Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-02-28

running pedigree, and many other recon-
menda,ions not often met with, is re
markably 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 performan.
ance 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 its game. and combining
the hest blood Of all England las Prunel-
la, from whom are descended Waxy Pope
Whaleoone, Whisker, and host of 9th
ers; Young Giantess, from whom came
Priam and Muley; and from Seiim (the
sire OF Sultan, now covering at S250) own
brother to Reubens Qhe grand sire OF Ca
marine. } and Castrel, (grand sire of Queen
Of Frumps, only winner Of both Oaks and
ST. Leeer.) and running back TO Match.
ems Grand dam.
Gentlemen are invited to examine Felt's
history in the American Turf Register,
vol. Z, page 29s, from which the follow
ing extracts are made:
" FELT, foaled in 1876, was by Hangar
"a first rate runner all distances, and now
favorite siallion) his dam, Steam. (dam
also of Fang. who sold for near S25 600,
Famine, Flame, Flea, Foam and .otheTs,)
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 Iacers) was
got by Shuttle out Of a Drone mare, Che
dam of Staveley, winner Of the great ST.
Leger, Sligo, barefoot, and other wlnnersl
Hangar was by Selim, (brotber to Gas
trel and Reubens) dam by Walton-Young
Grantees, (the best brood mare her day,
the dam of Sorcerer. Eleanor, Julia. Lydia.
Cressida, dam Of Pram, SCI by Doomed
-Gian,ess by Ma;cbem. Hangar is near
ly the same blood with the celebrated
Sultan (now covering at S250), being got
by the same horses, their dams by own
brothers. Hangar is the sire Of several
first rates. Eleanor the best mare OF her
day and the only winner Of both Derby and
Oaks, dam Of Muley, &, d Of Luzboroush,
Margrave, and Leviathan, Waxy Pope
was by Waxy his dam. Prunella, (dam
also OF Penelope, Parasol, Pelisse. Podar-
gus Pioneer, Pledge. Pawn. Piquet. Pru
dence, Pope Joan, all ercellent) by High
flyer; Waxy Pope. called also Lord Sli
COS Waxy, was not only winner OF the
Derby, but first as a runner and stallion IN
his day. FELT, at four years OLD, won
seven races out of nine starts, being beat
short distances, and winning the extraor
binary number oil. 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, (wiuner of the Derby Sto-
forth, Retriever, LawnsIeeves, Persever-
ance, DIR. Faustus, (21 times winner) Hal
ston, (2a times winner) Terror. az times
winner) Mona's Pride, Cistercian, Guido,
SC. To very many Of these horses be
gave weight-won at fashionable courses.
and generally made play, relying on bis
great stontness and game"
Extracts from authentic English Registers
and other sources:
"FELT started this year, nine times.
and won seven important races. hive oil
which were Gold Cups. and ran second ~
the eighth race, being beat by head, and
beating the winner three or four times on
other occasions. He won in cups and
stakes SIS. 900, and lost 10 all his racing
career only four times.-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
high character, is taken from the Sport
ing Magazine for 1880;