Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-05-06
IMPORTED WHALE.

ners,) 10 full healsh and ylgof ana very live ma
CAV He is Of remarkably fine size, full 16 hands,
well proportioned and handsome. with plenty Of
bone. snew and muscle, and inimitably superb legs
and feet. His nasterly power and size, added to
his beauty, splendid career on the turf, rich and
fashionable pedigree for speed and bottom stout
mess, and the great promise Of his colts far as
tiied, make him really and incompsrably one Of
the best Stations 10 all this section Of country, and
a long way the best for speed and bottom, well
as sizs, substance and power. Whales career on
the turf was very brihanf. At Epsom be was fourth
for the Derby, (i24 subscribers the fastest re-
cord. and il is generally conceded he would have
won had he made play little sooner,) beating Gau-
Gus, Forester, and many others. tie was second
fayorite.
In 1888, August fsi, he ran Cd for the ceebra-
ted Goodwood Cup, near 8 miles, beating the cele-
brated Beirsm, Galiopsde, and others. The Eng
lisb Sporting Magazine said-'' II he had been al
lowed TO make play, be would have won"
The merit day he the Kings Plate OF 100
guineas, near miles, for all ages. Whale. years
old, carrying l0a lbs, took the track, made play,
was never beaded, and won easy-beatiHg Lady
Fly one Of the best runners Of her day, and Lucet
ia, the best mare in England Of her year.
Whale received forfeit fro Lord Verulam's Cas-
sino, at Newmarket, Oct. 29lh; he received 100
soy. I'd horse for the gold Cup at Goodwood; be
won "a sweepstakes Of 100 sovs- each, at Newman
ke,, April cath, 1884. "a subs. beating Nonsense
and Shylock. April 3lst. same place, received for
felt from Lord Exeter,s Cactus. by Sultan.
Nert day. same place. yrs. old, carving 1893
lbs. beat yistor g years old, IL bs.l easy. Vi
ator was fine racer cal won the great Riddles
worth and other important races.
Sane day, he the handicap sweepstakes,
beating good field Of fine horses-S subs. giving
weight TO every horse in the held-to some very
heayily--to the I'd horse be gave one year and Ia
lbs, who was tine horse and frequent winner. He
won, Ills peek, at Newmarkei, Che best course in
Eng land FOUR races-an incoDiestable roof Of his
claims as racer Of the frs, order.
/ July 3Oth 1884 al Goodwood, he won the La
dies plate wears old, li9 bs.-beating Ophe-
liza, years old. i02 lbs, ard Kate yrs. old, i25
| Ibs.. bea,s-Whale winning the last two. See
weights
| In his short but brilliant racing career, he run
ut the best and most fashionable courses Of New
market, Epsom, and Goodwood and beat many OF
the best horses in England, as Glaucus, Beiram,
Lucetta. Lady Fly, and muny others When bent
en- for the Derby aud Goodwood cup the two most
important races OF the year, she was beaten (the
Sporrg. Mag. savs) because he was not permitted
to make play soon enough, being very game horse y
| On tho race for the Kings plate, the New Sporty.
Mag. remarks" The Whale, by Whalebone, is a
| liue, pOWtfiul dHu uldhc why tue
world. After this race, some of the betting men
offered to take 10 to thar he wins the Goodwood
cup next year." and called Whale one OF the ter
rible high bred CATTLE"
PEDIGREE.
! Whale WINS rot by Waalebone, (winner of the
Derby and Grst-rate racer and Stallion,) out of
Rsc,o,v bv Oc,av;us (wnner of the Derby. and n
son Of ory,le1 Catharine by Woodpecker, Camil
la NV Tren,bam Cooue,te bv Tho Compton Barb.
sister IN Reculus bv The (;odolpbio Arabian. Reg.
nIrs UNA ,he he's, son of tho f;odolnbin Arabian
and never beaten. Whalebone. own brother TO
Wbsler afro az E,onom,., (s;fe of HnrkawayA
Of D.lnhine (dam Of Monarch and the Queen.) Of
Memnpn and tho Colonel winners Of the Leger. /,
was 90, bv Waxv out Of Penelope nv Tumpeter;
Prunell, nv UioLgyer: Promise by Snap. &c He
was si,c of many Of the best horses of the day. as
Camel and several winners of the Derby and Oaks
Octayius was bv Orvie. sire Of Ernilius (sire OF
priam. Plenipo. and MANY o;hers.)
Whales dam brought many CAPITAL winners AT
all dlsrauces. as Grampus. Shark. &C., and all his
s,ock ON hath sides III his pedisree are remarka.
Bile as rupne,. both for spced and game. There is
not n richer pedig,ee in the Stud Book, or a more
runn;po family-indeed il is the very best. For
further par,icuars of Whale. see Amer. Turf. Reg.
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""a'. '.a' ~, "u h,s, pal,;sra rh,dl, r;aaen,
:, a., TO- a, aos and had Is t0, cash of;.r.
cd far bim-vhile another won at Richmond ia
three two-mile heats, and had $4,000 offered for
him. Mr. Richards colt 10 thought by many OK
eelent judges to be the best colt trained IN ameri'
ca last year.
y assure you that l CONSIDER inc "haio colt
trained by mo TINS taii' a very hrs'rate co''
have trained ana managed al d'hereht times so','e
OF the hest racers IN Inc country TO w"'I'he
queen, ohiy iowhes' steel Eio'se' ano o'ne,''
when years o'd' ana a'ef iu ana so'uo,eh' Tins
do not hesitate 10 say 'hat cons'oe' 'uc "haie
COLI the oes' year oia con Ever ua,nrn rrp
Lillian H. UNI hn
October I'D 1909
ms Is very encouraging 10 breeders 10 Pa''onNe
"na'e-n's o'desl COTS De'ns from lew ''u'te,
ent mares, as ne arrived TOO iaie 10 MAKE 'ui'
season. The above was prepared ny " Me''t'
from the Enehsh journals ana other au'heh''c sour
ces' oee wnat inc opi'it 0, tne iines says VI
Feb. ~, 1871: =" we would direct attention TO Inc
advertisement oi imported Whaie--ne was "a ais'ih-
gu'shei performer on the Ehghsh iuri, ana gen
tleman oil mo htst distinctioh among our iui,men'
has assured Us mat ne was esteemed among the 10,
cling world IN England, to ms knowledge, as one OF
the sPeediest' stoutes'' ana gamest horses IN 'he
kingdom, ana that no was the morse rei'eo upon oy
the English when the match against Tune was 'aik-
ed or TO run miles WIN Ehghsh we,gn's' IN Tess
time than Eclipse ana iieh'y maze On Long is'a"u'
TERMS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED.
Whale will stand this season which will end the
Ia, of Julv M INV snble 81 miles east of Berryyle
Clarke coun,v. Va. AZ $50 the season. TO be paid
IN q, before he Oh Jav of Iulv next. and s75 in.