Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-05-05
PEDIGREE.

Flexible was got BY tie famous Whale
bone; his dam Themis, sister to Incantstor,
by SoTcerer, her dam Hanna by Gohanna.
out Of Humming Bird, sister To Colibri, by
Woodpecker-Camilla by Trentham-Co-
queitc by the Compton Bsrb-sistcr TO Regu-
lus by the Godolphin Arabian Grey Robin
son by the Bald Galloway-Sbake- Of
old Wilkes, a daughter Of Old Hautboy.-
Whalebonc won the Derby and 10 other
races, at all distances, being a capital 4 mile
horse, was own brother TO Whisker, winner
Of the Derby aud several other capital run.
ners, and was inferior TO no horse Of modern
times as a stallion, being sire OF Chateaux
Margaux, the best 4 mile horse Of the day
Camel, Spaniel. winner OF the Derby, and
many other frat rate racers. Sorcercr was
FIRST rate racer and stallion, covered at 30
gs., and was sire OF Smoiensko, winner of
the Derby, Morel and Sorcery, winners Of
the Oaks, Sooihsayer, winner Of the ST. Lee
ger, and many others. Gohanna was the
best mile horse Of his time, sad as a stall
lion was equal to any horse they have had
IN England, OF any time. Woodpecker,
TrenIham, the Compton Barb, ReguIus. new
er beat, aud the best son Of the Godolphin
Arabian, &c. were all stations OF the very
first character. All the crosses mentioned
ia FleNible's pedigree we're horses equal to
any Of their time, II not the very best Ca
milla, the dam Of Young Camilla, Colibri,
Catherine, Sophia, llumming Bird, iihe z.
grand dam Of Flexible Jerboa, sc. was a
most valuable and famous brood mare, and
heT descenden ts have won a. much and ac-
quired as high standing as any family Of hor-
ses in the kingdom. In fact, Flexible - %
we'll bred a. any horse IN The world both for
speed and stOutness, all his ancestors being
equal TO any Of their time, without a single
inferior cross. u would be hard TO point
out another pedigree a. pure and rich ~ this
-. FIexibls's dam was also the dan Of EV.
ergreen, TOughstick. ANN, sc. aud j. nov
brood mare in the stud Of the King Of
Prussia.
PERFORMANCES
The English Sporting Magazine says. ole
was Immediately afterwards saddisd Tor a
snail hsudicsp, giving 10 Borysthenes, Eve
years old, no less thsn - 10 and hts year.
heats On this race he received an iniury,
from which be dad not speedily recover, aud
was, after another trial, withdrawn from the
turf.
Flexible ran we'll 90 many other oeca-
sious, ard wss always Remarkable for Eis
hard, uHa'neh'ng bosesiy, which may ~
some degree be- owing 90 80 amazing strength
u loin, hook, aud quarter, his short FONTS,
and just proportion added 10 the finest pos.
sible temper Ills height Is ~ hsnd.
lie y nov stallion 81 Brom6sid. near
Ludlow race course, the property Of Mr.
Back. VI DO hes refused heavy sums fof bin. 4"
lSPo'f'Hg Meg .N,N Ssrisf, Ne. -. ,. as
The following extracts ere also takon from
English sporting works u standard sutbofi-
y.
"in Flerible, ere thus united the blood Of
Metchem, ilerod, snd Eclipse. Flsxsble has
beaten longWaist." equal 20 aHy horse 81
his day. Or fauslUs, Afsshne, General
Nina, Signouna, Warrington. Ouestry. sc
sc. Fiexibls - foil ~ hands aad hall
high, with great muscular posefs. and fsr
uice proportion b cqusiicd BY few, bee tenn
per geatle, cod nearly ell his mares 81 last
year ere 10 fosl"
"Ile u unsquailsd n strength q form, snd
bis stock" (his ge) "sfe Wofth looking %. -
FLEXIBLE. one ~ the best sons of Whais-
bone. descended from the two best Arsbisas
without On unfashionabie eross ilis speed
sod bottom o. temper squsllod coy horse Of
bis day"
FLEXIBLE y known % Be ceriain foslxst-
ter. Tso of his get ouly bsvo run IN public.
one vas . winner, snd one ran yefy f0rssrd
10 a large swsepstskes
DEsCHIPTioS
Flexible u a ssry rich DARK bay iibout
Hhlte, except on The cof0nst 81 zoe bind
foot, fully eve feet inches high, u Zoe
saeiag length snd rsseh, good shoulder,
back. loin, hints, eyes, ~ uncommouly fuii
and stEoog body, BIS setioa y sKcsilsni, bic