PEDIGREE HEREFORDS IMPORTED.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 909, 31 August 1910, Page 10

PEDIGREE HEREFORDS IMPORTED.

, FOR HAICOMBE AND DANNE- ■' VIRKE. The Turakina,. which arrived from England on Thursday, brought pedigree Hereford arjnials—a bull and two heifers, imported by Mr. G. C. Wheelor, 'of Braeford, - Stanway, .Halcombe. They were bred by Mr.,C. T. I'uley, of lower Eaton, Kngland, and selected, for the purchaser, by Jlr.- James Stackey, - late 'of i'o Rangituman, Mnsterton. 1 . The bull; "Eaton Statesman, by, Eaton ' Masterpiece, is. 17 month's' .(Mr! Wheeler states' that though 'never' actually -exhibited, in-England,* owing, to the date of his birth being: unsuitable ' for English 'show-yards, "Eaton. Statesman" nevertheless comes'from a great strain of . prizewinners, his half-brother 1 being tho winning/ yearling 'at : the ' Royal Show this year. His dam, "Lady Lottie II" is a noted prize-winner, while his graiuHam "Lottie," realised the highest price (£220). at . the sale of,'llr.. Price's herd m 1891/ His , sire "Eaton Masterpiece," and his "61endower.il" were also winners'.at .'the ltoyisl; Show, while tho g.g.-sire "Monarch" was usually considered" thel"b"(St'6f:tho sons of. that worldrenofrned" Wilton," who ouly changed-hands--at-':tile price of ,£3800. ; .: >. His female companions, aro both of good -dark : red .colour,- and are about '21 years old. "Corohis IX," the biggor of the two, , ho!s a- long list of . ancestral honours, her g.g.-dam ; ."Coronis" . being the dam, : of:mariy of the best animals Mr., Puller's herd • han produced, while her'g.-sire "Protector;"''after taking numerous'prize's,"was 1 sold 1 into U.S;A. for v£l2oo. . The otherAleiferj' "Daisy VIII," is descended V'frota* the' Broady - family, and contains 'a! strain;'of the ■ blood of "Regulus.", ~ . There is 'also a 15-months'. bull from Lower . Eaton'. imported. 'by l Mr. H. Stuckey, of DannevirkeV"' ' .