14 THE ORANGE COUNTY 



progeny thus far in his prolific career have been males, and 

 that while large numbers of them have from time to time 

 covered themselves with glory in their contests upon the 

 turf, the reputation of the old horse as a father of trotters 

 would scarcely arise above mediocrity were it entirely 

 dependent upon the exploits of his daughters. 



Tn the spring of eighteen hundred and fifty-two he was 

 offered for service to a limited number of mares at twenty- 

 five dollars to insure a colt. While we cannot assert that the 

 practice of limiting the number of mares to be served during 

 the season was inaugurated by Mr. Bysdyk at this time, yet 

 it is a fact which cannot be gainsayed, that his example has 

 been rigidly followed ever since by the owners of stallions in 

 their advertisements at least. During this season he served 

 seventeen mares, and got thirteen colts. In the fall he was 

 taken to the Island to be trained as a trotter, and after going 

 through a term of three months of this kind of education, he 

 returned to Chester, without having made any public record 

 of his performance upon the turf. Notwithstanding the as- 

 sertion of the renowned Hiram Woodruff, that the Abdallahs 

 could endure more early training than almost any other 

 breed of horses, we are credibly informed that this son of 

 Abdallah was retired from the turf thus early in consequence 

 of his inability to withstand its severe exactions. 



In the spring of eighteen hundred and fifty-three he was 

 advertised for service. His full pedigree was given, and 

 twenty-five dollars was again asked to insure a colt. 



The breeders of Orange County, at this early day in the 

 history of the horse, began to appreciate his fine qualities, 

 and to extend to him a liberal patronage, as he covered dur- 

 ing this season one hundred-and-one mares, and got seventy- 

 eight colts. His success as a stock horse was now fully as- 

 sured, and without any brilliant performance upon the turf, 

 or any of that puffing and blowing so frequently used both 

 to create and perpetuate the reputation of stallions, he en- 

 tered upon a career never equalled in the annals of horse- 

 breeding. In the spring of eighteen hundred and fifty-four 



