The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-05-19
BLACK TIGER.

vnNfIlS ocieern..o nronuac nuncE IN
Il stand in Elkader till further notice, ~
during the OF 1885,
- BLACK TIGER stands Is hands and one inch high.
He years old and weighs 1920 lbs. His color is jet
black, n and for beauty power endurance, and un-
ed by any other horse in the Union
The TIGER was sired by the Old Vermont Black
Hawk Hawk owned by David Hill Of Brdport. Black
Morgan, The dam Of TIGER Cynthia Pierce, an
Imported blood Mare. Cynthia Is hands high and
weighed 100 pounds; she was powerful as lion and
TIGER has trotted half mile in i:23 Sec without
training he has stood three seasons in Vernon, and
can show very promising premium colts. The char
acter Of Morgan stock we'll established that it
not deemed necessary go into detail 1t stands con.
essedy at the head of all bloods for Speed endurance
and general excellence.
Good pasurage will be provided for mares, but the
undersigned will not be responsible for accidents
capes or theft.
TERMs-25,0 90 for the season-half to be paid at the
end Of the season. and when the is known to be
with foal the remaining half will be collected-hat is
So will be charged for the service of the horse and
81, so more il there should be foal
All mares must be regularly returned to the horse
or they will be considered put by the Tiger
August LIST.
Ell. WILLIAMS.
DIR. A. WARNER.
April, Fl, 1S5SnS0m3 WM. HODGkINS
TO ALL WHOM THIS NAY CONCERN
We the undersigned citizens of Elkader, Clayton,
Co.. Iowa. having known the celebrated Trotting Horse
Black Tiger owned by Judge Williams, DR.: Warner and
William Hodgkins Of said County, being called upon
to time him, Certify being unntetested parties that
about the first day of March, 1864 track being
measured ON the ice of one half mile (beng a mill
dam no longer distance could be the above named
horse did trot the measured distance half mile in
one minute and twenty three seconds.
As the horse did trot the last part of the distance
the quickest, We firmly believe he could with proper
training be made the fastest trotter in the western
country.
We do hereby certify that the said Horse had not
tn hat TINA for ahon Ava
months excepting about ten days before this trial,
and We would recommend him to all persons wishing
ISAAC HAvENs.
BuEL KNAPP.
ROBERT L. FREEMAN.
II. p. BEMISS,
Elkader, Iowa, April Is, 1858. I'D. COOK.
STATE OFIOWA, CLAYTON COUNTY
l. Melvin b. Hodgkins being duly sworn says that
on or about che LIST, OF march 1858 did measure
the mill dam at Ekader Iowa b. correct measurement
one half mile on which the above named Black Tiger
did trot, and by timing him certain he did trot one
half mile In one minute and twenty three seconds and
few days previous timed him eighty rods in forty
seconds NJ B. Hodgkins sworn to and subscribed be
fore me this 18th, day Of April A. D. 1853.
JOHN PARrcH. Justice Of the Peace.
,,. Uld BACK Hawk the SIZE OF Tiger owned by David
the last three years Of his life.
Silver Heel: an own brother Of Tiger stood las
colt Of Black Tiger, raised in Vermont and now
the property OF e. w. Stebbins Of Galesburg Illinois
took three premiums during the last Fall. One Was
awarded at the National House Fair at Gaesburgh
ut the Cnunty Fair and one at the Illinois State Fair.
In Elkader Iowa, Tiger also has a colt year old
the 1st July for which the has refused $500
The above facts will show in what estimation this stock
Is held by the public.
Black Tiger will stand until further notice in Elkader
each alternate week and every Saturday afternoon
In Clayton, each alternate Monday morning. and
Friday night commencing the second Monday in May.
The balance of the time in Patch Grove, and Lancas