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leading shows of that period indicate the blood that 

 was producing the tops and the men who were in the 

 van of Hereford progress. We quote : 



George Adams' Orpheus. "A long line of year- 

 ling bulls proved very perplexing, really a more 

 difficult class to judge than the two-year-olds. One 

 either had to begin with Mr. George H. Adams ' big, 

 strong-backed, broad-loined Wild Tom bull Orpheus 

 71100 or with one of the low-down, blocky sort, of 

 which there were several fine specimens* present. 

 As a result of his preliminary examination Mr. 

 Makin drew out a leet comprising the following 

 in the order named: VanNatta's Lincoln 2d, by 

 Cherry Boy out of Old Lark; Steward & Hutcheon's 

 Bovic 79124, by Benson 64017; Sunny Slope's Cli- 

 max 4th, by Climax ; Sotham 's Grandee, by Cor- 

 rector; Gudgell & Simpson's Dandy Rex 71689, by 

 Lamplighter; Adams' Orpheus, of Sunny Slope 

 breeding. It is worthy of note in this connection 

 that the three bulls at the head were all of VanNatta 

 extraction. Having drawn Dale to the top in the 

 previous class it was not surprising, therefore, that 

 the judge on final examination went to that broad 

 block of 'baby beef,' Bovic, for first choice, sending 

 Lincoln 2d down for the red ticket. Bovic was easily 

 the shortest-legged bull in the bunch, carrying 1,500 

 pounds in about as small compass and as near to the 

 ground as is ever seen in the showyard. He is 

 exceedingly rich in his flesh, full in his neckveins 

 and remarkable at the twist, a rare feeding type, 

 ripened as nicely as one would expect from two such 

 experienced feeders as John Steward and Will 

 Hutcheon, his owners. Lincoln 2d is a grand- 

 fronted bull, strong in his girth, deep and well 

 spread in his ribs, even and rich at the loin, but 

 with hips a bit prominent. Climax 4th was not 



