The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-07-20

Abe Lincoln was sired by the renowned
son OF George NJ. Patchen, called PatchenJr
or q Cailionla Patchen, 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
ltorn1a and kept for service until the Spring
OF 1866, at which time he was brought back
to New York upon a challenge Of so 00o t@,
trot any stallion in the United States many
of which paid him fOrfeit) Dur1np the sn11s.
mer ioeo ne 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 ne was purchased by the stock breeders
OF California and taken back there. on ac.
count OF inc great superiority of his colts,
including the celebrated trotting ttaIlfons
trotters. OseA 'oe'
Abe Lincoln's dam was the celebrated
trotting mare Betsy TAYLOR, who for ffversuc-
cessive years, from 1854 to 1859. was awarded
the first premium for the fastest troffino
mare at the Burlington County Fair. held
az Mount HOLY, troitlng mile in 236. She
also In the Fall of 1859 received the first rre-
MUM for the fastest trotting double team
at the Pennsylvania State Fair. held AZ
Poweiton, being coupled with Fanny ASH
ley; time 2.54 and 25l. She was never trai n
ed and always driven in common Condition
Betsy Taylors sire was the thoroughbred
horse, Old Marksman, (who was bred nv
Henry y. Philips of HunteIdOn county, N.
J.,) he was sired by Gabriel Oscar, and he by
Governor Ogle's Oscar, Gabriel Oscars dam
Sptlella, was by SIR Solomon. and a fu11
sister Of the celebrated running mare Rox-
John, grandam Zelipha, by imported MOS
senger. Zelipha was also the dam of Prize
Fighter and Honesty, full sister to dido
the dam ofPollydore. Grasshopper, Eclipse,
and many other fast four-mile horses
Abe Lincoln is o dark chestnut sorrel f,ll
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 a natural fast trotfer.
Al years and months old when hardly
broke TO harness, he beat the celebrafed
trotting stallion Rocky Hill in a trial Of
speed on the Mount Holly Fair Gronnd
The following week he was entered at Tren.f
ton for purse of 500 for four wear ola
where he was held to the half mile MID
and then let out and gaining distance trot-
TED nome IN slow jog in 2.52 distancine
windsor tthen five years old and troffine
under protest) and other fast colts peirlc,
Ia ter time than was ever made by any coli
OF Dreo IN the {, state OF New Jersey at that age.
and has not since been trOtted
IL will therefore be seen from the ahova
that Abe Lincoln, coming as he does from
the best son of George NJ. Patchen- ana fha
produce OF thoroughbred dam. both heinz
Well-tr1ed trotters, together with his owe
early performance, entities him to ranl| os
Sns oi o1 t psss II not the very best stock
morse IN the state OF New Jersey at this time
He has proven himselfto be sure foaI ..,..f
ter. his colts being large handsoroa go
active, and almost universally fast trotters
Many OF mis- colts are selling at high nrioee
further description is deemed unneces-
sary, as it is presumed that persons wishing
70 RAISE GOOD stock viii can and judge fof
themselves before putting elsewhere.
n. B.-Good food and the best care will he
taken with mares coming from a distance
but all accidents will be at the risr ~ ~,
owner. GEO w pTsS r VI 1+,,ss tue
N. B.-We omitted to state in tha aE.o,-,
t9at Oid Marksman's dam was Bella Badeer'ss
Nettletop, b. Duroc, and a half sistsS -
A A,Ine can Eclipse By reference 10 the
igree ofOld Marksman viii more 7 1 III PED
Pe@l May4 I'm.