display at the Iowa Show 

 and the $100 prize for the bull showing five 

 best calves at the Illinois State Fair. In 1871 

 he was first and champion at the Illinois State 

 Fair, first at St. Louis, and at the head of the 

 first-prize herd at same show, besides winning 

 numerous firsts and championships at local fairs 

 for himself and get. In 1872 he was again first 

 and champion at the Illinois State Fair, won 

 the $200 bull sweepstakes at St. Louis and was 

 everywhere first with his get. In fact he was 



