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in 1862, to Harry Dater, of New York, for five thousand dol- 

 lars. This horse was a stock horse that improved our breeds 

 for bone, size, and speed. Of his get many are of note on the 

 turf, his mares are highly appreciated on our breeding farms, 

 and his horse colts kept as stallions have been sold at high 

 figures and left our county. One is still here kept for ser- 

 vice; this is Black Harry Clay, foaled in the spring of 1859. 

 He was bred by Wm. Owen, and owned by him and Brad. P. 

 Doty, but has always been under the control of Brad. This 

 horse is a trotter, and his get are trotters. One of his colts 

 was sold to Gen. Kilpatrick for four thousand dollars in gold, 

 and taken to Chili. Cassius M. Clay, the sire of Cassius M. 

 Clay, Jr., stood for service in Montgomery, and died in the 

 same stable that the Black Hawk died in, July, 1854. He 

 was driven to death, and Black Hawk doctored to death. As 

 this family of horses all have their representatives at the 

 present day, we must give space and time for those that are 

 still on the stage of action. We will leave this by giving a 

 history of the celebrated stallion Hambletonian and his get 



