Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-04-14

DIR Eady's. aged, l27 Id, PresentimentI
4 years old, IL ID and another also start
ed, but were not placed.
lStourbridge, August. The Gold Cup,
value 100 sovreigns each; four miles (iaI
subscribers.)
Mr. Bartey's b c Flexible. years
old 90 Id. ii
Mr. Tongues oh h Mazame, yrs
old 122 10 @
Warcick, September 8. The town
Plate Of ESQ for all ages-2 mile heats.
Mr. Bsrtley's b C Flexible. by Whale
bone, 8 years old, lot ID T.
Mr. Gisborne.s b Elizabeth, years
old, l05 ID 4 g
Mr. Rawlinson's ch f Rarity, years
old, 100 ID q 8
Lord Wsrwick's b C Hail Baba, yrs
old, 1913 ID. CDR
Betting 6 TO on Flexible.
Flexible now became the property Of J.
Mytton Esq, for 500 guineas.
Shrewsbury, Sept 81. The st. Leger
stakes Of 25 soyTeigns each, with 90 al
ded by the town. for three years old-once
round and distance.
Mr. Mytton's b C Flexible, by Whale
bone, 116 ID 4
Sir w Wynn's b Signoria. ia Id q
Mr. Mytton's b C Ludford lI6 ID 8
Sir L Stanley's DIR Faustus ZIG ID 4
Lord Grosyenor's br Achilles lI3 Id
threw his rider.
Os,cestry, Sept. 81. Plate of ESQ for
three and four years old !; 9 miles heats.
Mr. Myiton's b Flexible. by Whale
bone, 8 years old, 1oS ID IL
MIR Ormsby Cores ca C Rapid 8 yrs
old, 1916 ID a 81
Lord Grosvenor's b # Despatch, yrs
old, I02 ID.
Mr.. Tbompson's br Dorcas, years
OLD, III Id 2drI
HolyveH Hunt, Oct. IS. Handicap
sweepstakes of so sovereigos each, RI
with so added, &c. three miles, IS sub
scribers.)
Mr. Mytton's b c'FlexibIe,s yrs old.
l05 10. II
Sir w. w. Wynn's br by Reubens
q years old, l07 ID 81
Lord Grosvenor's CHI Hybla years
old, ,1l2 ID 81
Same place, Oct 90 Flexible years
old, beat Sir w. w Wynn's br by Reu.
bens. A years old. lii 10 each one mile,
100 soverelsns, thus giving him his year
Flexible thus won the extraordinary
number of races in one year. and a.
mongst them 4 mile race with heavy
weight.
When a years old, he at Cheltenhan,,
wen the Sherborne stakes (handicap) of 5 |
sovereigDs each, with 80 added; St LIE. |
ger course % subscribers.)
Mr. Myiton's b Flexible years old
III 10
Mr. Ormsby Cores CHI fVitula, yrs
old, l05 10 81
Mr. Griffith's b Harry. yrs old Cab 8
Lydia, 4 years old. 105 ID, Velasques, 4
years old 90 10, and another, also slated
but the judge placed only three. Observe
how heavily Flexible was handicapped.
giving horses Of bis own age IL ID or more
and beating them-a conclusive evidence
Of his superiority as racer.
JPotre,hGmpton. The Darlington cup,
100 sovereigns each, three miles e sub |
scrlbers.)
Nj Myton's br Flexible, years
old, ia ID II
MIR Geary's br Arachne, years old
ia Id 81
Mr. Myttons's Longwaist, years
old, 1875 ID 81
The English Sporting Magazine says
''fle was Immediately afterwards saddled
for small handicap, giving to Borysthe-
mes, five years old, no less than IS 10 and
his year, heats. in this race ne received
an injury, from which he did not speedily
recover. and was after another trial, with
drawn from the turf.
FLEXIBLE ran well on many other occa
slons, and was always remarkable for his
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 1874 hands.
"i1eis now stallion at BromfeId, near
Ludlow race course, the property of Mr.
Back. who has refused heavy sums for
him"
| sporting Mag. .NeW Series No % D 4l4lI
Inc following extracts are also taken
from English Sporting works of standard
=" rAiole, are mus united the blood
OF Matchem, Herod and Eclipse. Flexi.
has beaten Longwaist." equal 10 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 for nice proportion is eqaaled 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" This get) "are worth look
ing at" "Flexible, one of the best sons
oil Whalebone, descended from the two
best Arablans, without an Questionable
cross. Ills speed and bottom or temper,
eqnalled any horse of his day"
Flexible is known TO be a certain foal. |
seiier. Two of his get only have run in
pubic; one was winner, and one ran
very forward in large sweepstakes.
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