The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-09
HORSE NOTES.
One 81 The STUD Pass4s OF Orange
---- CouutY.


One Of sAs stud rar..s OF Orange
County.
Jonathan Hawkins stud fara contains 200 acres
OF pasture land. situated on the west bank OF the
walkin River. Two and half miles from walden
and one ana half mics from snawangunk. on
the waIikiIl Valley Railroad. The scenery surround
Ing the residence OF hr. Hawkins Ia beautiful and
picturesque, the landscape In all directions berg
charming. on the farm are an abundance OF parnA
stables and paddocks for the aceommo dation Of
100 horses. There are at present about fifty head
comprising stations, brood mares loals OF ali ages
and gen tiemen's carriage and road horses tie lat
ter having been wintered there. The following Is
list OF some OF the most promising at the Locust
Hill Farm, the name OF Mr.. Hawkins estate:--
TALLIoxs.
kearsarge, Dy Volunteer, out OF Dexters dam,
Is ten years old, fifteen HANDS three inches high,
brown In color, with four white feet and strip on
his nose This stallion Is a magnificent horse. elc-
gantly proportioned, and Ii the sire OF many hne-
looking colts and dnies Kearsargc 10 the prop.
erty OF Mr.. G. q. Rowland, OF this city.
Solitaire IL bay stallion by Rysdyk's Handle
tonian, dam by Latourette's Bellfounder. four
years old, fifteen and half hands high Is OF beau
tiful bay color, with white ankles behind. This
horse 10 owned by Mr.. George q. McEwen, OF this
city, and Ia much thought OF by his owner. Thee
Is no doubt that he VIII in time become q fashion
able sire.
New York, owned BY Mr. Rowland, Ia brown in
color, with four white feet, fifteen hands two and
q halfinches In height, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian
first dam by Harry Clay, second dam by imported
Prince Duroc. This stallion was foaled July 10.
1857. He is q noble specimen OF q stud horse, and
from his high breeding should be secured at once
by some stock raiser. New York Is q capital
trotter.
Mr.. Rowland also has a bay colt, two years old,
fifteen hands high without shoes, with one white
heel behind, full brother to New York. that Is q
magnificent specimen OF horsenesh. This colt ia
good trotter now, and there no doubt bur
that he will be In time one OF the fastest trOttlng
square as 1t is possible to imagine. He Is rare
colt, and must make his mark IN the trotting turf
Mr. Rowland has another tine two-year. old
THIS one Is a son OF Messenger DurOc, first dam by
Old American Star, second dam by Biackblrd,
shoes. bay, with two white heels behind. This Is o
capital c0lt-a trotter now-and as supple a. o
greyhound. His movements around his paddock
ting action unsurpassed. With care this colt must
take prominent part on the turf
bay cola Notwithstanding to q gentle
man In New York. with four white feet and q
round spot on forehead. Is very attractive to the
colt was sired by MIR. BacEman's Icol, ne by
Rysdyl's Hambletonlan; first dam Gipsey, by
Magnolia, BY Old American star; second dam the
grandam Of Dexter. This little fellow seems to
know no other gait than the trot, and win
astonish the Deholder With his rapid and steady
pace. He must make o last horse. HIS fine con-
formation warrants such a result.
BROOD MARES.
The first and foremost one on the estate Is the
mother OF the famous Dexter, nearly twenty six
years old, and the dam OF about dozen trotters.
The old mare Is dark brown, fifteen hands high,
Notwithstanding her great age she is In foal, and
looks quite lusty. She Is quite supple yet. and
times @ her colts
ject OF much solicitude, and few people 90 to
Orange county to purchase horses or to look at the
Locust Hill farm to see the dam Of Inc fastest trot-
ter that ever lived.
Imogene, By American star, first dam Curry Alb
ported Messenger) second dam by imported Ben.
founder; third dam Royalist lhe by Commander,
ware, by Imported Messenger, in oal to Rysdyk's
HambietOnian, Is the property OF Mr.. F. A. Foster,
Of n Is S0Fps mare fifteen
MIR. Rowland Is the owner OF the following brood
mares and FLIES, which are on the place.
American Star, dam by Wldair, in foal to Rys-
dyk's Hambetonian; o very finely proportoned
Mao ooas Ke mna ecn
inch and half high, f0aled in 1858, by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian, dam OF Messenger blood, and wen
senger Duroc. This mare formerly belonged to
James Irving, and could trot well into the twenties
by Dan Mace half mile in 1:13.
Brown mare, fifteen hands and o half high, the
dam OF the stallion New York and the bay colts re-
ferred 60 above, was sired by Harry Clay. dam by
imported Prince Duroc, now in ioal to Messenger
Duroc.
Gipsey chestnut mare fifteen hands and half in
height, IOaled IN 1867, sired bv Magnolia Thy Old
American STAR, dam the granddam OF Dexter,
snnted to MIR. Backman's Idol.
Rowena, bay fifteen hands one and half inches
high, two white feet behind; ioaled June Is, 1857
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; frs. dam BY Old
a fine, open gated trOtter and Is very promising.
she can show 2:30 gait.
Rebecca, bay, fifteen hands one inch high, black
points; foaled May %, 1885, full sister to R0wena
This flly Is well broken ana is quite fast.
Madge Bay fifteen hands one inch N height
Hambletonian dam Starlight, BY Old American
Star. She is well broken and last.
Mable, bay, white strip in lace, by Rysdyk's Ham,
bletonlan, dam starlight, coming two years old
This ally is remarkably well finished IN form, with
clean limbs. Her shoulders are strikingy oblique,
and she seems much like o thoroughbred racer.
Brown flly, by Rysdyk's Hambetonian, dam by
Harry Clay, IS very strong, active. bright look
ing youngster, with splendid trotting action.
1nez bay filIy. coming two years old, by Rys-
dyk's Hambletonian, dam Imogene. This nlly is
fifteen hands high She is the property OF Mr.
Foster.
Mr.. Robert Bonner has two beautiful FLIES, full
sisters to Dexter; one, Alma, q brown, coming
weanling. They are very fine flies, ana VIII
Brown ffily by Blackwood, dam Starlight, a wean-
ling, Is the property OF Mr.. II. Durkee. This Is a
remarkably str King youngster, and has speedy,
nervous movement.
TWO fine iliies, the property Of Mr.. Dewitt G.
Wheeler, one by Idol, the other by Volunteer, were
gamboning about the place.
A. G. Munson has fine colt and FLY on the es-
tate, aged respectively two and three years, by
Kearsarge dam OF Trustee stock, that are pleas
ing to the eye.
4therton, 9 bay colt, weanling, by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian, dam Imogene, is a tine, active iei-
low, and likes to be noticed IN his gambols
There were great many other horses on the
place. but the above list comprises the most prom.
lsing and noteworthy.
Death OF o Trotter.
The celebrated trotting horse Ed. Eaton died at
Galesvile, N. Y, to-day OF spinal meningitis. He
took sick on Monday. The horse was owned by B.
f. Cowan. Ed. Eaton made half mile record OF