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the stud. His dam, Byrd Rose, is by
Wilson’s Allen from a marebyBram-
lett, a valued foundation sire. He’s
the true family color, a dark, almost
liver chestnut, and hasthetruelong,
loose stride that has put the Wilson
Allens at the top. Wilson’s Allen, Jr.
resembles the old horse more than
any other son of his this writer has
seen.
Admiration for the Wilson’s Allens
is quite general, but you might have
a stronger feeling than that if your
three best winners were by this dis­
tinguished sire. Melody Maid, The
G-Man, and Pride of Memphis all
carry the old horse’s color and gene­
ral type. All are Tennessee-bred,
but as the two geldings were bought
from outside the state during the
summer and their careers are less
new than that of the filly’s, we’ll
give her the spotlight here.
J. L. Kidd of Morrison, Warren
County, bred her in 1937 from a
mare by Ramsey’s Allen by Mab-
rey'sAllen. She first attracted atten­
tion at the Lynchburg Show of 1939,
winning the Two-Year-Old Walking
class for Henry