86 hambletonian's stud career. 



Hambletonian 1 s Stud Career. 



"When Hambletonian was two years old he served four 

 mares and three foals resulted therefrom, Alexander's Abdallah 

 being one of them. When he was three years old he served 

 seventeen mares, getting thirteen foals — Lady Woodhull, the 

 dam of Hambletonian (1221) which horse made a record of 

 2.26J in 1885, being one of them. 



The same year Hambletonian was shown at the New York 

 State Fair, and defeated. Eoe's Abdallah Chief in two heats, 

 time 3.03 and 2.48. Some ignore this performance entirely, 

 but that something did give Hambletonian a boom the year 

 afterwards cannot be denied, for 101 mares were served by him, 

 which was something unheard-of for a four-year-old colt. 



That year he sired seventy-eight living foals, and among 

 them Volunteer and Logan. In 1854, when but five years old, 

 his fee was raised from $25 to $35, and that year he sired the 

 famous George "Wilkes, Edward Everett, and Billy Denton. In 

 1855 he sired Sackett's Hambletonian. In 1856 he sired Lady 

 Augusta, 2.30i, and Belle Brandon, dam of Amy, 2.20J, and 

 Gov. Sprague, 2.20^. The next year, when eight years old, he 

 sired Dexter, 2.17i, and so on to the end. 



To show his recognized merit at that time, in 1863 his service 

 fee was raised from $35 to $75, at which he received 150 mares, 

 and that year he sired Jay Gould, 2.20^, Harold, Peacemaker, 

 Begums, Hotspur, Lysander, Macedonian, Idol, and Belle, the 

 dam of Elmer, 2.22J. In 1864, when fifteen years old, his pat- 

 ronage was 217 mares, from which came 148 foals, a feat never 

 performed by any other noted horse, excepting, perhaps, Blue 

 Bull. 



From this season's service came Hamperion, 2.19J, Gazelle, 

 2.21, Effie Deans, 2.25|,< Messenger Durock, Walkill Chief. 

 Knickerbocker, Bysdyke, Milwaukee, Chosroes, Jack Shep- 

 herd, Virgo-Hambletonian, Reporter, Mape's Horse, Bucking- 

 ham, Bay Billy, Sampson, Ouida, dam of Trinket, 2.14, Miss 

 Brunette, dam of Black Prince, 2.25£, etc. 



