12 Animal Husbandry 
foundation animal was Messenger, a Thoroughbred imported from 
England in 1788, and the second most noted Bellfounder, also 
imported from England, in the year 1822. 
15. Hambletonian 10.— This horse was a great-grandson of 
Messenger. It is safe to say that no horse of any breed or period 
in this or any other country has excited an interest so universal 
or has represented such a vast sum of money in his offspring and 
descendants as that of Hambletonian 10, sometimes referred to as 
Rysdyks Hambletonian. He was born May 15, 1849, and died 
March 27, 1876. It is said that during his career he sired 1333 
colts, earning a service fee of $207,790 for his owner. 
PrepicrReE or HaMBLEToNIAN 10 
Messenger 
7 Mambrino 
Mare by Sour Crout 
Abdallah 
Son of Messenger 
Amazonia 
Unknown 
Hambletonian 10 
Bellfounder 
Jery’s Bellfounder 
Charles Kent 
mare 
Unknown 
Son of Messenger 
One Eye | 
Daughter of Messenger 
There are several notable families of Standardbred horses, of 
which the Hambletonian descending from Hambletonian 10 is 
perhaps the most famous. Other families are the Mambrinos, 
descending from Mambrino Chief; the Morgans, from Justin 
Morgan; the Clays, from Henry Clay; and the Hal family, de- 
scending from Tom Hal. 
16. The Standardbred compared with the Thoroughbred. — In 
conformation the trotter and pacer tends to be angular, the muscles 
and joints showing prominence, with theribs more or less noticeable, 
