South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-05-06
ana St. LEDGER and running back to
Matchem's grand dam.

Matchern's grand dam.
Gentlemen are invited to examine
Felt's history in the American Turf
Register, vol. Z, page 1893, from which
the following extracts are made -
"FELT, foaled in 1926, was by Hangar, Ia
frst.rate runner ALE DISTANCES, and now a
favorite stallion, his dam, Steam, (dam also
of Fang, who sold for near $s25. o00, Eamlna,
Flame, Flea, Foam and Others own sister to
Starch BY Waxy Pope-her dam, Miss Stave-
ley, Ga capital runnerALL DISTANCES and the
dam also Of Starch, Steel and several other
excellent racers was got by Shuttle out ofa
Drone mare {the dam Of Staveley, winner OF
the great st. Leger, Sligo, barefoot and other
winners) Hangar was by Selim tbrother to
Castrel and RubeDs) dam by Walton Young
Giantess (the best brood mare OF her day, the
dam of SoRcERER, ELEANOR, JULIA, LYDIA,
CREss1DA, dam OF Priam, Stc) by Diomed-
Gientess by Matchem. Langor Is nearly the
same blood with the celebrated Sultan (now
covering at $780, being got by the same nor
SEES, their dams by own brothers-Langar IS
the sire of several FIRST RATEs-Eleanor,
best mare of her day End the only winner of
both Derby and Oaks, dam Of Muley; g. d.
of Luzborough, Margrave, and Leviathan.
Waxy Pope was by Waxy; his dam Prunei-
la, (dam also of Penelope, Parasol, Pellsse,
Podargus, Pioneer, Pledge, Pawn, PIquet,
Prudence, Pope Joan, ALL EXCELLENT, lDy
Highfyer; Waxy Pope, called also Lord ST.
COS Waxy, was not only winner OF the Der
by, but FIRST as RUNNER and STALLION IN
his day. Felt, at 4years old, won7 races out
of starts, being beat SHORT distances and
winning the extraordinary number OF FIVE
CUPS which do not remember to have been
done by any other horse-he beat many capl-
| fol n, pc1ivor RGhIn Hood
Clotilda, Frederick, (winner Of the Derby)
Stoforth, Retriever, Lawnsleeves, Persever-
ance, DR.. Faustus, (2l times WINERY Halls
ton, (22 times winner Terror, II times win
ner,) 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 his great stOutneas ana
game"
Eatracts from authentic English Regis
terS and other sources:
"Fel. started this year times, and won Z
important races, S Of which were Gold Cups.
| and ran second in the 9Th race, being beat by
head, and Seating 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 eXtraordlna-
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 1880:
ssHaving this year recruited his stable with
Lord Worcester's Felt, bis Lordship has been
gallant winner-having with this horse car
red Off both the great Tradesmen's Cups at
Chester and Liverpool and Cup or two
elsewhere. | wish he had another nag or two
in his stable like Felt" "That Felt is a first
rate one, viii not, l fancy, be denied by any
one. PIP. CO, 256.-HE BEAT MORE THAN
800 HoRsEs?"
seFelt's career on the turf was 30 BRILLIANT
in ENGLAND, that it caused his sire, Hangar,
Ga capital mile horse,) to be brought from
Ireland to England, where he is now one OF
their BEST and MOST POPULAR STATIONS.
The last season he had "a winning colts, that
won 81 races, and among them was Elis,per-
haps the best colt of his year, who won the
great st. Leger and many other races. Lam
gar is now covering mares by subscription at
about 1925, and making full seasons too.
Felt is very like his sire in form, action and
marks, but is good bay, while Hangar Is
chestnut. Hangar is descended from the same
stock as Priam, they being out OF half sisters.
Felt covered last year about 100 mares at $50
season and $500 TO insure, among them the
celebrated Clara Fisher, Lady Lagrange, Stray
ported Schemer, full sister TO Ohio and many
other fine mares"
ask it to be borne in mind, that the colts
of 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, Luzborough,
and Flexible. will also call the attention of
breeders to the running of the colts of such
imported horses as have them old enough to
j !. 5bN,,1 nolI
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 Hebe by Gonanna and Sally Jenkins, over
the Charleston course, winning the two Last
heats hard in hand in the excellent time of 8
m. so 8. m. 81 s. Can breeders ofthe blood
horse any longer doubt the superiority ofthe
thorough bred and first rate English horse,
(whence we derive in the native stock all that
is good,) over the native Stallion? Let facts
speak, and judgment direct them
A T. B. MERRITT.
II will be seen by the annexed terms, that
DR.. Merritt's liberality to this country has per-
mitted Felt to make season here much low
er priced than he did last year in a country
where he was Justly favorite, land had crow
ded season. He will stand this season (which
has commenced, and will end the LIST July1 at
nv stable about 1-2 miles east of Battle
town, in Clarke county, Virginia, at $50 the
leap, if paid when the service is performed,
if not, then it will be considered and charged
as the season; $50 the season, to be paid on
or before the I'd day of July next; and $75 in
surance, to be paid as soon as the mare is
known to be in foal; [parting with the mare,
or irregular attendance at the stand, forfeits
the insurance j and so cents cash to the
groom, to be sent with the mare. Pasturage
can be furnished at so cents per week, but l
will not be accountable for accidents or es-
capes. Gentlemen wishing their mares fed
on grain will give written directions to that
effect, as it will be PURCHASED and furnished
at the neighborhood prices
PRIVILEGES GRANTED.