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at the present time. Black Hawk came into the coun- 

 ty next, and left some good colts. His mare colts 

 have made some of our best breeders. Charles Bull, 

 of the town of Blooming Grove has a mare sired by 

 Black Hawk that has raised him six colts by Hamble- 

 tonian, all horse colts, and have been sold young. He 

 has one foaled in 1871. And these colts have ave- 

 raged Mr. Bull two thousand four hundred dollars. 

 Other mares by Black Hawk are valued highly as 

 I breeders. Black Hawk died in Montgomery, July, 

 1853. 



Cassius M. Clay, Jr., made his appearance here in 

 the spring of 1852. His get has been of great value 

 for breeding purposes, as it gave us more size, more 

 bone, and speed. He left a large number of good ones 

 in this county. His price for service was twenty dol- 

 lars, which was thought to be extravagant by those 

 who patronised him, J. D. Sayer's Harry Clay was 

 one of his get was foaled in the spring of 1853, 

 was kept for service in this county until he was sold in 

 1862 to Harry Dater, of New York, for five thousand 



