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In 1859 Edsall sold the horse to Joel F. Love and 

 James Miller of Cynthana, Ky., for $3,000. At that 

 time he was regarded one of Hambletonian's best 

 sons. After making two seasons in Kentucky, Miller 

 matched the horse against Albion for $250 a side. 

 By that time his name had been changed to Abdal- 

 lah. The race was trotted at Lexington. Abdallah 

 won without being extended in 2:46. 



In the spring of 1863, R. A. Alexander purchased 

 Abdallah for Woodburn Farm. He made two seasons 

 there. On February 2, 1865, a band of guerrillas 

 raided Woodburn and took away a number of horses 

 including Abdallah and Bay Chief. The raiders were 

 followed by Federal cavalry. Bay Chief was wounded 

 and died a few days after he was recovered. Abdal- 

 lah was turned loose on the road after being ridden 

 about fifty miles. He was recovered. While on his 

 way to Woodburn Farm he was taken with pneu- 

 monia and died at Lawrenceburg. 



In 1855, James W. Benedict, a resident of War- 

 wick, purchased Katy Darling from Lewis J. Sutton. 

 From him she passed to Hezekiah Hoyt. He took 

 her to Muscatine, Iowa, where she was bred to a 

 son of La Tourrett's Bellfounder named Hector and 

 produced a chestnut colt that was gelded. Katy 

 Darling did not produce any more foals. She died at 

 Muscatine. 



Daisy 



The gray mare Daisy was foaled in 1852. She is 

 an unknown. No effort was made to 'look up her in- 

 heritance until her owners prior to a sugar refiner 



