866 A HISTORY OP HEREFORD CATTLE. 



a wonderful specimen of the breed — evenly balanced 

 and full of character and quality. The old Beau, 

 with his ponderous hind-quarters and extraordinary 

 expanse of loin, impressed yet again the improve- 

 ment being wrought in America in respect to rear- 

 end finish. In the preliminary competition at Se- 

 dalia, under a Shorthorn judgment, he had been pre- 

 ferred by Mr. Wornall to Steward & Hutcheon's 

 Beaumont, and by Wiley Fall at Des Moines he "Wtis 

 set above Prime Lad. At Hamline with W. A. Mc- 

 Henry, of Aberdeen- Angus fame, and D. T. Eobert- 

 son, manager of Dan Hanna's Shorthorns, on the 

 bench Beau Donald 5th defeated both bulls, but at 

 Indianapolis N. H. Gentry ordered Prime Lad to 

 the front — a rating which stood for the remainder 

 of the season, being confirmed at the Kentucky 

 State Fair at Owensboro, at Springfield, at Kan- 

 sas City and at Chicago. 



Three Great Groups. — There were at least three 

 overwhelming demonstrations of the prowess of 

 American breeders on the circuits of 1903 — the Beau 

 Donalds, which herdsman Hendry continued to send 

 forward with never-failing quality, the Benjamin 

 Wiltons, with which Overton Harris made such a 

 "hit" during this period, and the get of March On 

 6th, now coming from the Funkhouser herd and 

 showing outstanding character. At Sedalia Funk- 

 houser had the senior bull championship over 

 Beau Donald 5th with Onward 4th, and the 

 junior bull championship on Onward 8th, be- 

 sides the prize for best four get of the same 



