Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-05-19

Plate oil $50 Tor all ages ulns MEANS
MIR Bartleys Flexible, BY Whale
bone, s years old, lo7 ID 1 !
Mr. Gisbornes b { Elizabeth, 5 years .
old, 105 ID
Mr. RawIinson's CHI ( Rarity, 8 years /.
old, 100 ID
Lord Warwick's be Hail Bahia, 4yrs
old, 123 ID. 2dr
Betting to A on Flexible.
Flexible now became the property OF J.
Mytton Esq, for 800 guineas.
Shrewsbury, Sept 81. The st. Leger
stakes of 25 sovreigns each. with 20 adj
ded by the town. for three years old--once
round and distance.
Mr. Mytton's C Flexible, by Whale.
bone, lie ID ]
Sir w. Wynn's fSignoria, ia ID 2
Mr. Mytton's c Ludford ll6 ID 5
Sir L Stanley's b DR. Fauslus 1l6 ID 4
Lord Grosvenor's br Achilles 1l3 10
threw his rider.
Oswestry. Sept. 81. Plate of ESQ for
three and four years old 2 miles heats.
Mr. Mytton's b Flexible. by Whale
bone, 8 years old, 1903 Id l ]
Mr. Ormsby Cores ch Rapid s yrs
old, los ID a 2
Lord Grosvenor's b { Despatch, 8 yrs
old, 100 ID.
Mr.. Thompson's br f Dorcas, 4 years
old. III Id 2dr
Holy,ceH Hunt, Oct. Is. Handicap
sweepstakes Of so sovereigns each, b
with so added, &c. three miles, Is sub
acrihars
Mr. Mytton's b Flexible,s yrs old.
105 Id.
Sir w. w. Wynn's br by Reubens
a years old, LOT ID 2
Lord Grosvenor's CHI { Hybla years
old, ia Id
Same place, Oct. 90. Flexible 8 years
old, beat Sir w. w Wynn's br by Reu'
bens, A years old, ia 10 each one mile,
100 sovereisns, thus giving him his year
Flexible thus won the extraordinary
number Of races in one year, and a.
mongst them 4 mile race with heavy
weight.
When q years old, he at Cheltenham,
won the Sherborne stakes (handicap) Of 5
sovereigns each, with so added; st lie.
ger course % subscribers.)
MIR Mytton's Flexible years old
III ID
MIR Ormsby Cores CHI fVitula, yrs
old. 1O5 10 2
Mr. Griffith's Harry. yrs old Cab 8
Lydia. a years old. los Id, Velasques, 4
years old % ID, and another, also slated
but the judge placed only three. Observe
how heavily Flexible was handicapped.
giving horses Of his own age IL ID or more
and beating them-a conclusive evidence
Of his superiority as racer.
Wolverhampton. The Darlington cup
100 sovereigns each, three miles q sub
scribers)
Mr. Mytion's br Flexible, years
old. ia ID
Mr. Geary's br r Arachne, years old
ia Id 9
Mr. Myttons's b b Longwaist, years
old, 1875 10
The English Sporting Magazine says;
"He was Immediately afterwards saddled
for small handicap, giving to Borysthe.
mes, five years old, no less than Is ID and
his year, heats. In this race he received
an injury, from which be did not speedily
recover. and was after another trial, with
drawn from the turf.
FLEXIBLE ran well on many other occa.
sions, and was always remarkable for bis
hard unflinching honesty, which may in
some degree be owing to an amazing
strength Of loin, hook, and quarter, his
short joints, and just proportion, added
to the finest possible temper. His height
is 1874 hands.
ole is now stallion at Bromfield, near
Ludlow race course, the property Of Mr..
Back. who has refused heavy sums for
him."
sporting Mag. .Ns,o Series No % p Ala
The following extracts are also taken
from English Sporting works Of standard
authority:
"In Flexible. are thus united the blood
oiMatchem, Herod and Eclipse. Flexi-
has beaten Longwaist." (egual TO any
horse of his day. "Dr. Faustus, Arachne.
General Nina, Signorina. Wilmington,
Owestry, SC, Flexible is full IS hands
and half high, with great muscular pow
ers, and for nice proportion is eqaalled by
few his temper gentle, and nearly all
his mares Of last year are in foal."
"He is unequalled in strength Of form,
and bis stock" (his get "are worth look
ing at" FLEXIBLE, one Of the best sons
of Whalebone, descended from the two
best Arabians. without an questionable
cross. His speed and bottom or temper
esualled any horse of his day."
Flexible is known to be a certain foal.
getter, Two Of his get only have run 10
public; one was winner, and one ran
very forward in large sweepstakes.
DIES G RIP TON.
Flexible is a very rich dark bay without
white. except on the coronet Of one hind
foot, fully FIVE feet 2 inches high, Of fine
running length and reach, COED shoulder
back. loin, limbs, eyes, an uncommonly
full and strong body, bis action is excel
lent, bis bone large, and he is uncom
monty muscular and strong. In shape
blood, size. power, racing performances
in fact, in all the essential qualities Of q
stallion, it would be very difficult 10 fine