The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-04-25
BYR)E
STANDARD
REGISTERED
NO. IZ1U3.

! Sired by Jay Bird George Wilkes; first dam
/ Flora McGregOr by Robert McGregor; second
dam Constance by Billy Denton, by Hamble-
tonian, 10; third dam by imported Consterna-
ton, thoroughbred.
BYRDE is brilliant bay, stands l55z hands /;
viii weigh about 1900 lbs. He is wonderfully
stronghold horse, deep through the heart,
sloping shoulder, stout back, extra well
coupled, with immense bone and substance
feet and legs the very best. He Is very quick
and elastic, with perfect trotting action. In
his breaking exercises, he showed wonder
l fully fine gait and remarkable speed for the
handling he has had. He does not interfere
nor paddle, has fine reach and knee action,
with the tree, open gait and hook action SO
fast; heis built to go last he Is gated to go
fast; he can go fast, and is the neLrest. hand
soonest catcher we have ever seen in harness.
/ BYRDE is pronounced by competent
I judges not only grand individual. but the
Jersey, being by Jay Bird the sir of AIlerton,
| 2.09l, and some 80 others In $50 or better.
His dam is the famous Flora McGregor, trial
on half mile track 2.271z, and the dam of four
I that can beat 2.30.
All horsemen know what Robert MeGregor
Is as sire ana trotter; He has q, Q mark OF
Others in z.30 or better. He Is known as 1.-THE
/ terror of the home stretch In his hard
fought races, drivers who were against him,
say ii they didn't lead him "a distance ut the
last quarter nothing could stop him from beat
ing them under the wire, that his finishes
were simply irresistible.
Billy Denton, sire OF second dam, was by
Hambletonian 10; is sire of two on the $50 list
Nulic buc l4uru Nitlil WIS ny btl0 lnCOilkdl1luit
imported Consideration, acknowledged by all
| TO be one of the greatest horses ever imported,
! his blood is proving OF inestimable value as
i the rock-bottom foundation OF trotters, he
being the grandsire and greatgrandsire OF IL
trOtters In the 2.30 list, among them Lady
Emma, Ebert, May IL, Trinket, Principe, Ok
moor, Bernhardr, Allerton, &c.
We cannot over-es ttmate the value of the
4 CONSERVATION blood in the greatgranddaIn
Byrde, being as it is In just the right Drox-
unity to add courage, wind ana bottom to the
/ speed of Robert McGregor and George
/ Wilkes.
Byrdes owners secured him for outcross
for the Kentucky Prince-Electioneer fiilies
sired by Don Ogden at the Haines stock Farm.
| Ryrde's coils ale large, with fine finish. good
| feet. straight, clean legs fine heads, plenty of
bone well coupled, and deep through the
! heart like their sire.
a TERMS 49, (twO mares for $780, to insure q
mare with fOal. He will also be allowed to
serve three mares that have records of $50 or
better, free of charge for service.
Allerton and Byrde were sired by the same
horse Viz: Jay Bird. Allerton's dam is a
mare of no speed, sired by MambrinO Boy.
226. MamDrfno Boy has i've in the 80 list.
Byrde's dam has trial OF 2.2718, and she is
the dam of four that can beat 80 ana was sired
I by the iron race horse, Robert McGregor. 2.171S
and he has 30 in the 80 list. Breeders can
draw their own differences as to which horse
/ is more likely TO sire phenomenal speed.
| Limited positively TO so mares