The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-05-25
BE LINCOLN.


The celebrated trokting stallion, Abe Lin
coin, Will stand at the farm OF Geo w.
Bintliff. ON tue Beverly and Charleston
81 Road, II miles from Beverly s
eE miles from Burlington ald miles
&st5 from Raneocas, from The Isl Of
-SzAAESzaA~April to the ist Of August.
TERMs.-s5 for single services $40 for the
PEDIGREE:
Abe Lincoln was sired by the renowned
son Of George IA. Patchen, called PatchenJr
or Califonia Patehen, who was raised by
Joseph Regan 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 be was brcnght back
to New York upon a challenge OF $4,000 to
trot any stallion in the United States (maDy
of which paid him fOrfeit). DURING the sum
mer 1866 he trotted with the enowned Dex-
ter and in the Fall of that year he was sold
by Mr.. Hendrickson for $40, 600. Since that
time he was purchased by the stock breeders
of California and taken back there OH ac
count of the great superiority Of his colts
including the celebrated trntting ftallions,
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 trottiDg
mare at the Burlington County Fair, held
at Mount Holly, troiting mile IL 80. She
also in the Fall of 1859 received the first pre-
MUM for the fastest trotting dolfble team
at the Pennsylvania State Fair, held at
Powelton, being coupled with Fanny ASH
ley; time 2.54 and 2.5L She was never train
ed and always driven in common condition.
Betsy Taylor's sire was the thoroughbred
horse, Old MarxsInan, (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
Spileila, was by S Solomon, and fun
sister of the celebrated running mare Rox
ga
John, grandam Zelipha, by imported Mes
senger Zelipha was also the dam Of Prize
Fighter and Honesty, a fall sister to Dido,
the dam ofPollydore. Grasshopper, Eclipse,
and many other fast four mile horses.
Abe Lincoln is a dark chestnut sorreI. full
Is hands inches high, smooth. strong and
compactl- built, and for style and action is
not surpassed by any other horse. lie has
shown himself to be a 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 TFen-
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 q distance trot-
ted home in a slow jog in 2.52, distaneing
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 M. Patchen, and the
produce of a thoroughbred dam, both beng
we'll tried tr0ttefs, together with his own
early performance, entities him to rank as
one ofthe best If not the very best stock
horse in the State of New Jersey at this time.
He has proven himself to be a sure foai-get-
| ter, his colts being large. handsome and
active, and almost universally fast trottess.
Many of1nis colts are selling at high prices.
A further description is deemed unBeees-
sary. as it is presumed that persons wishing
| to raise good stock win call and judge for
| themselves before putting elsewhere.
N. B.-Good food and the best care will be
taken with mares coming from a distance,
but all accidents will be al the risk of the
owner. GEO. W. BINTLlFF.
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 :, page 36S, the ped
| igree of Old Marksman will more fully APP
pear. May4 Am.