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Young Patriot, that was brought into that county by parties who 

 stated that he came from Oneida county, and that he was by Patriot, 

 son of Blucher, and his dam by Messenger Duroc. The produce was 

 this mare. Lady Patriot, dam of Volunteer. This horse, Young 

 Patriot, was in Orange county during 1849, and for that year only, 

 and Mr. Rysdyk regarded him good enough for the Charles Kent 

 mare, as she was sent to him that year and produced a filly. The 

 followinsr is an extract from the advertisement of Youno- Patriot for 

 1849: 



Yowng Patriot was by Old Patriot ; Old Patriot by the celebrated horse, 

 Blucher. The mare from which Young Patriot was got was from the cele- 

 brated horse, Messenger Duroc, who was by old Eclipse. 



It is also therein said that in movement — speed in trotting — and 

 appearance, he would not suifer in comparison with any horse in the 

 State. This is about all that can be ascertained with any degree of 

 certainty regarding the sire of the dam of Volunteer, Lady Patriot, as 

 she has been called in late years. 



Blucher was a thoroughbred by Duroc; dam, Young Damsel by 

 Hambletonian, son of Messenger; 3d dam, Miller's Damsel by Mes- 

 senger, and she was dam of American Eclipse. So that it will be 

 seen Blucher was in blood much like Eclipse, only having another 

 cross of Messenger, his dam being an in-bred granddaughter of Mes- 

 senger. We have no account of any Messenger Duroc by Eclipse, 

 hence that part of the pedigree goes for nothing. Had this horse. 

 Patriot, been raised in Orange or Duchess counties, something would 

 have been known of him. The stock was known in both Oneida and 

 Chemung counties (distant counties), and very little can be gathered 

 except that he was probably a running and trotting part-bred horse, 

 very nearly thoroughbred, aiad made up of the then popular bloods of 

 that section — that of Messenger and Duroc in the foreground, and 

 ■extendino- to other thorouo-hbred lines further back. 



It is probable that the dam of Lady Patriot, from her character and 

 the locality from which she came, was similarly bred, and that she had 

 some Messenger and not above one or two Duroc crosses. The 

 character given to the Hulse mare, and the locality in which she was 

 found, warrant the belief that she was a mare of very high breeding, 

 and her trotting quality also warrants the conclusion that she had some 

 •of the blood of Messenger, as that was the trotting blood of that 

 ■quarter. The hot spot in the head of the family probably came from 

 iher. It was a well known characteristic of Lady Patriot, and as this 



