The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-04
THE DEATH OF BY AiLLy
Heart Disease Took Away the
Well Known Horseman.
IT CAME UNEXPECTEDLY
A Sketch OF the Dead Mans Life-He
Was Born in Michigan 90 Years
Ago-Some of His Track
Victories.

BY Holly, or b. C.. Holly, one of the
best-known race horse men in the West
and one of the principal horsemen on
the Montana circuit, died at a few min
utes after II o'clock this morning in his
room at the Butler house. in West
Broadway, from heart disease, superin-
duced by asthma.
For years Mr.. Holly had been roubled
with asthma. He has taken treatment
for the disease and has been able to
fight it off, but since he came to Butte
on this last trip he has been troubled
more than usual. Mr.. Holly had COM
planned considerably of late and yes
terday seemed to be feeling very badly.
He had a horse in one of yesterdays
races, and when he met a friend of the
medical profession and told him of his
condition he was advised to go home.
He said he would stay till after his horse
ran, and did, and then went direct to his
room. He was feeling so badly that
he went to bed, and when w. II. Dorsey,
his agent, called in the evening he found
Mr.. Holly in a condition that alarmed
him and about 10:30 he summoned DIR.
Bryant.
The physician found Mr.. Holly
breathing with great difficulty and very
irregularly. Mr.. Holly remarked: Re
lieve me. doctor. or I'm going" DR..
Bryant did not regard Mr.. Holly's con-
dition as being as serious as he himself
thought it and told him he would come
through all right. He administered a
stimulant and 500 Mr.. Holly was
breathing easier and got so much bet
ter that Mr.. Bryant left, leaving word
to call him, however, should there be
any change. Mr.. Dorsey remained by
his side and sat talking with another
friend, who was present for some time.
MIR. Holly's face was shaded from the
light and for this reason the couple
could not see it, and as he made no
complaint and seemed so much easier,
his breath coming slower all the time
was not noted, and they supposed he
had fallen asleep till Mr.. Dorsey got
up about midnight and looked at him.
He had almost ceased breathing. and
Mr.. Dorsey, becoming alarmed, sent a
messenger in haste for DIR. Bryant. BY
the time the latter arrived Mr.. Holly
was dead. Mr.. Holly's friends at the
track were summoned. They TOOK
charge of his belongings, and after
Coroner Tren,blay had viewed the re-
mains the body was sent to sherman 5
Undertaking parlors.
Byron G, Holly was born in Michigan
about Sc years & and was one OF the
best-known characters on the turf. he
campaigned through the West, coming
to Butte as early DIS or VII ihintN
table. Among the first horses that ne
raced up here was Fusillade, the dam
of Fusiladis last, the dam of Monta-
lade. In 1890 BY drove Pink in one or
the most sensational races ever trot-
ted over the Butte track, 1T taking
seven heats to decide. One of his most
notable feats as a trotting horseman
was his great drive in the $4,000 stall
lion race at Sacrament in 1891, where
he drove Woodruff to victory, defeating
the great STEAMBOAT and Guy Wilkes.
He subsequently sold woodruff for
1926. 900. About seven years ago Holly
gave up harness racing. turning over
his t~rotters to Tom Heating and paying
his undivided attention to the gal
lopers.
Holly owned and trained such noted
th~oroughbreds as Doubt, Irish Lass,
Corrigan, FL Rayo, Revolver, Nevada
and Montana. His present string con-
sisted of Devils Dream, Daylight, Ear
aida, La Mascota, Charlotte NJ, Horton,
Fred Gardner, La Fontera, Lorena H.,
Midas. ~Savanarola and Torsion, all of
which are now at the track.
Nh. Holly's home was at Folsom
Ranch. near Vallejo. Cal, where his
wife and daughter reside. They were
notified.
The only relative he had here was
Fred Bean, a nephew. During the pres
ent race meeting Mr.. Holly has lost
heavily and at one time was S1.100 in
debt to the pool box, to pay which he
was compelled to sell one of his best
horses, Lucky Star. Lately, however
he had commenced to recover himself
and had he lived would doubtless have
finished the Montana circuit a good
winner. The body will be shipped tC
California.