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Armour from Beau Brummel Jr. The new cham- 

 pion 's mother was Lady Christine, bred by S. L. 

 Brock and sired by Disturber out of a daughter of 

 Kansas Lad Jr. He therefore represented a rich 

 combination of the best northern blood and was indi- 

 vidually of a low-set, rugged type one of the block- 

 iest bulls seen since the days of Prime Lad 9th. 



At this same show Perfection Lass was senior and 

 grand champion female. In James Hendry 's hands 

 she had gone on satisfactorily since passing into Mr. 

 McCray's possession, and was now a beautiful speci- 

 men of latter-day American Hereford breeding.* At 



"The three Hendry brothers, of Scotch extraction, have had 

 successful careers in this country. At one time they were all 

 in the employ of Charles Gudgell. First George came over from 

 England about 1892 and worked for Gudgell & Simpson con- 

 tinuously until 1909, when he left to go into business for himself. 

 Early in 1914 he was engaged by J. M. Curtice to fit his herd 

 for show. George was in full charge of Gudgell & Simpson's show 

 herd and the breeding herd at Independence from 1898 to 1909, 

 and Mr. Gudgell states that he was instrumental in producing 

 aril fitting some of the best show animals ever turned out from 

 that establishment. Among other celebrities in his charge during 

 that period might be mentioned Dandy Rex, Mischievous, Mischief 

 Maker, Modesty, Bright Donald and Priscilla 5th. Mr. Gudgell in 

 speaking of George Hendry's record with the Anxiety cattle re- 

 marks: "He was and is not only a successful feeder, but also 

 has the ability to prepare animals for the showring without 

 injuring their productiveness. He possesses all the faithful 

 qualities of the best Scotch herdsmen, and at the same time is 

 always kind and gentle with his charges, never impatient but 

 even-tempered, and he seems to transmit this to the animals them- 

 selves." 



James Hendry, now in charge of the Orchard Lake herd of 

 Mr. McCray, has been with four leading establishments and has 

 a record to his credit of which he may well be proud. He was 

 first with Gudgell & Simpson, leaving them for a year or two 

 to work for J. M. Curtice. He then returned for a few seasons 

 to the Gudgell & Simpson cattle. When he first went to this firm 

 he was on the Greenwood Farm. Druid was then a yearling, 

 assisted in service by a brother to Don Carlos. After the World's 

 Fair that bull and Beau Brummel were sent to the Greenwood 

 Farm and Lamplighter was placed at the head of the Independence 

 herd. Jim's second period of service with Gudgell & Simpson 

 began in the fall of 1900, when he went to their sale barn at 

 Independence. Among the good bulls there at that time was 

 Beaumont. In 1901 he went to take charge of the Beau Donalds 

 for Mr. W. H. Curtice. When Mr. Curtice hired Hendry he told 

 him that he was particularly anxious to have him develop some 

 good females if possible, for the reason that while the Beau 

 Donald bulls were acquiring much reputation there was complaint 

 that his heifers were not so good. Hendry certainly succeeded in 



