Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-04-11

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the turf, his fine 4 sfa.,a AW
bone aDdsize, his w M UNI
exceedingly rich, AU IU
fashionable, and
running pedigree. and many other recon
mendaiions not often met with, is re
msrksbly rich and handsome bay horse,
near sixteen hands high, with fine bone
and action, great power and sobs'shce,l
excellent aud clean limbs, and an nncom |
nouly foil carcass. 10 blood, perlorman'
ance and power as a Race Horse. be has
no 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 Epgland-a as Prunei-
la. from whom are descended Waxy Pope
Wbalebone, Whisker. and host OF 9th
ers; Young Giantess, from whom came
Priam and Muley; and from Selm (the
sire OF Sultan, now covering at $3.50 own
brother TO Renbens Qhe grand sire oil Ia
marine, } and Castrei, (grand sire OF Qaeen
Of Ffumps, only winner Of both Oaks and
st. Leger.) and running back to Match.
ems Grand dam
i Gentlemen are invited 10 examine Felts
history in the American Turf Register.
vol. 7, page 298, from which the follow
; ing extracts are made:
FELT, foaled in 1926 was by Hangar
"a first rate runner all distances, and now
a favorite staIion) bis dam, Steam, (dam
also of Fang, who sold for near S25 600.
Famine, Flame. Flea, Foam and Others
own sister TO Slarrh by Waxy Pope-her
dam, Miss Staveey, IA capital runner all
/, distances, and the dam also Of Starch. Steel
and several other excellent racers was
, got by Shuttle out of Drone mare, (the
dam Of Staveley, winner Of the great ST.
Leger, Sligo, barefoot, and other wlnnersl
Hangar was by Selim, (brother TO Cas-
trel aud Reubensl damby w alton--Young
G,antess, Che best brood mare of her day,
) the dam of Sorcerer, Eleanor Julia, Lydia,
: Cressida. dam OF priam, &c.) by Diomed
, --olantess by Natchem. Hangar is near.
w the same blood with The celebrated
Sultan (now covering at $3.50, being got
by the same horses, their dams by own
brothers. Langar is the sire Of several
| first rates Eleanor the best mare Of ber
) day and The only winner Of both Derby and
) Oaks. dam of Mulcy. g. d of marlborough,
Margfave, and Leyathan. Waxy Pope
w 10 ~ w dAy Dts ddiD, j IuHIIld, AIdll
also oil Penelope, ParasoI, Pelisse, Polar
gus Pioneer, Pledge, Pawil. Piqnet Pru.
dence, Pope Joan. all eacellent) by High
flyer; Waxy Pope, called also Lord Sill.
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 GU. Of nine starts, being beat
short distances, and winning the extraor
binary number Of fire cups, which do not
rememb TO have been done 10y any other
horse--he beat many capital runners "a
mong them, Bolivar, Robin Hood, Cloth
da, Frederick, (wiuner OF the Derby Sto
forth, Retriever, LawnsIeeves, Persever-
snce, DIR. Faustus, (2l times winner Hal
ston, (22 times winner Terror, az times
wnner) Mona's Pride, CisierciaD, Guido,
Sc. To very many of these horses he
gave weisht-won at fashionable courses,
and generally made play, relying on bis
great stou,ness and game"
Extracts from authentic English Registers
and other sources:
Felt started this year, nine times
and won seven important races, five oi
which were Gold Cups. and ran second in
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 in all bis 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 Sporting
Magazine for $780,
Having this year recruited his stable
with Lord Woreester's FELT, his Lord
ship has been gallant winner having,
= with this horse, carried off both the great
Trademarks Cups at Chester and Liver.
T pool and cup or two elsewhere. |
wish be bad another nag or two in his
stable like Felt" That Felt is first
rate one, will not, fancy, be denied by
any one. PIP sc, $50, "He beat more
than than three hundred horses! "
"FELT's career on the turf was so bril-
liant in England, that il caused his sire.
Hangar. "a capital four mile hotse) 10 be
brought from Ireland TO England, where
he is now one Of their best, and most popu
lar stations. The last season be had "a
winning colts. that won fifty two races,
and among them was Ellis, perhaps the
+ best Colt of this year, who won the great
St. Leger, and many other races. Hangar
is now covering mares by subscription at
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 a chestnut Hangar is descended
from the same stock as Priam, they being
out OF half sisters. Felt covered, in 1886,
onf hundred Of eco
aud 500 to insure. among them the cele-
brsted Clara Fisher, Lady Lagrange.
Gray Girl. imported Primula. imported
Zillah. 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
teau Margaux, Luzborough, and Flexible.