Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-06-02

The property Of Col. Wn. r. JOHNSON
and Josioh YIN. Wrs.

and Jos,oh YIN. Wus.
1NHls viii be the Las, ,essos in thi. eou,-
- Try oil ths beautiful. thoroughbred r.cer
which will cod on the Ia, OF g,,, -,
my residence between Berryyille and so;el-
err ferry, three miles from each pl.c. :, al,
the leap, II paid the momen, the .er,,es !.
performed, II not then, the season pre-. vii
be eSacted; s25 the season, 10 be diseharv.d
by the payment Of %, II paid by the Is, Of
july and ~ insurance, 20 be paid as soon ..
the mare u known 10 be in foal or parted
with. Mares put last year 90 John Richard,
by the season OF leap and failed, can be inss--
cd tins year for season price 10 Byron. Mare.
put TIN" year by season or leap TO Byron, and
Ealing, may be insured next year 20 such horse
as may occupy my stable. at season price OF
such horse. If the terms Of this advertiser
shall Ice strictly complied with Parting with
thc mare or irregular attendance at tho stand
torieit> the insurance. and 50 cents cash On the
groom 10 bc sent with the mare Mares can
be furnished with psstursge at 50 cents per
week, and gram Il required. at neighborhood
prices Care will be taken TO avoid accident.
and escapes, hut will not be accountable for
them. That this beautiful animal l. of the
most favoritc family of racers and of the graf
'd beauty. will appear from the following let
tcrs and certificates of the most distinguished
racers aud Judges Of race horses
JOSIAH wM. WARE.
April ~. lS36.
"il any horse will 20 in your country By-
ron "ii' a. 10 beauty aud appearance he
has no superior"
"Byrons colts are very much approved
Dr. N'nsc told me that there were several
oi them with Tinolcon. and that they were
dec idrdlN III. haadsomest ~ nth HIM"
~ give Nu'i an extract tbecarsa from the
best authority Of letter I received from
Thomas StIbbleheld. E.q who stood Byron
last year, IN relation to him, ~ which he
says, "Byrou's colts arc 90 more promise
than any have seen. the people are much.
reTy much pleased " ith them I have on,
I Il J. the best formed animal have ,rsy seen
( and the most perfect beaGty--ho ~ worthy
Of encoura sement.-E Extracts from Coion,f
Johnson'i lTtsrS ia 30 aud 81
| Byron - a beautiful horse aud on trial
/ proved himself To be great colt but soon
afterwards became lame aud never had an
I opportunity Of ahording the proof he Va.
+ able 10 give. Col. Johnson and apt Belch
er told me III, trial over the New Market
course, (Petersburg,) would have done credr,
10 any horse IN the world -E Extract FROM
/ Capt j. J. Hrrnons letter ~ 1881.
II think him BYRON finely bred. and ono
Of the handsomcst horses 1 ever saw.
} "a
ers speak highly Of him."-Erfraef from J.
VI S'idsi'S letter IN 1890
| "BSron, Of whom you have heard, was
! purchased by me at , years old for : $500, Is
OF the most approved blood in Virginia. and
J certainly the most beautiful animal in tho
world, and OF the finest form. When three
years old, Byron received an injury IN one
OF his fore legs, which prevented him from
showing any hsure on the turf, though IN a
prirdie trial which Col. Johnson saw, he
pronounced him able 10 run with any horse
Of his age IN the ro,h When let down en-
| tirely, col. Johnson purchased him Of me
ms z dam Bet Bounce, sold az fifteen years
old FOR $1,000, and produced her different
owners ia colts actually sold, 81 900; and I
no" have letter BY me, Offering me al 500
Tor one of her colts two years old"--Er-
tract 81 letter from Hr. John .MiaRs, 10 O
gtntirmGH Of Han0r,T county, IA 1880.
PEDIGREE.
/ Byron - full live feet three and half in
ches high. seven years old next spring, huo
bay, very great beauty, excellent action.
form and strength. He was gotten by the
celebrated race horse Virginisu, who va,
certainly among SIR Archy', first favourite
sons his dan ~as Coqustts, (.he by SIR Ar
ehy,) who vas also the dam Of the di.tin-
gu'>hed race mares Virginia Lafayette and
virginia Taylor; COqusits's dam was the
celebrated Old Bet Bounce; she was also the
dam Of Arab, Bsrsheba, (eonsidered the
most promising young mare ever raised in
this or any other couutry; she died very
young, never having run but one race
which was against the celebrated Henrv.
which she won very easily, Henry beng no
match for her) Tariff, Brilliant, &c. Bet
Bounce was by the imported SIR Harry, the
best son Of Sir Peter Teazle; Z. d. by OH
Medley, <. <. d by Mark Anthony, z. <. Z.
d ~ Jolly Roger; & e <. & d the famous
imported mare Jenny Cameron.
wM. X. JOHNSON.