540 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



is a dangerous antagonist. Like Sir Bartle Frere, 

 he might fill a little better in his flank, and a 

 little more flesh to round him out a trifle behind 

 the shoulder would not be amiss, but he is so 

 neatly turned and so pleasing is the general effect 

 produced upon the eye as one beholds him, that 

 he leaves a most favorable impression. He is 

 a son of the old hero of Stocktonbury (Lord Wil- 

 ton), out of a Remus cow, and was bred by Mr. S. 

 Goode, of Ivingtonbury. 



"There was but one ribbon to be awarded and, 

 by a vote of two to one, it was given to Fowler, 

 the other vote being cast for Mr. Henry's Caracta- 

 cus. 



"No two-year-olds were entered and but a few 

 yearlings, Mr. VanNatta securing the ribbon in the 

 latter ring with Randolph, the son of Tregrehan 

 that won first prize at the Illinois State Fair last 

 fall as bull calf. In bull calves Mr. J. A. Pickett, 

 of Shelby Co., Ky., who is quietly testing the ' white 

 faces' in the * penny-royal country,' came to the 

 front with a son of Brant 12314, a Canada-bred sire, 

 in competition with seven head from Fowler & Van- 

 Natta, Adams Earl and C. M. Culbertson. 



"Before taking up the cows and heifers the prize 

 for best bull of any age was awarded and developed 

 quite a surprise to the knowing ones, Fowler, Bow- 

 doin, Sir Bartle Frere, Caractacus and all giving 

 way to Mr. Earl's yearling Earl of Shadeland 9th, 

 a worthy youngster unnoticed by the committee on 

 yearling bulls. This decision seemed to rather 

 4 paralyze' our Hereford friends, but it must be 

 admitted that the recipient of the ribbon is not only 

 a choice individual, but richly bred. He is a son 

 of that finely-fleshed and impressive sire Garfield 

 (6975), dam Bramble 2d (6948) by Lord Wilton, and 



