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heads the two-year-olds Leonora, the invincible Buy- 

 ing prize-winners for the States Historic youngsters at 

 Derby Wilton blood to the fore Garfield and Henrietta 

 Light show at York The great Shrewsbury Show of 

 1884 Archibald "A clever cross" Maidstone and Anx- 

 iety Arthur Prizes at Preston Good Boy and Rare Sov- 

 ereign Golden Treasure Newcastle-on-Tyne Notting- 

 ham decisions The Windsor Jubilee Fifty years of prog- 

 ress 180-255 



CHAPTER VI FIRST AMERICAN IMPORTATIONS. 

 First improved blood in Kentucky Henry Clay's importation 

 of 1817 A Hereford owned by Lewis Sanders Intro- 

 duced into Massachusetts Alleged importation into Maine 

 in 1830 The New York importation of 1840 Erastus 

 Corning interested The herd sold to Sotham An inva- 

 sion of Kentucky A militant pioneer The Maine impor- 

 tation of 1846 Other old-time eastern breeders The 

 Chamberlain importation Dowley importation of 1852 

 The Ohio importation of 1852 Early exhibits by Mr. 

 Aston Importation of 1860 Frederick William Stone 

 A Warwickshire man First Hereford purchases Guelph 

 and Sir Charles The Green blood introduced Wide dis- 

 tribution of the Stone stock A man of broad sympathies 

 A strong personality Hon. John Merryman Early pur- 

 chases from William H. Sotham Bulls from Stone of 

 Canada Importation of Sir Richard 2d Giantess and 

 progeny Illinois in service Prince of the Wye im- 

 ported Final dispersion A man of mark 256-337 



CHAPTER VII A FOOTING GAINED IN THE MIDDLE WEST. 

 Gov. Crape's experiments Humphries and Aldrich active 

 The Illinois and St. Louis shows of 1871 The Burleighs 

 bring Herefords into Iowa T. L. Miller, the great pro- 

 moter Sir Charles Repulsed by the Shorthorns in 1872 

 Thomas Clark's first steps Clark's first show' cattle 

 Removes to Illinois in 1887 Looking towards the range 

 Success and Dolly Varden Honors at big shows George 

 Morgan, "Jim" Powell and "Willie" Watson American 

 herd book established Old-time controversies 338-367 



CHAPTE.R VIII FIRST FAT STOCK SHOWS AND THEIR 

 INFLUENCE. 



Breaking away from old standards John D. Gillett, pioneer 

 exhibitor Some wonderful weights First fat stock show 

 Herefords "Baby beef" The second round Sherman's 

 tallow mountains Shorthorns win again The block test 

 set up The show of 1880 Culbertson enters the lists 

 Another "row" over the championship War to the knife 

 Falling walls "Last of the Mohicans" Various types 

 in evidence Imported Hereford steers First Angus show 



