The Republican journal., 1886-05-06
1910.
Standard Under Rules and 6.
Sire Of Geo. O., ia IA.
Bay Stallion, stands Is hands, 2
IL IN. high ; aceight 1910 lbs.
Bred by D. B. IRWIN, Orange Co., N Y.

Sire, Middletoacn, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Dam, Mary Hulse, by Seeey's American Star.
| Mddetown is the sire of Music, record 2.2la1
(ownedb by Robt. Bonner), Nellie Irwin 2.25 Orange
Blossom 2.26, Storm 1864 in her FIRST race at the
age of secenteen years. after having raised several
foals and being driven on the pavements of Brook
| Ign and New York cities for years. When Middle
town was comparatively young horse, his owner
died, since which time the estate to which he be-
| longed has been administered by trustees; and it
| has been their policy to simply handle and way
wise his colts, and sell them at 3, and years old
| for gentlemen's roadsters. Had Mr.. Irwin lived
and followed out his policy of developing his colts
| Mddetown would undoubtedly have had many
representa-, in the go list to-day as any horse
| living.
| Mary Htlse is the dam of Charlie Champlain,
| record 22l4, and winner of Is heats in the aver
| age time of 225 80; RIVAL record at years, 236
public trial over Fleetwood track in better than
2.30; Twilight, Il mile trial, to wagon at years
when in stud condition, in Ill. After his trial Mr.
| Backman offered and refused $4,000 for him.
She is also the dam of two other horses, owned by
| Mr.. Backman, that have trCtted trials in better
than $50. No other horse in Maine can point to
both their sire and dam being the producers of
|
possesses more winning strains of blood in larger
| quantities than any other horse in Maine.
| He is grandson of Rysdyk's Hambletonan. A
grandson of Seeley's American Star. a great
| grandson of American Eclipse, the great 4 mile
race horse that never beaten in any race, at
any distance. He is especially strong in both the
blood of imported Diomed and imported Messen-
GER inherited from both sire and dam. What gives
especial value to this horses pedigree is that his
winning crosses are close up. Every remove that
horse is from any noted ancestor dilutes that
cestors blood just onehaf. No blood cross has pro
duced 50 many and 50 fast horses as the Handle
| tonian and American Star.
| Rysdyk's Hambletonian sired thirty nine 2.3o
trotters, and one third of them were out of
Star DAMS and all Of his get that troted in 22o or
better were out Of mares by American Star. Just
| Il dozen horses have acquired records of 2.l5 or
better and just one quarter of these sired by
IIambleonian Stations that out of Star DAMS
viz Jayeye-see 2.l0, and Phalas 2.l32., by Dicta-
| tor, and NIajolica 2.l5, by Startle
| The fastest record ever made against field
of horses stands to the credit of Phaas, 2.l32.
which is also the fastest fourth heat record
| Harbel, the champion Maine bred flly,2 years old
record, 2451a, has two crosses of star blood; her
sire and dam having one cross each in the second
remove 1t is somewhat remarkable that every
one of the winners of the Maine colt stakes for
lSSl, carried more less of the blood of imported
Diomed and Pilot Knox, 2l934, has five crosses of
this blood.
Hambetonian Chief carries SIG of the blood of
Diomed, derived from the very best sources. Ham
bletonan Chief never sired an i'll shaped, unk head
colt, or a gutter His colts have good size, are all
STYLE are solid full of sand, and the same time
gentle and tractable. The only one of his colts
| ever trained was Geo. o., 2.24i4. Another one of
his colts is now in the hands of the trainer John
f. Hanes, who says of him THAT he can speed
faster than Geo. o. could the best day he ever
saw. This horse stands Is hands and weighs II15
There is another of Chiefs colts in town that
can trot in 2.40 better, and several that can do
their mile in 800. An Is months old ily by Chief
out of a mare by Gilbreth knox, could last fall in
sin weeks from the time she first harnesscd
trot good three minute clip and did, late in Octo-
Der, when the track soft and high wind blow
ing, trot full mile to sulky, with driver 30 lbs.
over weight, i'll $40. This was i'll the presence of
several good Witnesses
This filly is owned by Mr.. e. Il. Ellis, who re
fused an offer of $50 for her when she was but
year Old.