The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-06-03
halnbIetOniaIl Chief
1910.
Stalapl Under RQleS4 and 6.
Sire Of Geo. O., ia IA.
Bay Stallion. stands Is hands, 9
1-2 IN. high d: WeigM 1910 lbs.
Bred by D. B. IRWIN, Orange Co., N. Y.

Sire, lHd1letopn, by Rysdyk's IIambletonan.
Dam. Mary Huis, by Scelcy's American star
| Mitldetown is the sire of Music record 22l9i
| Owned by Robt. bonner, Nellie Irwin 225 Orange
Blossom 2.2G, Storm 2.269i in her ffsf rdcc at the
age of Serenfeen years, after having raised several
| foals and being driven on the pavemcnS 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
| ongcd has been administered by trustees; and it
has been their policy to simply handle and way
wise his colt and sell them ut 3, and years old
| FOR gentemens roadSterS. Had Mr.. Irwin lived,
and followed out his policy of developing his colts
Middletovn would undoubtedly have had as many
representatives in the 33O list to-day any horse
living.
| Wary HaiSe is the dam OF Charlie Champaign,
record 2.2l2l and winner Of Is heats in the aver
| age time of 30 80; Rival record at Years, 80
| public trial over Fleetwood track in better than
80 Twilight, 4 mile trial, to wagon, at Years
| when in stud condition, in IL. After his trial Mr.
| Backman was offered and refused $4,000 for him.
She is also the dam of two other horses, owned by
! Mr.. Backman, that have trottcd trials in better
than 30 No other horse in Maine can point TO
both their sire ami dap H. being the producer, Of
50 much speed by the record. Iiamhlctonim Chief
possesses more winning strains If blood in larger
quantities than any other horse in Maine.
| He is grandson Of Ry-(yk's lIambIetonan. A
grandson of scelcy'9 American star. 4 great
grandson of American Eclipse, the great I mile
| race horse that never was beaten in any race, at
any distance. lie is especially strong in both the
| blood of imported Domcd and imported Mcsscn-
ger inherited from both sire and dam. What gives
|
winning crosses are close up. Every remove that
horse is from any noted ancestor diluteS that an
ce~tors blood just onc-half No bIoodcross has pro-
! duccd so many and So fast horses a. the Handle
| toni;tn and American Star.
Rys,lyA's IIambrtonian sired thirty nine 80
4 trottgrs, and one third of them were out Of
star dams and all of his get that troted in go nr
| better were out of mares by American star Just
a dozen horses have acquired records Of ID or
better and just quarter of these were sired by
IIamblet"nan stations that were ont Of Star dams,
viz Jay cye-see 10 and Phalas 2l3a. by picta-
| tor, and Majolica 2.ll, by SArtlc.
Tho fastest record ever made against a field
of horses stands to the credit of rhallaS, 2.l3'
which is also the fastest fourth Heat Oh record.
IIarbc, the champion Maine bred nliy. Years old,
record - ?, ha7 two crosses of Star blood; her
sire and dam having one cross each i'll the second
remove. 1t is somewhat remarkable that every
one of the winners Of the Maine colt stakes for
| 1Ss5 carried more or less of the blood Of imported
| Doomed and Pilot Knox 2.l9a. has five crosse, Of
| this blood.
| Ilamblctonian Chief carries IL Of the blood Of
| Diomcd derived from the very best sources. Ham
betonian Chief never sired an i'll shaped, lunl head
colt, or gutter. Ills colts have good size, are all
style, are solid fun Of sand and III the same time
! gentle and trartabr. The only ot lis colts
| ever trained wa~ Geo D., IN, Another one Of
| his colt, j. now in the hands of the trainer John
! f. IIaints, who says of him. "'lhut he can speed
! faster than Geo. O. could the best luy he ever
saw" This horse stand, IL hands and weighs Il15.
| There is another one Of Chiefs colts in town that
can trot in 30 or better, and several that can do
their mile in 300. An Is months old FLY by Chief.
out Of mare by C,ibrch Knox, could last fall, in
SIX weeks from the time She was first harncSsed,
trot good three minute clip, and did, late in orto
| Der, when the track was soft and high wind blow
ing trot full mile to sulky, With il driver 20 lbs.
weight, in $40. This was in the presence Of
| several good Witnesses.
! Thi~ lilly is owned 10y Mr.. G.. Il. Ellis, Who re-
fllsr,l an ulrr Of $50 for her when ~hc WA hut
! year old