290 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



a bull so tk'sceixk'd. A study of the aTiecsti\y of 

 Mr. Sayre's cattle reveals the fact that I am 

 correct in niakiup,- the foi'egoius; statement. 



The first bull used was Lopez 231291. His sire 

 was Lord Mayor 112717, a son of Baron Laven- 

 der 2d, the most wonderful bull ever produced at 

 Linwood and imp. Lady of the Meadow, one of 

 the best breeding cows in the Linwood herd. His 

 grandsire was imp. Baron Victor, the bull that 

 established Oruickshank prestige in America. 

 The dam of Lopez was by Vanquish by Galahad 

 the sire of Gallai-t Knight, the state's greatest 

 sire of prize winners, and her sire was imp. Mas- 

 ter of the Bolls, sire of Master of the Grove, 

 American Boyal and International grand cham- 

 pions. Another bull used was Victor Chief, also 

 out of a Gallant Knight cow. His sire was Dicta- 

 tor bv Norfolk, a bull said by B. O. Cowan to have 

 been second only to inlp. Scottish Lord. An own 

 sister to Dictator, Forest Daisy 2d, was the dam 

 of New Year's Delight, grand champion every- 

 where west of the Mississippi and juniin* cham- 

 pion at the International. Norfolk, by the way, 

 was by Brince Royal, son of im]i. Brincess Alice, 

 greatest Ameri(^an cow of her day. Another bull 

 was liampton Crown by Hampton's Best, ju'ob- 

 ably the best S(m of imp. Merry Ilanq^tiui. 



The bulls ncnv in use are Jolly Dale and Glen- 

 dale, both ]iy Maxwalton Bosedale, full brother 

 to Whitehall E-oscdale, the grand champion bull 



