Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-12
WINTER ARABIAN.

WIS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion will etand
ut my stable, in the county of Brunswick, 80
miles South of Petersburg, 10 miles Northeast from
brunswick Courthouse. I.uwrcrcevic, und 8 miles
Northwest from Dcl6cld. and let tn mares ut S25
the season, To be discharged by the payment of $40
any time IN the season. and dollar the groom,
in each case. The season to commence the 18th Of
February, and terminate the 18th day of July. Good
pasturagc Tor mares furnished gratis; well fed
aud strictly attended to at reasonable price, but
responsibility for escapes accidents.
The subscriber congratulates the breeders Of Gnc
horses, on the opportunity now offered them of inn
proving their stock, by n valuable cross--That the
American and English race horse has greatly detero-
rated IN the last eighty years. fact that must be
coded by All intelligent and candid sportsmen; and
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice Of breeding IN and it is called, (that is,
from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. After the most digcn, inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most ucccsstu raisrrs in
Virginia persuaded that occasional the
original stock of oriental horses AS necessary to
preserve an improved breed, rs it in the first
instance to obtain IL; and far from the direct
not producing the finest animals both for streng
speed and beauty, it is capable proof and the his
tory OF the English race horse will demonstrate it,
that the best racers and breeders England ever had
we're the and dsughte rs, and at farthest, the
grand-sons and granddaughter Of the Arabian and
that they have deprecated in proportion they
removed from these points. The TIT evidence I
would otter in support of the assertion is the esta-
bished weights the English course at different
dates, from the time of the introduction 1.-THE harley
Arabian, until the death of the Godophin Arabian;
which 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 to improve in speed and bot
tom, while the weights greatly increased: aged
horses then carried 1853 pounds, and with that they
ran tour miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds
seven minutes fty seconds; from that time, say from
l77O to 1775 to the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; some tracks to 1l9
pounds; and on none, believe, are they higher than
1S3 pounds yet there is not in England Anne
RIGA racer that the distance the san time
in which it was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves barley
Arabian got Flying Childers who is said to have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Childers got many fine racers; but none that coualed
himself; Godolphin Arabian go, the dam of Eclipse,
but Eclipse never got his own equal, though he got
many tne rscers-viz Regulus, Volunteer, &c. Re-
guus got many champions OF the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced sno,her Regulus. Vertum.
nus got Baronet, but Baronct never got horse as
successful on the turf as himself sire Vountee r
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c.; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their own equal much less
the equal OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by Godolphn Arabian; during the days of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well as distinguished now it is almost proven.
tal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
line saddle horse: nor have believe, single turf
horse capable of running four miles With los pounds
(the former weights in good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights and
it is fact, and one which is well worthy the consde.
ration of raisers, that with the present light weights
many OF our first horses break down in training and
Their bone, sinew, and muscle 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 a single high blooded horse
that has not descended from the stock viz: the
Godolphin Arabian, and generally speaking, both by
dam and s're Can strong, active, healthy and vigor
Sqs eor cS be reasonably by propaga'g
reflect of crossing and has cattle sheep &c,
but We seem not to have anticipated the CONSEQUENCE
to the most noble and useful OF animals by the viola
uhi f,rh,f
exonsi bat carries with lis own corrective
i'll the Glow but certain destruction of the
being the consequence of system, it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it-many attempts
have been made to alter t,-many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnished
no remedy for the evil--the English and American
race horse being OF the stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense of obtaining the true .blooded
Arabian, has prevented the importation of many of
Them INTO tins country 1t IS affirmed by writer's and
travellers that those of the sacred blood as they are
there caled) valued from 500 5000 pounds ster-
ling-they are considered a consecra,ed breed de-
signed for the of the Prophet and his ndans
and great prejudice exists to selling them at all
Tapln, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1908,
vol l. page az, remarks-"ibat they mostly CON
signed as presents to his Majesty of the Royal
Family, and their pedigree of their blood recorded
with as much care and tenacity, the geneaopy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, it cannot
be necessary to euIogiae this matchess breed of hor
ses, to recommend them to the American sportsman.
he must know, that it by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and cod-blooded horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful and high-mettIed
courser II IS only necessary satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose public credul
ty by paimng on them spurious horses for the Ara
ran, that the evidence of the stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late in 1914, then one year
old, by the privateer Grampus of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Majestys Transport No.
$50, her passage from Senegal in Africa TO Ports
mouth in England; and was intended as present for
the then Prince Regent. now King of England (See
Niles Utekiy Register, uoL nj, page I6)
Winter Arabian was 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 superineDdans OF Ills Maesty's stud At
Hampton Court, by whom he informed, that a full
FLOODED Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal for his Majesty, und there was no doubt of
s being OF the best Arabian stock.-This correspon
dence, with Mr. Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences arc in m