340 ABDALLAHS. 



Abdallah, has been prepared at my request by an Illinois gentleman, 

 whose accuracy and faithfulness in describing the great stallions, 

 entitle him to a place among the numerous and valuable contributors 

 to the turf journals. I adopt his sketches as my own. 



"Tom Moore, bred by the late Z. B. Van Wyck, Esq., of Flatbush, 

 Long Island, and now owned by his son, Mr. Frank Van Wyck, was 

 by Jupiter Abdallah, and foaled Oct. 15, 1868. First dam Nellie 

 Moore, a famous road mare, by Westchester, a son of Long Island 

 Blackhawk; second dam by Bellbrino, son of imp. Bellfounder; third 

 dam by Almack, By Mambi-ino, son of Messenger. 



" Jupiter Abdallah was by Jupiter, son of Long Island Blackhawk, 

 while his dam and grandam were by Abdallah, son of Mambrino, by 

 Messenger. Thus it will be seen that Tom Moore is strong in the 

 blood of Messenger, Bellfounder and Long Island Blackhawk. His 

 color is solid mahogany bay, with large star and white ankles behind; 

 his coat is exceedingly fine, with a gloss resembling satin; his mane 

 very good, and his tail equal to any we have ever seen; his legs are 

 black well up to his body, clean and free from all defects, with broad 

 knees and hocks, and plenty of bone and muscle, while his feet are of 

 faultless shape and quality. His height is 15 hands and 3 inches, his 

 forearm 21 inches, and front cannon-bone 11 inches; from centre of 

 hip to point of hock 39 inches; from stifle to point of hock 23^ inches, 

 and from point of hock to centre of ankle 17 inches. The triangle 

 from centre of hip to root of tail is 20 inches, thence to stifle 27 

 inches, thence to centre of hip 18 inches; his back is short, with strong 

 muscular loin and stifles, and quarters reaching far down into strong 

 smooth hocks. His ear is of medium size, but fine and well shaped; his 

 neck long and clean with slight arch; his nostrils thin, with large clean 

 throttle and windpipe; his eye large and clear, showing a little white, 

 indicative of great positiveness of character, at the same time bear- 

 ing an expression of countenance indicating a decided preference for 

 friendly relations. He has a record of 2 :28, and we are informed that 

 he has trotted a half mile in 1 : 09. He has never been in stud service 

 till the present season, 1878, though he has got two or three colts 

 previously, one of which we have seen, and regard very promising. 

 Combining, as he does, the Messenger, Bellfounder and Long Island 

 Blackhawk blood, he will undoubtedly prove a valuable horse for 

 either stud or track purposes. 



" Since the first time the writer saw this horse, he has never visited 

 New York without a visit also to the box of Tom Moore, at Flat- 



