Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-05-02

DIS WHY GflfUfhAfN ~
unsurpassed English Race Horse and Stallion, the
ccnqueror Of more than 300 race horse. in England,
winner Of rs, 000-winner Of more CUPS in one sea-
son than is reeoIeeted TO have been done by any
other horse and IN ali his racing lost only 4races. lie
vas recently selectedin England, for hi brilliant ca
rcer on the turf, his fine bone and size, his exceedingly
rich, fashionable, sBd running pedigree, and many
other recommendation not often met with; be IL q
remarkably rich and handsome bay horse, near six
teen hands high, with fine bone and action, great
power and substance. excellent and clean limbs,
aud an uncommoBly foil carcass. In blood, perfor-
nance, and power as a Race Horse, he has no SUI
peuor a. a eros. for our American mares, being Of
a family celebrated bothfor It's spced and its game,
and combining the best blood of all EnglaDd-as
PrunelIa, from whom are descended Waxy Pore,
Wlslebone, Whisker. and = host Of others: young
Giantess, from whom came Priam and Muley; and
from Selim (the sire uf Sultan, now covering OF
$3.50 own brother to ~Teubens, (ihe grand sire Of
Camarine,) and Csstrel, grand sire Of Queen OF
Trumps, only winner Of both Oaks and St. Leger,)
and running back TO Matchem's grand dam.
Gentlemen are invited to examine Felts history
in the American Turf Register, vol. z. PIP. 1913, from
which tho following extracts are made:
"FELT. foalcd in 1926, was by Hangar, Ga
~frst.rats runner all distanees, and now a favorite
stallion his dam, Steam, (dsm, also, of Fang who
sold for near SOS, 900, Famine, Flame, Flea, Foam,
and others, own sister to Starch by Waxy Pope-
her dam Miss Staveley, la capital runner, all dis
tonees, and the dam also of Starch, Steel, and sew
ersl other excellent racers, was got by Shuttle out
Of Drone mare, the dam OF Sfaveley, the winner
Of the great St. Leger, Sligo, barefoot, and other
winners, Hangar was by Selim, brother to Cas-
trel and Reubens1 dam by Walton-Young CHM
tess, 1.-THE best brood mare Of her day, the dam of
Sorcerer, Eleanor. julia, Lydia, Cressids, dam Of
Ptiam, &c. by Diomed-Gisnicss by Matchem.
Hangar is nearly the samc blood with the celebrated
Sultan [now covering at $3.50 being got by the
same horses, their dams by own brothsrs. Hangar,
Is the sire Of several frstrdtes. Eleanor. the best
mare Of her day, and the only winner Of both Der
by and Oaks, dam Of Mu'ey, g d. Of Luzborough,
Margrave and Leyis,ian. Waxy Pope was by
Wexy; his dnm, Pruuells, dam, also Of Penelope,
Parasol, Pelisse, Podargu,, Pioneer, Pledge, Pawn,
Piquet, Prudence, Pope joan, all e1eelient1 BY
H,shAyer; Wasy Pope, called also Lord SIigo's
Wnxy, was not only winner of the Derby, but first
ssa runner and staAion in his day. FELT, at four
Yeas old, won srren rucrs out of nine starts, being
beai short distances, and winning me 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,
iorth, Retriever, Lnwnsleeves, Perseverance, DIR.
Fsustus, III times winner IIsls'on, l22 times
winner Terror. II times winner, Muna's Pride,
Cistercian, 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"