Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-05-23

running pedigree, and many other recon
mendaiIons no. often met wiih, IS re
markaby rich aud handsome bay horse,
near sixteen hands high. with iiae bone
and action, great power and substance
excellent aud clean limbs. and az nneom
monty foil carcass In blood, perioiman
ance and power q. Race Horse. be has
90 superior as a cross for our American
mares being OF family celebrated both
! for IFS speed end IFS game, and combining
the best blood Of all Esgland-- as Pfunei-
Ila from whom are descended Waxy Pope
Wbalebone, W birker. and host OF oih
ers; Young Gian'ess, fsom whom came
pnsm and Mulcy; and from Selini (the
sire OF Sultan, now covering AT S25O) own
brother 10 I,eubens (ibe grand sire OF "a
marine and Castfe'. (gfand sire OF Queen
Of ffumps, only winner Of both Oaks and
ST. Leeer,) and running back TO Match
ems Grand dam
| Gentlemen are invited 10 examine Felt
history in the American Turf Register,
vol. 7, page 29s, from which the follow
ing extracts are made:
FELT, foaled 10 1896, was by Hangar
"a first rate runner all distances, and now
favorite stallion) his dam, Steam, dam
also Of Fang. who sold for near S25 GOO.
! Famine, Flame. Flea, Foam and Others
own sister to Starch by Waxy Pope-her
dam, Miss Staveley, "a capital runner all
distances aud the dam also OF Starch. Steel
and several other excellent racers was
got by Shuttle out of Drone mare, Che
dam of Staveley, winner of the great 81.
Leger. Sligo, barefoot, and other wnnersl
Hangar was by Selim, (brother 10 Gas
trel and Reubens) dandy WALTON Young
Glantess, CHE best brood mare Of her day,
the dam Of .Sorcerer. E!eanor. Julia Lydia
Cressida dam OF Pnam, SCI by Diomed
-Giantess by Matchem. Laugar is near
| ly 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 sire Of severa
| first rates. Eleanor the best mare OF heI
fday and the only winner Of both Derby and
Oaks, dam Of Muley. g, d of uzborougb,
Nafgraye. and LeViathan. Waxy Pope
was by Waxy his dam. Pfuneila, DIAM
also OF Penelope. Parasol, PeIlsse, Polar
gus Pioneer, Pledge. Pawn. PIqnet, Pru
dence, Pope Joan, all eGceiieny hy High
| flyer; Waxy Pope, called also Lord Sli
go's WaXy. was not only winner OF the
Derby. but first "a runner and stallion IN
his day. Felt, at four years Ole. won
seven races on of nine starts, being beat
short distances. and winning the extraor
binary uuniLer o.. liee cups, which | do not
remember TO have been done by any other
hofse--hc beat macy capital runners "a
mong them, Bolivar, ROBIN Hood. Clofil
da, Frederick, ("iuuer OF the Derby Sto
forth. Retriever, Lawnslecves, Persever
ance, DR. Faustus, (2i times winner Hal
s,on, (22 times winnerl Terror. M times
wirnr:) Nona's Pride, Cl,iercian, Guido
Sc. 80 very many Of these hosses ne
gave weight-won at fashionable courses.
and generally made play. relying on his
great stontness and game"
Extracts from authentic Eagiish Registers
and other sources:
"FELT started this year, nine times,
and won seven important races, live ol
which were Gold Cups, and ran second IA
the eighth race. being beat 10y head, aud
beating the winner three or four times on
other occasions. He won in cups and
stakes SIS 600, and lost in all his racing
career only four tlmes.-A most eNtraor
binary and splendid performance. especi
ally when it is considered lhathe frequent
lily 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 Worcester's FELT. his Lord
ship has been gallant winner-ha having,
with this horse, carried off both the great
Tladesman's Cups at Chester and Liver
pool and cup or two elsewhere.
wish he had another nag or two in his
stable like Felt" That Felt is first
rate one. will not | fancy, be denied by
any one. PIP &C. 256. 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. Ga capital four mile horse) TO be
brought from Ireland to England. where
he is now one of their best. aud most p0pu
Tar stations. The last season he had "a
winning colts. that won fifty two races,
and among them was Ellis, perhaps the
best Col, of this year, who won the grea,
St. Leger, and many other RAGS. Hangar
- UoW CuNcIlus uldltS Wy ohuSSI''uuh al
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 Prlam, they being
out of half sisters. Felt covered, in 1886,
about one hundred mares at SEQ season,
and 500 to insure. among them the rele
hraird Clara Fisher, Lady Lagrange,
Gray GlIl. imported Prmua. imported
Zillah, imported Schemer, full sister Of
Ohio, and many other fine mares"
ask it to he borne in mind, that the
colts of all the horses which we have i'm
ported that are old enough and have been
tried fairy. are winners, and many Of
them capital winners in England, as Cha
teau Margaux. Luzboroush. and Flexible.
| will also call the attention of breeders to
the running Of The colts of such imported
horses as have them old enough to run.
and they will see them winning all over