The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-08-31

The celebrated trotting stallion, Abe Lin
coin, Will stand at the farm of Geo. w.
Bintlif. on the Beverly and Charleston
- Road, X miles from Beverly, 8
<fz miles from Burlington aad miles
afrom Rancocas, from the LIST Of
-4ASAD April to the LIST of August
TERMs:=S5 for single service; $40 for the
season; Sl5 TO insure mare with q foal.
PEDIGREE:
Abe Lincoln was sired by the renowned
son of George N. Patchen, called Patche nJr,
or California Patehen, who was raised by
Joseph Regain of Burlington county, New
Jersey, sold by him to William Hendrick-
son of California, and by him taken to CAL
ifornia and kept for service until the Spring
of 1866, at which time he was brought back
to New York upon challenge of SO, 900 to
trot any stallion In the United States (many
of which paid him forfeit). During the Sum-
mer 1866 he trotted with the renowned Dex-
ter, and in the Fall of that year he was sold
by MIR. Hendrickson for $4,000. Since that
time he was purchased by the stock breeders
of California and taken back there, on &C
count of the great superiority of his colts,
including the celebrated trotting stations,
sam Purdy, Alexander and many other fast
trotters.
Abe Lincoln's dam was the celebrated
trotting mare Betsy TAYLOR. who for five sue
cessive years, from 1854 to 1859, was awarded
the first premium for the fastest trotting
mare at the Burlington County Fair, held
at Mount Holly, trotting mile In So. She
also in the Fail of 1859 received the first pre-
MUM for the fastest trotting double team
at the Pennsylvania State Fair, held at
Powelton, being coupled with Fanny Ash
ley; time 2.54 and Isl. She was never train
ed and always driven in common condition.
Betsy Taylor's sire was the thoroughbred
horse, Old Marksman, (who was bred by
Henry D. Phillips of Hunterdon county, N.
- he was sired by Gabriel Oscar, and he by
Governor Ogle's Oscar, Gabriel Oscars dam
Spilella, was by SIR Solomon and a full
sister OF the celebrated running mare Rox-
anna dam Aurora, by, imported Honest
senger. Zelipha was alse the dam Of Prize
Fighter and Honesty, q full sister to Dido.
the dam ofPollydore. Grasshopper, Eclipse
and many other fast four-mile horses.
Abe Lincoln is dark chestnut sorrel, full
10 hands inches high, smooth, strong and
compactly built, and for style and action is
not surpassed by any other horse. He has
SHOWN himself to be natural fast trotter.
At years and months old when hardly
broke to harness, he beat the celebrated
trotting stallion Rocky Hill in q trial of
speed on the Mount Holly Fair Ground.
The borrowing week he was entered at Tren-
ton for a purse OF 500 for four year old,
where he was held to the half mile pole
and then let out and gaining distance trot-
ted nome In slow jog in 2.52 distancing
WINDSOR then five years old and trotting
under protesD and other fast colts, being
| faster time than was ever made by any colt
bred in the State of New Jersey at that age
| The next Fall he was injured in training
| and has not since been tr0tted.
1t will therefore be seen from the above
| that Abe Lincoln, coming as he does from
| the best son of George NJ. Patchen, and the
| produce of thoroughbred dam, both being
| well-tried trotters, together with his own
early performance, entities him to rank as
| one of the best If not the very best stock
horse In the State of New Jersey at this time.
| He has proven himself to be sure foal-get-
| ter, his colts being large, handsome and
| active, and almost universally fast trotters
Many OF his colts are selling at high prices.
| further description is deemed unnecee-
| sary, as it is presumed that persons wishing
| to raise good stock will cal and Judge for
themselves before putting elsewhere.
N. B.-Good food and the best care will be
| taken with mares coming from distance,
but all accidents will be at the risk of the
| owner. GEO. w. BINTLIFF.
n. B.-We omitted to state in the above,
| that Old Marksman's dam was Bella Badgers
| Nettletop, bv Duroc, and half sister to
American Eclipse. By reference to the
| Turf Register, Vol. 4, No Z, page 1858, the ped
igree ofOld Marksman win more fully ap-
pear. May44m.