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that year at the Kansas City and American fat stock shows, 

 weighing 2300 pounds as a three-year-old. He was not made 

 grand champion, but at Chicago was awarded sweepstakes as the 

 best three-year-old beast passed on by butchers. In 1885 the 

 steer Sandy, shown by Gudgell & Simpson, won the yearling 

 championship of the Kansas City and Chicago shows, and also the 

 medal offered by the Polled Cattle Society of Scotland. In 1886 

 Sandy was champion steer of the Kansas City show, winning 

 numerous prizes for being the best steer shown. At 939 days 

 he weighed 1885 pounds. In 1887, at the same show, Black 

 Prince of Turlington, a famous bullock exhibited by T. W. Har- 

 vey, won the sweepstakes over the steer Dot shown by Messrs. 

 Estill of Missouri, though the next year at the American Fat 

 Stock Show at Chicago Dot was grand champion over all breeds. 

 For some years on, the exhibit of Angus steers did not attract 

 much attention, the cattle market being very quiet. 



The Aberdeen Angus steer at the International Live Stock 

 Exposition secured premier place from the first. The first Inter- 

 national was held in 1900, and since then the steer show there 

 has been large and the competition keen. The show in classes 

 has been notable, but the breed record in grand championship has 

 been equally so, it being as follows : 



No other breed has made so fine a record in winning this high 

 honor. In car-load lots the Aberdeen Angus also won champion- 

 ship at Chicago as follows : 1900, by L. H. Kerrick of Illinois ; 

 1902, Charles Escher, Iowa; 1904, Claus Krambeck of Iowa; 

 1905, Claus Krambeck. 



The prices brought by Aberdeen Angus cattle have not ranged 

 as high as those brought by Shorthorn or Hereford, but have made 



