488 A HISTORY OP HEREFORD CATTLE 



Boseland 51840, which they used in the herd for a 

 couple of years. He was a good bull and a good 

 breeder but his calves were sometimes lacking in the 

 coat of hair desired in this herd, although his sub- 

 sequent owners were very much pleased with him. 



Sons of Don Carlos. — ^Following Don Carlos and 

 his full brother Don Quixote 37205 came Druid 

 46833, Beau Brummel 51817, and Lamplighter 

 51834, all sired by Don Carlos and out of some of 

 the best daughters of North Pole. Lamplighter was 

 shown as a yearling at the Columbian Exposition 

 at Chicago, was first in class and headed the first 

 prize young herd. Beau Brummel, although in poor 

 show condition, was fourth in the two-year-old 

 class. Lamplighter was a medium-sized chunky 

 bull while Beau Brummel was large and somewhat 

 rangy with good head, splendid loin and very heavy 

 quarters. These bulls were used with much satis- 

 faction in the herd and their descendants have fig- 

 ured prominently in the lists of prize winners for 

 the breed in recent years. 



During the several years in which these bulls were 

 in use in the herd the imported bull Chesterfield 

 56697 was also in service. He was a fine individual 

 and had the best of pedigree, but for some reason 

 did not nick with the cows of the herd and was sold 

 for use in another registered herd. 



Dandy Rex and Mischievous.— After Beau Brum- 

 mel and Lamplighter came several bulls of their 

 get bred in the herd, the chief of which were 

 Militant 71755 and Dandy Eex 71689. The reputa- 



