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by receiving first in bull calves on one of his sons, 

 Chillicothe out of Cherry 24th by Cedric. The Co- 

 lumbian champion female, Mr. VanNatta's Annabel, 

 had now become Sotham's property, and headed the 

 cows at Des Moines, defeating that other noted Van- 

 Natta product Cherry Duchess, now owned by the 

 Messrs. Bedhead. Elmendorf's Lady Daylight, 

 commonly called "Baby," was easily the best two- 

 year-old and beat Annabel for the female champion- 

 ship. The yearling heifers by Hesiod 2d shown by 

 Mr. Funkhouser were up to the best standards ever 

 set in western shows. 



At the Illinois State Fair, held at Springfield, 

 where it had now been permanently located, Clark, 

 Sotham, Elmendorf and Funkhouser fought for 

 place under Imboden's judgment, Ancient Briton 

 leading the senior bulls. Clark's Lars, son of Peer- 

 less 3d, as a two-year-old weighed near 2,000 pounds 

 and was generally allowed to be the best bull Mr. 

 Clark had ever bred. He had an Anxiety loin, a 

 Peerless head and a Grove 3d shortness of leg. Cor- 

 dial again beat Free Lance, and Chillicothe was first 

 among bull calves. Annabel led the cows, and Miss 

 Wilton, own-sister to Free Lance, was drawn for 

 second. Lady Daylight continued her victorious ca- 

 reer in the two-year-old ring, and her stablemate 

 Lady Laurel, daughter of old Lily, was second. Bed- 

 head 's Bright Duchess won the blue in the yearlings, 

 and Clark was first in a strong class of calves with 

 Jessamine, by Peerless Wilton. 



Some Notable Transactions. In the spring of 



