Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-04
WINPER ARABIAN

guns beautiful and iruo Arabian Stallion will stand
W my s'eeic IN the county Of Brunswick, %
mics south OF petersburg, 10 miles Northeast from
brunswick Courthouse, (LawrencevcO and l8 miles
Northwest from BrllGcld, and let To mares nj Cos
Tue season. to be discharged by payment Of $50
any time ia the season, and one dollar In thc rr,n
IN each case. The season To commence IN. xii ~,
February and terminate the 18th day of IuIv Good
pas'urage tor mares furnished gratis; mares well fed
ana strictly attended 10 At reasonable price bu, no
responsibility for escapes or accidents
the subscriber congrsulates the breeders of fine
"o'SeS' on inc opportunity offered them of i'm.
proving their stock, by "a valuable eross-Tbot ,b
American and English race horse has greatly Lstc;"
rated IN the last egh, years. is fact that must n.
cedca by all intelligent and candid spor;smen. md
"I' tna' deterioration has been produced by the
pracNCc OF breeding IA md in it is called THAT is
from the same s,ock,) it ia presumed vii; also he
nu"ueo. After me most diligent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most succcsSrI r,issre =;
Virginia are persuaded that occasional re sort tn the
ORIGINAL stock of oriental horses is Ms necessary IN
preserve all improved breed, il was i'm the frs,
Instance TO OBTAIN III and far from the direct cross
"o' producing The finest animals both for strength
speed and beauty, ii is capable of proof ard Tic his
'o'y OF th' English race horse will demonstrates /,
'' 'aS oest racers and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and NJ Esr,bes, tha
grard sons and granddaughters OF the Arabian. ,,d
mat hey have deprecated in proportion as thev
removed from these points. The TT evidence !
would otter IN support of the assertion 10 Tho oo,
ohShed weights the English course M d;fT;.-o,
dates, from the time of the introduction q M sI,,I
Arsoian, until the death of the Godopi,in Arsn;an.
were breeding extensively from oriental horses in
Guiding Barbs and Turks During that entire ner;ni
e" uoISes continued to improve in speed and hot.
III m.L'e Tue weights were greatly increased; aged
"oFses then carried l63 pounds, and with tina; they
ran tour miles, from minutes twenty s.conIs -,
Ie e minutes nifty seconds; from that time say from
|" ia|S 10 the days OF. Eclipse they discontinued
me breeding from the Arabian and their weights bay
been gradually decreasing; on some tr,cbs 20 10
pounds; and on none, believe are ,hev h;rher ,ha
riro We. mere IS not now in England Anne
~ racer ihat can run the distance in the same time
~ which 1t was formerly done with their hon.,
the next evidence is, the horses themselves Dsriw
arabian got Flying Childers, who is said TO have rn
lohr miles IN SIX minutes and FORTY seconds III,
i'uGLs Sot mtny me racers but none that euuollsI
hmsef. Godoiphin Arabian got the dam of EcEs
iPse never got his own equal, though he 90,
many nae racers,-v'a: Regulus, Volunteer, &c Re.
buus got many champions Of the turf but neither him
nor MS progeny produced smother Regu!us Ver,nn,
nus got Baronet, but Baronet never got a horse nc
ST." TeSsui on the turf as himself or sire Volunteer
go' spread Eage, Sterling, &c; but Stcrlnr, and
HPreau Eagle never got their equal much less
'"e t'lual of Volunteer. Janus and Fearnoupht wrre
sot oy ,,odophin Arabani during the DAYS OF those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle borsos ~
we'll as distinguished racers. now !, 10 aIs ,o as
pas blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
7'Nu'e morse nor nave Nc, believe, a single turf
I oaho,e OF running four miles with 168 pounds
l'he former weights in good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses CARVING liph, u,igL,. -
" ~ fact, and one which is well worthy the cons;d
rauoh OF rAsers, that with the present light weights
traip
very rev remain longer than two years ON the turf
her bone, snew, and muscle are not in nrono,,;o
10 their size and weght-and their legs OFF, 60,
way IN framing exercise. Il is believed there is not
nov IN the United States single high-booded borse
that has not descended from the same stock viz. tL
SSodoiPmn Arabian and generally speaking, both bv
'lo sire Gan strong, active, healthy and yipoT
US "orSe De reasonably expected by Dronapatino,
rom such near connexions! Every farmer kno5s h
tieol OF crossing IN and IN has cattle sheen &c
but we seem not to have anticipated the conse 49,
ef,Iu C,
uoh OF the law of nature, which forbids inree,,,n !
-; Ao"S' ou' I" carries with 1t its own Corrective
~ e $40" ou' certain destruction of the species; such
oe'n6 the consequence OF system il yo,,lJ CO..,
strange that we continue to pursue. il man, ,,.
nave been made 10 alter it,-many fine borses -
oeen imported from England, but they have GIrnisbcd
no remedy Tor the e'il--the English and Amcric,,
race horse being of the same stock tn irh
ana enormous expense Of obtaining the true hlooIJ1
nr"o'ah, mas prevented the importation of mon,
them INTO tins country. Ii is affirmed h. a-;,ary
"FeheVs' thal those OF the sacred blood ss thev .
mere caed,) are valued from 500 to 5000 mounds
nnB-'ney are considered consecratcd breed do
or tue use OF the Prophet and his de endants
,nu great prejudice exists to selling them az oil
aphn' IN his Sporting Dictionary published IN InG9
Vol. ], page ~, renarks-H'that thev arc neil '
gned AS presents to his Majesty or some of the RoyI
an'y' ana heir pedigree of their blood is recorieJ
WIN as much care and tenacity, "a the ,,.raoI =
nc most Ancient English Nobility" But. II Co., ~
% "eCessary 10 euiogze this matchless breed of b,
les, to recommend them to the American e,,o.,.' |
4, h
nat the sluggish and cold-bloUded horse Of EnoII'
gus converted INTO the beautiful and high-mettcd
;01fser 1t IS only necessary TO satisfy him tha, Tho
!" IN Et ARABIAN IS one of true stock-so manv
attempts have been made TO impose on nubIic cr',IY
oy pa!mnB on them spurious horses for the A.
nan, tist The evidence of the true stock should he
and conclusive. The Winter Ar.bian me-
aPtuFed during the late war in 1914 then one go
Lu' ny the priVateer Grampus of Baltimore, on board
IN Ob Ooil7' MS britannia MaJesty's Transport No
~ on her passage from Senegal in Africa. 10 Ports
'ouih IN England; and intended as present for
ne then Prince Regent, now King of England ESl
'Tsy ~ ''Ety register roL via page l6)
Nhter arabian was sold part of the cargo of t
aptured brig, and was purchased by Elsha VIM w..
SO. then member of Congress from the statr ri
'ew iorki after the purchase he through higbiy a
espectabIe mercantile house in New York caused ~
,,qulLy TO be made OF Colonel BroomfieId and Mr. c
ouBas' TIE superintendent Of Ills Maiest,,s snd of
hampton Court, by whom he was informed that a FIJI
is Is Ss;ns m VI H2E saPgsd ~ ttFs Rrg 5om
80 6 VI we pest Arabian stock-This co. VI Z
ehce, with Mir. Winters certfcs,o T s oprresPon.
oss.- "o,Se' WI'h many other evidences arc - .e
t,'sssPn' and will be exhibited TO am, e w my c
wv |lshes TO raise from him All uo:y, sJ"''GIn'n
,, ''.'' ADMIRE h's superiority Of form h '"'g q
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