866 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE. 



a wonderful specimen of the breed evenly balanced 

 and full of character and quality. The old Beau, 

 with his ponderous hind-quarters and extraordinary 

 expanse of loin, impressed yet again the improve- 

 ment being wrought in America in respect to rear- 

 end finish. In the preliminary competition at Se- 

 dalia, under a Shorthorn judgment, he had been pre- 

 ferred by Mr. Wornall to Steward & Hutcheon's 

 Beaumont, and by Wiley Fall at Des Moines he was 

 set above Prime Lad. At Hamline with W. A. Me- 

 Henry, of Aberdeen- Angus fame, and D. Y. Eobert- 

 son, manager of Dan Hanna's Shorthorns, on the 

 bench Beau Donald 5th defeated both bulls, but at 

 Indianapolis N. H. Gentry ordered Prime Lad to 

 the front a rating which stood for the remainder 

 of the season, being confirmed at the Kentucky 

 State Fair at Owensboro, at Springfield, at Kan- 

 sas City and at Chicago. 



Three Great Groups. There were at least three 

 overwhelming demonstrations of the prowess of 

 American breeders on the circuits of 1903 the Beau 

 Donalds, which herdsman Hendry continued to send 

 forward with never-failing quality, the Benjamin 

 Wiltons, with which Overton Harris made such a 

 "hit" during this period, and the get of March On 

 6th, now coming from the Funkhouser herd and 

 showing outstanding character. At Sedalia Funk- 

 houser had the senior bull championship over 

 Beau Donald 5th with Onward 4th, and the 

 junior bull championship on Onward 8th, be- 

 sides the prize for best four get of the same 



