854 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



ner in junior bull calves in Star Wilton by Peerless 

 Wilton 39th. 



Eussett, Modesty, Betty 2d and Mischievous all 

 old friends were ranked in the order named. 

 Queenly presided by common consent among the 

 two-year-olds, Lucile 2d of the Harris herd was at 

 the top of the senior yearlings, Steward & 

 Hutcheon's burly Madge came forward in junior 

 yearlings, and the same firm had the honor of draw- 

 ing the blue in the senior heifer calves with Beau's 

 Queen by Beau Brummel. 



A Beau Brummel-Fowler Nick. Queenly >s won- 

 derful wealth of flesh carried her through this show 



however, in recording cattle, simply keeping the herd on a rent- 



Eaying basis by selling steers and culling out females for the 

 lock. Mr. Fluck is somewhat proud of the fact that he is of the 

 third generation of the family of Flucks who were closely identi- 

 fied with the raising of good Hereford cattle. His grandfather, 

 Thomas Fluck, owned one of the good herds of Herefordshire, 

 and produced the foundation sire of our latter-day Anxieties, 

 the bull Dinedor 132 (395). The celebrated Walford 47 was a 

 grandson of Dinedor. 



Harry became somewhat dissatisfied with his prospects at 

 home and after reading and talking to others about the allure- 

 ments of other lands determined to leave his mother country 

 and seek his fortune in America. He landed in September, 1880. 

 In the fall of 1881 he became connected with the Culbertson herd, 

 and his initial attempt for showyard honors was in 1883 with 

 the steer Roan Boy and others. Speaking of this Mr. Fluck 

 says: "This was only a preliminary show, and it took six men 

 to lead Roan Boy into the ring. He was exceedingly nervous. He 

 was not considered worthy by the judiciary at that time, but the 

 next year I sprung quite a surprise on the boys. The unex- 

 pected happened. Roan Boy appeared as one of the best models 

 of a beef steer that ever graced a show arena, winning every prize 

 from class prize to grand championship, also winning the gold 

 medal presented by 'The Breeder's Gazette,' which under the rules 

 had to be won two years in succession or any three years. We 

 again captured the much coveted prize with a steer named Dysart 

 in 1885 and won it finally in 1886 with the steer Bowdoin. These 

 were three outstanding good steers." 



Mr. Fluck severed his connection with Mr. Culbertson in 1886 

 to take a more lucrative position with G. W. Henry of Rossland 

 Park Farm, Ashkum, 111. During his connection with that herd 

 he participated in the invasion of the Shorthorn strongholds of 

 Kentucky with a show herd of Herefords as detailed elsewhere 

 in this volume. Mr. Henry's show bulls were Caractacus and 

 Prince Edward. There was also in the herd such other bulls as 

 Hesiod, Anxiety 2d and Lord Derby. Some of the best females 

 were Edwiha, Annie Laurie, Lady Pet and Miss Stewart. Under 

 Fluck's management Mr. Henry also had the winning steers Long- 



