Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-05-26

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Privileges granted.-Any genilemsn LTD sd
ting five mares Of his own VIII DC en""e r.
TO The fifth mare gratis. A company =
gentlemen putting six mares anu ea.'
one being accountable for all. WIZ oc 90
TILED 10 The sixth mare gratis. mar
taxing but once win be charged lot une
onIv. unless insured; II second tihe'
:, he time Of the second performance Inc
owner NAV select either season or insu.
rance Gentlemen, when they send .ne'I
mares. must write upon what terms my
will nut them. Mares not satistieo as VIZ
.xn;rat;on or the season will be permiIeu
to 20 on to him free of further cnaIse liz
his services (uniess they have taken M
bu, once, then only sufhcient 70 @n.
them from leap into season )unlii nc Iea'
here or some time 10 the fall. MARES Pu.
a.t near TO John Richards by the leap OF
season. and falling, may be insured ln. s
rear 10 Flexible at the season price, u
their accounts shall be paid by the flrst o.
next NAV. Mares put this year oy ne
lean or season, and failing. may DC ihsu
red the next year to any horse theh s'ahu
inp AT nv stable at the price oil the Season
| oil sucn morse, IL uch 80; cf
year shall be settled at the exp'ssuonn -. "
| his season ; no mare will be entiheu "
these privileges and advantages unless .le
terms are strictly complied with. oen'ie
men had better seize this opportunity 70
obtain as many colts from this celeorasea
race horse as they can, for it may % 'ne''
last chance.
Flexible is in fine health, life and vigor,
but having just crossed the Auanuc, anu
then travelled to my stable, IT VIII NOT Oh
course, be in my power to travel him rom
lhome-where my friends are invited 10
call and see for themselves. In cohse.
ouence of all these circumstances. l no"
/ offer him to the consideration oil the puo.
Lie, at a lower price for his services IMAM
his owner expected; lower than any morse
of bis performances, blood aud pretensIon.s
in The United States and probably much
lower than he will stand again
+ [It will be seen by the annexed extracts
from the most authentic periodicals OF
England, that Flexible is horse oil the
highest quality: in his performances nav
ling beaten some Of the finest horses on the
English turf, having given TO horses OF
his own age, great advantage IN weien,
and at the age of three years, Flexible
icon the extraordinary n, mber oil nine ra'
ces in that one year, and amongst them
a four mile race with heavy weight
and his blood not only pure, but oil the
highest quality; his sire, Whaleeone's
I stock being considered universally IN the
periodic ais as remarkable for their racing
qualities, and his dam. after producing
race horses, was purchased Tor the k'ne
Of Prussia's breeding stud
JOSIAH VIM. WARE.
j BerryviIle, Clarke CITY, Mar. "a, 1856
4 PEDIG REE.
\ Flexible was got by the famous Whale
bone his dam Themis, sister to lncanta.
tor, by Sorcerer, her dam Hanna by Go.
hanna, out of Humming Bird, sister to
4 Colobri, by MISUNDERSTANDING by
j Kfabtiaan-Gfey Robinson BY iibe Bald Ga
loway: Snake, out Of Old Wilkes, daugt
Ter Of Old Hau,boy. Whalebone won ths
: Derby, and 10 other races. at all distan
fees, being a capital four mile horse, wa:
, own brother to Whisker, winner of The
} Derby and several othe: capital runners
|, and was inferior 10 no horse OF modern
times as a stallion. being sire Of ChateauA
Margaux, the best four mile horse Of the
day, Camel. Spaniel, winner of the Dsr
by, and many other first rate racers. Scr
cerer was first rate racer and Stallion
covered at Sogs., and was sire Of Smolen-
t, sko, winner Of the Derby, Morel and Sor
Gerry, winners of Oaks, Soo,hsayer, win.
ner OF the ST. Leger, and many others
Gohanna was the best mile horse Of bis
time, and as stallion was equal TO any
horse they have had in England, at any
time. Woodpecker, Trentham, the Comp
ton Barb, Regulus. never beat, and the
best son of the Godolphin Arabian, &c.,
were all stations Of the very first charac.
ter. All the crosses mentioned in Flexi.
ble's pedigree were horses equal TO any Of
their time, if not the very best Camilla
the dam of Young Camilla, Colibri. Ca
Uterine, Sophia, Humming Bird, Qhe G
grand dam of Flexble,) Jerboa, was a
most valuable ard famous brood mare, &
her descendants have won as much and
acquired as high standingas any family oil
horses in the Kingdom. In fact. Flexible
is as well bred as any horse in the world
both for speed and stoutness, all his an
cestors being equal to any Of their time
without single inferior cross. 1t would
be hard to point out another pedigree as
pure and rich as this is. Flexible's dam
was also the dam of Evergreen, Tough
stick, Anna, &C., and is now a brood
mare in the stud of the King of Prussia.
PERFORMANCES.
AT 8 years old at EPSON, Flexible beat
Velazquez. same age, ll9 ID. one mile
8 TO l on Flexible.
At Bath July 9th. A sweepstake for all
ages. weight for age. two miles and a dis
lance, (15 subscribers)
Mr. Bartley's b Flexible, by Whale
bone, years old SO ID
Mr. Howe's c Warwick, years
old 1l9 ID 2
Mr. Farquarson's b out ofLegacy
years old. ll6 10
MIR. Bigg's be Bulow, years old,
lob 4
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