560 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTIiE 



the open female championship with Lady Wilton 

 26th. The fruits of the importation of 1881 were 

 being gathered. 



The Big Show Moves West. — The impressive 

 display made at Toledo and Columbns was practical- 

 ly duplicated at Indianapolis. Fowler's ill luck 

 remained with him, the first prize in the older bulls 

 going again to Prince Edward 2d. In two-year-olds 

 Earl of Shadeland 22d, easily the sensation of the 

 year, was quickly slated for first, and in yearlings 

 Earl of Shadeland 30th duplicated his Columbus 

 winning. 



Among the cows the Columbus awards were 

 shaken up, first going to Peeress by Anxiety 5th, 

 second to Edwina, third to Miss Mize, and fourth to 

 Flossie. A different order was also arranged in 

 the two-year-old heifers; Polly Pink moved up 

 from second to first place. Countess of Bossland 

 stood next, and Peerless 3d, that had been first at 

 Columbus, was turned down to third. Other ar- 

 rangements were also made among the yearlings, 

 Lady Wilton 27th, fourth at Columbus, going to 

 the front. Peerless 2d following and Mr. Earl's 

 Erica 16th coming third. May Fowler duplicated 

 her Ohio victory in heifer calves. In the bull 

 championship open to all breeds Earl of Shadeland 

 22d carried the honor by direction of Mr. Lnboden. 

 In the open herd competition partisans of each of 

 the three leading breeds served on the committee. 

 By agreement of the Shorthorn and Aberdeen-An- 



