1*336 ABDALLAIIS. 



the concentrated blood of Mambrino and Messenger, this horse had 

 enough to constitute him a successful stallion, but Ave only hear of 

 him occasionally in the pedigree of some other animals. 



The most distinguished son of Abdaliah, aside from Hambletonian, 

 was Roe's Abdaliah Chief. He was a chestnut, and was foaled in 

 1848; his dam was by Phillips, and his grandam by Decatur; Phillips 

 was by Duroc, dam by Messenger, and Decatur was by Henry, dam 

 by American Eclipse — hence this horse had tAvo of the Duroc-Mes- 

 senger crosses on his dam's side. He was bred by Jonathan S. 

 Wood, of Orange county. New York, and sold to Seely C. Roe, and 

 inihe fall of 1855 he was sold to E. N. Wilcox and several other 

 gentlemen at Detroit, Mich. He lived only part of the next season, 

 and did not leave above eight foals in the West. He had a habit 

 of springing to his feet at one bound, when lying on the ground, and 

 in the act of doing this he broke his thigh, like the great stallion 

 Medoc, and thus was lost to his owners at the age of eight years. 



He was a very popular horse, and when the gentlemen from Detroit 

 went to Ora«ge county to buy a stallion, they were offered Hamble- 

 tonian at the same price, as is stated, but preferred Abdaliah Chief, 

 He had no Bellfounder blood, but he had two Duroc crosses. While 

 ift Orange county he left several daughters, which have since been 

 prized as the dams of distinguished stallions. Messenger Duroc, 

 Lysander and Allen C. Patchen came from daughters of Abdaliah 

 Chief. 



While at Detroit he produced Abdaliah Roebuck and Erie Abdal- 

 iah; and Abdaliah Roebuck, from the dam of Erie Abdaliah, after- 

 ward produced Abd-el-Kader. These are three very excellent stal- 

 lions, and their pedigrees embrace a series of the choicest strains of 

 the blood of Messenger anywhere to be found in this country. 



Abdaliah Roebuck was owned by Gen. Wilcox, and was by him 

 used and ridden when in command of the defenses of Washington^ 

 during: the late civil war. 



Erie Abdaliah is owned at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and has been a good 

 trotter, and a successful stallion. I believe the premium stallion of 

 Ohio for 1877 was a son of Erie Abdaliah. 



The following letter addressed to me several years ago, by the then 

 OAvner of Erie, making all allowance for the partiality and enthusiasm 

 of an owner, will show in fair degree the merits of Erie Abdaliah: 



Being the owner of the stallion Erie Abdaliah, by Roe's Abdaliah Chief 

 dam, the dam of Abd-el-Kader, I address you this note. 



