The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-08-24
BE LINCOLN.

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The celebrated trotting stallion, Abe Lin
coin. will stand at the farm of Geo. w.
Bintllh, on the Beverly and Charleston
- Road, ~ miles from Beverly,
d miles miles from burlington a1d miles
april to the LIST of August.
TERMs:-s5 for single service; $40 for the
season; SIS to insure mare with foal.
PEDIGREE
Abe Lincoln was sired by the renowned
son OF George NJ. Patchen, called PatchenJr.
Joseph Regain of Burlington county, New
Jersey, sold by him TO William Hendrick-
son OF California, and by him taken to CAL
1fornla and kept for service until the Spring
OF 1866, at which time he was brought back
to New York upon challenge OF $40, 600 to
trot any stallion in the United States (many
OF which paid him forfeit). Durlng the Sum-
mer 1866 he tr0tted with the renowned Dex-
by Mr.. 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 1R54 to 1859, was awarded
the first premium for the fastest trotting
mare at the Burlington County Fair, held
at Mount Holly, trotting mile in 2 So. She
also in the Fall of 1853 received the first pre-
MUM for the fastest trotting double team
at the Pennsylvania State Fair, held at
P0Welt0n, being coupled with Fanny Ash
ley; time 2.54 and PSI. 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
J.,) he was sired by Gabriel Oscar, and he by
Governor Ogle's Oscar, Gabriel Oscars dam
Spilella, was by SIR Solomon, and full
sister Of the celebrated running mare Rox-
anna dam Aurora, by imported Honest
John. grandam Zelipha, by imported Mes
senger. Zelipha was also the dam of Prize
Fighter and Honesty, q full sister to Dido,
the dam OF Pollydore. Grasshopper. Eclipse.
and many other fast four-mile horses.
Abe Lincoln is dark chestnut sorrel, full
10 hands inches high, smooth, strong and
cJmpactly built, and for style and action is
not surpassed by any other horse. He has
shown himself TO be q natural fast trotter.
At years aud months old when hardly
broke to harness. he beat the celebrated
trotting stallion Rocky Hill in a trial OF
speed on the Mount Holly Fair Ground.
The following week he was entered at Tren-
ton for 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 home in a slow jog in 2.52, distsncing
Windsor (then five years old and trotting
under protest) 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.
A further description is deemed unneceA-
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
aiken 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, by 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. Maya Am.