Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-06-09

Plate Of ESQ for all ages niue heatss
Mr Bartley's Flexible, by Whale
bone, 8 years old, lot Id Ia
Mr. Gisbornes Elizabeth, 3 years
old, los ID
Mr. Rawlinson's ch Rarity, years
old, 100 ID 81
Lord Warwick's be Hail Bahia, 4yrs
old, 1913 ID. Cdr
Betting TO a on Flexible.
Flexible now became the property oil j.
Mytton Esq, for 800 guineas.
Shrewsbury. Sept 81. The st. Leger
stakes OF 25 sovreigns each. with 90 AL
ded by the town. for three years old-once
round and distance.
Mr. Myton's b Flexible, by Whale
bone, I16 ID I
Sir w. Wynn's b Signoria. ia Id 2
Mr. Mytton's b Ludford ZIG ID s
Sir L Stanley's DR. Faustus l16 ID a
Lord Grosvenor' br Achilles / IS Id
threw his rider.
Os,cestry, Sept 81. Plate Of ESQ for
three and four years old 9 miles heats.
Mr. Mytton's b c Flexible. by Whale
bone, years old, 1903 ID i
Mr. Ormsby Cores CHI Rapid 8 yrs
old, 105 ID
Lord Grosvenor's b f Despatch, 8 yrs
old, 102 ID.
Mr. Thompson's br Dorcas, a years
old, Ill Id 2dr
HolpceH Hunt, Oct. 1S. Handicap
sweepstakes Of 80 sovereigns each, {
with so added, SC. three miles, Is sub
scribers.)
Mr. Mytton's b Flexible, 8 yrs old,
105 ID. !
Sir w. w. Wynn's br by Reubens
4years old, l07 ID 9
Lord Grosvenor's CHI + Hybla years
old, ll2 ID 8
Same place, Oct. 90. Flexible 8 years
old, beat Sir w. w Wynn's br by Reu.
bens, 4 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
mongst them mile race with heavy
weight.
When A years old, he at Cheltenham
won the Sherborne stakes (handicap) Of
sovereiens each, with so added; st lie.
ger course % subscribers.)
Mr. Myiton's Flexible years old
III ID
MIR Ormsby Cores ch fVitula, 4 yrs
old. lO5 Id
MIR Grifiiths b C Harry. 8 yrs old 94lb
Lydia, years old, 105 Id, Velasques, 4
years old 90 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 Ia conclusive evidence
OF his superiority as racer.
Wolrerhampton. The Darlington cup
100 sovercigns each, three miles & sub
scribers
MIR Mytlon's br Flexible, years
old, ia 10
Mr. Geary's br f Aracbne. years old
Ia lb
MIR Myttons's b h Longwaisi, years
old, 1875 10 s
The English Sporting Magazine says
"He was Immediately afterwards saddled
for small handicap, giving to Borysthe.
mes, five years old, no less than IS 10 and
lis 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 bis
hard unflinching honesty, which may in
some degree be owing to an amazing
strength of loin, hook, and quarter, his
short joints, and just proportion, added
TO the finest possible temper. His height
is l5a hands.
ole is now stallion al BromfieId, near
Ludlow race course, the property of Mr..
Back. who has refused heavy sums for
him"
sporting Mag. .Ne,c Series No % p 4l4]
The following extracts are also taken
from English Sporting works Of standard
authority:
'In Flexible, are thus united the blood
of Nlatchem, Herod and Eclipse. Flexi.
has beaten Longwaist," (equal TO any
horse of his day. "Dr. Faustus, Arachne,
General Nina. Signorina. Wilmington,
Owestry. &c, Flexible is full Is hands
and half high, with great muscular pow
ers, and Tor nice proportion is eqaalled by
lew ; his temper gentle, and nearly all
his mares Of last year are in foal."
ole is unequalled in strength of form,
and his stock" (his geU "are 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 Z S C II TIP T ON.
Flexible is very rich dark bay without
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
stallion, it would be very difficult TO find
his equal. A. Il. b, MERRITT.
March 81, 1886.