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any similar society. Jersey cattle also appealed to 

 him with special force, and his interest in and 

 expert knowledge of harness and saddle horses and 

 ponies resulted in his being called often to officiate 

 in the judge's box. He was secretary at different 

 times of more different live-stock associations than 

 any other man of his generation. It was as an 

 officer of the International, and of the SADDLE AND 

 SIRLOIN CLUB after his removal from Indianapolis to 

 Chicago, that his rare social gifts brought him con- 

 spicuously forward in the circles that centered in 

 those two organizations. A willing and efficient 

 worker when there were serious matters to be dis- 

 posed of, it was in his leisure hours about the 

 Club that his wit and his occasional impromptu 

 impersonations commonly rendered him the life of 

 any company. His place in SADDLE AND SIRLOIN 

 life will never be entirely filled. 



HOWARD DAVISON of Altamont Farm, New York, 

 a man of engaging personality and an official of the 

 International Live Stock Exposition from its incep- 

 tion, has perhaps never received his just dues at 

 the hands of the American stock-loving public. His 

 intimates know and appreciate him as one who has 

 rendered outstanding service in the rise and prog- 

 ress of the Shropshire sheep on this side the 



