The Horse of America in His Derivation, History, and DevelopmentWallace, John Hankins
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The Horse of America in His Derivation, History, and Development
Wallace, John Hankins
Horse breeds -- History; Horses -- Breeding -- United States; Horses -- United States -- History
In 1807 he became the property of Townsend Cock, of Long Island, and he
remained on the turf till 1810, when he was put in the stud. That and the
following season he was at the stable of his owner; 1812 at Cornwall;
1813 at Fishkill; 1814 at Goshen; 1815-16 at Fishkill; 1817 at White
Plains. In the winter of 1819 Mr. Cock sold him to Stephen and Smith
Germond of Dutchess County, New York, and Isaac Bishop of Granville, New
York. The latter was probably the real owner, and the horse then became
known as “Bishop’s Hambletonian.” He made several seasons in the region
of Granville and was back in Dutchess County 1823 and 1824. The next year
he was at Granville—1825. He made one season, at least, at Burlington,
Vermont, and some seasons or parts of seasons at Poultney, Vermont. It is
said he lived till 1834.
At Wallingford, Vermont, he was bred upon the “Munson Mare,” said to be
a daughter of imported Messenger, and doubtless either by him or one
of his earlier sons, and the produce was Harris’ Hambletonian, also
known as “The Remington Horse” and Bristol Grey, and this son became
the progenitor of a great tribe of trotters, known as the “Vermont
Hambletonians,” some of which were very fast pacers, among them the
famous Hero, the fastest of his generation. Another son of Mr. Bishop’s
horse was the Judson Hambletonian, that was the sire of the Andrus horse,
that got the famous Princess, that was pitted against Flora Temple. He
was also bred on his half-sister, Silvertail, by Messenger, and produced
One Eye, a very fast mare, the grandam of Rysdyk’s Hambletonian, and
I have always thought that this combination was the very cream of the
pedigree of that great horse. He was also bred on a daughter of Mr.
Coffin’s son of Messenger and produced Whalebone, that was the phenomenal
long-distance trotter of his generation. His son, Sir Peter, out of an
unknown mare, was also a famous old-time trotter. One of his daughters
was bred to Coriander, son of Messenger, and the produce was Topgallant,
the fastest horse of his time. These individual enumerations might be
extended indefinitely, but I have given enough to show that he was not
merely a progenitor of trotting speed in remote generations, but that
speed came directly from his own loins. Another most significant fact is
here brought to light, namely, that when bred back upon the blood of his
own sire he achieved his greatest successes.
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