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there being a doubt whether Derbyshire (577) was got by 

 the Honest Tom registered as No. 1062. 



Bay and Brown Shire Horses 



Bay and brown may be treated as varieties of the 

 same colour ; the latter is often so dark as to render it 

 doubtful whether the horse should be described as brown 

 or black, while, on the other hand, it is sometimes so 

 bright that it is impossible to determine whether the colour 

 should be registered as brown or bay. 



Bay and brown stallions are, as among other breeds, in 

 the majority. Of the sixteen " foundation grandsires," nine 

 are bays — namely. Potentate (12086), Hitchin Conqueror 

 (4458), Premier (2646), Ringleader II. (8099), Bar None 

 (2388), Prince William (3956), Duke of Worsley (13002), 

 Honest Tom (5123) and Lincoln (1350) — and two are 

 browns — namely, Harold (3703) and William the 

 Conqueror (2343). 



The two brown sires, it is worth noticing, have been, 

 next to the grey Lincolnshire Lad II., the most successful 

 " foundation grandsires " as getters of prize-winners, 

 who, in their turn, have begotten prize-winners. The 

 brown Harold (3703), got by Lincolnshire Lad II. out 

 of the black Flower, has, among his sons, twelve prize- 

 winners, of which only two are browns — namely, Calwich 

 Blend (17226) and Conquering Harold (15558). The 

 remaining ten comprise eight bays, one blue roan, and one 

 black. Reappearance of the brown coat in this family is 

 uncertain. Neither Calwich Blend (17226) nor Conquering 

 Harold (15558) is credited with a prize-winning son ; but 

 Harold's (3703) brown coat occurs in the descendants 

 of some of his other sons. Thus his bay son Regent II. 

 (6316) begot Knottingly Regent (18130), and his bay son 



