662 A HISTOET OP HEREFORD CATTLE 



disturbed for third place. He has one of the hand- 

 somest heads carried by any bull seen at the show, 

 a finely arched back well covered, a great loin, is 

 well let down at the twist, and stands on short neat 

 legs. He fails a bit from hip to tail, but has im- 

 proved a lot in his handling and is now one of the 

 great yearlings of the day. In retaining Sotham's 

 Grandee for fourth Mr. Makin ran counter* to the 

 judgment of most of the outside talent. Gudgell & 

 Simpson's Dandy Eex, with his good back (despite 

 a 'tie' in it), strong quarters and short legs, and 

 Orpheus should probably have gone in next to Cli- 

 max 4th, but the judge found points of excellence 

 in Grandee and Adams' other entry, Zapola Chief 

 70034, that led him to list them in the order named, 

 ahead of Eex and Orpheus. We can scarcely ap- 

 prove of this rating ; still Grandee looks like coming 

 into an extra two-year-old and Zapola Chief, with 

 his good head, big chest, depth and thickness of car- 

 cass, is a bull of strong parts." 



Hesiods Again. — "In bull calves Mr. Funkhouser 

 forged to the front, scoring a double victory on his 

 fine pair of Hesiod 2ds, Hesiod 46th and Hesiod 

 50th. Makin first picked the big stylish 1,120-pound 

 Hesiod 46th for first, but ultimately turned him 

 down to second and moved up his half-brother into 

 first place, a transposition which met with the gen- 

 eral approbation of the spectators. Hesiod 50th, the 

 winner, is a brother to Hesiod 30th, now the prop- 

 erty of Mr. N. W. Leonard. He is exceptionally 

 wide, low and thick. He carries the splendid head 

 seen in nearly all the get of Mr. Funkhouser *s great, 

 stock bull, has plenty of hair, stands wide behind 

 and is as neat as he is ripe. Hesiod 46th also carries 

 a great coat, shows beautiful character in his head 

 and face and possesses splendid style. He is not 

 quite so level and true in his lines as the first-prize 



