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a similar advertisement appeared, with the single exception 

 that the price was raised to thirty-five dollars. Eighty-eight 

 mares were served, and sixty-three colts were paid for. In 

 eighteen hundred and fifty-five, at the same place and price, 

 he served eighty-nine mares, and sixty-four colts were paid 

 for. In eighteen hundred and fifty-six, eighty-seven mares 

 and sixty-four colts. In eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, 

 eighty-seven mares and sixty-three colts. In eighteen hun- 

 dred and fifty-eight, seventy-two mares and fifty-four colts. 

 In eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, ninety-five mares and 

 sixty-six colts. In eighteen hundred and sixty, one hun- 

 dred and six mares and seventy-two colts. In eighteen hun- 

 dred and sixty-one, ninety-eight mares and sixty-eight colts. 

 In eighteen hundred and sixty-two, one hundred and fifty- 

 eight mares and one-hundred and eleven colts were paid for. 

 During these preceding nine years he stood a part of the 

 time at Goshen, but principally at his owner's stable in Ches- 

 ter, at thirty-five dollars to insure. 



The brilliant performances of his colts upon the turf had 

 now given their sire a national reputation. They were in 

 great demand, and commanded high, and in many instances, 

 exorbitant prices; and the breeding of trotters received a 

 new and greater impetus than ever before throughout the 

 county. A new road to fortune and wealth was opened, and 

 many a farmer, into whose brain the idea of making a dollar 

 in any other way than by the production of milk and butter 

 had never entered, prompted by the success of a neighbor, 

 turned his attention to breeding horses, and forthwith con- 

 cluded " to put the old mare." 



Mr. Rysdyk, taking advantage of this state of affairs, 

 raised his price for the services of Hambletonian to seventy- 

 five dollars, at which price, in the season of eighteen hun- 

 dred and sixty-three, he covered one hundred and fifty 

 mares and got ninety-two colts. The next season, eighteen 

 hundred and sixty-four, the price was again raised to one 

 hundred dollars ; two hundred and seventeen mares were 

 covered and one hundred and forty-eight colts got. In 



