THE CREST OF ANOTHER WAVE 839 



for premier place among the aged bulls. Sotham's 

 Improver was sent forward in considerably higher 

 condition than he showed during the previous year 

 and made his first appearance at the Iowa State 

 Fair, Des Hoines, where he received the blue rib- 

 bon with limited competition. The Minnesota show 

 at Hamline was in those days one of the most im- 

 portant events of the year in Hereford circles, and 

 here the imported bull had to meet Gudgell & Simp- 

 son 's Dandy Rex. Victory rested in this first en- 

 counter with Dandy Rex, and in the class competi- 

 tion at Kansas City later on this verdict met with 

 the approval of William S. VanNatta and Thomas 

 Mortimer as judges. Later in the week, however, 

 at the same show the senior bull championship was 

 sent to Prince Rupert 79539, a son of the now fa- 

 mous Beau Donald, exhibited by W. H. Curtice of 

 Kentucky. The Prince was brought forward in 

 high condition, showed the characteristic good Anx- 

 iety head and horn, and had a lot of scale and the 

 extraordinary loin that has now come to be looked 

 for in all good specimens of the Gudgell & Simp- 

 son breeding. He had stood second to Dandy Rex 

 in the class judging, Improver being third and the 

 Armour entry, imp. Southington, fourth. Curiously 

 enough when the Armour special trophy for best 

 bull of any age came to be awarded Dandy Rex was 

 preferred. The committee which had sent the 

 senior championship to Prince Rupert consisted of 

 Thomas Mortimer and William H. Giltner. The 

 Armour trophy was awarded by Mr. Mortimer and 



