St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-08


Foaled in September, 1879. Sire, Auction
eer, 2.31, by Tattersall, by Rysdyk,s Ham q,
(sire of Goldsmith Maid) by Rysdyk's Ham
bletonian. Second dam by American Star
who was descended from imported Diomed.
from df da bH
Daniel Lambert. The Hambletonian and
Star cross produced Dexter and several other
very fast ones. Bred by A. w. Griswold, at
Morrisville, Vt Owned by Owen & Grout,
Barton, VT.
Bay with black points, and a fine, wavy
mane and tail; no white except a small star
and small spot on nose. Weight, 1000 pounds.
DEPoRTMENT
Is of fine presence whether a t rest in J.
ton and though of undeveloped speed,
the very best disposition. lady can handle
him.
SPEED ELEMENTS.
1t will be noticed that Henry S. is inbred to
RySdyk'S Hambletonian-the father of trot-
tiers. He has also strain from Daniel Lam
bert. New Englands favorite; and best of all
both sire and dam, which, as has been said :
May be found in every phenomenal trotter
upon the turf
1t is we'll known that many stock horses of
the very best breeding, and themselves fast
do not sire trotters. Occasionally has
But whether or not one has this invalu able
power be known certainly only from
actual results. Henry S: has five colts al
ready in the thirtieS and three of them are so
close to go that some of them are almost
certain to reach that charmed limit the pres
emit season. which will make him standard of
which he now fails by reason of his sire being
but one second short. When standard let
those who think of using him ask themselves
if the service fee will be likely to remain at the
present low figure.
To warrant, sos, payable when the mare
proves in foal. All mares at owners risk and
of haf a n hR a G
in foal.
Good pasturing for mares from a distance.
The horse may be found on Tuesdays, We'd
neSdayS and Thursdays at Geo Owens sta
BILE, in Barton; on Fridays, Saturdays and
Mondays at Grout farm near East st. Johns
bury.
No business will be transacted on Sunday.
The owners of Henry s. hereby give notice
that it is their intention to take advantage
of the lien provided by Act Approved Nov.
81. 1888, entitled an 'Act for the protection
OWEN & CIRCUIT, Owners
]. c. HOPKINS, Agent.
ton Cultivator of May 4th, 1889. is so much
to the point that we make it a part of this
producing power of Henry s.:
HAMBLEToNIAN's LAsT.-Rysdyk'sH am BILE
years old. One of his first foals. if not his
very first, was A1exander's AbdalIah. The
latter died when but thirteen years old, yet
careful study of the 2 30 list will show that a
greater number of the animals found there
trace to Alexander's Abdallah than to any
other stallion that ever lived, excepting his
ancestors.
With the exception of the year 1868, Rys-
dyk's Hambletonian in the stud from
1851 to the time of his death in 1875, peri
cd of 25 years. During this time he got / 333
living foals. The first of these to acquire dis
tinction upon the turf was the famous Dexter
(217A), which was for several years king of
the trOtting turf. Dexter'S dam, as is well
known, was Clara, Highland, nervy, reso-
lutte daughter of Seely's American Star. The
last foal produced by Hambletonian is DIR. j.
A. Sherman's handsome stallion, very appro-
priateIy named Hambletonian's Last, a like
He is a smoothly turned, speedy fellow, bred
by his present owner and foaled in 1876 In
his eight-year-old form he got record of
2.25A His dam, like that of Dexter (2.17A)
was by Seely's American Star. Daughters of
Seely's American Star have already produced
thirty-t three stations which have got $50
performers. 1t is safe to prt dict that before
many years Hambletonian'S Last will be
numbered in that class.
Remember Henry s. carries the blood of
A1exander's Abda11ah and of American Star.
Since this advertisement was written the
Boston Cultivator of May 27, in speaking of
the fine trotters handled by John and Allen
Trout, mentions Lucy p. and gives her
trial of 2.29. She was sired by Henry s. and
was sold by Mr. Page of Morrisville last fall
for $1,000. The same paper of June 3 says,
Lucy p, to the 2. 30 list won
the first heat of the 2. 81 class in z. 2715. She
is handsome bay mare, six years old, sired
by Henry s.