Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-03-21

running pedigtce. aud many oiber recon-
mendations not often met with, Is a &c
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-
moply full carcass. In blood. pefiorman-
ance and power as Race Horse. he has
no superior as cross for our American
mares. hcipg of family celebrated both
for its speed and lis game, and combining
The best blood Of all England AS Prunel-
Ia, from whom are descended Waxy Pope
| Whaeboue, Whi-ker. aud a host oil 9th
ers; Young Gian,css, fion whom came
priam and Muley and from Sel'm One
| sire OF Sultan, now covering at $500 owl
brother to Reubens (ihe grand sire oil ga
MARINE and Castrel (gfRnd SIRE OF queer
of Frumps, only winner of both Oaks ans
ST. Lescr,) and running back to Match
ems Grand dam
Gentlemen are invited 10 examine Felti
history in the American Tori Register
vol. 7, page 1913, from which the follow
ing extracts are made:
FELT, foaled in 1926. was by LsngaT
| "a FIRST rate runner all distances, and now
favorite siallion) bis dam. Steam, dam
also of Fang. who sold for near $40 900,
Famine, Flame, Flea. Foam and Others. }
own sister to Starch by Waxy Pope--hei
dam, Miss Staveley, Ia capital runner az
distances, and the dam also OF Starch. Stee
and several other excellent iaceis) was
got by Shuttle out Of Drone mare, th'
dam Of Staveley. winner Of the great 81
Leger, Sligo, barefoot, and other winners
Hangar was by Sellm, lhrother to Gas
,rel and Reubens) dandy Walton ouni
Grantees, (ibe best brood mare OF her day
the dam of Sorcerer Eleanor. Jutta, LYDIA
Cressida, dam Of Pr,am, SCI by Diome'
-Giantcss by Maichem Hangar is near
" the same blood with the celebrated
Sultan (now covering at $500, being go
by the same horses, their dams by owl
brothers. Hangar is the sire OF seyefa
first rates. Eleanor the best mare OF he
Tday and the only winner OF both Derby aD'
Oaks, dam Of Muley, z, d Of marlborough
Margrave, and Lcviathan. Waxy Pop
was by Waxy; his dam. Prunella, (dan
also OF Penelope. Parasol, Pelisse. Podar
gus Pioneer, Pledge. Pawn, Piqnet. Pm
dence, Pope Joan. all ercetien) by H'sh
flyer; Waxy Pope. called also Loro 81
COS Waxy, was not only winner o, 'n'
Derby, but first as runner and stoii'on ~
his day. FELT, at four years DID, wol
seven races out Of nine starts. being oea'
short distances. and winning The exiraor
binary number of fpe cups. which do no.
! remember 10 have been done by any otbei
lhorse-he beat many capital runners a
mong them, Bolivar, Robin Hood, Clot''
da. Frederick, (winner Of the Derby Sto
forth. Retriever, Lawnsleeves, Persever
ance. DIR. Faustus, III times wlnner) tia
lston. (22 times winner) Terror. az time
w;nnerl Mona's Pride, Cistercian, Guido
&c. 10 very many Of these horses b
rave weight-wOn al fashionable courses
and generally made play, relying ON h'
great stoutness and game"
: Extracts from authentic Engtish Reg'ster
and other sources:
nFErT started this year, nine times
land won seven important races hVe
which were Gold Cups. and ran second :.
The eighth race, being beat BY q head, ano
heating the winner three or four times OF
other occasions. He won in cups ane
stakes 81 900, and lost in all his racing
career only four times. most extfaor
binary and splendid performance, especi
ally when it is considered thathe frequent
ly carried heavy extra weight"
The following strong evidence OF h'
high character. is taken from The Sportini
Magazine for 1885,