Morris tribune., 1891-05-13
Rysdyk,s Hambletonian.

Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
We will produce here from time to
time the history of all the great sires,
also of the sires who are of particular
local interest. This is our inaugural
in this direction and most fttingly
dedicated to the King of Sires, Rys-
dyk's Hambletonian. 1t is surpris-
ing the number of "horsey" men there
are, ignorant of this great horses
history, familiar as tho name Of Ham
bletonian may be. Your Colonna,
Ensign, Hambletonian Chief, Har-
poon's colts, came all from that
fountain head.
Hambletonian 10 (Rysdyk's Ham
bletonian), was foaled May 5, 1S49,
Was sired by Abdallah, son of Mann
brine, by imported Messenger. Dam,
the Chas. Kent mare, by Imported
Bellfounder; grand dam by Bishops
Hambletonian, son Of Imported Mes
senger.
He was bred by Jonas Seely, Sug-
ar Loaf, Orange. Co, n. Y, and sold,
with his dam, when a few months old,
to Mm + RZSdggfko qE the IS tEA jh as sRm e
service feein the zenith Of his fame.
! 1t was not alone as the sire OF 2:3O
trotters that Hambletonian 10 was
superior to all others, but as trans
mitter of his wonderful powers. The
performances Of his sons and daught
ers on the turf, and the success Of
their defendants, is an interesting
study in heredity.
He sired forty-one 2:30 trottars, and
sixty-three Of his daughters are the
dams of seventy-two trotters in 2 30
OF better, while ono hundred and
nineteen of his sons have sired seven
hundred and eigilty-throo trotters
with public records from 2:08$ to $50,
OF Maud S. 2:08aa, Sunol 2:10s at
three years, Nancy Hanks 2;1455, Bella
F. 2:15a, Hattie Woodward 2:15a, and
Manzanita 2:16, he is grandsire, and
Jay Eye See 2:10, St. Julien 2:1I4,
Palo Alto 2:124, Maxey Cobb 2:134,
and Alabaster 2:15 are among his
grandsons.
Axten PIP at three years, that sold
for S1O5, 900; Jack 2:124, Margaret S.
2:129a, Allerton, four-year-old record
2;13a, Lady Bullion 2 :16$, HOUR Ply,
and NutWood 2:1844, sire of fifty-one
with records from 2:l69 to 2:30, and
the greatest living sire-are all great
grandsons of Hambletonian TO-
The leading sire Of 1890 Alcantara
is his grandson. And the first year
ling to beat the record of 2 80 is Free
dom, 2:29a; a great grandson of Ham
bletonian 10,
The eight fastest yearling trotters
in the world and also the fastest 2
year-olds, without exception, trace di
rectly to this great progenitor,
Of the fourteen fastest three-year-
old trotters twelve of them inherit the
blood in a direct line Of this same
great sire. And Of the twenty-seven
fastest four-year-old trotters in the
world no less than twenty-three of
them fall in line as among the descen-
dants in a direct paternal line of this
founder of the Hambletonian family.
There are only three trotting stall
lions in the world that command a
service fee of $1,000. They are st.
Bel, great grandson; Axtel a great
grandson, and Nutwood, great
grandson of this old Hero Of Chester.
His progeny trot fast and produce
trotters when inbred Or when bred
with radical out-crosa.
AS three-year-old Hambletonian
trotted in 2:48aa and could trot in 2:4O
any time when matured.
His speed and power of transmit
ting speed with othor good qualities
came to him through the triple cross
of Imported Messenger, supplement-
ed by the Bellfounder strain, which
was a trotting element of no mean
order.
In color Hambletonian was bright
bay, his legs black, extending above
the knees and hooks, with white socks
behind and small star in the fore
head He stood 15s5 hands high.
So strong was his individuality that
he stamped his likeness upon all his
progeny in indellible figures, which
are unmistakable in the youngest of
his defendants,
He was horse Of wonderful prepo-
tency, mighty in his power Of trans
mission Samson among his kind
His value to the breeding and COM
mercial interests of the country are
incalculable, and his greatness is pro-
claimed each year upon the trotting
turf.
On the night of March 26, 1876, |
Hambletonian 10 died in the twenty
seventh year Of his age.
Little Sam, the elegant little PAGER,