The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-06-29
Closing prices Of DEHAvEN d TOWNSEND.
Bankers, No. 40 SOuth Third Street phi,a
BE LINCOLN.

The celebrated trotting stallion, Abe Lin
coin, will stand at the farm Of Geo. w.
B1ntliH. on the Beverly and Charleston
Road, N miles from Beverly, 8
lfrom Rancocas, from the list Of
AAGs~April to the LIST of August
TERMs.-S5 for single service; $40 for the
season; SIS to insure mare with foaI.
PEDIGREE:
Abe Lincoln was sired by the renowned
son OF George M. Patchen, called PatchenJr !,
or Califonia Patchen. who was raised nv
Joseph Regain of Burlington county. New
Jersey, sold by him to William Hendrick
son OF California, and by him taken to CAL
1f0rn1a and kept for service until the Spring
Of o. iMSoo, az which time he was brought back
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
time ne was purchased by the stock breeders
OF California and taken back there. on ac
count OF the great superiority of his colts,
danclu9lng the celebrated trotting stations,
pam Furdy, Alexander and many other fast
trctters. -'-''
Abe Lincoln's dam was the celebrated
notting mare Betsy TAYLOR, who for five sue
cessiye years, from 1854 to 1859, was awarded
mare at the Burlington County Fair, held
az Mount Holly, trotting q mile in 49, She
also In the Fall Of 1859 received the first pre-
MUM lot the fastest trotting double team
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 Taylors sire was the thoroughbred
Henry D. Phillips of Hunterdon county. N.
J.D ne was sired by Gabriel Oscar, and he by
governor Ogle's Oscar, Gabriel Oscars dam
spiieiia was by s.r Solomon, and a full
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,
s inc 1am OF f6ilydore Grasshopper. Eclipse,
Abe Lincoln Is a 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 Z years and 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.
ton for purse of 500 for four wear old
where he was held to the half mile pole
ana then let out and gaining a 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
fas ter time than was ever made by anv coli
pred In the State of New Jersey at that age
Inc next FAIL ne was injured in training
and has not since been trotted.
IL Will therefore be seen from the above
tnat Abe Lincoln, coming as he does from
the best son of George M. Patcheu. and the
produce OF q 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 mas 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 1T is presumed that persons wishing
10 raise good stock will call and Judge for
themselves before putting elsewhere.
N. B.-Good food and the best care will be
take with mares coming from a distance,
but all accidents will be at the risk of the
owner. GEO. w. BTNTIJFF
N. B.-We omitted to state in the above.
that Old Marksman's dam was Bella Badgers
Nettletop. b. Duroc, and a half sister to
american Eclipse. By reference to the
Turf Register, Vol. 4. No !, page J6s, the ped
igree ofOld Marksman viii more fully sp-
pear. May4 Am.