OTHER MAKERS OF WESTERN CATTLE HISTORY 469 



Hewer Bros, and Messrs. Arkwright and Philip 

 Turner stock, thus clearly showing that Fowler 

 owed much of his greatness to inheritance. 



"In his yearling form Fowler was such a growthy 

 fellow that to some breeders he looked a bit leggy, 

 though really his make-up then was a preparatory 

 form of the massive bull he finally made, weighing 

 in his five-year-old form 2,800 pounds. His first 

 appearance in the showring was when two years 

 old, when he stood at the head of the grand sweep- 

 stakes herd at the Illinois State Fair in 1885, which 

 victory he repeated in the following year besides 

 winning in his class at that and several other fairs 

 and defeating such noted bulls as imp. Hesiod, Sir 

 Bartle Frere and others. This winning of grand 

 sweepstakes with the herd he headed was the first 

 time the Herefords had done the trick at a state 

 fair up to that time, and I well remember how hu- 

 miliated the noted Shorthorn showman, Mr. H, So- 

 dowsky, was when ordered to follow the Herefords, 

 headed by Fowler, in the parade. Still, the majority 

 of Shorthorn breeders admired and I may say re- 

 spected the bull, for he could hold his own in the 

 showring among his opponents better than any bull 

 of his breed up to that time, and some of our battles 

 of the breeds in those days were rather bitter 

 affairs. 



"Fowler was a natural show bull, always full of 

 style, his fine head erect, his bright full eye noticing 

 everything around him. I used to think he under- 

 stood the art of posing, for no sooner was he led out 

 of his stall for inspection when he would square 

 himself up and be at the 'attention' mark, showing 

 to advantage every good point. His straight top 

 and bottom lines, wonderful heartgirth, deep wide 

 chest, strong loin, and massive hindquarters, sup- 



