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Flexible was got hy the famou, Whale
bone, his dam Themi,, sister u lncantator.
oy SOrcerer, her dam Hanna ny Gohann,.
o-t OF IiummInS Bird. sister 10 CoIbrl. nv
WoocPeckct-Camilla by Trentham-Co-
qreiie nv the Compton Bor6-si,iertoIegu-
la by the GoJoi phin ArlOian-Grey ROBIN
son by the Bald galloway -Snake-out OF
O'd wilkes, daughter Of Old Hamtboy.-
Nhalebone won the Derby aud 10 other
races, at all distances, being a capital mile
horse; vas own brother TO NhisKer " inner
OF The Derby aud several other capital run
ners, and vas inferior 10 no horse Of modern
times a. stallion, being sire Of Chal.sux
Msrg1ux, the best I mile horse Of the dav
Camel, spaniel, winner OF the Derry, ard
macy other first rate racers. SoTcerer was
a hrst rate racer and stallion, covered al 80
60, and was sire OF SmoIensko, winner Of
The Derby, Norel and Sorcery. Winners Of
lhe Oaks, SUOthsayer, winner uf the ST lie.
ger. aud many others. Johanna was the
best I mile horse Of his time, ,id a,a,ia..
hon y ~ equal Ia any horse Ihry have hid
~ E"gl'ud, al any time Woodp,ckrr.
Iren'h'm. the Compton Barb, Rrgutns. nev-
er beat. aud the best sun Of the GodoIphin
Arap'si, sc. were al stallion, Of the yer,
hr,i character. An the crosses mentioned
any Of their tune. II not the yer, best Ca.
miiIa, toe dan OF Ypous CauSlia, Coiihr,.
Catherine, sophia. IIummlrg Bird, lthe ..
-r'nd dam of Flexible } 1rrooa, SC was
most valuable and famou, brood mare. and
her dr>retdrnt, have won a, much and sc-
CURED - high standing ~ ,uy family Of nor.
SIS m the klusiGm H. Gct. Flexible Is a,
vel trcd a. any horse ~ the world. both for
speed ard -tOutnc.s. ail his ancestor. bc,n,
eg.rl 20 any of their time. without single
lhlerior cross, u would be hard 10 point
o"l another pedigree AZ yure and rich q, a..
- trNtnie> dan w3- also the dan Of EV-
erEs'en, rough,iick. Anna, sc. aud - now
q "rood mate 10 the stud Of the King OF
Prussia.
PERFORMANCES
The Fnzi.,h Sporting Magazine savs. ole
va, lmmrdisteiy slterW ard. .sddied for a
small h'udirsp, giving 70 Bory.ihene. five
wears odd, 10 less than - III and hrs wear.
heats In TINS race he received an injury
from which he did not speedily recover, and
Wa, after another trial, Withdrawn from the
turf
FLEXIBLE ran veil on many other orca-
slons. and was always remarkable Tor h,,
hard, uuGuchug honesty. Whicb NAY IN
some degree be osing to an amazing strength
81 ION. hook, ond quarter be short JOINTS,
sud Just proportion, added to the hbe.i pos.
'i6ie temper His height y l5t hands,
'lie ~ nov asisiiion 81 Br0mGsld, near
L"dlo~ rscs course. the property ~ NJ.
b9ok' ~ho has refused heavy sums Tor him. "
lNP"f'Hg Mig .Nsp SsJis', .Va y, p 4IG.
The follosinE extrscis are ai.o iaksn from
tnsii'h sporting WORKS of standard suthof,.
~,
I'm FLEXIBLE. are thp, united The blood Of
Natchcm, llerod. ard Eclipse Flexible bs.
beaten Lonzsaist." (equai to any horse Of
his day) "Dr. Faustus, Arashne, General
Nina, s'gnorna, Wilmington. Ossstry. Sc
A.. FleNibls y foil ~ hands and hail
high, With great muscular powers, and f,r
n're proportion - squslied by few. hi, ten.
per geoils, nnl nearly ell hes mare, 81 last
3 ear Bfe 90 iOsl"
"iie - uncq1llled IN strength % form. snd
hes stock (hfs EeU "aSe worth looking a. f"
FLEXIBLE. one ~ the best sous Of Whale. |
bone. descendsd from the two best Afsbmns. |
without an uoisshio1ablc cross Ils speed |
and BOLTON o. temper cquhlled any horse Of |
hes day
Fiexihie b, known % be certain Tosl get. /
ter. Two Of hs get Only have run in publ,r /
one "as ~inner, and 0ns raa very forward /
in = large swecpststss
DESCRIPTION.
FieHiole y very rich dark BAY without
Fhite, except on The eOronet - one hind
loot folly I've feet 2 inches high, Of noe
'acing length ard reach. good shoulder.
'acks loan, limbs, eyes, ca uDcommonly foil /
'nd stroog body, be action is excellent, his
'ooe large, esd Be = uneonnOaly mossular