Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-06-10
IMPORTED WHALE,

gay. He is Of remarkably tine SIZE full bands J
we'll proportioned and handsome, with plenty d
bone ssnew and muscle, and inimiiab,y superb legs
and feet. His masterly power and size, added to
his beauty, splendid career on the turf rich and
fashionable Pedgfce Cor speed and bottom stout
ness, and the q eat promise Of his colts, far
tried, make him really and iDcrmpursbly one Of
the best Stations in all this section OF country and
a long way The best Tor speed ard bottom, as well
as size, substance and power. Whales career on
the turf very brilliant. At EPSON be fourth
for the Derby, i24 subscribers the fastest re-
cord, and il is generally conceded be would have
won had he made play li,ie sooner beating Glan
Gus, Forester, and many others lie second
favorite.
In 1888, August LIST, he ran ID for the ceebra-
ted Goodwood Cup, near 3 miles, beating the cee-
bratsd Beirsm, GaIiopade, and Others The Eng.
lsh Sporting Magazine said If lac had been al
lowed to make play he would have won"
The meet day he won the Kings Plate of 100
guineas, near miles, for all ages. Whale, 3 years
old, carrying l02 bs., took the track. made play,
was never headed, aud easy-beaiing Lady
Fly, of the beet OF her day, and Lucet-
ia, the best mare in England of her year.
! Whale received forfeit fro n Lord Vetusn,'s Gas.
sino, at Newmarket, Oct. 28ih; be received 100
SOY. as I'd horse for the gold Cup at Goodwood; he
won a sweepstakes OF 100 sovs each. at Newman
ket, April 2Sth 1884. a subs. beating Nonsense
felt from Lord Exeter's Cactus, by Sultan.
Nezt day, same place, yrs. old, carrying 1913
| lbs, heat Viator g years DID, 10 lbs.) easy. Vi
ator was a fine racer and won the great Riddles
worth and other important races.
/ Same day, he won the handicap sweepstakes,
beating good field OF fine HORSES subs giving
weight 10 every horse in the held-to some very
heavily-to the I'd horse he gave one year and Ia
| lbs, who fine horse and frequent winner. He
won This mock at Newmarket he he At cnurse in
England FOUR races--an incontestabe Pr oof of his
claims as a racer Of the &, st order
! July Both 1894, at Goodwood he the La
dies pate--4 years old, ll9 lbs.--beating Ophe-
liza, years old, l02 lbs, and Kate, yrs. old, i25
lbs, 3 heats hale winning the last Two. See
| weights.
In his short but brilliant racing career he run
at the best and most fashionable courses Of New
market, EPSON, and Goodwood, and beat many of
The best horses in England, Glaucus, Beiram,
Lucetta. Lady Fly, and many others. When bent
en- for the Derby and Goodwood cup, the two most
important; races of the year, F" he was beaten (the
Sportg. Mag. says) because he was not permitted
to make play soon enough, being very game horse"
On the race for the Kings plate, the New Sporty.
Mag. remarks" The Whale, by Whalebone, is
fine, powerful nag, and will make his way in the
world. After this race some of the betting men
offered to take 10 to that he wins the Good~ood
cup next year," and called Whale one of the "ter
rible high bred cattle"
PEDIGREE.
| Whale was got by Whalebone. (winner of the
Derby, and 6rst-rate and Stallion,) out OF
Rectory by Ociavius, (winner of the Derby, and
son of Orvile,) Catherine by Wood pecker, Camil
la by Tren,ham, Coquette by the Compton Barb,
sister to Reguus by the Godolpbin Arabian. Reg
illus was the best son of the Godolphin Arabian,
and never b.aten. Whalebone, own brother to
Whsker, sire Of Economist, (sre of Harkaway,)
of Dslphine, diam of Monarch and the Queen,) OF
Memnon and the Colonel, (winners of the Leger,J
was got by Waxy out of Penelope by Trumpeter;
Prunella by HghAyer; Promise by Snap, &c. He
was sire of many of the best horses of the day,
Camel. and several winners of the Derby and Oaks.
Octavius was by Orville, sire of Emilius, (sire OF
Priam, Plenipo, and many others.)
Whales dam brought many capital winners at
all distances, as Grampus Shark, &c, and all his
stock, on both sides Of his pedigree, remarka-
bic runners both for speed and game. There is
not richer pedigree in the STUD Book, more
running famly-indeed it is the very best. For
further particulars Of Whale, see Amer. Turf. Reg.
Vol. 9th, page 1853.
WHALES GET.
Whale has had colts trained in the U. States:
one ran two-mile heats Baltimore Gladly ridden)
in 3m. 49s.-3m. 49s., and had $1,000 cash offer
ed for him--whie another won at Richmond, Ia
three two-miie heats, and had $500 offered for
him. Mr.. Robards colt is thought by many
ceent Judges to be the best colt trained in Arrcri-
ca last year.
az assure you that | consider the Whale colt,
trained by me this fall, a very frst-rate colt. |
have trained and managed at different times some
of the hest racers in the country, to wt:-the
Queen, Billy Townes, Steel, Eloise, and others,
when years DID, and after full and sufficient trials
do not hesitate to say that consider the Whale
colt the best year old colt ever trained.
WILLIAM A PORTER ~
October Odd, 1882
This is veiy encouraging to breeders to patronze
Whae-his oldest colts being from few indiAer-
ent mares as he arrived too late to make a full
season. The above was prepared by DR.. Merritt
from the English Journals and other authentic sour
ces. See what the Spirit of the Times says, OF
Feb. 20, 1871: I'VE would direct attention 20 the
advertisement ofimported Whale-he was distin-
guished performer the English Turf, and gen.
tleman of the FIRST distinction among our Turfmen,
has assured US that he was esteemed among the ra
cling world in England, his knowledge, as one of
the ,peedcst, stoutes,, and gamest horses in the
kingdom, and that he was the horse relied upon by
the English when the match against time talk
cd of, to run 4 miles with English weights, in less
time than Eclipse and Henry made on Long Island"
TERMS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED.
Whale will stand this season, which will end the
LIST of July, at my stable d miles east of Berryville,
Sldihc CouHty, va, ab SvV lhc sCasOpj " W Paih
on or before the I'd day of July next, and SIS in
surance, TO be paid soon the mare is known
to be in foal Parting with the mare, or irregular
attendance at the stand, forfeits the insurance.
Aud 81 to the groom, to be sent with the
This is q fine grass country, and pasturage will
be furnished ut SO cents per week, but will not
be accountable for accidents escapes. Every at
tenton shall be paid to mares, and mares and colts,
and precaution used to prevent either. Gentlemen
wishing their mares fed grain, will give written
directions to that fleet. II shall be done cheap
as possible.
BY letter conversation with me, gentlemen can
ascertain upon that conditions half bred and coarse
mares can come at $50 the season, and $50 insur-
ance.
A gentleman putting mares of his own, will be
entitled to one Of them gratis. company putting
6 mares, and each one being accountable for all,
will be entitled to one Of them gratis. When gen.
tlemen send their mares they must write upon what
terms they will put them. Mares put last year by
the season, and failing, may be insured this year
the season price. if their accounts paid up by
the I'd of July, 1910. Mares put this year by the
! season. and failing, may be insured next year to
any horse then standing at my stable the price of
the of such horse, if their accounts for this
year shall be settled the expiration of this sea-
son. No mare will be entitled to these privileges
and advantages unless the terms are strictly com
piled with. JOSIAH WIN. WARE.
Berryville, Clarke Co, Va, March I9, 184l.
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