882 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Donald 75th; sire, Beau Donald; W. H. Curtice. 5, 

 Mapleton Beau; sire, Beaumont; Steward & Hutch- 

 eon. 6, Don Irving; sire, Henry Irving; W. S. Van- 

 Natta & Son. 7, Onward 31st; sire, March On 6th; 

 James A. Funkhouser. 



"A genuinely good one fore and aft is Sagamore, 

 a calf of true lines, set right at the ground, level of 

 top and bottom, and with hind-quarters that carry 

 the twist well down, to the hocks and fill the lower 

 rounds. Good Enough 10th is a calf of more growth, 

 furry-coated and very sappy, a veal ready for the 

 block but not so strong in the back as Sagamore. On- 

 ward 30th and Onward 31st were on the list, the 

 former a little dark in coat, of blocky build and on 

 short legs, the latter a lighter red of choice quality, 

 not so wide as his companion but sweeter and like an 

 apple in his smoothness. Donald 75th is one of those 

 lathe-turned chaps that has the mellowness of a 

 ripe peach. Mapleton Beau is a rather wee one, well 

 lined out and nice in his quality, while Don Irving 

 has scale and length and a real round build over the 

 back with well finished quarters. This was a capital 

 lot of youngsters and likely contains some names that 

 will be widely known to fame in the future. 



"Aged Cows. — 1, Lorna Doone; sire, Christopher; 

 W. S. VanNatta & Son. 2, Belle Donald 44th; sire, 

 Beau Donald; W. H. Curtice. 3, Priscilla 5th; sire. 

 Lamplighter; Gudgell & Simpson. 4, Romaine; sire, 

 March On 6th; James A. Funkhouser. 5, Dorinda; 

 sire. Beau Brummel; Fritz & Shea. 6, Modesty 3d; 

 sire. Beau Brummel; Gudgell & Simpson. 7, Belle 

 Donald 59th; sire. Beau Donald; W. H. Curtice. 



"A score of cows, rather variant in size and condi- 

 tion, some in the height of showyard condition and 

 others with sucking calves at foot, made up a com- 

 pany that commanded a large degree of the time of 

 the judges who finally referred the allotment of third 



