Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-04-28
MIR Saddler's br a by Shuttle pops. /

old. 9S ID !
Lord Warwick's b c Hsja Bahia, 4
years old, ll2 ID q
MIR Canning's b c Hottentot, A yrs
old, LOT ID 3
DR. Eady's, aged, 1877 ID, Presentimeni
4 years old, ia ID and another also start
ed, but were not placed.
Stourbridge, August. The Gold Cup
value 100 sovreIgns each four miles (l9
subscribers)
Mr. Bartley's b Flexible. years
old % Id.
| Mr. Tongues ch h Mazame, S yr.
lold I22 10 8
| Wr,cick, September 8. The town
Plate of ESQ for all ages--2 mile heats.
Mr. Bartley's b c Flexible, by Whale
bone, 5 years old, lot Id II
Mr. Gisbornes Elizabeth, years
| old. los Id az
MIR Rawlioson's oh Rarity, 8 years
old. 100 ID 9 Z
Lord Warwick's b c Hail Bahia, a yrs
old, 1913 h. 2dl
Betting TO a on Flexible.
Flexible now became the property of )
Mytton Esq. for 500 guinness.
Shrewsbury. Sept 81. The St. Legel
stakes Of 25 sovreigns each, with 30 ad
ded by the town. for three years old-onct
round and distance.
Mr. Mytton's C Flexible, by Whale
bone, 116 ID
Sir w Wynn's b Signoria, ia 10 g
MIR Mytton's b C Ludford ZIG ID {
/ SIF IL III apt l. n. II
Lord Grosvenor's br C Achilles lis ID
threw his rider.
Ostcestry. Sept 81. Plate of ESQ fol
three and four years old 9 miles heats.
Mr. Mytton's b Flexible. by Whale
bone, years old, los 10 II
Mr. Ormsby Cores CHI Rapid yrs
old, 105 ID Dc
Lord Grosvenor's b Despatch, 8 yr.
old, I02 10.
MIR. Thompson's br Dorcas, 4 years
old, III 10 Cd,
| Holyccu Hunt, Oct. 10. Handicap
sweepstakes of 80 sovereigns each, b
with so added, &c three, miles, Is sub
scribers)
Mr. Myt!on's b Flexible, 8 yrs old,
los h.
Sir w. w. Wynn's br by Reubens
years old, I07 ID 6
Lord Grosvenor's CHI Hybla 4 years
old, liz Id 6
Same place. Oct. 90. Flexible 8 year.
old, beat Sir w. w Wynn's br by Reu
bsns, a years old, la 10 each one mile
100 sovereisos. thus giving him his year
Flexible thus won the extraordinary
number OF 9 races in one year, and a.
moDgst them mile race with heavy
weight.
When 4 years old, he at Cheltenham
won the Sherborne stakes (hsndicap) of 8
sovereiens each, with 80 added; St lie.
ger course % subscribers.)
MIR My,ton's b Flexible A years old
1T ID
Mr. Ormsby Cores CHI fVi,ula, 4 yrs
old. IO5 ID g
MIR Griffith's b Harry. yrs old Cab 3
Lydia, years old. los Id, Velasaues. 4
years old 90 ID. and another, also slated
but The judge placed only three. Observe
how heavily Flexible was handicapped
giving horses of bis own age 10 ID or more
and beating them conclusive evidence
oil his superiority as racer.
W0trGhanpt0n. The Darlington Gun
100 sovereISns each, three miles q sub
scribers)
MIR Mylton's br Flexible, A years
old, ia ID
MIR Geary's br Aracbne, 4 years old
ia ID 6
MIR Mytton''s b b Longwaist, s years
old, 1875 10 &
The English Sporting Magazine says
HE was Immediately afterwards .addlee
for small handicap, giving to Borysthe
mes, five years old, no less than IS 10 an,
ms year, heats. In this race he receive,
an injury, from which he did not speedil,
recover. and was after another trial, witt
drawn from the turf.
"Flexible ran well on many other occa
sIons, and was always remarkable for hi
hard unflinching honesty, which NAV il
some degree be owing to an amaxine
strength Of loln. hook, and quarter, BIZ
short joints, and just proportion, added
10 The finest possible temper. His heigh
is l5a hands.
"He is now stallion at Bromfield, nea
auhlsw race course, the property Of Mr
Back, who has refused heavy sums fo
him"
Sporting Mag. Ns,o Series No % D Ala
The following extracts are also takel
from English Sporting works of STANDARD
authority:
I'm Flexible, are thus united the blooC
osMatchem, Herod and Eclipse. Flexi
mas beaten Longwaist," (equal TO an,
horse OF bis day. "Dr. Faustus, Arachne
GENERAL Nina, SignoriDa. Wilmington
owestry, &c, Flexible is full Is hand,
and half high. with great muscular pow.
ers' and Tor nice proportion is eqaalled by
lew his temper gentle, and nearly ali
his mares of last year are in foal."
"He is unequalled in strength of form
and his stock" (his geU "are worth look
ing at" FLEXIBLE, one of the best SONS
oil Whalebone, descended from the two
best Afa6ians, without an unfashionable
cross: His speed and bottom or temper
equalled any horse of his day.
Flexible ia known TO be a certain foal.
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