Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-06-23

dr Bartley's Flexioic,py 'h"
bone, 5 years old. lot 10
Mr. Osborne b Elizabeth, years
old, 105 Id
Mr. Rawlip y, chi Rarity s years . 4
Lord Warwick's be Hail Bahia, 4yrs
old. 100 n. Cdr
Betting 6 to on Flexible.
Flexible now became. the property oil ).
Mytton Esq, for 500 guineas.
Shrewsbury, Sept 81. The st. Leger
stakes Of 25 sovIeigns each. with 30 al
dcd by the town. for three years old-once
round and distance.
Mr. Mytton's b c Flexible, by Whale
bone, 1l6 ID
Sir w. Wynn's b fSignoria, ia ID
Mr. Mytton's b C Ludford 1l6 lib 5
Sir L StanIey's b DR. Fauslus ll6 ID 4
Lord Grosyenor's br Achilles lis ID
threw his rider.
Osuestry, Sept. 81. Plate of ESQ for
three and four years old 2 miles heats.
Mr. Mytton's b c Flexible. by Whale
bone, 8 years old, l06 ID
Mr. Ormsby Cores ch Rapid Syrs
old, los Id =
Lord Grosvenor's b + Despatch, 5 yrs
old, l02 ID.
MIR. Thompson's br Dorcas, 4 years
old 1IIIb 2dr
HoipceH Hunt, Oct. 10. Handicap
sweepstakes Of so sovereigDs each, b
with SO added, &c. three miles, Is sub
scribers.)
Mr. Mytton's b Flexible, 8 yrs old,
los ID. i
Sir w. w. Wynn's br C by Reubens
years old, LOT Id 2
Lord Grosvenor's oh Hybla years
old. 1l2 ID >
Same place, Oct. 90. Flexible 3years
old, beat Sir w. w Wynn's br C 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
mcnsst them mile race with heavy
weight.
When 4 years old, he at Cheltenham,
won the Sherborne stakes (handicap) OF 3
Isovereisns each, with so added; St Le-
ger course % subscrIbers.)
Mr. Mytton's Flexible years old
Iii 10
MIR Ormsby Cores ch fVitula, yrs
old, lO5 ID
Mr. Griiiith's Harry. 8 yrs old 94b 5
Lydia, years old, los Id, Velasques, d
years old 81 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 a racer.
Uolvtrhampton. The Darlington cup
100 sovereigns each, three miles e sub.
scribers)
MIR My,ton's br Flexible, a years
old, ia 10 i
Mr. Geary's br + Arachne, years old ,
Mr. Myttons's Longwast, years
old, 1875 10
The English Sporting Magazine says
"He was Immediately afterwards saddled
for small handicap, giving TO Borystbe-
mes, five years old, no less than Is ID and
his year, heats. in this race he received
an injury, from which he did not speedily
recover. and was after another tiial, with
drawn from the turf.
FLEXIBLE ran well on many other occa.
sions, and was always remarkable for his
hard uDflinching honesty, which may in
some degree be owing TO an amazing
strength of loln. hook, and quarter. his
short joints, and just proportion. added
TO the finest possible temper. His height
is l5a hands.
"He is now a stallion at Bromfeld, near
Ludlow race course, the property oil Mr..
Racty ..,kn haS r.f,eaH haayu for
him"
sporting Mag. .Ne,c Series No % p Ala
The following extracts are also taken
from English Sporting works of standard
authority:
"In Flexible. are thus united the blood
of Matchem, Herod'aud Eclipse. Flexi
has beaten Longwaist." equal to any
horse of his day. "Dr. Faustus. Arachne,
General Nina, Signorina. Wilmington,
Owestry. SC, Flexible is full l5r hands
and a 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" This get) care 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,
equalled any horse of his day."
Flexible is known to be a certain foal-
getter, Two Of his get only have run in
public; one was winner. and one ran
very forward in large sweepstakes.
D = s. C II I 2 r ON.
Flexible "A very rich dark h:,y xrIthnut
white. except on the coronet Of one hind
foot. fully five feet inches high. of fine
running length and reach. good shoulder.
back, loin. limbs. eyes, an uncommonly
full and strong body, his action is excel.
lent. his 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 a
stallion. il would be very difficult TO find
his equal A. L. b. MERRITT.
March 81, 1886.
DISSOLUTION.