The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-04-29
The Raising Of Horses In Orange
County.
(Middlcfovn az. ~ Merc1:

49, -
Some years agO n gentleman we'll known In
this county, while passing through Chester,
ON All Erie train, pointed out to Il friend from
England, the grave OF William ltysdyks ~
nous Ht,nbleioniah, and after giving iiS
friend a few facts concerning the wonderful
record of the horse as the lire from which
sprung the most famous family of1nst trotterS
In the world, added, Yet after all, although
ever trnttIng horses are bred, 1t would have
been vastly better for Orange county had the
horse never lived. In tina grave are no only
the bones of the famous horse, but the blasted
hopes. the ruined fortunes ana me wrecked
brightest and most promising men, IN an
swcr to his friends expression of surprise the
Gentleman went on to explain his meaning.
That the fame or Old liaInhlctonlan inc large
income he brought his owner, the high prices
paid in some instances for his colts ana the
hone that they might be equally fortunate
had led many residents OF the county to try
their hands ut rntsing iitst horses, ana wine a
very few realized their hopes OF fortune. 10
very many moro there came Instead bitter
Observation-Disclosures, financial ruin, and too Of
ten moral ruin as well.
Though his remarks, werc, OF course. some
what exaggerated, there was much OF truth In
the conversation above narrated, FOR tile rails
ing of trUtting horses In Orange county mas
ruined many more persons than 1t has EN-
rirhcd. Yet some rich prizes have been
In this equine lottery and, rs the fol-
lowing story shows, in one case ut least, the
breeding to q good horse OF oil old and big.
kneeu mare, which could not have been SOLD
fnr Sin brought Il competence to q worthy
man, WIFI a.,Iden cn,nin" Of ~ nbvsicui In
nGrmiirV rendered it impossible for him to con-
tinue his lite work and was therefore likely 10
urPa,te Il Srutt who. some twelve years
wv. !. n nI ~ kidnr,urv nc m storm ti,e
N. /. Church, was the owner Of All old black
mare, which he thought was well bred, Its
ualn pslIS s"PrIrhM M Tnrso rhn mare hnI
ncr slic IL rnor md If sho hoj hrn, oE.
aoMet'., n'e wmnnL1 lave brought but II few
lerTu mf S Su,o n m ho, n liking for n good
EorSc ana, pp't in = -" ~ inhH + Wnnj:s
pfeu Nv ,InnI. '0
wei ki,oMn III ,i," mare cnye birth to n colt.
III due Time lHc ll'".G s"rS .ni.
and ut about the same tlme NJ ocutt hust" III.
cd Il partial Strokc VI phi,,i -, Will ~ 10.
turbcd his vision ana maui ~ i'rl"S S ne ~
him to concentrate his lncnlai iacullleS ZOE
any length OF time on one Sul9cct nnu, "
course, made II impoSsi0lcio r MN 10 contliiuc
to prcacli. lie had htd Dut !SW Sonu uppoa,,tI
menls !niinS iils sers II e. ~ nn we mm im''ss 81 that ImI
when his ailiclioh cane upon MN ms future
seemed hopeless. lie h;lu not wen IiuheS
enough to pay lot tie ScIfices VI NhickGa-
bnckrr. and TO cioSe me tiinSaot.Hm , IN,
Wood took the colt oil his hhlluS, paying MIN
SlU besides. This colt was ~ubsequentiS solu
to Il gentleman from Georgia, anu tue strtise
feature Of It's history was mat ll.WaS tIh,neu
aud used there ms u [Thnnrrn,,,S;, .h rnnnin3
horses of tina section.
The old mare was again nrcu 70 NnlckSr,
booker. Inc Sccnhn COLI VIZ " hiiy, i: r I'll
one of the very few black coils when itnick-
erl,ucke or has sired. This coll the Dominic re-
tanned In his possession. vii G"t Crarn tna
ring year other COTS wc,G iais ~ hn W AZ
same stallion, ana tnE tnn,u .! ttenU w.:
Scutt traded Tor q small iarin ly,ns ni tnS
cttS K rte nf. anu Dtlflly "llulIJ III W w