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Champion 6263 (Masher 2d 858 P. S.), a famous prize winner on 

 the Island, comes a line of noted animals. Langwater Dorothy 

 27944, with Advanced Registry record of 781.65 pounds of fat in 

 a year, was four generations removed from old Masher. Spots- 

 wood Sequel 9686 (imp.), son of Spotswood Busy Bee 17606 

 (imp.), by Island Champion, is sire of many Advanced Registry 

 daughters, including Lady Lesbia 25142, with test of 787 pounds 

 of fat in a year. Masher's Sequel 1 1462, previously referred to in 

 the France family, is a grandson of Island Champion. Masher's 

 Sequel bred to Galaxy 4422 P. S. sired Galaxy's Sequel 16904 

 (imp.), winner of the King's Cup in 1907 and sire of many 

 daughters in the Advanced Registry. This family is very closely 

 interwoven with the France family. 



The Materna family receives its name from the cow Materna 

 1334, calved September 3, 1882, on the farm of N. K. Fair- 

 banks, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She was sired by Amber 145, 

 the grandsire of Glenwood Girl 2d. Materna came from a very 

 good milking strain, her dam being Nerissa of Geneva 848. In 

 1893 Materna was first-prize Guernsey cow at the Columbian 

 Exposition at Chicago and highest ranking in the Guernsey herd 

 test at the Exposition, in ninety days producing 3512 pounds of 

 milk containing 153.39 pounds of fat. Materna dropped twelve 

 calves between 1884 and 1898, two of which died early. Her 

 daughter Morn 5947 was dam of Standard's Morning Glory 

 12801, with Advanced Registry record of 714.01 pounds of fat 

 in a year and granddam of Starlight's Excelsior 7992, sire of 

 many tested daughters. 



The May Rose family descends from May Rose 1392 F. S., 

 calved May 12, 1881, bred and owned by Pierre Martel, La Masse 

 Farm, Castel, Guernsey. Her ancestry is unknown. Through her 

 daughter May Rose 2d 3251 P. S. this family came into special 

 fame. She won first prizes at the Royal Guernsey shows in 1 894, 

 1 896, and 1 897, and, exported to England, was third at the Royal 

 Show the latter year. May Rose 2d had four sons and five daugh- 

 ters. The sons were Paradox 352 E. G. H. B., a noted show bull 

 in England ; Our Paradox 873 P. S.; Jubilee de la Massee 1083 

 P. S., later named May Day 1132 E. G. H. B. ; and May King 

 1395 E. G. H. B., later known as May Rose King 8336 (imp.). 



