580 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



"In two-year-old heifers Elmendorf was placed 

 first with Lily by Autocrat, VanNatta second with 

 Jessie by Fowler, and Day third with Mabel by Sir 

 Evelyn 2d. No decision of the week created more 

 discussion than this, and it is not likely that any 

 large number of people could agree as to how the 

 heifers should be ranked. Many thought Mabel en- 

 titled to head the class on account of her great sub- 

 stance, evenness and quantity of flesh, and superior 

 quarters, but Mr. Imboden faulted her forward as 

 being too open at the top of the shoulder-blades. 

 Lily was certainly more thoroughly feminine in her 

 forequarters, her blades being nicely laid. Though 

 not so strong behind as Mabel, she was rather neater 

 in her bone, and while perhaps a bit hollow in her 

 loin, showed neither the dimple of Jessie in her 

 back nor the slight, very slight, disposition to droop 

 in the middle seen in Mabel. After selecting Lily, 

 for the reasons named, for first, Mr. Imboden hesi- 

 tated long between Jessie and Mabel for second. 

 He recognized the strength of Mr. Day's fine heifer 

 and evidently disliked to set her so low in the list, 

 but he regarded the open crops as sufficient in the 

 case of a breeding female to warrant him in scaling 

 her down to third. The VanNatta heifer that 

 stepped into second has the same broad chine and 

 good rib seen in all the members of the Indiana herd. 



1 1 In the yearling ring six of the twelve head shown 

 were superlatively good, viz. : Elmendorf 's Dazzle 

 and Tottie, VanNatta 's Gipsy Girl, Makins' Geneve, 

 Yeomans' Melody 19th, and Cosgrove's Wilton Le 

 Sueuress 43d. Mr. Yeomans' Washington twins, 

 Fair Maid and Maiden Fair, were also heifers of 

 fine promise, but the company was 'fast.' Mr. Im- 

 boden worked faithfully upon the shapely six and 

 finally drew the Elmendorf entries for first and 



