Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-27
WINTER ARABIAN.

niles South of Petersburg, miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. Iawrepcevillo,) aud 8 miles
Northwest from Bellneld aud let 10 mares at S25
me season, TO be discharged by the payment of S2u
any time IN the season, and dollar tn the groom.
~ each case. The season to commence the 18th OF
February and terminate the 18th day OF July. Good
rasturage Tor furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended "A reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratulates the breeders of fine
horses, on the opportunity offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by valuable cross.-That the
American aud English horse has greatly deterio
rated IN the last eighty years. fact that must be
ceded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen and
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice OF breeding in and as il is called, (that is,
from the stock,) IL is presumed will also be
admitted. After the mos, dgent inquiry and careful
investigations believe the most successful raisers in
Virginia persuaded that occasional the
original stock of oriental horses is necessary to
preserve improved breed, il IN the first
instance to- obtain il; and tar from the direct
not producing the finest animals both Tor strength,
speed and beauty, capable of proof, and the his
tory of tn. English horse will demonstrate il,
that the best racers aud breeders EnglaId had.
were the and daughters, and at farthesi, the
grand sons and grand daughters OF the Arabian and
from these points Be nr as eydsnee
would OTTER IN support ct the assertion is tie esa-
bished weights the English course at difFercn,
dates, from the time of the introduction ith, barley
Arabian, until the death of the Godolphin Arabian,
~hlch included period of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses in.
Guiding Barbs and Turks. During that entire period
their horses continued improve in spee,I aud bo,
tom, while the weights greatly increased. aped
horses then carried LOB pounds, and with that thew
ran four miles, from minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds from that time say from
lTO to Tvs TO the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually deere asng; ON some tracks To 10
pounds; and on none, believe, are they higher than
lSo pounds; yet there rs not in England Anne
rIca racer that the distance in the san time
IN which it formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves DarIey
Arabian got Flying Chders who is said TO have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. FLYING
Childers got many fine racers but none that euualIed
himself. Godolphin Arabian got the dam. of Eclipse
but Eclipse never Got his own equal, though he got
many foe racers-viz: Regulus, Vounteer, &c Re
SuluS got many champions o The turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced onuther Reguus Vertum.
nus got Baronet, but Barunet never got horse as
successful on the turf himself or sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling aud
Spread Eagle never got their own equal much les
the equal OF Volunteer Janus and Fearnought were
got by Godophin Arabian; during the days OF those
horses, Virginia was famed for fine saddle horses, as
well as distinguished racers; now, il is almost proven.
bal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
line saddle horse: have we, believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with I6S hounds
lthe former weights in good time Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights and
1t IS fact, and one which is well worthy tile consde.
ration ct rasers, that with the present light weights
many OF our first horses break down in training, and
very fey remain longer than years ON the turf.
Their bone, srnew, and muscle not in proportion
av e SIZE aa Is fr eve fg eeG :. ETs
nos IN Tie unitCd s'''es single highbooded horse
that has not descended from the same stock viz: the
Sodolphin Arabian, and generally speaking both nv
dam ana sire Can strong, active health, and yipoT.
GUS morse be reasonably expected by propagatnp
from such near connexions? Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing IN aud has on cattle sheen 81
but we TO have anticipated fin. cnnsenior.
to the most noble and useful of animals bv the vio.
ton OF the law OF nature, which forbids incestuous
connexions; but it carries with it its own correctiy
in the slow but certain destruction of the snec;es
being the consequence of system IL would seem
strange that we continue to pursue -1Dauy ,tternts
nave been made to alter it,-many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnished
! no remedy for the ev--thc English and American
race horse being OF the same stock The diTicnhv
and enormous expense OF obtaining the true-blooded
Arabian, has prevented the importation of monv ne
them INTO THIS country. is affirmed by writer's and
travellers that those OF the sacred blood IA 90
there Called are valued from 500 5000 pounds tc
| Ilng-they are considered a consecra,ed breed de-
sgnedfor the use OF the Prophet and his descendants
ana great prejudice exists to selling them at all
laplin, IN his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
vol /, page ", rematks-'that they are mostlv con
signed presents to his Majesty or some of the Rova
Family, and their pedgJee Of their blood IS recorded
with as much care and tenacy, as the genealopv oF
the most Ancient English Nobility" But il canpo,
be necessary to euIogze this machless breed of nor
ses, to recommend them TO the American sportsman
he must know, that it was by crossing ON this stock
that the sluggish and coidbOoded horse Of Encl.nd
was converted into the beautiful and hirh.msttled
courser II IS only necessary 10 satisfy him that Inc
WIN I'm ARABIAN IS one of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose on public credri
/ ~ oy pamInS on them spurious horses for the Ara
ban, that the evidence OF the true stock should he
satisfactory and conclusive The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late war in 1914 then orc wear
od by the prlvateer Grampus Of Baltimore on board
me Orig DORIS, his britannia Maesys Transport No
ooV, on her passage from Senegal in Africa 10 Porte
mouth IN England; and was intended as present for
the then Prince Regent, King of England tSee
1Nncy Wstty Register mol rii. page 6)
WINTER Arabian was sold part of the cargo of the
captured brig, and was purchased by Elisha j. Winter
ss.Sl' tnen member OF Congress from the State of
New York; after the purchase, he, through higbIr
respectable mercantile house in New York caused an
inquiry to be made of Colonel Bloomfield and Mr.
Douglas, the superintendants of Ills Maiesty's stud Al
hampton Court, by whom he informed that full
oIooded arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
senegal Tor ms Majesty, und there no doubt of
ms being Of the best Arabian stock This corrcspo,
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he is the
same morse, with many other evidences are IN nv
possession and will b. exhibited to any gentlemen
VINO wishes to raise from him. Al those who have
seen inn, admire his superiority of form beauty and