The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-08-17
A BE LINCOLN.

The celebrated trotting stallion, Abe Lin
coin, will stand at the farm of Geo. w.
Bintlif, on the Beverly and Charleston
- Road, ~ miles from Beverly, 8
<F miles from Burlington ald miles
lfrom Rancocas, from the LIST of
AACAADApril to the LIST of August.
TERMs.-$5 for single service; $40 for the
season; Sl5 to insure a mare with foal.
PEDIGREE:
Abe Lincoln was sired by the renowned
son of George M. Patchen, called PatchenJr,
or Califonta Patchen, 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 1856, at which time he was brought back
| to New York upon challenge of $40, 900 to
| trot any stallion in the United States (many
of which paid him forfeit) Dulng the Sum.
mer 1866 he trotted with the renowned Dex-
| ter, and in the Fall of that year he was sold
| 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 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
| 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 2.51. 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 HunteIdon county, N.
| J.,) he was sired by Gabriel Oscar, and he by
Governor Ogle's Oscar, Gabriel Oscars dam
| Spilella, was by ST. 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
j Fighter and Honesty, full sister to Dido,
| the dam ofPollydore. Grasshopper, Eclipse,
| and many other fast four-mile horses.
Abe Lincoln Is a dark chestnut sorrel, full
| Is 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 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 slow jog in 2.52, distancing
| 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 trotted.
| 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 unneces-
| sary, as it is presumed that persons wishing
| to raise good stock will call 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. A, No 7, page 1858, the ped
igree ofOld Marksman win more fully APP
| pear. May4. Am.