The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-05-18


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PEDIGREE .s
Abe Lincoln was sired by the renowned
son OF George NJ. Patchen, called PatchenJr
or alifonia Patehen, WHO was raised by
Joseph Regain rf Burlington county, New
Jersey. sAld by him to William Hendrick.
son II. Call fornia. and by him taken to Ca
Of S6e. at which time he was brought back
TO New York upon challenge OF $50 COO to
troI any stall ion In the United States many
of which psid him forfeit); Durng the sum
mer 1856 he trotted with the renowned Dex-
ter, and in the Fall of that year he was sold
by Mr. II enurickson for $4,000. Since that
dine ne was purchased by the stock breeders
of California and taken back there on &C
count OF the great superiority of his colts
includiog the celebrated trottiDg stallions.
| Sam Purdy, Alexander and many other fast
| trottefs t-
trotting mare Betsy TAYLOR who for five sue
| O. ssive years, from 1854 to 1859 was awarded
| the first premium for the fastest trotting
| mare at the Burlington County Fair. held
at Mount Holly, tro,ling a mile il . 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
| Powelton, being coupled with Fanny ASH
| ley; time 254 and 2.5l She was never train
/ ed md always driven in common condition.
| Betsy Taylor's sire was the thoroughbred
/ morse. AjlQ MafkSLQaQs kWl0 WAS DfeQ DIV
Aenry D Phillips of HqnteIdon county, N.
j. he was sired by Gabriel Oscar, and he by
Gosernor Ogie's Oscar, Gabriel Oscars dam
spileila, was by s r Solomon, and full
| sister Of The celebrated running mare Kox-
an ga. dam. Au o a.. by imported Honest
John. graudan1 Zeipha, by imported Mes
| senger Zelil In was also the dam of Prize
| Fighter snd Honesty, null sister to Dido.
the dam otPollydore. g asshOpper- Eclipse,
aud many other fast four mile horses.
Abe Lincoln is dark chestnut gorFel full
is hands inches high, SMOOTH. strong and
compact built. and for style and action is
| shown himself to be a natural fast trotter.
At 8 We ars 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 Gronnd.
| the following week he was entered at Tren-
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 distance trot-
ted home in q slow jog in 2.52, distaneing
Windsor then five years Old and trottfng
under protest) and other fast cots, being
bred in the State OF N W Jersey at that age
The next Fall he Was injured in training
and mas not since been trotted.
1t will therefore be seen from the above
that Ane Linco n, coming as he does from
the best sou of George Nj. Patchen, and the
produce of a thoroughbred dam, both being
| well tried trltters, together with his own
early performance, Ell titles him to rank as
one Of the best if not the very best stock
horse 10 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 trntters,
Many of his colts are selling at high prices.
further description is deemed unneces-
sary, as it is presumed that persons wishing
10 raise good stock will cal and judge foI
| themselves Def re putting efseW here.
| N.6--Good food and the best care will be
tan en- with mares coming from q distance
but ali accidents viii be ct the risk Of the
owner. GEO. W. BINTLIFF.
n. B.-We omitted 10 state in the above
that Old Marksman's dam was Bella Badger'i
Netuetop, bv Duroc, and half sister to
Turf Register, Vol. 4. Ne I, page 38s, the ped
igrea OF Old AHFkszn&n viii m8se fqlly ap