Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-02-27

nR. MERRITT re
!, ~ 5., s', s e: p '1sss; ID Ss IA
have the services, for IsY fNlf
one more season. Of r. w INV
this very celebrated 4 sa&xASsz AA=r=--kRx
unsurpassed English Race Horse and Stallion, the
conqueror Of more than 800 race horses in England
winner OF sl5, 000-winner ofmore cups in one sea-
son than is recolleeied to have been done BY any
other horse and in all bis racing lost only races lie
was recently England, for bis brilliant
reer the turf his ue bone and size hi. exceedingly
rich, fashionable, and running pedigree, and many
other recommendations not often met with; he is a
remarkably rich aAd handsome bay horse near six
teen hands high, with fine bone aud action. great
power and substance, excellent and clean limbs
and an uncommonly full carcass. In blood pcrfor-
nance, and power as a Race Horse, he has no SUI
perior as cross for American nlsfes being OF
family celebrated both for its speed and its game
and combining the best blood OF all England--as
PrunelIa, from whom are descended Waxy Pope.
Whaleboae, Whisker aud host Of others; Young
Gianiess, from whom came Priam and Muley; and
from Selim (the sire If Satan, now covering at
S250) own brother to Reubens (ihe grand sire Of
Camarine,) and Castrel, (grand sire Of Queen OF
Trnmps, only winner Of both Oaks and St. Leger,)
and running back to Malchem's grand dam.
Gentlemen arc invited to examine Felt's history
in the American Turf Register vol. 7, PIP. 298, from
which the following extracts are made:
"FELT, foalcd in 1926, was by Hangar, Ga
trs-rate runner all distances, and now a fevorite
stallion,) his dam, Steam, (da, also, Of Fang who
sold for near SIS 900, Famine, Flame, Flea, Foam,
! and others,) own sister TO Starch by Waxy Pope--
her dam Miss S,aveey, a capital runner, all dis
tdRces and the dam also ofStarch Steel. and sew
eral other excellent racers got by Shuttle out
of Drone mare, the dam Of Staveley, the winner
OF the great St. Leger, sligo, barefoot and Other
winners. Hangar was by Sehm brother TO Cas-
trel and Reuben.1 dam by Waton--Yonng Clan
tess, the best brood mare of her day, the dam of
Sorcerer. Eleanor fIla, Lydia, Cressida, dam of
PIiam, &c. by Diomed-Giantess by Matchem.
Hangar is nearly the same blood with the celebrated
Sultan now covering at $3.50, being cot by the
same horses, their dams by own brothers. Hangar
is the sire Of several frs-rates. Eleanor the best
mare Of her day and the only winner ofboth Der
by and oaks, dam of Muley, g. d. of Luzborough,
Margrave and Levisthan Waxy Pope was by
Waxy; his dam, Prunella, dam, also OF Penelope,
Parasol, Pelisse Podargus, Pioneer, Pledge, Pawn,
| Piquet Prudence, Pope JOAN all ezceAent1 by
| Hghnyer; Waxy Pope. called also Lord Sigo's
Waxy was not only winner OF the Derby, but first
as runner and stallion in his day. Felt, at four
years old, srren out of nine starts, being
beat short distances and winning the extraordinary
number of fire cups, which do not reeollect to
have been done by anu other horse--he beat many
capital runners, among them, Bolivar, Robin Hood,
Cot Ida, Frederick, winner of the Derby Sto-
forth, Retriever, Lawnsleeves, Perseverance,, DIR.
Faustus, l21 times winner, Halston. l22 times
winner, Terror, IL times winner, Mona's Pride,
Cistercian Guido &c. To very many of these
horses he gave weght--won at fashionable courses,
and generally made play, relying on his great stout
ness and game"