Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-03-08
BYRORT,


- Tms beautiful, thorough. bred
F-xYvfA racer. viii stand this seassn,-~
k WHICH will END on the isiofJuiy
sasSm4&E2 next,--at my rcsidchcs, De-
tTesn ale aud Snickerss ferry, niles
from eac; place, ~ from ChsfIcs'9""' ana a
IL from Befry's ferry and MillWooG-at sl9
the leap il paid the moment the service y
pssl0rmed-if not then, the season psfce WI
b. exaeied; $40 the season 1t paId " Inc Is!
OF .Jaiy III not paid BY that cay so IN all
Gases will he required; and $40 insurance
TO he paid as soon as the mare IS known %
be IN fsal or parted With. Mares put last
year Dy the season or leap, aud failed, can
he insured this year for $50 Earring WIN
The mare or irregular attendance at The siana,
forteits the iusurance.) la every case, %
cents cash for the groom TO be sent WIN ne
mare. Mares can DC Furnished with pastNf-
age at 90 cents per week, dots are Lara 90 "ti
10 orchard grass for mares and colts, 10 al
dItoH 10 other pastufe,) aud gram gu re-
qured} a, nelghbornood prices Care WIZ
be taken ~ avoid accidents and escapes, but
! w,ll not he accountable lot them hat lhis
beautiful animal is OF the most iayOnie fam
lily Of racers. and of the grentest beauty WI
appeal from the following letters and eertif
Csiss ~ The most distinguished racers and
i2dges III race horses
JOSIAH WM. WARE.
Frederick co March /, 1882
III any tierse will do io your country, BY
Een wall ~ to beauty and appearance ne has
Ee taperior. "--"Byron's colts are very much
approved DIR. Minge told me there wee
sayeTai 81 them with rimoleon. aud that they
szsese decidedly the handsomest wiib han. -
~ give YOU an extract {because FROM the
sest autnoritp) OF a letter | received from
Thoptas StobbIe6eid, Esq who stood Byron
last gear, IN relation 10 him, IN which he
ssps 'ByroB's colts are OF snsre prO,nise than
s.ay have seen; the people arc much very
syuch pleased with them | have one-It Is
he best formed animal have COR seen, and
skls most perfect beauty, he is worthy Of en-
commemorative from a0t johnson 5
tsgfors ~ 1890 aud 1881
"Byron Is a beautiful horse, and on trial
proved himself to be great colt; bat soon
afterwards he became lame, aud never had
a. opportunity OF adording The proof he was
able to give. Col johnson and Capt: Bel
CHER told rae his trial over The newmarket
course Petersburg would have done credit
to any horse in the woyd."--EBtreet from
Capt i j Harrison letter IN 1891
II think him BYRON finely bred, and ore
OF the handsemest horses ever saw ] ne
VET saw him run, but have heard bis trainers
speak highly ef him ~" EItFact from Cap! j.
NJ. Seideps letter W 1880
..3yron, Of whom you have heard, was
purchased by me al 2 years old for $500
he is Of the most approved blood al fnsinla,
and certainly the most beautiful animal IN
the world, and Of the finest form. " hen 3
years old Byron received an injury in one Of
his for legs, which prevented bim from show
nag any figure on the turf- though in pri
Uaie tria which Col Johnson saw, he pro
nognced him able 10 run with any horse OF
his ,ge 10 the ,corld When let down entirely
Col Johnson purchased him OF me. HIS grand
dam, Bet BOuDce, sold at 10 years old for
$4,000 and produced her different owners in
colts actually soid ST. 900; and | now have
a letter by Inc offering me $1,000 for one Of
her colts only two years old - EGlracl of a
letter from Dr.. join .UiHge to Il gei.tienaia Of
Hasouer county, IN 1880
i 3zxa1 e f5 p u 60,
BYaoN IL tuii feet s. inches high, years
old next spring, a fine bay, a very great beau
~, excellent action, form and strength. He
was got by the celebrated race horse Virgin
ian, who was certaioly among Sir Atchy s
FIRST lavoltle sons, hts dam was Coqucue (she
by sir Archy,) who was also the dau. OF tIe
distinguished race mares Virginia Taylor;
Coguette'a dam was the celebrated Old Bet
Bounce; she was also the Dam OF Arab Bar.
3heaa, CONSIDERED the most promising young
mare ever raised IL this or any other country
she died ve!y young, never having run but
one race, which was against Che celebrated
Henry which she Won very easily, Henry be
my 40 match Tor herr Tariff, Brilliant SIC.
b., Bounce was by the imported SIR Harry,
the best son of Sir Peter ieazle; by Old
M.dey; 3 d. by Mark Anthony, gs z by
Jolly Roger, egg d the famous imported
mare Jenny Cameron.
+ 2R = G. r. Zsgl a ~ O. e. Sc,
81 nag 1873, then three years Old, he run
for the great sweepstakes over The Halifax
course, North Carolina, to which there werb
seven Subscribers, $500 each, when be was
the second horse, making a fine race in good
time, altho Ugh he was quite lame for several
days before the race Fall after, he ran for
the post stake at Norfolk. five starting two
mite heats enhance $500 each. This among
the best races eve: run IN the state, tie Sc
coaa heat ia three minutes forty tao seconds,
won ~ POLY Hopkins. beating Byron not
length. He again became lame, ard did not
ru0 ,sr another race--Wds tuned out and
rested the next spring. Fall 1929 put him
in training, aud continued lam until his de
iective leg gave way, when was Obliged TO
give him up. While Sound had the highest
option OF him. Ills stock is much appro
a - 4. & I 4