Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-04-18

exceedingly rich, ...M-sen- "
running pedigtee. and many other recon
mendaiions not often met with, IS re
nsrkably rich and handsome bay horse,
near sixteen hands bigh, with fine bone
and action, great power and substance
excellent and clean limbs. and an uncom
monty inll carcass. In blood pefiorman-
ance and power as Race Horse, he has
no superior as cross lor our American
mares. being Of family celebrated both
for lis speed and It's game. and combining
The hest blood Of all England- as Prunel-
la, from whom are descended Waxy Pope
Wbslebone, Whi-ker, and host oil 9th
ers; Young Giaotess, from whom came
Prlam and Muley; and from Seiim Qbe
sire OF Sultan, now covering AT $500 own
brother TO Reubens the grand sire oil "a
marine and Casttel, (grand sire OF Queen
Of rfumps. only winner Of both Oaks and
81. Leeer.) and running back 10 Match
ems Grand dam
Gentlemen are invited 10 examine Felt S
history ia The American Tori Register,
vol. 7, page 295. from which the follow
! ing extracts are made:
| FELT, foaled in 1876. was by Hangar
| "a first rate runner all distances, aud now
fayorie siallion) bis dam, Steam. tdam
also Of Fang. who sold for near SAB COO,
Famine, Flame. Flea. Foam and others, J
own sister to Siarrh by Waxy Pope--her
dam. Miss Staveiey, "a capita! runner all
distances, and the dam also OF Starch. Steel
aud several other excellent tacers) WAS
got by Shuttle out of DfoHe mare, Qhe
dam OF Stavtley. winner OF the great 81.
Leger. Sligo, barefoot, aud other wlnnefsl
Hangar was by Selm. (hfolher 10 Gas
irel and Reubensl dam ny W aIon-I Dung
Grantees, Che best brood mare OF her day,
the dam of !Sorcerer Eleanor, Julia. Lyd,a
Cressida. dam OF Pnam, &c) 10y Doomed
l-Glau,css by Alaicbem. Hangar IS near.
| iy the same blood with the celebrated
sultan (now covering at $500. being got
! by the same horses. their dams by own
brothers. Hangar is the size Oh several
first rates. Elesnnr the best mare OF heI
day and the only winner OF both Derby ant
Oaks. dam OF Muley. &. d OF Iuzboroush.
MaIgrave, aud Besiathan. Waxy Pope
was by Naxy his dam, Prunelia. (dam
also OF Penelope. parasol, Peiisse, Podar
gus Pioneer, Pledge. Pawn. Piqnet, fru
dence, Pope Joan, all ercellent) 10y High
FLYER; Waxy Pope. called also Lord Sli
COS WaXy, was not only winner OF the
Derby, but first az a runner and stallion in
his day. FELT, At four years Ole. won
seven races out OF nine starts. being beat
short distances. and winning the eXiraof
binary number OF tiue cups. which | do not
remember to have been done hy any other
hofse-he beat many capital runners "a
.mong them, Bolivar, Rooin Hood, Clotil.
ia, Frederick. (Hinner OF the Derby Sto.
forth, Retriever, Lawnsiecves, Persever
ance. DR. Faustus, (2l tines winner Hal
ston, (22 times winner Terror. az times
winner Mona's Pride, Ci,;ercian. Guido
Sc. 10 very many Of these horses be
gave weight-won at fashionable courses
and generally made play. relying ON his
great sloutness and game"
Extracts from ouileniic English Registers
aud other sources.
FELT started this year, nine times
and won seven important races, five o
which were Gold Cups. and ran second il
the eighth race, helng beat by head, and
beating the wlnneF thee or four timcs OF
other occasions. He won in cups ant
stakes ST. 0O0, and lost in all hts racin.
career only four times. A most eXtraor
binary and splendid Performance. especi
ally wheE il is considered lhathe frequent
lily carried heavy extra weight"
The following strong evidence Of hi,
high character, Is taken ltom tbe Sporting
Magazine for 1885,
" Having TITS year recruited his stat IL
with Lord Worcester's FELT. his Lord
ship has been gallant wlnncr-h having
with his horse. carried eff both the great
liadesmsn's Cups al Chester and Liver
pool and cup or two elsewhere.
wish he had another nag or two in his
stable hike Felt" That Felt Is first
rate one, vii not. fancy, be denied by
any one. PIP GO. EST, He beat more
than than thee hlGdred horses! "
FELT's career on the tori was so bril-.
liant IN England, that il caused his sire,
Hangar "a capital four mile horse) 10 be
brought irom Ireland to England, where
lie is now one OF their lest. aud most pOpu
lar statiitns. The last season lie had -
Winning colts. that won fifty two races,
and among them was Ellis, perhaps the
best Colt OF this year, who won the great
ii. Leger, and many other races, Hangar
Is now covering mares by subscription a,
about Sl25, and making full seasons too.
Felt. is very like his sire in form. action,
and marks, but is good bay, while Ian
gar is chestnut Hangar is descended
from The same stock as Priam, they being
out ofhali sisters. Felt covered, in 1886,
about one hundred mares at 500 season,
and 500 to insure, among them the cele-
hrated Clara Fisher, Lady Lagrange.
Gray Girl, imported Pflmula. imported
ZIlah, imported Schemer, full sister Of
Ohio, and many other fine MARES"
| ask II 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, aud many OF
them capital winners in England, as Cha
lean Marsaux, LuzboTough, and Flexible.
Will also call the attention of breeders 10
he running Of The colts Of such imported
horses as have them old enough TO run,
and they will see them winning all over