Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-04-08
IMPORTED WHALE.


gay. he Is OF remarkably tine s.z~ (fsii IL hsnds
eeil proporiiened and handsome, with plenty o.
bone sioew ind muscle, and inifnitatly saPesbiees
! and feet. His mastery power and size, added g
Eta heaufy, splendid career On tie tori, rich saa
fashionable pedigee for spesd end bcsio5 % stout
iness, and tie rieai promise Of bis o0ip - isr a.
tiled, make hin really ard inconirasaoly oas q
The bast Staons IN al tbs section Of eosatsy, aHa
"a Ieag way the iesi fos speed and bs'ton' a. ~es
a. SIZE, esostance srd power WHATS career %
fhe turf was very brilliant. AtLgsan, te was fourth
For the Derby, ia subcsbeis ne fastest o. re-
cord. end it & generally connected he would haze
Won had he made play t,is sooner. beating Gaa
Gus, Forester, and many otheff he was ssccad
4la9oriie.
| b 1893. Anssqt Isi, be ran RI 10 he ceehfa-
ted Goodwood Cup. near miles, beating The ceie-
/ brated Beitsm, G1Ilopade, and others The Eng.
ash sooriiag Magazine SAID. 1.-The bad 5esa al
! loaed 70 make piay, lie would have won"
The nsx. day BE- won tie Kings Plate Of 100
| guiaeos, near mil-s, for all sges. Whale, gears
Old, carrying l02 lbs., took thu track, made play,
was never headed, and won eAss--bealieg Laay
Fly. of tie beat Of Der day snd Laeel-
IA. the best mare IN Englaad q her year.
Whale received forfeit fron Lord Yeiulsn,'s Gas.
siao, at Newmaflset, Oct. 23,h; be received 100
sog. % "a horse fer the snld Cup At Good~ood; be
won a sweepstakes Of 100 yovs. each, al Newman
] kei. April 2stb, 1884. Ga subs beating Nonsense
md SbyIocs April slst. sans place. received for
(! felt from Lord Excter's Cactus, BY Sultan.
/ Mat day, Same place, yrs. Old, carrying 1913
ibs.. beat VGtor g years old, liz ibS) easy. W.
ataF was Zoe racer and won the great Riddles
worth and uhef impouan, faces.
Sane day, be ~on the handicap sweepstakes.
beating good ieid u fine herses-8 su5s.--giyiag
weight 10 every horse in thc feld--io some very
b- and
lbs, eho was fine horse and frequent winner. lie
VIM, his pce6, at Hewmale, The bes, course 10
England } FggR gaces-au incentestable proof Of his
claims az a racer ni the FIRST order.
July Both, 1884. al Go3dwood, he won the La
dies piate--1 years DID, ll9 lbs beating Ophe.
ia years Old. I02 lbs, and Kate, yr, Old, rs
Tia, heals-H hale wiaaihg the last two. See
weights.
IL hi, short. ba, Brilliant saei0g career, he run
Al the beat snd most fashionable courses 81 New
/ market, EPSON, and GoodNeod, and beat mary Of
he boet horses ia England, as Glaucus, Beiram,
Lucetta Lady Fly, and many others. When beat
en- FOR The De,by and Goodwood cup, the two most
important rae Of The year. i" he wa bsaien (the
Spoug. Mag. says because he was not permitted
TO make play enough, being very game horse"
On The race for the Kings plate, the New Sporty
Mag remarks" be Whale BY Whslebone, is
fine, powerful rag, and will make his way in the
world. After thus race, some of the betting men
offered to take 10 to that be wins lhe Goodwocd
cup next year." aud called Whale one of the Ter
rible high bred cattle"
PEDIGREE.
Whale WINS got by Wnaebone, (winner of the
Derby, and irstrate racer and Staillon,) out OF
Reciory by Ocavius (winner Of the Derby. and
son Of Orvillc) Catharine by Woodpecker, Camil
la by Tren'han, Coquet,e by the Compton haib,
sister to Regulus by The Godophin Araban. Reg
uHs was the best son Of the Godophin Arabian
asd never beaten. Whalebona, own brother to
Whsksr, sire Of Economist, (sire Of Horkaway,)
Of slphiHo (dam Of Mosarch and the Queen) Of
Melanon and the Colonel. (winners Of the Leger,y
uas got by Waxy out Of Penelope by Irumpetor
Pruneila by HighGyer Tr0pse By Snap, &c. He
was sire Of many OF the best horses Of the day, ~
Camel, and several winners of the Derby and 0aks
/ 0cfayius was By Orele, sire Of Emus, (sfe Of
Prian, Plenipo, and May others.)
Whales dam brought many capital winners at
al distances, as Grampus Shark, &s. and all his
stock, both sides OF his pedigree, are remarka-
bic as runners both Tor speed and game. There Is
not a richer pediglee in the Stnd Book, or a more
running family--indeed ii is the very best. For
further particulars OF Whale, see Amer. Turf Reg
Vol. 9Th, page 1873
WHALES GET.
While has had coils tfsined in the L. States:
one ran two-n,ile heals at Baltimore GLADLY ridden)
| in 3m 49s.3m. 49s., and had $1,000 cash offer
ed for him-while another won at Richmond, at
three two-miie heats, and bad $500 offered for
him. Mr. Robord's cotNs thought by many ex
cellent judges to be the best colt trained in Amcri-
ca last yeat.
g assure you that I consider the Whale colt,
trained b, me this fall. very frs,-rale COLI. |
have trained ard manased at different times some
Of the best racers in the country, TO wit:-the
fQaeen. Billy Townes, Steel kluse, and Others,
when yeafs old and after fn aad Sufficient trials.
do not hesitate to say that | consider the Whale
colt the best 3 year cid colt ever unined.
WILLIAM A. PORTER"
October 22d, 1892.
THIS IS We encou' aging TO breeders patrorizs
Whale--his oldest colts being frsn few ndinor-
ent mares al. he arrived too late make full
season The above prepared by DR.. Merritt
from the English Journals and other authentic sour
cus. See what me Spirit Of The Tnss saJs, Of
Feb 20, 1871: q We would direct attention 10 the
advertisement ufimpored Whals--ha was distin-
gnishel performer on the English Turf and gen
tie1lan OF tho first distinction among our Tuiimen
has assured us Inst he was esteemed among the rs-
eng world in England. to his knowledge, Que Of
the .ptediesl, sgoutest, ord game.t horses N the
Kingdom. aud that be was the horse relied upon by
the English when the match against lime was talk
ed of, to run mics with English weights, IN less
time than Eclipse and Henry made on Long Island -
TERMS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED.
Whale viii stand THE season. which will end the
lst Of July al my stable p nns of Bcrryvi.le
Clarke county Va, at $50 the season, To be paid
on or before the 81 DAY of July next, and SIS in
furance, TO be paid as ma the mare is known
TO be in logl Parting with the mare, or irregular
attendance IT the stand, fOrteils tha Insurance.
Aud 81 to tn. groom, to Sc sent wish the mare.
THIS is q fine grass country aud ppsturoge win
be furnished at 50 cents per week, but viii nor
be accountable tor accidents escapes. Every at
enton shall be paid TO mares and mares and colts,
and precauiion used to prevent either. Gentlemen
wishing their mares fed gain. will give written
directions 10 that aect. Il shall be done as cheap
as possible.
By letter or conversation with me-, gentlemen can
ascertain upon " hat conditions half bred and coarse
marcs can c0me al $50 Abe seasSn and $50 insur-
ance.
gontleman rutliag 5'nares of biz own, will be
entitled 20 one Of them gratis, company putting
marcs aud zach one being accountable for all,
will be entitled 20 one OF them gratis. hen gem
tlemen send their mares, they must write upon Shat
terms they will put them. Mares put last year by
the season and falling may be insured this wear AT
the season price, f their az. were raid up by
he ID Of July. 1910. Msres put this year by the
season, and failing, may be insured next year to
any horse then standing a, my stable at the prce Of
the season Of such horse, Il cir accounts for this
year shall be settled az the expiration of tbs
son. No mare wi be entitled 70 these privileges
sna advantages unless Tire terms are strictly com
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