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on the withers; but the most notable feature of the latter is the com- 

 pact mass, or fabric, of bone, tendon and muscle, so closely knit 

 together as to appear as one, and undistinguishable one from the 

 other. His shoulder-blades seem to rise to the top of the withers, but 

 so closely and firmly is the whole mass united as to render it difficult 

 to define the line or border of each, giving him great compactness 

 and strength in that part. His tail sets on very high, and the whirl- 

 l)one, so-called, and consequently the buttock, or posterior, stands 

 liigh and projects backward very prominently. I shall refer to other 

 points, in this description, during the progress of this chapter. 



[The above was written and published before the death of Hamble- 

 touian, which occurred on the 27th of March, 1876. I prefer repeating 

 it in this place without change.] 



Hambletonian was bred by Jonas Seely, and when a foal was sold, 

 -with his dam, for the sum of |125, to William M. Rysdyk, of Orange 

 <30unty. New York; and, having survived his owner, he was held, by 

 •direction of the will of Mr. Rysdyk, in possession of the fam- 

 ily and the executors until his death. He was by Abdallah, and 

 Abdallah was by Mambrino, son of Messenger; the dam of Abdallah 



