The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-04-13
THE KING OF HORSES.
Something about Rysdyk's Ham,
bletOnian. the "Dead Hero OF
Chester"
HIS HISTORY AND PEDIGREE.

who was FIRST claimed as by Messen.
ger, then by son Of Messenger: bu,
it is now generally conceded that hel
blood is entirely unknown. She ma,
hare been got by son of Messenger
but the evidence upon which this
story rests is too flimsy to carry with
it any weight. But, notwithstanding
her unknown lineage, she gave to the
world, in her son Abdallah, one Of
the greatest horses that ever trod the
American soil-''rough to look at, but
king among stallions.' Handle.
tonian's dam was by imp. Be!lfounder;
second dam by Hamhletonisn (son Of
Messenger; third dam By Messen.
ger; which gives him one direct
cross OF the highly priced Messenger
blood on the side of his sire, and a
double cross on the side Of his dam.
The dam, with the colt Subsequent
ly Rysdyk's Hambletonian) by her
side, was sold by Mr.. Seely to Mr..
w. NJ. Rysdyls, of Chester, for $.25.
When lie was two years old four
mares were bred to him, from which
resulted three foals, one Of which
Afterwards became famous under the
| name Of Alcxander's Abaallah, the
sire of Goldsmith Maid. l, is wor-
thy of remark, in this connection,
that this greatest of all tro,ting mares
should have been hegotten by three
year old, and he, in turn, by a two
yesr-cld colt. AT three years old he
was taken to Long Island, and under.
went few months training as a
trotter, but the promise which he
showed upon the track was not
deemed sufficient 10 warrant con-
tinuation Of the training, although he
showed "a trial OF a mile III ::::442, and
he was retired permanently to the
breeding stud. Up 10 the year 1851
his service fee was S25 10 insure a
foal, but il was then advanced to $50.
at which it was kept to the year 1868,
when it was advanced to SO, and,
owing to the fame which his get be-
gan to acquire about this time, his
services we're in great demand at the
increased price. In 1861 the fee was
placed at 800, and in the year fol-
lowing at $500, during which two
seasons he was permitted to serve
the unprecedented number of four
hundred and ten mares, from which
there were produced two hundred
and seyenty.six foals. His fec was
then fixed at $500, at which it re-
mains up to his death. During tho
entire season of 1865 he was retired
from the stud, 80 that there were no
sons or daughters foaied by him in
the year 1859. Since that time he
has been limited, each season, to a
very small number OF mares, and, up
to twenty-six age. was active, strong
and vigorous. He has sired more
foals, perhaps, than any other stallion
of any age, the number reaching over
1925, which is conclusive evidence
of his wonderful constitutional vigor.
In q pecuniary sense he has been
wonderful success, his services aggre-
eating over 100000. No less than
ffty-e ght descendants Of this famous
old sire have made public records Of
2:3O or better, twenty cue Of which
are in the first generation. Of the
remaining thirtyseven there are
thirty-two grandsons and daughters,
and FIVE that are one generation fur
ther removed from their distinguished
progenitor. OF those in the second
generation twenty-nine are descend
ed III the male line, two in the female
line, and one by both branches. OF
the sixty one horses that have made
records OF 2::2.3 or better in harness,
twenty-one were his descendants,
and of the ten that have dropped in
to The 2:1S class, he claims just one
half-a showing from the records
that clearly entitle him to stand pre-
eminent as the great lrogenitor Of
roning horses. He was horse cf
great substance, but, al the same
time, without particle of gressness.
His bone, though heavy, was Of most
excellent form and apparent fneness
of texture. His name was originally
light, the hairs perfectly straight, but
not vestige Of it remained. His
tail was once very heavy, but it also
grew thin with age. In color, he
was q rich mahogany bay, with a
small star, and two white ankles be-
hind, brt below them the coroncts
were dotted with black spots, and
the hoofs mainly dark. His head
was large and bony, inclining to what
is known as the '.Roman nose" type;
jowl deep; eyes large and prominent;
ear large; neck rather short. and
heavy at the throstlatch, but thin and
clean: shoulders very deep, oblique,
and strong; withers low and broad;
back short, coupling excellent; Group
high, and enormous length from point
of hip to hook: broad, fiat, clean legs,
with tendons well detached from the
bone; hook well bent rather than
straight; pssterns long aud elastic;
and hoofs Splendid Wilkes Spirit.
MONARCH AMONG HORSES.
Geo. Wilkes, in his Spir1, Of tie
Times for April lst eiitorially refers
to the gres, Hamble'onian as follows:
The death of the world. renowned
stallion, Hambletonian, constitutes a
memorable event in the history of
the American trotting turf, on which
he has cxerted such extensive and
long continued influence. In mother
column we give a graphic history and
description Of tho grand old horse,
who has just died full OF years and
honors. The laurels of his fame will
never wither as long as love and
admiration for that noble animal, the
horse, exists among the American
people, and the brilliant deeds of his
sons and daughters will forever keep
the memory of the proud old Hero OF
Chester fresh and green. 1t is es-
pscially interesting, at this time, to
trace the vast influence which the
dead monarch of the stud has cxerted
On the great breeding and industrial
interests of the United States. A
distinguished turf writer has stated
that, when imported Messenger came
charging down the gang-plank Of the
ship that brought him over, the value