Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-03-13

unsurpassed English Race Horse and Stallion, the
conqueror o. more than 800 race horses in England.
winner OF slo,ooo-winner of more cups In one sea-
son than - recoiieoied to have been done BY any
osncs morse and IN all his racing lost only braces He
was in England for his brilliant ca
reer on the turf his hne bone and sre his exceedingly
rich, fashionable, and running pedigree, and many
other recommendations not often met with, he i,
remarkably rich and handsome bay horse, near six
teen hands high, with fine bone aud action. great
power and substance, excellent and clean Ilmbs.
and an pncommonly full carcass. In blood, perfor.
nance, and power as Race Horse, he has no su.
perior as a cross for our American mares, being OF
family celebrated bothto its spssd and i,s game,
and combining the best blood OF ell Enclspd---as
Prunels, from whom are descended waxy Pope.
Whslebone. Whisker, and host OF oihcrsi Young
Gisness, from whom came Pram and Muley and
from Sehm (the sire It Sultan, now covering at
S2o0l own brother to Reubeas, (the grand she Of
Csmarine,) and Castrcl, grand sire Of Queen Of
irsmPs, only winner Of both Oaks and St, Leg.r,)
and running back 10 Ma,chems grind dam.
uentiemcn are invited to examine Fe,'. history
IN the American Turf Register, vol z, pp 29s, from
which the following extracts are made:
"FELT foaled in 1926, was by Hangar, Ia
hrst-rate runner all distances, and now favorile
staliion,) his dam, Steam, dam, Also OF Fang who
sold for near SIS ,000 Famine, flame Flea, Foam,
and others, own sister to Starch by waxy Pope--
her dam Miss Staveley, a capital runner, all dis
tdnces, and the dam also of Starch Steel and sew.
eial other excellent racers, got by Shuttle out
OF a Drone mare, the dam of Slaveley, the winner
OF the great St Leger, Sign, Ha,efooi, and other
winners Hangar wasby Sehm, [broiher TO Cas-.
trel add Reubcnsl dam by Walton--Young Clan
tess, the best brood mare Of her dsy, the dam Of
Sorcerer, Eleanor Julia, Ls a, Cressda, dam of
Pfam, &c. by Diomed--(iantess BY Nlatclnm.
Hangar is nearly the same blood with the celebrated
Sultan lnow covering at $780, being got by the
same horses, their dams by own brothers Hangar,
IS the sire OF several frstrates Eleanor, the best
mare OF her day, and the only winner OF both Der
by and Oaks. dam Of Mucy, <. d, OF Luzborough,
Mafgrese and Leviati an. Wexy Pope WAS BY
Waxy; his dam, Prunella dam, also Of Penelope.
Parasol Pelsse, Podargus, Pioneer, Pledge, Pawn.
Piquet. Prudence, Pope Joan, al erceRenil by
H,ghayer; Wsxy Pope, called also Lord Sl,go's
Waxy, was not only winner of the Derby, but 6rst
asa rnnHer and stallion in bis day FELr at four
years old, won screen out of nine starts being
beat short distances and winning the extraordinary
number OF fire cups, which do not recollect TO
have been done by any other horse--hs beat many
capital runners, among them, Bolivar, Robin Hood,
Clotllda, Frederick, winner Of the Derbyl S,o-
forth, Retriever, Lawnsleeves. Perseverance, Dr.
faustns, III times winner. Halston Leg times
~inner,J Terror, IL times winner, / Muna's Pride,
Cis,ercian, Guido. &c. To very many Of those
horses he gave weigh--won Mt fashionable courses.
and generally made play relying on bis great stout
ness and game"