The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-04-13

Mr. Rysdyk was went to to SAY
that when he purchased Hambleton
ian, as a sucking. he was much in
huenced to do so from the fact tha
Abdsllah's great merits were begin
ming to be understood, with the pat
ent fact that he was declining into
old age with but few entire sons te
perpetuate his line. Asperity oi
temper caused most Of them to be
castrated young, but he trusted to
the amelorating influence of the fine
tenlpered Bellfounder cross to cor.
rect the tendency in Hambletoniaa
and il fully bore him out, for better
dispositioned horse never breathed
He has transmitted the hard-ibred
texture and speed qualities of Ab-
dallah with the fine temper and more
comely formation Of Belllounier,
blended with the greatest nicely,
and united with an iron constitution
and lengevety that might, with equal
propriety, be credited to either. The
iosl siambietonian grew apace, and
with an evenness of development
that made him attractive to the eve
and gathered ample admiration from
the horseman and the vicinity, until
he became two years old. At this
period, he was bitted, and led in the
tackle by the side Of another horse
in which manner lie soon learned to
show q great deal of speed, which
Increased with practice, until in his
his three wear old form, the old PAGER
that Mr.. Rysayt rode in leading him
was no longer able to 60 fast enough
TO be his company. At two years cid
he got a small number Of ioals, among
them Alexander's Abdallah, that
lives i'll history as the sire of Gold
smith Maid, Rosaland, etc. At three,
he WAS taught his first lesson at draw
ing vehicle. and, we believe, got
Volunteer, though the books place
him 9 year later. That fall, Mr.. Rys-
dyk showed him at the New York
State Fair, held at New York CITY,
instigated to this action by his friend
and neighbor, Mr.. Secly &. Roe, who
owned another son OF Abtiallah, cal
led Roe's AbdaIlah Cher, then five
years old, which was also shown
After The fair was over, both horses
were taken TO the Union Course, on
Long Island, to be given a trial. Mr..
Rysayk, who was great home man,
was 10th to remain away from Orange
County for this purpose, but yielded
to Mr.. isoe's solitaton, in hopes, as
he urged, it would teach the colt
something. Much to Mr.. Roe's sur
prise, Hambletonan beat his horse
in little slower than 300. Some
what nettled at the result, he drove
Abdallah Chief Trial alone, and so
far improved upon his first effort as
to complete the mile in 2:J5J. Mr..
Rysdyk then drove Hambletonian
trial in PAS. This was the concur
rent testimony of Mr. Rydyk and Mr..
koc, after the stations had grown to
be rivals. The result had the effect
to create some GOODNESS between the
owners, and, subsequently, Rysdyk
published challenge to his stud
bills, 10 trot Hamb'etonian two nam
ed races against Roe's Abdallah Chief
or, failing to secure those engage
men,s, would match him to beat
40, for $1,000. He was never start
ed. however. and died without secur-
ing a turf record, though his decend-
ants heal the lists.
Some years ago we described him
in the Spirit, it will now reproduce
that description in modified form:
IL the prime of life Hambletonian
was deep rioh-colored mahogany
bay horse, l5t hands, with black
legs, manc, aud tall, The color of his
limbs extending well above his knees
and hooks He had a small star aud
two white socks behind, extending
to the top Of the ankle joint, but the
coronets were dotted with black, so
that each hoof was in good part black
or rather OF deep blueish slate col
or. Ills head was large and bony,
with profile just inclining to the
Roman order; with somewhat deep
jowls, not rs widely spread as many
would desire, yet not deticicntly close.
Eye very large and prominent, Civ
ing him an appearance of much great
er width across the forehead than
would otherwise have shown. His
ears were of good size mot as large
as many obseryin z persons have pro-
nouncci them), well set and lively.
They were not over long, and were
peculiar in the fact that they rose
evenly on both sides, having none of
that crock or notching out towards
the point SO frequently instanced in
The Abda!lah ear. His muzzle was
dark colored, and rather broad, nos
tril full and expansive. Neck rather
short, a little heavy underneath, but
clean and sharp at thG crest. His
name was very ornamental in his
younger days, straight haired and
rather light. like that of the blood
horse, but uniform ia the length,
never reaching tho lower line of the
neck. He was predisposed to bald
ness Of the crest, and his name had
enterey disappeared some years
since. His foretop, always light, had
nearly goae. His tail was long, and
in former years quite full, clear to
the gronnd. It appeared to have no
short hairs in it, all reached to his
ankles, and hung as straight, black
and free from wave or curl, as the
war-lock Of a Mohawk Indian, 1t
remained ample, though no, as heavy
as in years past, to the time of his
death, and showed no tendency to
badness that marked that of Abdal-
lab, and SO many Of his decendants.
his shoulders were fairly oblique las
he settled in his back with age, they
became very much SOY, deep and
strong. The upper points of the
blades were we'll apart, giving him a
low broad formation through the top
of the shoulders with next to no
withcr, sway short and coupling
smooth. His we'll sprung ribs, top
ped with great fi!lets of muscle, run
ming back along the spine, gave ex-
traordinary width to the loin, threat
eningsto lose the closely set hip in
the wealth of it's embrace. Still
back of there it swept away into the