The morning call., 1892-09-08
THE KINGS OF THE HERD.
4 Great Showing Of Blooded Cattle at
the State Fair.
FINE SPECIMENS OF EVERY BREED.
DurhamS, iyrshires, Jerseys, POlled Angus and
Cattle Of hery Sort Under the Sun-FlierS on
the Ground From All the Big Stables.
FINE SPECIMENS OF EVERY BREED
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

grounds this year, but the exhibition COM
mittee is somewhat lax In insisting that
exhibitors put up cards, and whoever would
know the ownership and history of any one
of the fine herds must potter about in the
muck Of the yards, making inquiry OF who
ever he meets until he strikes the right
party and learns what he wants to know.
Woodland has sent down a herd of nine
magnificent Galloway cattle, enormous.
beefy fellows, black as night, great solid
mountains of beef. every one Of them.
These aren't Jerseys. are they?"
anxiously asked an inspecting maiden as
she tiptoed about an enormous bull, the
head Of the herd.
An attendant gravely assured her they
were not. and she started further in search
of Jerseys.
DIR. Dixon Of Sacramento has a head of
polled Angus cattle from his Yolo County
ranch, headed by Brilliant. king of the
herd. This is grand animal. simply per-
feet" one of the judges who was looking at
him declared. A great, huge muScled, con-
psctly built powerful creature, with rolls
of fat on his sleek black sides. and hide
that shone like the coat of well-groomed
trotter. Polled Angus herds are not COM
mon in the State, but the sight of these
majestic creatures can hardly fail to awaken
beel-breeders TO an interest in the breed.
Facing the GallOwayS was a row OF
familiar Hereford heads with their broad
white faces that give this breed of cattle
such clean, attractive appearance. They
belong 10 II. A. Helborn 81 Bro. of Fresno.
The king Of the herd is Pirate. monster
three-year- old bull weighing some 2500
pounds. Pirate was shown here as two
eear-Old last year, when he weighed 2200
mounds. The He;lborns have also herd OF
twenty-five OF those handSomeSt OF beef
cattle, Durhams, on the ground. A more
kingy creature than the leader | never
saw. He is the twenty-eighth Grand Duke
of GloSter, and holds his head like
thoroughbred. The Grand Duke is an old
prize-winner and is barred out, as an indi-
vidual, from the present contest. He will
be shown in the herd. however, and son
of his, the third Duke OF Wildfiower, 1900
pound tWo-year-Old, will exhibit for the
premium in his class
Not far from the big beef cattle B. Camp
bell of Petaluma has his herd of thirteen
prize Jerseys. They were exhibited at Pet
aluma last week and took all the prizes,
but seem TO be feeling under the weather
here at Sacramento They decline TO eat
the bran and barley furnished for them and
do not seem to like the water In fact the
hay is the only food with which they are
suited. Captain Ind. the leader OF this herd,
is magnificent specimen of three-y ear
old JERSEY bull.
Henry Pierce OF San Francisco has on his
ranch near San Jose the herd from which
CampbelPs cattle are descended, aud has
seventeen head on exhibition, led by FL
T0r0, a glori0us-lOoking creature, years
old, and showing high breeding in every
line. He was just off the train and did not
look happy. but is very handsome.
Another fine herd of Durhams is that of
J. NJ. Dixon of ColuSa. Ii is headed by
pna nh
Billie and Manunga. Both were lying
down in single wide stall when THE CALL
reporter stopped beside them and began
asking questions about them. Finally the
reporter said: 81 can't see you very well.
Why don't you get up. Billie % Where
upon the mammoth slowly brought his
2400-pounds' bulk to its feet and gazed
solemnly about with an air OF having ac-
cOmplished something. Manunga Y,
yearling heller, ami Flora XVI, a seven
year-old cow by kirkliyngston Duke III,
are two othernotable members of this herd,
p. Peterson is another Colusa County
man who shows fine herd of DHrhams.
lie has eighteen head, led by Counsellor,
fine looking sire. Two Of the cows of this
herd are great milk-givers not very COM
mon thing in Durhams-and are entered for
the milk-test premium of $780, offered hy
the American ShorthOrn Breeders Associa-
tion.
One herd of Jerseys, comprising eleven
head, is exhibited by Mrs. NJ. L. Eckles of
San Lomas, Los Angeles County, who is
here III charge of them. The herd is headed
by gallant little bull named Karrakns,
sired by Lily's Rowland, dam Siberia III,
who was one Of the prize herd of four that
secured the $500 premium for Jerseys at the
Philadelphia Exposition in 1876. Karrakus
was particularly noticeable for having no
ring in his nose, and being led only by
light halter. He is also deh0rned. Mrs.
Z L -lna inlro a
that Karrakus is too docile TO need one sne
threw a blanket over his back and mounted
him 10 demonstrate how she rides him up
from the fields at night. The lady is an
advocate of early breeding, and showed a
little cow from whom she had had three
calves before the animal was years old.
Another "bossie." named Metz. has been
milking since January. when she was Il
months o.d Mink l., the little three-year-
old. gives her weight in milk every month,
her owner claims.
Ahfine herd OF Ayrshires Is exhibited by
II. p Nichols of Grass Valley, headed by
the magnificent bull who Iej0ices in the
name Of Pride Of GrassVaIley. Mr.. Nichols,
who has experimental largely with differ
eDt breeds. considers the Ayrshres par
ticularly we'll adapted 10 that section. He
is very partial TO HOlsteins, but finds them
a little too large to do we'll in the noun
tans.
Frank NJ. Burke of Menlo Park has
herd Of bis 6ne Holsteins up here, compris-
ing some twenty-one head. The king of
the herd Is ruled ont as an individual ana
can only be shown in the herd, but Mr..
Burke has glorious specimen of the breed
here In the person OF his latest importation
from the East, n bull that cost him some
Thing over $500. This noble fellow is
called Clothilde Fifth Clothide, end Mr..
Burke proudly claims him as the best bred
bull west OF the Rocky Mountains. He has
a pedigree couple of miles long, and his
seven teen nearest female ancestors (all i'm
ported to or bred in America) had records
averaging 20 pounds 6 All ounces butter
week.
George Bennett and son Of Maple Grove
farm, Oakland, have fine exhibit of twelve
bead Of Ayrshires, and right next them is
a line-looking herd OF Durhams, but there
were no cards up and no one seemed to be
in charge, SO l was unable to learn any
thing regarding them.
There are some glorious looking heavy
horses on the grounds who must be seen
later. The racers are now nearly all here,
and most OF them are in great shape.
Palo Alto has Bell Bird up here entered
for the three-year-old stake. Tuesday. She
is looking wonderfully well and bids fair to
fulfill her early promise. There are also
three great twO-year-ods in the string,
ROwena, Jesse ian Electricity coiD, and
filly by Stamboul out of an EectiOneer
mare. 1t is not yet decided which will start
Saturday. but it will probably be Rowena.
If the Stamboul filly starts and does better
than 2:30 she will be the first Stamboul
two-year-old to enter the list
In the Pal0 Alto string Is also Truman,
who is entered for the stallion race Tues
day, when he will trot against Guy. Both
horses are looking fine, and it Will be great
moment when they meet Tuesday. saw
Truman exercised on the track and he went
very strong.
One of the grandest lockers up here to-
day is Columbus 5, Thomas Smiths three
year-old brown colt. who is entered for the
Oceident stake. He is a strong, powerful
fellow and looks the picture of game racer.
T. 4. Keatlng's stable is here with Our
Dick, Frank NJ. Crown Prince and Turk
Franklin. all looking well and going very
fast this summer.
A. L Hatch's great stallion Ianmar is