STUD IMPORTATION

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 177, 13 August 1937, Page 6

STUD IMPORTATION

Mr D. J. Holden's Shorthorn Bnll Barugh Golden Star

exceptional two-year-old One of the most notable importations of stud stock yet made to New Zealand has just been made by Mr D. J. Holden, the well-known „ Shorthorn breeder, of Mangateretere, Hastings. Two years ago Mr Holden imported the outstanding Shortborn ball Yindictive of Stonelands, which has been greatly admired by critics, and"*now he has added to his stud. a two-ycar-old named Barugh Golden Star, -which has,. an exceptionally strong infusion of the most notable Shorthorn blood in th.e world. Bred by Mr Joseph Barues, of Barugh Syke, Wigton, Cumberland, Barugh' Golden Star was calved on June 14, 1935. He was sired by the renowned Rothiebrisbane Bulwark, being out of the famous cow Denton Secret 3rd. Rothiebrisbane Bulwark secured first and champion and was awarded the Duthie Cup at the Aberdeen Spring Show, where he was sold for 175(J guineas. "Golden Star's" dam is by Gollynie Golden Key, which was sold for 1100 guineas at the Collynie sale. On the sire side her grandsire Knight of Collynie was also sire of Royal Dallier, grand champion bull of IJruguay. On the dam side Collynie Golden Key was sire of Master Struck, who was grandsire of Mitiklle Lovely Ohief, awarded grand champion at the national live-stock exhibition, Ralmero, Buenos Aires, Argentine. Barugh Golden Star is not only well fused with prominent blood in tho Argentine, but has a double infusion of the -breeding of the famous Royal Dallier. Coniing fronl a noted prizcwinning family, this animal was piaeed first and champion at the Penrith show last year. 1 -

Exceptioilally Quiet. , * e> Mr Holden's hcw bull is a rich dark roan", ' and is 'exceptionally quie't. In build he is square-set, not showing anything rakish." He has a particularly fine topdine and a good masculine head, snowing plenty of width between the eyes. The horns are unusually , flat, which is a.feature denoting quality in the breed. Soft handling is another feature, and, although he is showing a good coverage, once his is set after the voyag'e out and the period in quarantine he will carry an additional two hundredweight to his present condition. Snort in the leg he shows promise of breeding the type of carcase now demanded in the highest-quality chillers. It is Mr Holden's intention to mate Barugh Golden Star to the progeny of his famous bull Yindictive of Stonelands, which also contains a strong infusion of the best blood in the breed. At present Mr Holden has grazing in his front paddock on the Hastings-Cdive road half a dozen bull calves by this noted sire which are evoking tlie admiration of farmer-minded passers-by. These buli calves are all showing particularly fine lines, being beautif ullyskinned. They show every promise of developing into the sires which will be invaluable for crossing purposes. Their sire is regarded by Mr A. J. Tanner, the well-known cattle-breeder and judge, of New South Wales, as being unsurpassed in Australasia. In his comment concerning Vindictive of Stonelands, Mr Tanner said that he was the type that was required for breeding purposes in order that Australia and New Zealand should be able -f avourably to compete with the Argentine on the markets of Great Britain. Best Bdood in Demand. Shorthorn sires continue tO be in exceptionally keen demand in Great Britain owing largely to the keen conxpetition from the Argentine, where the obtaining of the best blood is placed before cost. Owing to the demand, Shorthorns at all the leading 6ales in England have been realising three times the value of thoso made by dho most popular of the other bcef breeds. Mr Holden is to be commended for his entorprise in the latest addition to his stud and for his efforts to improve the quality of beefifor export. At the fortlicoming spring show at Tomoana all interested in catlle-raising will be afi'orded a rare opportunity of viewing quality cattle which will play an important parfc in tbe developing of the