Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-05-10
BYRON,


t Wnicn ~Hienooh nv iSt"'Se't
sAeSnakxw next,-af my residence, be
tween berry vile aud Sniekers's ferry, 5 mile
from each place, IL from Chariesiown, AMI
IL from Berry's ferry and Millwood-at $40
the leap IL paid the moment the service =
pergormed-if no; then, the seasun price Wi
be exacted; $40 the season If paid by the Isl
of July-if not paid by that DAY s25 IN All
cases will be required; and sac insurance
TO be paid as soon as the mare Is known %
be in foal or parted with. Mares put last
year by the season or leap, and failed, Gao
be insured this year for $50 Parting With
the mare or irregular attendance al The stand
forfeits the insuranee.) In every case, Do
cents cash for The groom to be sent With to-
mare. Mares can he furnished with pas'uf
age at 30 cents per week, dots are LAID doHb
10 orchard grass for mares and colts. IN al
dition to other pastufe,) and grain Qf ~
quired) al neighborhood prices Care viii
be taken to avoid accidents aud escapes, but
! will not be accountable for them That this
beautiful animal is of the most fsyOrlte lam
lily OF racers, and of the greatest beauty viii
appear from the following letters and ceruh
Gates of the most distinguished racers and
judges Of race-horses.
JOSIAH WM. WARE
Frederick co. March l., 1889
ali any horse viii do Ia your country, By
ron will, as to beauty aud appearance he Ia.
no superior. "-"Byron 5 colts are very muc'
approved DIR. Mlnge told me there wer,
several OF them with Iimoleon, and that they
were decidedly the handsomest with hun
al give you an extract because from the
best authority Of a letter | received from
Thomas Stubblefeld, Esq who stoed Byron
( last year, in relation to hiIn, in which he
says, 'Byrops colts are of more promise than
any ! have seen; the people are much yer,
much pleased with them. l have one-it is
the best formed animal ! have eur seen, ana
the most perfect beauty; he is worthy OF en-
congratulated from col johnson, 4
letters in 1880 and 1881.
byron Isl beautiful horse, and on trial
proved himself To be a great colt; but soon
afterwards he became lame, and never had
an opportunity OF affordlng the proof he was
able to give. Col johnson and Capt: Bel
cher told noe his trial over the Newmarket
course tPcteIsburg) would have done credit
10 any horse in the world ."-Ertract from
Capt j. j. Harrison a. letter in 1891.
81 think HIM Byron finely bred, and enc
of the handsomest horses | ever saw, he.
yer saw hun run, but have heard his trainers
speak highly of him ''-EGtract from J. IL.
Setdel1's letter IN 1880.
Byron, OF whom you have heard, was
purchased by me at 2 years old FOR $500
he IS OF the mos, approved blood IN Virginia,
and certainly the most beautiful animal in
the world, and OF the finest form When 3
years old Byron received an injury in one OF
bis fore legs, which prevented him from show.
ing any figure on the turf though in a pri-
pate triai which Col Johnson saw, he pro-
nounced BIN able to run with any horse of
his age In the Wortd. When let down entirely
Cel.Johnson purchased him OF ne. His grand
dam, Bet Bounce, sold at 10 years old for
$4,000, and produced her different owners in
Colts actually sold 81 1000; and | now have
a letter by me offering ME $1,000 for one of
her colts only two years cid -Ertract of a
tetter from Dr. JOHN .Minge to a gentleman. Of
HQpu9,p7 co7fnIu N, Is9n