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is shown with a great coat and much wealth of flesh. 

 Gudgell & Simpson were fourth on a Lamplighter 

 heifer known as Mischievous 71758. She is a big, 

 deep-bodied, thick-fleshed one with great chine, fine- 

 ly covered shoulders and yellow skin. Funkhouser's 

 other Hesiod heifer, Level 71470, was fifth. " 



Carnation. "There w&*e seventeen heifer calves 

 in line, and Nave had the honor of bearing the 

 blue with the well grown and nicely conditioned 

 Carnation, by Acrobat 68460 of Mr. Earl's breed- 

 ing out of Erica 51st 41238 by Garfield, second dam 

 Lady Wilton 26th by Sir Bartle Frere. She shows 

 her fine breeding in her pretty face, and her feeding 

 quality is indicated by her full flanks and neck veins. 

 She has good length and nice quarters, altogether a 

 fine promise for a handsome cow. Mr. Cross got 

 next to the Hoosier heifer with Miss Grove, by Cli- 

 max, a prime block of baby beef, great in her quar- 

 ters and twist, nicely spread on the back, and i peg- 

 ged ' near to the ground. Funkhouser drew third on 

 Rollela, another good-backed Hesiod. Sotham pulled 

 fourth out of this hot fire with Silence, by Correc- 

 tor, and Steward & Hutcheon fifth with Queenie, by 

 Benson. Mr. Adams' furry-haired January calf 

 Graceful Gift ought to have had rank here some- 

 where among these sappy white-faced lassies. " 



Group and Championship Prizes. The grand 

 finale at this epoch-making show is thus set forth : 



"The senior herd prize was awarded to the well- 

 brought-out cattle of Mr. Nave. This enterprising 

 young Indiana breeder should feel very poud of this 

 triumph, achieved as it was in the face of the compe- 

 tition of so many veteran showmen. The Funk- 

 houser herd was second, Cross third, Sotham fourth, 

 and Gudgell & Simpson fifth. There were eight con- 

 testants for the young herd prize, the right of the 



