Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-04-15
Imported WHALE.

bone sinew and usDScle AMI iatfiably sDpIo leg.
and feet. His Hsastetly poser and size, added %
his beauiy, splendid career the turf, rich and
fashionable pedigtce for speed and bottom stout
asss, and tie g,eai promise Of bis colts, as far a.
tried make him really and ineomparasly one Of
the best Stations ia all this section Of cauBty, aed
a long way Tie best for speed aad bottom, vel
a. size substance sni power. Whales carcsr on
the turf very bfil.iant. Al EPSON, he was fourth
for the Dsiby, (i2s subscribers, the fastest oa re-
cord, and il is generally eoaesdsd he would have
won had he made play iii.e sooner beating GA;i
Gus, Forester, and many others. lie was SECOND
avorite.
Ia 1893, August lat, he ran 81 for the ceebfa-
Ted tiooiwood Cap, near miles, beating the crie,
brated Beirtna, Gsllopadr, apa others. The Eng
fish Sporting Magazine ssid--" II he had beea al.
lowed 10 make play, he woull have Won"
Tie ner. day he won the Kings Plate Of 100
guiness, near miles, for all ages. Whale, years
DID, carrying l02sbs., took the track. msde play,
was never headed, and won easy--beatlng Lady
Fly, oae Of the bes. Of bef day AMI Lacet-
ia, the best mare in Eagland Of her year.
Whale received forfeit from Lord VeTulans Cas-
sino, al Newmarket, Oct. 25ih; be received loo
SOW a. "a horse FOR the gold Cup at Goodwood: be
won sweepstakes Of 100 sovs. each, at Newman
ket, April oath, 1884. @ sabs.) beating Nonsense
aud Sh,ack. April 3lst, same place, received for
feit fsom Lord Exete,s Cactus. by Sultan.
lbs. beat Viator g years old, u lbs) easy VI
atoy a fine racer sni Won the great Riddles
worth and other important races.
Same day, be the handicap sweepstakes,
beating good field uf fine horses-3 subs.--gising
weight to every horse in the held--to some very
heayily--to the ~ horse be gave year and IA
lbs who 2as ine horse and fieqaent winner He
won, his week, at NewmaIkel, (the best course IN
England,) FOUR races-an ncontestabe proof Of his
I eiains a racer of the iii u order.
july 30th 1884 al GoJdwood, he won the In
dies pla,e--i years old, li9 bs.-beating Ophe.
La, years old, 02 lbs. aud Kate, yrs. old, i25
lbs, 3 heats-W hale winning the last two. See
weights.
In his short, but brilliant racing career, he run
at the best and most fashionable courses II New
market, EPSON, aud Goodwood and beat many Of
The best horses in England, Gaucus. Beiram,
Lucelta. Lady Fly, aud mHny Others When beat
en- for the Derby and Goodwood cup the two most
inportnns races OF the year, " he beaten Che
Sportg Mag says) because he was not permitted
10 make play enough, being very game horse"
On the race for the Kings plate, the New Sporty.
| Mag remarks" The Whale. By Whalebone is a
fine, powerful nag and will make his way in the
world. After Tits race, some of the betting men
offered TO take 10 to that he wins the Goodwond
cup next year. aud called Whale one of the "ter-
fibe high bred cattle"
PEDIGREE.
While was got by Whaebone. (winner Of the
Derby, and 6rst-rste racer and Stallion. out Of
Rrctory by Ocavius (winner Of the Derby. and q
son of 0rville) Catharine by Woodpecker, Camil
la by Trenihsm, Coquette by the Compton Batb,
sister to R.guius by the Godohi Arabisn. Reg
illus the best Of the Godol phin Arabian,
and never beaten. Whacbone, brother to
Whisker, sire Of Economist, (sire of Hsfkaway,O
| OF Dephne, (dam Of Monarch and the Qneen) OF
Memnon and the Colonel (winners of the Leger,l
was got by Waxy out Of Penelope by Trumpeter
Pronea by IlighAyer; Promise by Snap, Sc. He
was sire Of many OF the best horses of the day, rs
Camel and several winners of the Derby and Oaks
Octavius was by 0rvilie, sire of Emilius, (sre OF
priam, Penipo and many othors.)
Whales dam brought many capital winners al
all distances, Grampus, Shark, &C., and all his
stock, on both sides of his pedigree, remarka
hle as runners bath for speed and game. There is
not a richer pedigee in the STUD Book, or more
running fauiily--indeed it is the very best For
further particulars of Whale, Amer Turf Reg.
Vol. 9th, page 1913.
WHALES GET.
Whale has had 3 colts trained in the L. States
one an two-mlc heats Baltimore Gladly ridden)
in 3m 49s.--3m. 49,, and had So 90 cash offer
ed for him-whiie another at Richmond. at
three tWo-nie heats, and had $4,000 offered for
him. Mr.. Robard's colt is thought by many
celent Judges to be the best colt trained in Amer-
ca last year.
Z" Il assure you that consider the Whale colt,
trained by this fall a very frstrate colt /
have trained and managed at different times some
of the hest racers in the county, to wit:-the
Queen, Billy Townes, Steel, Elosc, and Others
when years old, and after full and sufficient trials
! do not hesitate to say that consider The Whale
colt the beet 8 year Old colt ever trimmed
WILLIAM A. PORTER"
! October 22d, 1899.
! This is very encouraging to breeders TO patronze
! Whale-his oldest colts being from few indier-
ent mares, as he arrived too late TO make full
season. The above prepared by Dr. Merritt
from the English journals and other authentic
ces. See what the Spirit Of the Times says, of
| Feb. 90 1871: 1--WE would direct attention TO the
advertiseme nj otimported Whale--be distin
guishel performer tie English Turf, and gen
teman of the first distinction among our Tuffmen,
has assured US that he was esteemed among the ra-
cling world in England, TO his know ledge, of
the .reediest, stoutesi, aud gamest horses in the
kingdom and that he was the horse relied upon by
the English whQu the match against time was talk
ed Of TO run miles with English weights, in less
time than Eclipse and Henry mnde on Long Island"
TERMS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED.
Whale will stand this season. which will end the
LIST Of July, at my stable q miles OF Berryve,
Clarke county, Va ut $50 the season, to be paid
on or before the I'd day Of July next, and SIS in.
surance, to be paid soon as the mare Is known
To be in fonl. Parting with the mare, irregular
attendance at the stand, foriets the insurance.
Aud 81 to the groom, To be sent with the mare.
This is fine grass country, and pasturage will
be furnished at so cents per week, but will not
be accountable FOR accidents or escapes. Every at
tention shall be paid mares, and mares ard colts,
and precaulon used to prevent either. Gentlemen
wishing their mares fsd on grain, will give written
directions to that effect. IL shall be done cheap
possible
BY letter or conversation with me, gentlemen can
ascertain upon hat conditions half bred and
mares can come at $50 the season, aud $50 insur-
ance.
A gentleman putting 5 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 one of them gretis. When gen
tlemen send their mares, they must writeupon what
terms they will put them. Mares put last year by
the season, and failing, may he insured this year
the season price, If their aeceunts we're paid up by
the ID Of July, 1870 Mares put this year by the
season. and failing, may be insure. next year to
any horse then standing at my stable at the price OF
the season OF such horse If their accounts for this
year shall be settled at the expiration of this
son. No mare will be entitled to these privileges
and advantages unless the terms are strictly COM
piled with JOSIAH WA. WARE.
BerryviIle Clarke Co.. Va, March 10, 1871
Air. Charles C.. Stdrbuck and Harpey III.
Foreman: