616 . A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



flesh well down. Makin Bros, were second with the 

 ripe Eoberta, by Beau Eeal out of Bertha ; Clough 

 was third with the pretty Primrose, a December 

 calf by Kodax of Eockland, and Fleming came 

 fourth with Lady Fenn 2d. Mr. VanNatta's Grove 

 Lassie set down to fifth, was of winning shapes, and 

 Makins' Prairie Flower, listed sixth, was remark- 

 ably full of flesh and near to the ground. They were 

 a sweet lot throughout and the rear guard was bet- 

 ter than the winners at some shows heretofore seen 

 in the west." 



The Championships. "The male championship 

 of the class was conceded to Mr. dough's imp. An- 

 cient Briton and the female championship went to 

 Mr. VanNatta's great two-year-old Annabel with as 

 little discussion. It may be interesting to note in 

 this latter connection that the next best females of 

 the class were rated in the following order: Miss 

 Beau Eeal 3d, Lady Daylight and Lady Tushingham 

 3d. 



' ' The herd prize fell to H. H. Clough on the fol- 

 lowing lot: Ancient Briton, Cocoa-nut, New Year's 

 Gift, Dorcas and Princess; second prize to W. S. 

 VanNatta on Cherry Boy, Miss Beau Eeal 3d, An- 

 nabel, Cherry Lass and Grove Lassie ; third prize to 

 Gudgell & Simpson on Don Carlos, Myrtis, Nor- 

 mette, Bright Duchess 15th and Donna Anna 9th; 

 fourth prize to C. H. Elmendorf on Earl of Shade- 

 land 30th, Lily, Belle Mode, Lady Daylight and Fair 

 Nell. Eelative Fank beyond this point was assigned 

 to the various herds in the following order: Cos- 

 grove, Clark, Makin Bros., Fleming, Eedhead and 

 Day. 



"The young-herd prize fell to Messrs. Gudgell & 

 Simpson with the following animals : the bull Lamp 

 lighter and heifers Normette, Bonnnie Lulu 13th, 

 Welcome 10th and Gertrude 5th. Second went to W. 



