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He was sold last season by Mr. Fowler Galloway, to 

 parties in Philadelphia, for a large price ; yet the 

 investment will undoubtedly be exceedingly profitable 

 lio his present owners, as we understood he afterwards 

 covered one hundred mares at one hundred and fifty 

 dollars for the season. Mr. J, S. Edsall, who has been 

 the fortunate owner of some of the very best stock 

 ever produced in the county, has a very fine bay 

 st,allion by him, out of a Black Hawk mare. 



Idoh 



Mr. Backman, the owner of this fine young horse, 

 is the most extensive breeder of trotters in the world. 

 And inasmuch as, since the establishment of his large 

 business at Stonyford, he has almost monopolized the 

 services of Old Hambletonian and consequently has 

 become the owner of a large number of his colts, it 

 will not be within the scope of pur little volume to 

 give a detailed description of the many which aro 

 worthy thereof We have selected Idol, not only as our 

 favorite, but as the recognized head of his stud, to fill 



