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BYRON.
The property Of Col VIM. r. Joaason
| and .Josfoh I'm. Ware.


my residence between Bcrryvilic and saiek-
| ers' ferry. three miles from each place, az SIS
the leap, IL paid the moment the service j.
performed. II not then, the season price will
be exaeied, S25 the season, to be discharged
by the payment of 20, II paid by the ist Of
July; and 10 insurance, 10 be paid az soon ~
| the mare - known TO be in foal or parted
with. Mares put last year TO John Richards
by the season or leap and failed, can be inssr-
ed this year for season price 10 Byron. Mares
put this year by season or leap TO Byron. aud
filling, may be insured ne xt ear Ia such horse
as may occupy my stable, at season price Of
such horse. il the terms Of this advertise n,ent
shall be strictly complied with. Parting with
the mare or irregular attendance al the stand
forfeits the iRsursnco---and 80 cents cash q the
groom TO be sent with the mare. Mares can
be furnished with pasturzge At 80 cents per
week, aud grain IL required, at peighborhood
prices Care will be taken TO avoid accident.
and escapes, hut will not DO accountable FOR
them. That this beautiful animal il Of the
most favorite family Of racers and Of the great
est beauty. will appear from the following let
| tiers and certificates Of the most distinguished
racers and judges Of race horses.
JOSIAH wM. WARE.
April 81, 1856
Elf any horse Will do in your country By
ron will; ~ TO beauty aud appearance lac
has no supe rior."
"Byron's colts are very much approved
DR.. Minge told me that there we're several
Of them with Timoleon. and that they were
decidedly the hsnd.omeN With him"
~ give YOU an extract because from the
best authority Of letter Z received from
Thomas siubbieheid, Esq. who stood Byron
last year, IN relation To him, an which he
says. "Bsrons colts are OF more promise
than any ! have seen, the people are much,
rsry much pleased with them. have one,
u .. the best formed animal have srsr seen
and the most perfect beauty--he is worthy
OF - Ertrseis 5ro-a Colonel
JOhnson's istisTs IN 30 and IL.
Byron u \ beautiful horse and on trial
proved himself To be a great colt, but soon
afterwards became lame and never had an
opportunity Of stording the proof he was
able To give. Col Johnson and Capt. Belch-
or told me his trial over the New Marke,
course, (Petersburg,) would have done CREDIT
TO any horse in the world. Extract from
Capt. j. j. Harrison kusr IN 1881.
81 think him (ByroR) finely bred. and one
OF the handsomcst horses I ever saw
never saw him run, but have heard his train
ers speak highly OF him."-Ertrsei from J.
N. SsidsH's letter IN 1880.
byron, OF whom you have heard. was
purchased by me at , years old Tor $1,000, !,
VI Nhc mOh approved OiOO1 IN virginia. aud
certainiy the most beautiful animal in the
world. aud Of the finest form When three
years old, Byron received an injury in one
Of bis fore legs, which prevented him from
showing any figure on the turf, though IN a
, private trial which Col. Johnson saw, he
pronounced him able To run with any horse
Of his age in the rO,h. Whom let down G m
: ureiy, col Johnson purchased him OF me
his &. dam Bet Bounce, sold at fifteen year,
; old for $4,000. aud produced her difere nj
owners ia colts actually sold, sI7, 900; and
no" have letter by the, offering me SlJnC
for one OF her colts two years old Er.
tract II letter from DR.. John -Tng,, 10 q
gentleman Of HaHorer county, ia 1880.
. PEDIGREE.
Byron is full five feet three and half in.
ches high, seven years old mex; spring. fns
bay, very great beauty, excellent action
form and strength. lie was gotten by the
celebrated race horse Virginisn, who wa.
certaipi, among Sir Arehy's first favourits
sons his dam was coquette. (she by Sir Ar
chy,) who was also the dam OF the di,tin.
gui,hed race mares Virgins Lafayette and
Virginia Taylor; Coiu,ns's dam was the
celebrated Old Bet Bounce; she was also the
dam OF Arab, Barshebs, considered the
most promising young mate ever raised ia
this or any other country; she Died YER,
young, never having run hut one race
which was against the celebrated HENRY
which she won very easily, Henry being M
match for hero Tariff, Brilliant, &c. Be
Bounce was 10y the imported SIR Harry. IN,
best son OF SIR Peter Teszle; <. d. by oil,
Medley, &. {. d. by Mark Anthony; z. z. 9
d. ey Jolly Roger; &. &. z. d. the famou
imported mare Jenny Cameron.
, wM. X. JOHNSON.
PERFORMANCES.
> Spring, 1923, then three years old, he raj
Tor the great sweepstakes, over the Halifa,
course, North Carolina. TO which there wer,
seven subscribers, $500 each. when he wa
the second horse, making fine rsre IN goo,
tune, although he was quite lame for severa
days before the race. Fall after, he ran fo
the post STAKE at Norfolk, five starting, tw,
mile heats, entrance two hundred dollars each
= This was among the best races ever run in "a.
State ,ihs second heat "a three tainmiss Torfv
sse0nas; won by Policy Hopkins, beating Byrol
not . iengfh. lie again became lame and di,
not run for another race, was turned out an,
rested the next spring. Fall Is29, put bin
10 training, and continued him until his defec
9 tive leg gave way, when was obliged to Civ
him up. " bile sound had the highest opin
ION Of him. Ills stock j. much approved ma
b ny of his family sold very high; his dam at !
years old for 1900 dollars, his z. d. at 10 yea-
old for 1900 dollars; Sally Melville for I CO
, dollars; Arab for 5000 dollars; Brilliant "a
1000 dollars, Tariff for 5000 dollars III
distinguished race mare Virginia LsGsycti,
; from the same mare (viI Byrons dam, - $50
< dollars was refused for her just before be-
h death, Byron himself attwo years old FOE $50
dollars. and lately Que half Of han for $50
E dollars. Virginia Taylor, also out 81 the sam
= mare, 1000 was refused for; at years %
Z run four races, won three ~ che ni--one Of N
D races she won was m three heats Of two nile
s each, and each Of the three heats vas run ;
h'ss winufes snd mfy-hco seconds. eVinein
4 hne speed and bottom. A yearling hily ont 9
{ The same mare, 1000 dollars was refused for
{ and others held AZ high prizes
: w v. JOHNSON.
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