The news., 1882-07-13

The celebrated trotting stallion, Abe Lin
coin, VIII stand az the farm of Geo. W.
Bintlit, on the Beverly and Charleston
- Road, ~ miles from Beverly. 3
a miles from Burlington aAd miles
lfrom Rancocas, from The Isl ST. Of
-AAgAA~April to the LIST Of August y
TERMs:-So Tor single service: $40 for the
season; $l5 to insure mare with a foaI
PEDIGREE:
Abe Lincoln was sired by the renowned
son of George N. Patchen, called PatchenJr
OF Catllonla Patchen, who was raised BY
Joseph hegan OF Burlington county New
Jersey, sold by him to William HendrfclS
son Of California, and by him taken to C,aI.
1fornia and kept for service until the sprino
OF 1ooo, at Whlcn Tune ne was brought back
10 New YORK upon q challenge OF $50. 600 10
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 wac cola
by Mr.. Hendrickson for s20OO0. Since tfat
time he was purchased by the stock breeders
of California and taken back there an ac
count OF the great superiority of his colts.
including the celebrated troftinp stallfone'
trotters. ''H0i i9s'
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 troffinp
mare at the Burlington County Fafr. HELD
at Mount Holly, trotting mile in 2 36 Shs
also In the Fall 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 2.5l. She was nevertrain
gu ana always driven in common condition.
Betsy Taylors sire was the thoroughbred
horse, Old Marksman, (who was bred Nv
Henry ID. Phillips of Huntefdou conntv H
J.,) he was sired by Gabriel Oscar. aud he by
SSo;YYeirInor Ogle's oscar, Gabriel Oscars dam
Spllella, was by ST. Solomon, and q fnIl
sister OF the celebrated running mare Rox-
anna Dam Aurora, by imported Honest
John, grandam Zelipha, by imported Mes
senger. Zelpha was also the dam Of Prize
Fighter and Honesty, q full sister 10 1lifia1
the dam ofPollydore. Grasshopper. Fclinse
and many other fast four-mile horses,
ADe Lincoln is dark chestnut sorrel. f1I
10 hands inches high, smooth, strong and
compactly built, and for style and action IL
not surpassed by any other horse, He has
shown htmselfto be natural fast frotter
AAJS years and months old when hardly
broke to harness. he beat the celebrated
trotting stallion Rocky Hill in a trial az
speed on the Mount Holly Fair (5ronnd
the following week he was entered at TTen-
ton for purse of 500 for fonr vear oId
where he was held to the half miIe noie
ana then let out and gaining distance frot-.
TED nome in slow jog in 252 distaneino
windsor (then fiye years old and trofting
under protest. and other fast colts neine
faster time than was ever made nv ar4- coi7
bred In the State of New Jersey at that ace
inc next Fail he was injured in training
and has not since been trotted.
IL Will therefore be seen from The ahova
that Abe Lincoln, coming as he does nom
the best son of George NJ. Patchen. ann fhe
produce of thoroughbred dam, both beSner
well-tr1ed trotters, together with his oyvs
early performance, entities him to rank rs
one of the best if not the very bast '-s1,,ess7
horse in the State of New Jersey at This linz
He has proven himselfto be surefoal Get
Yer, MS colts being large, handsome ana
active, and almost universally fast frotta s,.s'
Many OF bis colts are selling at high prices,
A further description is deemed unpeces-
sary, as 1t is presumed that persons wishino
70 raise good stock viii cali and iudge faSs.
themselves before putting elsewhere. -. -
y: b.EGood food and the best care Will he
taken with mares coming from a disfanee
put all accidents will be at the risk Of tbe
owner. GEO. w. BINTLIFF'
N. Eve omitted to state in the ahove
that Old Marksman's dam was Bella Radoe,ss,
NNe.tletop, Dy Duroc, and half sistes Ia
AAl ,.e Eclipse: By reference to the
igree OF Old Marksman viii more fully an an
May44m,