The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-19
nryTER, THE ESTTR0TTER
,yccFSsfTE VTCTORTEs or A
III srEED HITIfOUT a PEER.

COM n, his Dav A Marvellous but
,.s,sc,ly Truthful Record OF speed
We copy the following sketch oil Dexter
-, number OF Wdudoo's Monthly. IL
w." tho pcn ~ Charles J. Foster, one OF the
s.,,",,rmcd turf writer's In the country
-, ,,,nu. horse IL now seven cen years Old
..arva. s,ritised to nnd that he sun retains
~ ,ha G-e and vigor which 80 eminehtS JUS
.,.,,,.hcd him when he was performing MS
...od exploits upon the turf. HIS LEGS are sounu
-, cisan. his muscle ia bold and proWlneh'' an"
..,.ia bright and clea-. In my mind peNt'r y
~ marc associated with Hiram woodruff
ui,b an, other man, fcr he was the last as
Ill the best Of those famous trotters Wnicn
,o,p an, ne ana form from the brain anu manu-
:, that great man. Long before t"e noiSo
Md achieved much distncu"n """"
took me t. hts box at the old place "7ai
The Onion Courae, AMI stripping NM s","'
nre-e "a a horse that VIII m'Ne w.
A..t trottcr we have ever seen 'Nr NIUE
mo World" How this was conIic'' Nc''"'"
n would take long to- tell ln"' "o ""'' 49,
oerhars still II. the test tf"tl'i ""'' WV 500
.to my mind certain. Otitt- nave ''"'''"
At, ,,r,o f,rafrile. but hi4 great performance
-. made over tracks which were SLOW WhtN
.a,,,,,.d with the fdst,st NOWADAYS. More
.,,..,.,i,i,t. reverence white some nave for II
.,r.-,n.unc. Dexter the Lest trottng horse
I hav, ever seen. because when he was uh the
mi 10 could beat all Vthtl hnl-ts' me uH''k
iaty inorn and Goldsmith Naid, any di-ian C.
a. stV ,y.vuf rOiuE. urG With Ntri gre % e. i-r.
l. SD, co. ficsc mares inii tpNtd itf. N'I" u
Dot ihc rrrrgse. peSi,r i1lIg,ed .,,e'"
hiu.e.f srd n he had ueeu continue ~ on w"
mi uu suit hly handled. am satisfied th II uc
would uaNc trottcc it, min. T. Sc. teiotr u IW.
,nu think that at Rochester he wnuiu most
Ut b.. % - no his mn IN - MIN. 10 q '
The real truth Is. that when Dexter was at ms
be.i. ltrol VII hc was ayounr horse he never
mel che that could tfOt with him., lrtt .tll
Sst lie broke their he 'tta. A. Dan iifcr
hhe trainer Of Lady Thornl III to me years
sso " he sets them a swimming hcinrc thtN
have gone a quarter II mile. Scei.s iNat
req Oh Dexter a. the best trutter Tor - ttd aid
tott go continued that ever was bred. u Will 10"
proper 20 hook into his pedisree and see Mhat
famous horse. l. isnNt enough TO SAY that ne
vas tut ny iiamhlctunitn aud had one cross ~
Messenger through his dam.
TIE srUrr IL DEXTER.
There is in Dexter aud in most. II not all, the
ether real good horses 81 iiimhlc' oman Inc
slar-- mount Il thgtoushhr blood beside
The q, 1 she Msmhriuo chief line. In Dexter.
however. n M Infested ITSELF with & ftlul r.
s,r,n'tn. He b The snare ana contour 81
thor usutrcd re Of hisu type, aud ir MS
bead u.cN. si iularf-. AMI dclih thr.nEh "a"
heGr De Go s rot take - cr MS Sire lie is al
to-. fier %. re- WI, aud raciuG-l Ne. sud las
NOR. ui Che n.c.n-, amt hfc-cak loot th % any
Of h. relatives 900 Toe tnaie hne. lie VS. always
ldopiN-hi sNcl iol any disiarc e ard ~ an
faa 4 .pepl!. Hfi IN ftfs re differed vastly from
narvuf llll uINtl. iui.- act. ItuvltN. lie poe
,es..' anI sil, po-.cs-tS. that induuttaf Zee,
uvn ihle spirit wMcn distinguished Engiish
pex,.r was uevc- thought to 10 vicious
borst. 10 ue alwa' h riutDus. uncCnluer-
abb II '.ard ~ all those woo have ,Ncn
hu % ii0u- lines tnete was never ni|e wus-c
ete'a al.4 30 di1 not ale wnei the use took
hold .u 3. Oh o.tnt-i a"' d'f'ed awt'. iui- sort
- b. tHH.aFa - a. F a.
VAL o.. irl'i Sc nd % IN tcriec'iur. IL was
aw 3. .t.fes' "a Dexter. lie krew winch ,
race Vas coming On. anu he reJui, . in us
tlTenetu. IN his harness wac % 'niied' ~
kiuclct biz y 80 irlt tuu mace aiuu tts uiid
tleri l. was 20 uin. ht,o TIC blast 81 tnc tr'im-
pet 90 the lent " r ,rft-hkc tic crN 81 the
huuia. g. trc Uld hunting nifr, IN TER Gloch.
loo uot teacVe that Dexter rot al r. the 10 is.
part - this iny.ncihlo saliit ana deicr ~ ~ !.
Dexter va the IN ic line was Aodt.la-l, aud Lee
was .ie gfauCs n OF Messenger ~ the usl" line.
American Star. Crandsire II Dexter an the
Dan side, was got h, Anercah st"i, sIn 81
Dufuc, out a "A mare ~ Henry, er . lsm hy
Messenger These S'Hrs were noted a. horses OF
uncotulian game aid bottom. | ~ tnat q
large AMOUNT 81 the excellence Of boxer was
derived from / l. dam. aid that u iN" ihlolE
The clos, ii-hre,ding Of her sire - Doomed. = b.
NAV We becu the result Of an out-c.,s fr Hu
The IN bred stallion. wutle u may o." tnat htl
dag. had sore Of the nlof 4 Of Diomed 80 well a.
he. TITS does not impsach
THE MERIT or uAMULErONtAS
At all; 1t exalts u; for II shows shot III,
lore cot the best trott r Ia The W ar.d iron
marc who had the uiout = DWW't four uWc
80 one Of Messenger. and had that of fs gr .ud
son ny both lines, Henry. closer H. Do tnat @
Messenger. The fact that Dexter i- = gran,
trotter and hard stirkcr ~ S; DC rln-idrrc
soui led with tie fact that nis gfandsire STA
was great tTo'tcr ard a hard sucker too; on,
that I'm MIN the blood Of Dicmcd, thgoIgl
Duroc and Sir Archy and Iienry's dam. i.r-rl
preronfcrtted oyrr tl'e one or - Of Nt,,.r-.er
Dexter was bred hy Mr. Jona,hun HaNhln 90
Orange county. IA tais state. lie Wac .led %
Geo. b. Alley nr$i0J. on the An day O. MAY. l,ji
VIII. FIX years old, Dexter made his INST trJt
It was ~ tho Fashion Course. waer' he be
touewall Jacks n Of New OH. Gene raj Grant
and Lady Collins. Two G.Fs after ne aDif ....G
Collins N tie Union Cour-e. On tae l3,h o
Ms be beat Doty's mare 10 v .ron cn me nipi
Course On tie 18th. ~ the + snl.u Coui-c. h'
ben shark ard Ladg Shannon, md yIed ou
the laird he II Ia TWO minutes ana thirty sccor U
a. the shton ageirs, Snurs and ll.tuliaforl "a
l. WIS i've 20 one on Dexter. there vas a gre a
oesl VOC mIrh s,nilhs ~ Nter Eui ~ IT, ht"N'
a. toe word. and hit ni- knee IN the hest, "hci
Male Hiram mad, too. and lac drew tirl. Alto
tue swelling Of mis- ktee was reduced, th'
horse was turned ont for two months. He W.
then ken w and driven by Mr.. Allr'
un'il Oc'. |. when he was sent o. Hirar
OR II again. lie gave hin two week. WORK
WHOM be ir1t tied In min - ser. He mad three
veeh-' more work, iuG then, on damn, clpu.'
day In November, he went d mile trial on ~
yn.ou Course Mr.. AlIe, md Mr. shepp1Id /
erl -l' Dexter hl K g. the stand. he threw III
hls o. .nd- ana exclaimed, " on what morse !.
Tie time wa min. ~ sec. and that on th
linton tOufsc On that q was about as good a
o.. .. 80 see. GA the fastest c0u--cs We hav
Pc" 80 mach for the King among hHrie- 10 %.
lrsi $40. son on the course. Hiram W nodrGN 10 d
n" 90 iie up HE ming concerning DcXier. an
Nai Ni.t'r ie matched hin, threc-lnile ieat-
thef pleA,eu, I,ll or shl.t' ~ iu7
lHe It reputation. Meantime,
DrNlEH BEAT GLS. BCTLER
N h'rr"ss. on the Fashion Course. and trofte