610 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Briton the best bull of the breed now on this side 

 the pond, for they have run afoul of him in the Co- 

 lumbian showyard and struck their colors on sight. 

 The decision which placed this admirably fleshed 

 and richly bred three-year-old first in the ring for 

 bulls three years old or over met with unanimous 

 approval. Most of his competitors were bulls of ma- 

 turer years, stock sires of repute and ex-champions, 

 all lacking the freshness and bloom of the imported 

 bull. He was bought of Tudge of Leinthall, com- 

 bines the blood of the two celebrated Adforton 

 Eoyal winners Lord Wilton and Eegulator (4898), 

 being by a son of one and out of a half-sister to the 

 other, and is a bull of fine scale and quality, with 

 his flesh smoothly carried. Next to him was ranked 

 Gudgell & Simpson's well known Anxiety 4th six- 

 year-old breeding bull Don Carlos 33734, a trifle de- 

 ficient perhaps behind his shoulders, but with the 

 real Anxiety rib and loin and of better quality and 

 character than the third-prize winner, Elmendorf 's 

 massive Earl of Shadeland 30th. The latter has 

 'come again ' in surprising form, heavier than ever 

 before, and with substance unsurpassed. Fourth 

 honors fell to Makin Bros. ' good three-year-old Vin- 

 cent 2d 42942, by their famous old Vincent out of 

 Berrington 2d 28255, with Cosgrove's young Wildy 

 29th, by old Wild Eyes out of Bonny Face, fifth, and 

 Fleming's Commodore sixth. Mr. VanNatta sent 

 two valuable bulls into this ring one the famous 

 Cherry Boy 26495, by old Fowler, and Hengler, by 

 Saracen. The former was once a rival of Young Ab- 

 botsburn for championship honors at Peoria, but 

 while in service in Kansas was necessarily let down 

 considerably, and after passing out of Mr. Higgins' 

 possession little effort was made to keep him up. 

 Mr. VanNatta bought him back some months ago, 

 but the time was too short to restore his wonted 



