South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-01

Dy, but FIRST as RUNNER and STALLION in
his day. Felt, at 4years old, won races oui
OF starts, being beat SHORT distances and
winning the extraordinary number of FIVE
CUPS which LIDO not remember to have been
done. by any other horse-he beat many CAPT
tai runners, among them Bolivar, R6bin Hood.
Clotllda, Frederick, (winner of tho. Derby, J
Stolorth, Retriever, Lawnsieeves, Perseyer--
ance, DR.. Faustus, (2l times WINERY Halls
ton, (2g times winner Terror, II tineswin-
nerj) Mona's Pride, Cistercian, Guide, sc.
To very many of these horses he gave weight
won at fashionable courses, and generally
made play, relying on his great stoutncss and
game"
Extracts from Authentic English Regis
tiers and other sources:
"Felt started this year 0 times, and won Z
important races, S oil which were Gold Cups.
and ran second in the Sth race, being beat by
a head, and beating the winner three or four
times on other occasions. He won in cups
and stakes $4,000, and lost in all his racing
career only four times A most extraordina-
ry and splendid performance; especially when
tits considered That he frequently carried hea-
Wy extra weight
The following strong evidence Of his high
character, Is taken from the Sporting Maya
zine for 1890:
"Having this year recruited his stable with
lord Worcester's Felt, his Lordship has been
gallant winner-having with this horse car
ried off both the great Tradesmen's. Cups at
Chester and Liverpool; and a Cup of two
erseSyhete. wish he had another nag OF two
in his stable like Felt" "That Felt is a first
rate one, will not, l fancy. be denied by any
ona."-pp. &C, 256.-HE BEAT MORE THAN
300 HORSES :" 49,
"Felt's career on the tiirfwds SO BRitrIANT
in ENGLAND, that il caused his sire, Hangar,
"a capital mile horse,) to be brought from
Ireland to England, where he is row one Of
their BEs+ and MOST POPULAR STATIONS.
The last season he had "a winning colts, that
won Sc races, and among them was Elis,per-
hap. the best colt of his year. who won the
great st. 1icget and many other races. Lafi-
gar is how covering mares by subscription at
about ssI25, and making full seasons TOO.
Felt is very like his sire III fbrms action and
marks, butts a good bay, while Hangar Is a
chesnut. ;. LAtsar is descended from she same
stock as briarl, they being out oil halt sisters.
Felt covered last year about 100 mares at $50
season and 800 to insure, among them the
celebrated Clara Fisher, Lady Lagrange, Gray
Girl. imported Primula, imported Zillah' I'M
ported Schemer, full sister TO ONO are many
other fine mafes:"
ask if TO be horne in mind, that the colts
uf all the horses which we have imported, that
are old enough and have been tried fairly, are
winners, and many of them capital winners IN
England, as Chateau Margaux, ltuzborougn,
and Flexible. l will also call the attention OF
breeders to the running of the colts OF such
imported horses as have them old enough to
run, and they viii see their shining all over
the United States, under every Disadvantage
see that the only FLY Of Chateau Margaux.
that has run in America, beat at three heats
with very great ease Vertumnus by Eclipse,
and Hcbe by Gonanna and Sally Jenkins, over
the Charleston course, winning the two last
heats hard in hand in the excellent time of 3
m. so 3. M: 81 8. Can breeders ofthe blood
horse any 5sHgeE md, doubt the supererty Of sAe
Twbence we derive in the native stock all lhet
q good ! over the native Stallion? Let iacts
speak, and judgment direct mem.
A. T. B. MERRITT.
r..;ubo sosr hu the annexed terms, that
DIR. Merritt's liberality TO this country mas per
mittea Felt to make season mere inueh row
er priced than he did lastyear ma country
,,bere he was Justly faydnte and had a crow
s Mm season. lie will stand this season (which
hos commenced. and will end the LIST JSiy at
nv, stable about Ia miles east of Battle
town in Clarke county, Virginia, at $50 the
ie,p. If paid when the service Is performed,
Il not then it will be considered and charged
al tht season $50 the season, to be paid on
or before the I'd day Of July next; and fs7a M
suranee. to be paid as soon as the mare IS
known to be in foal; [parhng with she mare,
or irregular attendance at the stand, iorleitS
t}a Insurance Il and so cents cash 10 thc
,,roo,p ia he sent with the mare. PastuRage
ccnn he furnished at so cents per week, but l.
,y;Jl not be accountable for accidents or es-
canes. Gentlemen wishing their mares fed
on grain will give written directions to that
etfeet as it will be PURCHASED and furnished
at the neighborhood prices.
PRIVILEGES GRANTED.
ANY gentleman putting five mares of. hts
own win be entitled to the fifth. mare gratis. A
eompany Of gentlemen putting Elk mares sad
each one being accountable for ALI, will be
entitled to the sixth mare gratis. y mare Ia
king but once will be charged TO- the leap on
". fifpeid at the time of the service unless
;nsnred: if second time<,( the TINE OF the &C.
cend performance the owner may select efthcr
se,son or insurance .-Gentlemen when they
send their mares, must write tpon what terms
they will nut them.-Mares not satisfied al
the exniration of the season will be permitted
10 20 on to him free of further charge iur ms
services [unless they have taken him but
once, then only sufficient to take them from
leap into season. until he leaves hsrs,or some
time in the fall Mares put LAST YEAR 10
BYRON or Flexible by the LKAP or SEASON, and
falling, may be insured THIS year to Felt at
the season price, if their accounts shall have
been paid up by the first July, 1886. Mares
put THIS year by the leap or season. ard fali-
ing, may be insured the next year to any go the
then standing at my stable at the priee OF t r
ru1a wear shall be settled at the expiration of
mrs season. No mare will be entitled to
these privileges and advantages unless the
terms terms ere strictly complied with.
'''' JOSIAH VIM. WARE.
Beryvilla, Clarke county,