The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-22
Rysdyk's Faith in Jtis
Great Horse. Eambisfonian

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Chester N. Y. Jan. i5.-"Tho death Of
Eugene Horton OF Craigyille.' said WI
mot NJ Vail OF Port 1cryla recalls TO me
an Interesting Incident IN the career Of
the famous sire of trottcrs. Hamhleton
Ian. II was never known 70 any one beside
Horton and myself and tho others direct
ly Interested
~ lived at Goshen forty years ago. and
was IN business that hrought me into
who was then INDUCING for the nrat time
his taste In fine hoffcnesh. Hnmhlet0nian
stock had not yet acquired more than
q local fame, although Dexter and George
wilkes were soon TO give It worldwide
reputation.
'rho most conspicuous son OF Handle
tonian, up TO that time was Eallle Ham
blotonlan, who was purchased from MAJ.
Edsall at Goshen two or three years be-
fore the civil war and taken 20 Kentucky,
where. as Alexandcrs Ahdallah. he was
stolen by gucrrillas liambletoni1n was az
Chester. where niil Ryadyk. HE owner.
was STRUGGLING under a load Of debt with
prospects anythinF but bright. 90 Tar as
"Rebert Bonner hnd come into orange
county several times looking up chances
FOR getting hold OF me and fast stock, a.
orange county. was noted 70, 5000 hcfses
even before tho days OF iiamhletoniani
and he had made the Acquaintance OF
Rysdyk aud visited his stables At Che1-
ter.
zone day, after returning 10 New York
from a visit 10 iiambicionian. homer
wrote TO me and told me 10 70 70 chester
and buy the stallion from Wtdyk Tor
him. aud inclosed check 20 pay Tor y,
the size Of which simply took my breath
"'wen.' said to myself. 4 guess BIN
Rysdyk needn't worry much about tho
future nowr
II didn't know anything about buylng
m
Horton, ala. and 10 got him 20 80 Win
me TO Chester and do the negoliatlng TOT
II never struck me for minute that We
a. nonners check called for. 4 short
| time before that, George NJ. Patohon hae
| been sold for AZ large a sum, but fa!che1
/ made a great record on the track ant
/ won much money for his owner
Horton and ! drove down TO chester
! with no other thought IN the world tnei
! that We were 90 amaze Rysdyk With M
good fortune that was coming 70 him ant
his wife az home. and after whit
broached the purpose o. our NJ etf is 49, ra,
II he was willing to take fair price TO
him.
"Rysdyi had married his second wifi
no, long before that she Wa VIZ
| best Orange county families.
at was well known that she did no
approve Of her husbands weeping hiil
lion. and was anNioua TO have him aus
pose OF the horse She seemed overloyel
when rho learned what We had come for
and she turned TO Ryadyk and H1idi
/" You will sell him. OF course, william
II YOU get a fair price for him. won
your
,'1'o our surprise. Ryadyk manifested n
enthusiasm or curiosity, but calmly r.
SSn1s s. hS the no ap but he might se
him N no got anywhere near good one
and unconcsrned In discussing the matte
tina, by and by Gene Horton couidn'
hold In any longer, and he took bonner
check, thrust II In RyHdyk's hand ana ex
We'll there. thcni There's what wei
give you for your h0rgel ] guess you,
think that comes pretty near being raj
ofier Twenty thousand dollars -,
her hands olnHped before her. and
| thought for q moment that she was Eoinl
70 sgoon. but presently s shs gsSpee. n,,
''Then she burst into tears and. turnini
TO her hushand. exclaimed
"'Oh. William II Will pay everything
ana leave ~ fortune besidesr
For she had no more idea than We hal
that he wouldn't be simply overwhelme
, with the oner and welcome Il. but he 70
End calmly and eooiiy read the check
turned II over once or twice. ana the
handed il back TO Horton.
Mo slT 'S sSY he asi,mbl w;snl ,hog wb,
that horse PRtchen brought az much a
, | that the other day. and there's nothing I
him except that he can trot a good rae
and has made some money.
I "'But ! have got the Ereatest horse
the world The Eroatent horse In n
!. world Aud he IL going 10 leave IN
|. greatest limo OF horses the world has eve
p ii don't care about selling him at al
4 but | wouldn't look al n cent les. ,ha
u $4,000 for him, and | don't know that
Here was man. poor, almoi
J, crushed beneath a burden OF debt, spur
I, ing a fortune as the price OF one pra'
!. Ideally unknown horse. 80 strong was h
= fsIth in that horses posaiblitlesi An
= In spite OF our persuasive arguments an
ths fearful pieadinEa Of his wife, whic
n. . ,e kept IN all that night he persisted
~ his refusal 10 accept $4,000. FOR Hambl'
l. I'VE had no authority to offer any moi
"A than that for tho horse. and when | n
~ turned the check To Robert homer an
"A told him that Rytdyk wouldn't hccel
" that sum for hlH horse he was rH mu'
n, amazed az Horton and ] were
~ ''He mad an idea though. that Rysdi
" would come round TO he Nor hut
a, didn't and not long afterwlfd hnmbl
Z, tonlnna mighty son Dexter pufnt On u
N world with his unpreeedented speed, az
that other great son. George wilkes adj
"A ed glory and prestige TO the name Of D
a, | sire. and the wisdom OF Rysdyku iud
a. ment VAS manifest
~ "Within year iamhletonlAr NJ
~ earned him much more than tho nmuul
o. M Robert Boluer'a check. and whi
- RyHdyk died he lett fortune or mo
~, than gln0Onp. an accumulated By the %
lu horse AS the result OF hl1 pWner'a stu
,e born and perslstent i'i.l or Kobe
y. | Iouuera check IN, sun