Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-23
WINTER ARABIAN.

Northwest from DellGeld. and lot to mares at Se5
the season, to be discharged by the payment of $50
any time in the season, aud dollar the groom
IN each case. The season 20 commence the 18th of
February, and terminate the 18th day of July Good
pasiurage for mares furnished gratis: wen fed
and strictly attended to ut reasonable price but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
Inc subscriber ccngra,ulatcs the breeders OF fine
horses, on The opportunity Ec's offered them Of i'm
proving their stock, by valuable croSs.'iast the
American and English horse has greatly deterio
rated IN the last eighty years. fact tina, be con-
cedcd by all intelligent and candid sportsmen; aud
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding n and az, il is called, (hat is
from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. After the most diligen inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the successful rascrs in
Virginia persuaded that occasional resort TO the
original stock of oriental horses is necessary TO
preserve improved breed, as il was in the first
instance TO obtain IT. and tar from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both Tor sreng tn
speed and beauty, is capable of proof and the his
tory of the English horse will demonstrate il,
that the best and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and at farihest, the
grand-sons and grand daughters of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion they were
removed from these points. The first evidence
would offer IN support OF the assertion is the csta-
bIshed weights the English course at different
dates, from the time of the introduction the barley
Arabian until the death OF the Gotolphin Arabian;
which Included period Of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses in.
GLIDING Bar6s and Turks During that entire period,
their horses continued improve in speed and bot.
ton while the weights greatly increa aged
horses then carried 1913 pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds
seven minutes fifty seconds; from that time, say from
l7T0 to lTT5 TO the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their WEIGHTS have
been gradually decreasing; On some tracks to 1i9
pounds; and on none, believe arc they HIGHER than
lSS pounds; yet there is not in England or Amr-
RIGA that the distance in the same ,;p
IN which 1t was formerly done with their heavy weights
INC next evidence is, the horses themselves DarIey
Arabian got Flying chiiicrs who is said 10 have run
" miles IN SIX minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chiiders got many uc racers but that eQiallcd
himself Godophin Arabian got the dam of Ecpsc
but Eclipse never got his own equal though he got
many tiac racers-yiz: Regulus, Volunteer, &c. Re
guus got many champions OF the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Regulus. Vertum-
ms Got Barone,, but nNronet never got a horse as
successful on the turf as himself sire. Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their own equal, much less
the equal of Volunteer Janus and Fearnousht were
got by Godophin Arabian; during the days of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses, as
wen as distinguished racers; now, it is almost proven
bal that the blood horse OF Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse: have we, believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles 18th 169 pounds
Che former weights in good time Our best racers
are made by younG horses carrying light weights and
is fact, and one which is well worthy the consde.
ration of rasers that with the present light weights
many OF Our first horses break down in training, and
very te~ remain longer than two years the turf
lheIr bone, snew, and muscle not in proportion
to their size and weight--and their legs often give
way in training exercise. II is believed there is not
now IN the United States single high bouded horse
that has not descended from the same stock viz: the
Godophin Arabian. and generally speaking, both by
dam and sire Can strong, active healthy and vgor
Gus morse De reasonably expected by propagating
from such near connexions Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing IN and ia has CATTLE sheen &C.
but seem rot to have antcipated the consen,cnc.
the most noble and useful OF animals by the vioI,
ton of the law of nature, which forbids inces,uous
connexions but IL carries with il its own corrective
the Glow but certain destruction of the species cb
being the consequence OF our system, it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it-many aernpts
have been made to alter t,-many fine horses have
been imported from England but they have furnished
no remedy for the cvii-the English and American
race horse being OF the stock. The dificuhv
and enormous expense OF obtaining the true bloodeh
Arabian, has prevented the importation of MANY of
them into this country. 1t is affirmed by writer's and
travellers, that those of the sacred blood las they are
there caed are valued from 500 to 5000 pounds stcr
hng-they are considered a consecrated breed de.
signed for the of the Prophet an his descendants
and great pre- JUDGE exists to selling them AZ all
Taplin in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
VOL i, page AZ, remarks-"that they are mostly con-
signed presents his Majesty or some of the ROYAL
Family, and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with much care and tenacity, as the genealopv of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But II caGpot
be necessary euogize this matchless breed of nor
ses, to recommend them to the American sportsman.
be must know, that 1t by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and coldbloodcd horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful and high.mettIed
cOurser 1t is only necessary satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN ~ one of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose public credu-
ban, that the evidence of the stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late in 1914, then ono year
Old by the pryateer Grampus of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Msestys Transport No.
$50, on her passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports
mouth in England and was intended as present for
the then Prince Regent, King of England. Use
NHsS' Woetty Register, vol Uii. pare 16)
Winter Arabian sold part Of the cargo Of the
captured brig, and was purchased by Elisha j. Winter
Esq. then member of Congress from the State of
New York; after the purchase, he, through a highly
respectable mercantile house in New York caused an
inquiry TO be made of Colonel Bloomfield and Mr.
Douglas, the superintendants of Ills Maesys stud NJ
Hampton Court, by whom he was informed, that a full
blooded Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal, for his Majesty, und there was no doubt of
hIs being OF the best Arabian stock.Ths corrcspun.
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate IL he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in nv
possession, and will be exhibited TO any gentleman
who wishes to raise from him. All those who have
seen BIN, admire his superiority of FORM beauty and
hnty hardness Of limbs his fine, silky, flowing name
and tall elastic and sprghty movements; great share
nd ed he