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unsurpassed English Race Horse and Stallion. the
conqueror of more than 800 race horses in England,
winner Of BIS ,0O0-winner Of more cups in one sea-
son than Is recollccted to have been done by any
other horse and in all his racing lost only 4races. He
was recently selectedin England, for his brilliant ca
reer on the turi, his fine bone and size, his exceedingly
rich, fashionable, and running pedigree, and many
other recommendations not often met with; he is a
remarkably rich and handsome bay horse, near six
teen hands high, with fine bone and actiun, great
power and substance. excellent and clean limbs,
and an uncommonly full carcass. In blood, perfor-
nance, and power as a Race Horse, he has no SUI
perior as a cross FOR our American mares, being Of
a family celebrated both for its speed and It's game,
and combining the best blood of all Eosland-as
Prunella, from whom are descended Waxy Pope,
Whalebone, Whisker, and q host Of others: Young
Grantees, from whom came Priam and Muley; and
from Selim (the fire uf Sultan, now covering at
$500 own brother to Reubens, (,he grand sire of
Ca'narine,) and Castrel, grand sire of Queen Of
IrsmPs, only winner Of both Oaks and ST. Leger,)
and 'unning back TO Matchem's grand dam.
Icntlemen are invited TO examine Felt's history
10 The a american Turf Register, vol. 7, PIP. 1913, from
"hiehfhe following extracts are made:
FELT, foaled 10 1926, was By Hangar, Ia
~hrst-rate runner all distances, and now a favorite
stallion, his dam, Steam, (dam, also, of Fang who
sold for near s25, 900, Famine, Flame, Flea, Foam,
""i othtlstJ oWH sisttI 10 DUTCH by NhNy Pope
her dam Miss Staveley, Ia capital runner, all dis
taaces, and the dam also Of Starch, Steel, and sew
eral other excellent racers, was got by Shuttle out
OF a Drone mare, the dam of Staveley, the winner
Of the great St. Leger, Sligo, barefoot, and other
winners, Hangar was by Selim, brother to Cas-
trel and l~teubens dam by Walton-Young Clan
tess, the best brood mare Of her day, the dam of
Sorcerer, Eleanor, Julia, Lydia, Cressida, dam Of
Ptiam, &c. by Dromed-G iautess by Matchem.
Langar IS nearly the same blood with the celebrated
Sultan now covering at $3.50 being got by the
same horses, their dams by own brolhers. Langar,
IS the sue of several frst-rdtes. Eleanor. the best
mare OF her day, and the only winner ofboth Der
by and Oaks, dam of Mu'ey, g. d. Of Luzborough,
Margrnve and Leviatfan. Waxy Pope was by
Vaxy; his dam, Piunella, dam, also of Penelope,
Parasol, Peli.se, Podargus, Pioneer, Pledge, Pawn,
Piqnet, Prudence, Pope Joan, all exceHentl by
Highhyer; Waxy Pope, called also Lord Sligo's
Waxy, was not only winner of the Derby, but first
as a runner and stallion in his day. FELT, at four
years old, won SIREN races GU, of nine starts, being
beat short distances, and winning the extraordinary
number ef fire cups, which | do not recoilect to
have been done by eng other horse-he beat many
capital runners, among them, Bolivar, Robin Hood,
Clotlida, Frederick, winner Of the Derby Sto-
forth, Retriever, Law asleeves, Perseverance, DR..
Faustus, I'll times winner Halston, [22 times
winner. Terror. II times winner, MJna's Pride.
Cistefclan, Guido. &c. TO very many of these
horses he gave weighi-won at fashionable courses,
and generally made play, relying on his great stout
ness and game"