. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14: &he *3vccbcv* rmb gt^tfrtsmcm I Hay 2, 1903 Golden Fern's Lad. This worlJ-renowned Jersey bull, the hero of the of Jersey KnRland, now imported to the United States bj Mr. Frank S. l'eer. introduces to the Ameri- can Jersey world an induence whi unquestionably become historical if the bull lives and performs the part here that he has on the other side of the Atlantic. In the great family of Golden Lad, of whom he is a double descendant. Golden Fern's Lad occupies a similar position to that formerly occupied, for instance, by the stallion Ge
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14: &he *3vccbcv* rmb gt^tfrtsmcm I Hay 2, 1903 Golden Fern's Lad. This worlJ-renowned Jersey bull, the hero of the of Jersey KnRland, now imported to the United States bj Mr. Frank S. l'eer. introduces to the Ameri- can Jersey world an induence whi unquestionably become historical if the bull lives and performs the part here that he has on the other side of the Atlantic. In the great family of Golden Lad, of whom he is a double descendant. Golden Fern's Lad occupies a similar position to that formerly occupied, for instance, by the stallion George Wilkes or the stallion Electioneer in the family of Rysdyk'e Hambletonian. It was Golden Fern's Lad who got the great young bull Flying Fox, which brought, in Mr. Cooper's Importa- tion Bale last year, ?7">00 at auction. Preparations are being made to hold competitive dairy tests at the great St. Louis World's Fair next year. Great ex- citement developed from similar World's Fair tests in Chicago in 1S93, when the Jersey breed came off with the highest honors. At Buffalo two years ago, Jersey breeders were caught napping and the Guernseys, a sister breed of the Jersey, came off with rather the higher honors, owing to the greatness of the cow Mary Marshall, though the remainder of the Guernsey representation was not remark- able. This default has put the Jersey breeders on their mettle and they intend, apparently, to leave no stone unturned to supplement their Chicago laurels by a winning at St. Louis. These dairy tests naturally bring to the front the best cows of the different dairy breeds just as a great central trotting meeting or running meeting brings to its grounds the best horses in the country. Quite an important problem with those who loan their great dairy cows for exhi- bition purposes is the coupling of them at the proper season with bulls worthy of their merits. It is said that strong pres- sure has been brought to bear upon Mr. Thomas W. Lawson to per
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