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linois State Fair of 1892 at Peoria. This was James 

 A. Funkhouser of Plattsburg, whose cattle will come 

 in for frequent mention before our narrative ends. 

 It was a large and good class that Harry Yeomans 

 was here called upon to judge. 



First of all there was the inevitable Earl of 

 Shadeland 30th, accompanied by his old traveling 

 companion Vincent; also Harold 2d all familiar 

 "white faces." Their right of way was challenged, 

 however, and, as is turned out, successfully blocked 

 by new antagonists. Mr. VanNatta had always put 

 his money on the Tregrehan blood. He knew its 

 prepotency and the stamina that went with it. But 

 he was wise enough also to know that in the get of 

 Anxiety 5th he possessed another valuable blood 

 element. His imported cow White Spark 2d, of 

 Stephen Bobinson's breeding, got by Horatius 7163, 

 he by old Horace, had produced to the cover of 

 Anxiety 5th in 1885 the bull Saracen 23188, that was 

 used in the herd quite freely. He sired among other 

 good calves the bull Hengler 37003, dropped in 1888 

 by the imported cow Lady Hartington, by Harting- 

 ton 4010, son of The Grove 3d. This calf had, there- 

 fore, a double cross of Horace, besides carrying the 

 old Anxiety blood, and he developed into a bull good 

 enough to win the blue ribbon in this Peoria compe- 

 tition not a sensational show bull, but with good 

 Hereford character, broad ribs, and well fleshed, 

 although not just as even along his back as might 

 be wished. Mr. Funkhouser had come into posses- 

 sion by purchase from Tom Clark, of one of the 



