The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-06-14

| STERLING was sired by Patchen Boy, full
brother of Henry W. Gennett. with record
| .2sls. he by Godfry's Patchen. First dam,
| the trotting mare Lizzie, who trotted in q
race al Lowell, Mass. in 2:ss, and tapped out
Dauntless at Manchester In 2;S5: also wis
ming n ten mile race over Lynn track, Mass,
against time, In 80 minutes, showing her to
be a mare OF great endurance and bottom
abe was formerly owned by Ohio Hamilton,
ESQ, OF Boston, VINO Gays she SHOWS US
much Messenger blood AS any horse lie ever
saw. She was sold by Mr.. Hamilton to Mr.
Barton, of Lawrence, NJ u.s., and by him to
her present owner, Z. h, Melvin, of stone
ham, Mass. Information can be had by
writing to either Of the above gentleman as
to Sterling Ut his dam. Second dam by
Winthrop's Messenger.
STERLING was awarded the I'd premium
at the iowa State Fair in 1876 for the best
roadster stallion.
STERLING is a beautiful ba-. with right
hind pastern white, stands 10 hands high,
ana will weigh this spring .225 TBS He was
handled the season Of 1875. and trotted four
raccs-at 4 years old, having been handled
but four months for speed-winning them
all in good style, and making record Of
2.37 over the half mile track at Portland Me-,
being new and in bad condition.
TERNs.-s21 the sea,on, payable in cash
or negotiable note, at time of seryice-notes
pay able January LIST, 1878. mares that fail
to produce can he returned free of charge
next season. All accidents and escapes at
owners risk. mares from q distance will
be pastured for 81 per month.
STERLING has been but two seasons In
the Stud, which was the season of 1873. nj
Danvers, Mass, and served II mares, getting
| II foals, several of which weighed
$50 and 400 Ms. AT eighteen months old. and
could show three minute gait at that age
/ He having one colt two years old last May
which was entered at Vermont State Fair
held at st. Adams. fall of 1875. against sew
erai three year old colts, to trot two in three
| time, mile heats, to harness. Sterling's coll
winning in two straight heats. Time, 2:l'
/ and 2:l2. The party owning him offered I,
match him against time last fall, to tro
three heats to harness, in 2:a5 or better. fo
$3.50, but had no takers. He weighed @so Ms
| In tratting condition, at that aye. The part,
owning him II that time refused $50 70
him. After the death of the party ownin:
him he was sold December, 1915. by the nd
ministrators, for l.s0o, and has now passe
into the hands of the former owner of Stei
ling and cannot he bought for S2,5oo, ~hic
proves Sterling TO b. very superior stocl
horse lie made the season OF 1876 at Nc
ehanicsyille Iowa, and by taking a littl
pains you can see his product ,hi, spring q
Meehatiesville, Iowa.
REFEkkNCEs.
Hank Hoag. J. P. Hines, Jacob Saums, JIG
sepn sahms, Thomas Armstrong. and Alex
Motif, Mechanicsville
Moses Bunker. II, &. Piatt, John NEGRO.
Ky, Preston Carl. Andy 6ay, Henry Hech,
and Peter Monk, Upton, Iowa.
W. p Dunlap Geo. Anderson. jr., and n
r. King. Maquoketa, Iowa.
Dr. Rattin, Ok ord Mills, Iowa.
Lord & Butt, Lost Nation. iowa.
Isaac Terry, Wilton, Iowa.
John McClelland, Louden, iowa.
Farley sheldon. Amcs, fowa.
Fred Hecht, II. NJ. Reed, Bent q Cottr rel
Bankers, William McSeal, Allen Eli th, Jns
uickensan, I X. Culver, Norman Eldfedy'
and Phelps 4 Son, Clarence. Iowa.