The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-06-27
STANDARD BYRDE
No 10-oQ
REGISTERED

Sired by Jay Bird. George Wilkes; first dam
Flora McGregor by Robert McGregOr; second
dam Constance by Billy Denton, by Hamble-
tonfan, TO-; third dam by imported Consterna-
ton, thoroughbred.
BYRDE is a brilliant bay. stands 1857 hands;
will weigh about 1900 lbs. He Is wonderfully
strong-built horse, deep through the heart,
Sloping shoulder, stout back, extra we'll
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
handling he has had. He does not interfere
nor paddle, has a fne reach and knee action
essential to extreme speed. He is bred to go
fast; he is built to go fast; he is gated to go
fast he can go fast, and is the ne test. hand
soonest catcher have ever seen in harness.
BYROE is pronounced by competeut
judges not only grand individual, but the
best bred Wilkes horse in the state of New
Jersey, being by Jay Bird, the sir of Allerton.
2.0914, and some 30 others in 2.30 or better.
His dam is the famous Flora McGregor, trial
on half mile track 2.2I1z, and the dam of four
that can beat $50
All horsemen know what Robert MeGregor
is as sire and a tr0tter He has mark OF
2l716, is sire of Bonnie McGre yor, 2l37zs and 80
others In 2.30 or better He is known as 1.-THE
terror OF the home stretch" IN his nard-
fought races, drivers who were against him,
say ii they didn't lead him "a distance at 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 2S0 list
while the third dam was by the incomparable
imported CONSERVATION, acknowledged by all
to be one of the greatest horses ever imported
his blood is proving of inestimable value as
the rock bottom foundation of trotters. ne
being the grandsire ana greargrandsire OF II
trotters in the $50 list, among them Lady
Emma, Ebert. May II, Trinket, Principe, Ok
moor, BernhardL, Allert0n, sc.
| We cannot over-estimate the value of the
CONSERVATION blood in the great-grandda1n
| Byrde, being as 1t is In inst the right proxS
unity to add courage, wind and bottom to the
speed of Robert MeGregor and George
Wilkes.
Byrde's owners secured him tor an outcross
for the Kentucky Prince-Electioneer filiies
sired by Don Ogden at the Haines Stock Farm.
Byrde's coils aie large, with fine finish, coed
feet, straight clean legs, fine heads, plenty of
bone, well coupled, and deep through the
heart like their sire
TERMS :--$35, (two mares for $50,1 to insure q
mare with foal He Will also be allowed to
serve three mares that have records of 2.S0 OF
better, free of charge tor service
Allerton and Byrde were sired by the same
horse viz: Jay Bird. Alerton's dam Is a
mare of no speed, sired by Mambrino Boy.
226. MamDrino Boy has five in the 80 list
Byrde's dam has q trial OF 2.271z, and she IS
the dam of four that can beat 80 ana was sired
by the iron race horse, Robert McGregor. 2.l77z
and he has 80 In the 80 list. Breeders can
draw their own differences as TO which horse
Is more likely TO sire phenomenal speed
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