Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-04-04

the turf. his fine 6G wv
bone and size, bis Dhl
exceedingly rich, Yu Lu
fashionable. and rszs's Sss1s - =
running pedigree, and many other recon-
mendsi,ons not often met with, is re
markably rich and handsome bay horse,
near sixteen hands high, with line bone
and action, great power and substance
excellent and clean limbs, and an nncom
monty full carcass. In blood. periofman
ance and power AS Race Horse. he has
90 superior as cross for our American
mares. being Of family celebrated both
for its speed and its game, and combining
The best blood OF all England as Prunel-
Ia, from whom are descended Waxy Pope
Wbslebone. Wbisker, and host oil 9th
ers; Young Gianiess, from whom came
prism and Muley; and from Selini One
sire OF Sultan, now covering at $3.50 own
brother to Renbens Qhe grand sire OF Ia
marine and Casttel, grand sire OF Queen
Of fiumps, only winner of both Oaks ana
ST. Leger,) and running back 10 Match
ems Grand dam
Gentlemen are invited 10 examine Felt 8
history in the American Turi Register,
vol. 7, page 1913, from which the follow
ing extracts are made:
| FELT, foaled in 1926, was by Hangar
! "a fret rate runner all distances, and no"
! a favor,te staIllon) bis dam, Steam, tdam
also Of Fang. who sold for near SO 600,
FAMINE, Flame. Flea. Foam aud others, }
own sister TO Starch by Waxy Pope--her
| dam, Miss Staveley. Ga capital runner al
4 a., q, La of &t4F eel
aud several other excellent racers was
got by Shuttle out OF Dfone mare. Che
dam OF Stsvetey, winner OF the great 81
| Leger, Sligo, barefoot, and other winnetsl
Hangar was by Selm. (bioiber to Gas
ire and Reubens) dandy WALTON Young
Glaniess, Qhe best brood mare Of her day,
the dam of .Sorcerer. Eleanor. Julia, Lyci,a.
(ressida, dam OF Pf,am, &c.) by Diomed
- Giantess by Natchem. Hangar rs near
" the same blood with the celebrated
Sultan (now covering at $500, beng got
toy The same horses, their dams 10y own
brothers. Hangar is the sire Of several
FIRST r4.fes. Eleanor the best mare Of hei
day aud the only winner of both Derby aDd
Oaks, dam of Muley, Z. d Of Luzborough,
Alafgrave, aud Devialhan Waxy Pope
was by Wsxy his dam. Prunelia, (dam
also OF Penelope, parasol, Pelisse, Podar
gus Pioneer. Pledge, Pawn. Plqnei. Pfu
dence, Pope Joan. all ercelient) by High
0yer: Waxy Pope, called also Lord SiI
COS lVaxy, was not only winner Of the
Derby, bur fifSt IA runner and stallion 10
his day Felt, at four years ole, wen
seven races out Of nine starts. being beat
short distances, and winning the extraor
JinAry number of. fiCe cups, "hich do not
TO have been done by any other
Iorse-be beat many capital runners a
nong them, Bolivar, RobIn Hood, ClotiI
ia. Frederick, (nlnner OF the Derby Sto'
o,ih. Retriever, Lawnslecves, Persever- |
,nce, DR. Faustus. al times wInner) Hal
.ion. (22 tunes winnef) Terror, az times
" inner) Mona's Pride, Cistercian. Guido,
sc. 10 very many Of these horses be
rave weight-won al fashionable courses,
and generally made play. relying on bus
great stonness and game"
Ertracis from authentic English Registers
and other sources:
"FEtr started this year, nine times,
and won seven important races, five OF
which were Gold Cups. and ran second IN
heating the winner three or four times on
other occasions. He won n cups and
stakes SIS 600, and lost in all his racing
career only four t,mes.-A most eXtraor
dlnary and splendid performance, esPeci
ally When it Is considered that he frequent
" carried heavy extra weight"
The following strong evidence OF his
h,gh character. ls taken from the Sporting
Magazine Tor 1885,
Having this year recruited his stable
with Lord Wurcesier's FkLr, his Lord
shlp has been gallant Misunderstanding,
with this horse. carried off both the great
! TIadesman's Cups at Chester and LAYER
Ipool; and a cup or two elsewhere.
Iwi-h he had another nag or two IN his
stable Ike Felt" That Felt is first
rate one, will not. fancy, he denied by
any one. PIP GO, 256. " ne beat more
than than three hundred horses! "
| "FELTs career on tie turf was so btIi
liant IN England, that il caused his sire
/ Langar, Ga capital four mile horse to be
brought from ireland to England, where
he is now one Of their best. and most poPu
| lar sldiians. The last season he had -
winning colts, that won fifty two races
aud among them was Ellis, perhaps the
best Colt Of this year, who won The great
St. Leger. and many other races. LapsaI
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, IN 1886,
about one hundred mares at 500 season,
and 500 to insure. among them the cele-
brated Clara Fisher, Lady Lagrange,
Gray Girl, imported Primula, imported
Zlilah, imported Schemer, full sister OF
Ohio, and many other fine mares"
ask it 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
leau Margaux. Luzborough, and Flexible.
will also call the attention Of breeders TO