JERSEY IMPORTATIONS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4945, 1 March 1926, Page 4

JERSEY IMPORTATIONS.

THREE VALUABLE ANIMAiS.

SONS OF WORLD-FAMOUS SIRES.

To Jersey Breeders ,the arrival of thre famous, bulks- per the s.s. Canadian Spinner at Wellington on February 13 is of unusual interest. The consignment comprises a 2%-year-old bull and two yearlings. The oldest bull, Sybil Gamboge’s, Dreadnaught, is a son of the world-fa.mous Sybil’s Gamboge, which sold on two occasions for .the great sum of £13,000. Sybil’s Gamboge is now defunct, and his progeny ar’e in very keen demand, having won a very wide reputation for their wonderful type and butter-fat performances. The dam of Sybil’s Gamboge’s Dreadnaught was bred on the island home of the breed, a,nd has a record of 616.1 b buttbr-fat as, a four-year-old, produced on Jersey Island. Her sire is a famous island prize-winner, and son of the renowned General Cowslip and Manor Hussy 2nd, whose full sister has, a reebrd of 6981 b fat, and is a grand-daughter of Golden Maid’s Prince, a first prizewinner over the island, showing with his progeny, noted as a sire of producers, ( and -sire of Fauvic’s Prince, the. only Jersey sire in tjhe world with four daughters, with records over 10001 b of butter-fat. Her dam combines the blood of Noble of Oaklands, a £3OOO bull; Cowslip 16th, a £lOOO cow many years ago; and Golden Maid’s Prince. Sybil Gamboge’s .Dreadnaught is himself a bull of outstanding type and quality, indicative of exceptional breeding ability. He was bred by Mr J. S. Ellsworth, Folly Farm, Connecticut, U.S.A., and will find a new home at) the head of the well-known Te Ante Stud, owned by Mr W. T. Williams, Pukehou, Hawke’s Bay. Among his m,any valuable consorts are. the Empire champion producer Holly Oak Annie, 10561 b fat, and the Royal Show champion, Viola’s Queen Bess.

The yearlings ai'e two very choite animals by\two of ,the greatest sires Influencing modern. Jersey history. One is by You’ll Do’s Victor, the famous gon of .the renowned Oxford You’ll Do, which was; selected to / come to New Zealand in' the same shipment for Mr Harry Sal way, Bell Block, Taranaki, but was, resold to the Sjanta Gertrudis Stud for £2OOO while quarantined in Canada. You'll Do’s Victor, whose value as a sire is fully appreciated, has succeeded those historical sires The Cid .and Combination’s Premier ae' the head of a famous, stud. The dam of this young sire, Sultana’s Eva, < is by Sultana’s Golden Jolly, grand- champion bull of America, from a daughter of Oxford You’ll Do. This is a low-set bull of great depth and length, straight top line, a,nd aristocratic head. He is a bull of substance *and character, notable for the great sires behind him, and should play an important part in the breeding operations, of this country.

The o.ther bull is by Combination’s Premier, referred to . above. Combination’s Premier, perhaps the greatest sire pf his time, was sjold at the advanced age of 13 years for £2700, and through his living sons ,and daughters ranks high in the annals of great sires. dam, Tidy Lady You’ll Dp, is a daughter of You’ll Do’s Fontaine, one of .the greatest sons of Oxford You’ll. Do. You’ll Do’s Fontaine is also sire of Blonde’s Golden Oxford, which is the sine of the highest testing Jersfeys in thri history of the breed. This youngster is only ten months old. He is stylishly made, and should prove ,a sire of great producers of the desired type Both of these bulls were bred by Mr T. S. Cooper, Linden Grove, U.S.A'., ■ and were selected by him to come to this country.