552 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Milliken Bros., A. S. Harrington, C. M. Sears, Wil- 

 liam Baker and C. M. Leighton. John Gosling was 

 one of the judges and was thus early grounding 

 an opinion of the Anxiety blood which he has ever 

 since stoutly maintained. 



At Topeka the main fight was again between Early 

 Dawn and Mr. Hawes, Beau Eeal beating Fortune, 

 now eight years old, in the class, but losing to the 

 latter in the bull championship open to all breeds. 

 This was a rare victory for the son of old Sir Eich- 

 ard 2d, as the opposition included such Shorthorn 

 bulls as Cupbearer and The Baronet. 



These old-time breed contests created a lot of 

 excitement and aroused keen interest, but they of 

 course settled no breed difference and sometimes de- 

 veloped amusing situations. At this Kansas show 

 of 1887, for example, after a preliminary examina- 

 tion Col. True, the judge, informed the superinten- 

 dent that he did not care to assume the responsibility 

 of tying the ribbons alone in the herd competition, 

 and asked that another judge be added. Prof. Shel- 

 ton was accordingly called, and an examination and 

 a ballot revealed Col. True's vote for Clay & Winn's 

 Shorthorns and Prof. Shelton's vote for the Early 

 Dawn Herefords. Consultation did not result in 

 agreement, and ex-Governor Glick, a Shorthorn 

 breeder, was directed to. decide the tie. As his 

 name was announced as referee, "I've got it" and 

 "I've lost it" came simultaneously from "Newt" 

 Winn and Harry Loveland, who was feeding for 

 Shockey & Gibb. It was even so, for the Missouri 



