594 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Eastern Circuit of 1891. H. H. Clough, Eu- 

 gene Fifield, and the Sotham Co., all of Michi- 

 gan, and Elijah Field of Camden, 0., met at De- 

 troit. Mr. Fifield beat Harold and Peerless of Bock- 

 land with Alger. Sotham took the two-year-old 

 bull ribbon with Harold 2d, and had first in cows 

 with Miss Archibald A, besides first in two-year-old 

 heifers on Mystic. At the Michigan State Fair Al- 

 ger and Harold 2d again won. Fifield 's Accacia 

 was first in senior cows and Sotham 's Miss Archi- 

 bald A was second in three-year-olds. Mystic re- 

 peated her Detroit victory. 



At the Ohio State Fair of 1891 Clough, Sotham, 

 Elijah Field, Harness of Indiana, and John Savage 

 of Elyria, 0., went before Mr. R. Baker of Elyria as 

 judge. 



As both the Clough and Sotham herds were now 

 about to come into national prominence we repro- 

 duce below "The Breeder's Gazette " comment on 

 this important show. It will be observed that we 

 here meet for the first time, in the bull calf class, 

 Mr. Sotham 's afterwards famous sire Corrector: 



"Mr. Clough 's Peerless of Eockland, by Peerless 

 Wilton out of Jessie by Anxiety 3d, led the ring 

 for aged bulls. He is a bull of considerable scale, 

 with a head full of Hereford character, a grand 

 loin, very heavy quarters and a good hide. Mr. 

 John Savage, Elyria, had second ticket with his 

 Peerless Wilton bull, somewhat smaller, but truly 

 fashioned and full of quality. Messrs. Harness had 

 brought forward Earl of Shadeland 41st, and Mr. 

 Field was represented by Hero 2d. In the two-year- 



