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pionship prize as well. He was shown at a weight 

 of nearly 2,800 pounds, and was described at the 

 time as "a bull of magnificent masculinity, most 

 massive and imposing in appearance, with head, 

 horn and crest of pleasing character, a brisket that 

 hangs close to the ground, a tremendous spread of 

 rib, showing the most tablelike back and loin of any 

 bull of the breed that has yet fallen under our ob- 

 servation/ 7 His hindquarters were long and heavy, 

 so bulging that his tail hung over them on that slant 

 that was so noticeable in old Grove 3d. His flesh 

 had begun to slip, however, under the strain of re- 

 peated fittings and the long voyage to America, and 

 he was counted fortunate in going through this show 

 with such signal honors. 



Second to Britisher at the Chicago show was 

 Frank Bockefeller's Columbus 17th, bred by Benton 

 Gabbert and sired by Columbus, the sire of Dale. 

 He sold for $5,050 at Kansas City. He was a great- 

 ribbed bull carrying a lot of flesh on stout, well set 

 legs. Prime Lad had a walk-over in two-year-olds. 

 Harris led the senior yearlings with Goodenough 2d. 

 Bright Donald was best junior yearling. Mr. 

 Henry's Disturber by Beau Donald 3d was best 

 senior bull calf, and Harry Fluck* had a flash win- 



*H. J. Fluck, cousin to Thomas Clark, was born in the city 

 of Hereford, England, on May 21, 1862. His father was a mer- 

 chant in that city, born at Dinedor's Court, Herefordshire. At 

 the age of two years Harry was taken to the country by his 

 uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fluck of Upper House, Did- 

 ley, St. Deouvrix, Herefordshire, where he was brought up by 

 them. Always imbued with a fondness for fine stock of all 

 kinds, his environments during his boyhood days added zeal to 

 his ambition, for his uncle, who was one of the best all-around 

 stockmen of his time in Herefordshire, possessed one of tke good 

 herds of "white faces" at that period. He took no interest, 



