Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-03-29

- oCtCItIo Wy AN III AAh
EG land, for bis -
brilliant career on ~---~MW va
the turf, his fine M IN
bone and size, his " DfklI
exceedingly high, kit IU
fashionable, and@@&Sk~
running pedigree, and many other recon
nendations not often met with. is a re.
markedly rich and handsome bay horse,
near sixteen hands high, with fine bone
and action, great power and substance,
excellent and clean limbs, and an uncom.
monty full carcass. In blood, perform
auce and power as a Race Horse, he has
no superior as a cross for our American
mares, being of a family celebrated both
for its speed and IFS game, and combining
the best blood of all England-as Prunel
la. from whom are descended Waxy Pope,
Wtalebone, Whistler, and a host Of 9th
efs /; Young GiaBtess, from whom came
Pfiam and Muley and from Selim 1.-THE
sire OF Sultan, now covering at $3.50 WI
brother TO Rubens (the grand sire OF Ca
marine,) and Casirel (grapd sire OF Queen
Of Trumps, only winner of both Oaks and
ST Leger,) and running back TO Match
ems grand dam.
Gentlemen are invited to examine Felt's
history in the American Turf Register,
vol Z, page 295, from which the following
extracts are made:
"FELT, foaled in 1896, was by Hangar
Ia first rate runner oil distances, and now
a %favoriie s~tallioD) bis dam, Steam, dam
also Of Fang, who sold for near s25 900,
Famine, Flame. Flea, Foam and others,)
own sister to Starch by Waxy Pope-her
dam, Miss Staveley, Ia capital runner all
distances, and the dam also of Starch, Steel
and several other excellent racers,) was
got by Shuttle out of a Drone mare 1.-THE
dam Of Staveley, winner of the great ST.
Leger. Sligo. barefoot. and other winners)
Hangar was by Selim (brother TO Cas-
trel and Rubens) dam by Walton-Youpg
Gisntess (the best brood mare of her day.
the dam OF Sorcerer, Eleanor, julia, Ludia.
Cressida, dam of Priam, &c. by Diomed
= Glantess by Matchem. Hangar is near
ly the same blood with the celebrated
Sultan NOW covering at $500, being got
by the same horses, their dams BY W
brothers. Hangar is the sire of several
first rdtes-Eleanor, best mare OF her day
and the only winner OF both Derby and
Oaks, dam of Muley, g d. of L~uzborough,
Margrave. and Leyiathan. Waxy Pope
was by Waxy /; his dam, Prunelia. (dam
also Of Penelope. Parasol, Pelisse, Polar
gus. Pioneer, Pledge. Pawn, Piquet. Pru.
dence, Pope Joan, all excellent. J by High
flyer; Waxy Pope. called also Lord Sill
COS Waxy. was not only winner of the
Derby, but first as a runner aud stallion in
bis day FELT, at four years old, won
seven races out Of nine starts, being bea,
short distances and winning The extraordi
nary number Of fire cups which | do not
remember to have been done by any other
horse-he beat many capital runners a
mong them Bolivar, Robin Hood, Clotil.
da, Frederick, (winner Of the Derby) Sto
forth. Retriever. Lawnsleeves, Perseyer.
ance. DR.. Faustus, (2l times winner,) Hal
sion (22 times winner,J Terror N times
WINERY Mona's Pride. Cistefcian, Guide,
&c. To very many of these horses he
gave weight-wo al fashionable courses,
and generally made play, relying on his
great stoutnase and game"
EGtrdcts from authentic English Registers
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 10y a head, and
beating the winner three or four times on
other occasions. He won in cups and
stakes Sl5 900, and lost in all his racine
career OILY iour times.-A most extraor.
binary and splendid performance. especi
ally when II is considered that he frequent.
y carried heavy extra weight"
The following strong evidence of his
high character. is taken from the Sporting
Magazine for 1880:
Having this year recruited his stable
with Lord Worcester's FELT. his Lord
ship has been a gallant Misunderstanding
with this horse carried off both the great
I~radesmen's Cups at Chester and Liver
pool and a Cup or two elsewhere.
wish he had another nag or two in his sta.
BILE like Felt" THAT Felt is a frs, rate
one, will not, ! fancy, be denied by any
one"-pp. &c. $50. "He beat more than
three hundred horses!"
"FELT's career on the turf was so bril-.
liant in England, hat il caused his sire.
Hangar, "a capital four mile horse TO be
brought from Ireland TO England. where
he is now one Of their best and most pon,..
lar stations. The last season he had "a
winning colts. that won ffty-two races.
and among them was Ellis, perhaps The
best Colt OF his year. who won the great
81 Leger and many other races. Hangar
IS now covering mares by subscription al
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 year
about n hundred mares al 500 season.
and $500 to insure, among them the cele-
brated Clara Fisher, Lady Lagrange, GRAY
Girl, imported Primula, imported ZiIla6.
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
tired fairly, are winners. and many of
them capital winners In England. as Cha.