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

genitor. Meet it is, therefore, ths
We should honor the mighty deat
hero, now sleeping under the tur
which, for centuries to come, shal
echo his fame. The spo, wher,
Hambletonian lies buried will be tn,
Mecca to which, in coming years, tn,
American turfmsn will repair; tn,
shrine at which ne will acknowledg,
his country's indebtedness for mucl
OF its material prosperity. As tn,
thoroughbred horse amongst us nov
traces his illustrious lineage direct I,
the blood of the great Sir Arehy, The
Godolphiu Arabian of America, in
similar manner, will, in the future
the trotting horse Of the United
States trace his descent from Ham
bletonian, the acknowledged fountain
head o. purity aud excellence.
The rapid growth in value Of the
trotting horse interests in this coun
try, within the last quarter of a cen
tury, has been of a marvellous char
acter; indeed, it may be said to have
been Simultaneous and contemporary
with the career of Hambletonian a.
the stud. Twenty-Five or thirty
years ago, tho standard prices d
horses were very low, 5000 being
considered as much as a first-clas:
animal was worth, unless in excep.
tional cases. The development oi
his powers by an improved system ol
breeding and training, but princi.
rallv by the general infusion and diff
fusion Of the Messenger blood, es-
pecially through his great grandson
Hambletonian, hss produced the vast
change above alluded to. These
causes have resulted in the produc
ton of a superior class Of trotters TO
that we before possessed; one possess
ing, in the highest degree, the com
bined qualities Of speed, endurance,
beauty and grace. His value has
correspondingly increased, and prices
arc now realized for fnc horses Of
the trotting class that would never
have been dreamt of thirty years ago.
In horses of a lower class, the in
crease in value has been very great.
A careful estimate of the number
and relative value of the horses in
the United States placed the former
at about eight millions, representing
in money the enormous sum of more
than 50 GOO, 100000. The extent OF
the influence exerted by llamble-
tonisn, through his sons and daugh-
ters, is incsleulsble.
At the stud, Hambletonian proved
himself truly, the "Emperor of Stall
lions" for from his loins have de-
scended long array Of cons and
daughters, whose brilliant turf
extending down even
to the third generation, reflect halo
of glory around their prgenitof. He
laid the foundation, and reared the
Of his owners fortune,
whom he did not long survive.
Very appropriately, therefore, did the
latter, actuated by sentiment Of
gratitude. which did him honor, di-
rect, in his las. moments, that when
his much loved idol should die, he
should be honorably buried near the
spot whore his life had been passed,
and where he laid the foundation Of
his imperishabls fame. Owner and
horse have passed away, but the
name Of Rysdyk will be iuseparably
associated with that OF his world
progenitor CT srotting
horses, the great Hambletonisn.
Throughout this country, the an
nouncement Of The death of this
greatest Of kings, is it flashed on the
wings Of the lightning, carried pang
Of sorrow with it into the heart Of
every turfman. for they had almost
worshjppsd him. When a great man
lies, the nation mourns: equally does
he turf world mourn the loss OF its
greatest hero. His memory will live
.or ever, and generation after genera
ion VIII refer to the Hero Of Chester
with pride, as the one of all, and
above all.
DESCRIPTION AND EEMINlst EScEs.
Another editorial in the same pa
ocr above quoted adds the following
% the general fund Of information
concerning the horse:
"rhe King is dead-Long live the King!'
Rvsdyke's Hambletonian died dur
ng the night Of March 2G, at the
home OF bis lifetime, Chester, Orange
Co., n. Y, in his twenty seventh
,ear. His influence in the sud has
marked an era in trotting history,
md in the future he will be looked
back to as one q the greatest repre-
sentative horses Of any age. We do
lot say that, take him for all in all.
We ne'er shall look upon his like
'gain," but take bin thus aud we
night not readily name his like in all
We have ever yet looked upon. In
urn, Lady Suffolk, Flora Temple,
Dexter and Goldsmith Maid have
'een the pride and glory Of the trot
ing turf, but that glory, brilliant as
t was, could not outshine the lighi
If Hambletonian's glory in the stud.
lie has been the pride Of a nation OF
breeders, and his blood is valued as
lrops of gold, and will be handed
lown to future breeders as more
precious than that metal.
Hambletonian was foaled May ),
IS49, the property of Mr.. Jonas See
v, of Goshen, Orange Co., \. "
When but few weeks cid he was
purchased, with his dam, by the late
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Rysdyk, of the neigh.
boring town of Chester, price being
s12G for the mare and foa. Hamble-
oman was got by Abdal!ah, whose
anne at that time was already great
rs a sire, though he was passing into
he sere and yellow leaf, and died
wo years after Hambletonian was
'oaled. The dam of Hambetonian
was known as the Charles Kent mare
and he was the youngest of several
foals that she bore. She was a mare
Of 6ne speed, and had a high reputa-
lion as roadster about New York
City. She was got by Bellfounder,
dam One Eye, by Bishops Hamble-
'onian, grandam Silvertail, by impor-
ted Messenger, and Abdallah was by
Messengers son, Mambrine. Hamble-