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Vincent 16691 to the fore. He was a four-year-old 

 son of Sir Evelyn out of imp. Princess of Wales 

 12073 — a wide, compactly built, evenly turned bull, 

 with good quarters and a nice touch. Day's Prov- 

 ince, another son of Sir Evelyn, was second. 



Earl of Shadeland 30th.— Elmendorf had bought 

 Earl of Shadeland 30th from Mr. Earl and in his 

 two-year-old form he was a show bull of the first 

 rank, albeit without competition at this particular 

 show. Speaking of this bull at that time "The 

 Breeder's Gazette" said: 



"Hereford breeders will not need to have this 

 bull recalled to mind, as he is well known as the 

 yearling which was counted a 'coming youngster' 

 in Adams Earl's herd through the eastern circuit 

 last year. Well, he has 'come.' He had started to 

 'come' when he tied his companion, the phenomenal 

 Earl of Shadeland 22d, for sweepstakes bull at St. 

 Louis at the close of the 1888 campaign, and since 

 that time he has moved along evenly until today he 

 must be pronoimced one of the most charming bulls 

 ever seen in an American showyard. There have 

 been bulls stronger in this or the other point, but 

 all in all he is beyond question one of the most uni- 

 formly good bulls of the breed. He is absolutely 

 smooth, with shoulder beautifully laid, neck-vein 

 nicely filled, ribs well arched and deep, quarters 

 long, level and well filled, top and bottom lines per- 

 fect, while back and loin are packed deeply and 

 smoothly with mellow flesh." 



Besides buying this bull Mr. Elmendorf had 

 secured from Tom Clark Flossie, from Mr. Henry 

 Edwina, and from Fowler & VanNatta Polly Pink, 

 all familiar showyard favorites. All three were 



