Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-06-23
BYRON,

The property Of Col. I'm. r. johnson
and Josiah I'm. Hare.
JliilS will be the last season in TN, coun-
- Try Of this beautiful. Thoroughbred racer
which will end on the 1T Of july ncxt--at
my residence between Berryyille and Sn,ck.
err ferry. tA.cc miles from each place, AZ SIS
the leap, If paid the moment the service +,
performed, If not then, the season price " IA
be exacted; S2j the season. to be discharged
10y the payment Of 20, II paid ~ the 1T Of
July; and ~ insurance.. 20 lie paid a. soon a.
the mare II known 10 be IN ioal or parted
with. Mares put last ye1r 81 John Richard,
hN the season or leap aud failed can be in,ur-
cd Tins year for season price 10 Byron. Mares
put ihI, year by season or leap To Byron, and
Ealing, may be insured ne NJ wear To such horse
n may occupy INV stable. NJ season price Of
such horse, II the term, Of this advsrtisement
shall be stri"tly complied with. Parting with
the mare or irregular attendance at the stand
iorieIis the Insurance and ~ cents cash the
groom 10 be sent with the mare. Mare, can
he furnished with pa>iura-e at 81 cents per
week, and grain Il required, AZ neiShborhood
prices. Car' will bc taken 10 AVOID accidents
and escapes, tut will not bee accountable for
them. That TIA, beautiful animal Is of the
most iaVorltr family of racer, aud ofthe great
~ beauty. will appear from the following let
,cs AMI certificates Of the most distinguished
racers and Judges Of race horses
JOSIAH WM. WARE.
April 81, 1886.
"If ANY horse will do in your country By-
ron WIZ a. 10 beauty aud appearance he
has no superior"
"Byron's colts arc very much APPROVED
DR.. MinSe told me that there were several
oi them with Timoleon. aud that they were
decidedly The handsomc>t With him
~ give You an extract tbecsu,e from the
bet authority of letter I received from
Thomas Ntubbleiic'd, E.q Who stood Byron
last year, m relation io hun, IA which he
SAYS, "bNton's colts are of more promise
th'n s"N have seen. the people are much
r'g mH'h pleased with them have one
II o, The bet formed ariu,I I have IRE, seen
and tie most perfect beaut, he ~ " orihy
az encouragement 80 Eri'aoh Gom Co!yn,i
JyhnS0ns tn,rs "a 81 a.d'Ji.
"BAroh - hcauliiui horse and on trial
proved himself to he great colt. but soon
afterwards became lame and never had an
opportunity II sfordlng the proof ha was
shle TO give. Col. Johnson aud Capt. Relcb.
er told nae his trial over tie New Market
course, (Peter>bnrg.D would have done credit
to any horse IA the world Erfraei from
Capt J. J. Harrison, letter IN 1881.
81 think him (ByroR) hnely bred. and one
OF the haud'omcst horses ever saw
never saw HIM run, but have he ard hi, train
ers speak highly Of him. Extract from J.
VI Ssiisn'S letter in 1890
Byron, OF whom YOU have heard. was
purchased by me at years old for : 1900, ~
81 the most approved blood IN Virginia. and
certainly the most beautiful animal in the
nj ,.ff he g..
years old. BY ron received an injury in on.
Of his fore legs, which prevented HIN from
showing any figure on the turf. though IN
pirate trial which cot johnson saw, he
pronounced bin able TO run with any Lors.
of his age ~ the uroiH When let down en-
urely, 'oi. Johnson purchased him Of me.
hl, dam Bet Bounce, sold at fifteen year,
old Tor $1,000, and produced her different
o"ner, ~ colts actually sold. Sl7 900; aud
20" have letter b, ne, oherinS me 1880
Tor one ol her colts two wears old" --Er-
i'aoi y a ih'' from Dr.. John .uugs, 10 a
gentleman u Hiaor,r connip, 40 1857.
PEDIGREE.
Byron u full five feet three and hair in
ohes high. seven years old next spring. fine
bay, very great beauty, excellent action
form and strength. lie was gotten Nv the
celebrated race horse Nirginisn, Who W..
eertainl, among SIR Arehy's fr,t favourile
sons has dam was Coquetie, (she 10y SIR Ar.
chy,) who was also the dam of the dt,tin-
eu',hcd race mares Virgins Lafsyeite and
virginia Taylor; Co7u,ns'S dam W.. the
celebrated ODD Bet Bounce; she was also The
dam of Arab, Barsheba, lconsidered The
mos, promising young mare ever raised m
tbs or any other country, she died yer,
young, never having run bat one race.
which was against the celebrated H.n,g.
which she Won very easily. Henry beng no
match Tor hcr) lard, Brilliant. &C. bet
Bounce was by the imported SIR Harry. the
best son Of Sr Peter Teazie. z. d by old
Medley. < d by Mark AntbOn,, r. ..
4 ~ Jolly Roger, gggg d. tie lamou,
imported mare Jenny smeron
VA a. JOHNSON.