The news., 1882-05-11

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The celebrated trsttins stallion. Abe Lin,
| Binfli1. on the beverly and charleston
- Road, ~ miles from Beverly,
- miles Isofn Burlington q ld nailes
sKxCnsADApril 70 tha LIST OF August.
TEnMEs--S5 for single service; slo for the
seasoni si5 70 insure mare With foai.
PHDfRnEEi
Abe Lincoln wes sired BY the renowned
or @ csiifsnis raiehsn. wh%o % was raised siss 81
Jcseph Aegan OF Burlington county, New
Jersey. sald by him 70 William Hendr1ck-
SON OF California. and by him taken to Cal
ifornia and kept for service until the Spring
Of 1855, at which time he was brought back
to New York upon challenge OF s20, 900 to
trot any stallion In the United States (many
mer 1859 he trotted with the renowned Dax-
ter and In the Fall OF that year he was sold
by MI. Hendricksou for $4,000. Since that
time he was purchased BY the stock breeders
OF California and taken back there. on ac
count OF the great superiority OF his colts,
including the celebrated trottfng stations
Sam Purdy, Alexander and many other fast
Abe Lincoln's dam was the celebrated
trottin9 mare Betsy Tavlor. who for iive sue
cessive years, nom 1854 to 1859, was awarded
the first premium for the fastest trotting
at Mount Holly, trotting q mile 10 2 50. She
also In the Fall OF 1859 received the first pre-
MUM for the fastest trotting double team
Powelton, being coupled with Fanny Ash
ley; time 2.54 and 2.6t. She was nev er train
ed and always ysdriven in common condition.
Betsy Taylor's sire was the thoroughbred
horse, Old Marksman, (who was bred by
Henry D. Phillips of Hunterdon county, N.
J.,) he was sired by Gabriel Oscar, and he by
Governor ogle's Oscar, Gabriel Oscars. dam
Sister rs. of the celebrated running mare Rox OK.
anna dam Auso,a. by imported Honest
John. grandam Zelipha. by imported Mes
senger. Zelipha was also the dam of Prize
Fighter and Honesty, a full sister 10 Dido,
the dam ofPoliydore. Gfasshopper, Eclipse,
and many other fast four. mile horses.
Abe Lincoln is dark chestnut sorrel, full
Is hands inches high, smooth. strong and
compactl- built. and for style and action is
not surpassed by any other horse. He has
shown himself 10 be q natural fast trOtter
At s years and months old when hardly
frotting stallion Rocky Hill in trial I Of
speed on the Mount Holly Fair Gronnd.
The following week he was entered at Tren-
ton for purse Of 500 for four year old,
where he was held to the half mile pole
ted home in a slow jog in 2.52, distancing
Windsor (then five years old and trotting
under protest) and other fast cots, peing
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 nom the above
that Abe Lincoln, coming as he does from
the best son of George NJ. Patchen, and the
produce of a thoroughbred dam, both being
well-tried trottefs, 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 has proven himselfto be q 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 it Is presumed that persons wishing
to raise good stock will cal and Judge for
Themselves before putting elsewhere.
N. B.-Good food and the best care will be
taken with mares coming from distance,
but all accidents will be At the risk OF the
owner. GEO. w. BINTLIFF.
N. B--we omitted to state in the above.
that Old Marksman'sd dam was Bella Badgers
Nettietop. b. Duroc, and half sister to
American Eclipss. By reference to the
Turf Resistor. Vol. 4, Ne I, page 38s, the ped
t9fes ofo1d aiasksrnan win more fnlly 10.
pear Maysiams