18 THE ORANGE COUNTY 



THE SONS 



OF 



OLD HAMBLETONIAN. 



IN view of the length of time in which Hambletonian has 

 been at the stud, and of the vast number of colts of which, 

 during that time, he has become the sire as portrayed by 

 the preceding article it cannot be expected that we will give 

 more than a passing notice of a few of the many celebrated 

 stallions which have sprung from his loins; and the first we 

 will mention is 



ALEXANDER'S HAMBLETONIAN. 



This horse or as he is more familiarly known in Orange 

 County Edsall's Hambletonian, was, as we have previously 

 remarked, one of Hambletonian's first get, having been foaled 

 in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, out of a mare by 

 Bay Roman, he by Mambrino, and he by Messenger. 



He was purchased, when quite young, by Major Edsall, of 

 Goshen, and was kept by him until eighteen hundred and 

 fifty-nine, when he was sold to Mr. Alexander, of Lexington, 

 Kentucky. During the time he was owned by Major Edsall, 

 he proved himself not only to be very speedy, but also one 

 of the finest stock horses ever produced. It is said that, dur- 

 ing the war, he was stolen by the rebels, and that Alexander 

 offered a reward of one thousand dollars for his recovery. 

 Stimulated by this liberal reward, parties immediately set 

 out for his recapture, and one of the pursuants, mounted 

 upon a thorough-bred mare, succeeded in overtaking the 

 thief, when a conflict with arms commenced, during which 



