Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-04-05

nary number Of flee cups which | DO not
remember TO have been done by any other
horse-he beat many capital runners a
mong them Bolivar, Robin Hood, CLOTH
da, Frederick, (winner Of the Derby Sto.
forth, Retriever. Lawnsleeves, Persever.
ance, DR.. Faustus, al times wiuner,) Hal
ston az times winner,) Terror M times
WINERY Mona's Pride, Cistercian, Guide,
&c. To very many of these horses he
gave weight-won at fashionable courses,
and generally made play, relying on bis
great %stoutness aud game"
Ertracis from authentic English Regiaers
and other sources
FELT started this year nine times, and
won seven important races, five Of which
were Gold Cups, and ran second in the
eighth race, being beat by a head, and
beating tho winner three or four times on
other occasions. He won in cups and
stakes SIS 600, and lost in all bis racing
career only four tlmes.-A most extraor-
binary and splendid performance. especi
ally when il is considered that he frequent
ly carried heavy extra weight"
The following strong evidence of his
-" 10 t&hLu tIOht tbCC Dtfttuk
Magazine for 1880:
" Having this year recruited his stable
with Lord Worcestcr's FELT. his Lord
ship has been a gallant Misunderstanding
with this horse carried off both the great
Tfadesmen's Cups at Chester and Liver.
pool I; and a Cup or two elsewhere. /
wish he had another nag or two in his sta
BILE like Felt" THAT Felt i. a first rate
one. will not. | fancy, be denied by apy
one"-pp. Sc. 256. lie beat more than
three hundred horscs!"
"FELr's career on the turf was SO bril-.
liant in England, that 1t caused his sire,
Hangar, Ia capital four mile borse,) 10 be
brought from Ireland to England, where
be is now one Of their best and most o
lar stations. The last season he had "a
winning colts, that won 6ffy-two races,
and among them was Ellis. perhaps The
best Coll, OF his year, who won the great
St. Lcger and many other races. Hangar
IS now covering mares by subscription at
about Sl25, and making full seasons too.
Felt is very like his sire in form, action.
and marks. but is a good bay, while Ian
gar is a chestnut. Hangar is descended
from the same stock as Priam, they being
out OF half sisters. Felt covered last wear
about one bundled mares al 500 season.
and 500 to insure, among them the cele-
brated Clara Fisher. Lady Lagrange. GRAY
Girl, imported Primula. imported Zillah.
imported Schemer, full sister of Ohio and
many other fine mares"
ask I TO be borne in mind, that The
colts OF all the horses which we have i'm
ported that are old enough and have been
tried fairly, are winners, and many of
Them capital winners in England, as Cha.
ieau Margaux, ~Luzborongh, and Flexible.
l will also call the attention Of breeders 10
the running of the colts Of such imported
as have them old enough 10 run.
and they will see them winning all over
'he United States, under every disadvant
age. see that the only filly Of Chateau
Maigaux, that has run in America, beat
al three heats with very great ease Yer
tomnus by Eclipse, and Hebe by Gohap.
"a and Sally jenkins, over the Charleston
course, winning the two last heats hard in
IN the excellent time Of 8 10. so S.
SIN. 81 s.. Can breeders of the blood
morse any longer doubt the superiority of
the thorough bred and first rate English
morse, (wbence we derive in the native
stock all that is good,) over the native
stallion Let facts speak aud Judgment,
direct them. A. Il. b. MERRITT.
1t will be seen by the annexed terms.
mai DIR. Merritt's liberaIity to this coun.
try has permitted Felt TO make a season
here much lower priced than he did last
year 10 a country where he was Justly a
iavofite. and had a crowded season. He
VIII stand this season (which has com.
menced, and will end the lst july AT nv
stable about % miles east of Batile,own.
10 Clarke county, Va, at $50 the leap, if
paid when the service is performed, fnot,
then u VIII ne considered and charged as
The season ; $50 the season. to be paid on
or before the 2nd day of July next and
80 insurance, TO be paid as soon as the
mare is known to be 10 foal /; fparting with
'he mare, or irregular attendance al The
STAND, iorieits the insurance 4 and 6ftv
cents cash 10 the groom, 10 be sent with
me mare. Pasturage can be furnished Al
nifty cents yer week, but | will not he AZ
countable for accidents or escapes. Cen
eme wishing their mares fed on grain
w'i give written direction. TO that effect.
as u VIII be purchased and furnished at the
prices.
PRIVILEGES GRANTED ANY gentleman
pouing hive mares Of his W will be emit
.Ied 10 the fifth mare gratis. A COMPANY
y gentlemen putting sir mares, and each
oeins accountable for all, will be emit
ieu 10 The sixth mare gratis. A mare Ia
ing but once will be charged for the lean
N.Y. IN paid at the time of the servicc'1
mess insured if second time, at the time
l Tue second performance the owner NAV
eject either season or insurance. Gen
when they send their mares, must
,rle upon what terms they will put them.
iares not satisfied at the expiration Of the
Jason will be permitted TO go on TO him
'ee OF further charge for his services fun.
'ss they have taken him but once, then
My sufficient 10 take them from lean into
sasonl until he leaves here, some time in
ne iaii. Mares put last year to Byron or
iexiole by the leap or season, and failing.
lsy be insured this year to Felt at the
price, if their accounts shall have
cen paid up by the Ist July, 1886. Mares
VI thts year, bv the lean or saaeon ga