Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-02
WINTER ARABIAN


WINTER ARABIAN
hgfiS beautiful and Arabian Stallion will stand
at my stable, in the county of Brunswick 30
miles South of Petersburg, Is miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. LawrenceyilIcl and ia miles
Northwest from Belltield, and let to mares at S25
the season, tn be discharged by the payment of 500
any time IN the and one dollar to the groom
IN each case. The season commence the I5th of
feoruary' ana terminate the 18th day of July. Good
pasturae tor mares furnished gratis; mares we'll fed
and strictly attended to a reasonable price but NO
responsibility for escapes accidents.
me subscriber congratuiates the breeders of fine
horses, on the opportunity offered them of inn
proving their stock, by a valuable cross-Tbat the
American and English horse has greatly ,leterio-
rated IN the last eighty years, is fact that must be con-
ceded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen. and
that, that deterioration has been produced bv the
practice OF breeding and in, it is called fhat is
from the same stock,) 1t is presumed will also be
admitted After the most digent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful rasers in
Virginia persuaded that an occasional resort to the
original stock of oriental horses is as necessary to
preserve an improved breed, it was in the Erst
instance to obtain it; and far from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for strenp III
speed and beauty, it is capable of proof and the his
tory OF the English race horse will demonstrate II
that the best and breeders England ever had
were the sohs and daughters, and at farthest, the
grand-sons and granddaughters of the Arabian: and
That they have deprecated in proportion as thew
removed from these points. The first evidence T
would otter IN support of the assertion is the esta
biished weights on the English course at different
he
Arabian until the death of the Godolphin 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 sneed and hot
tom, while the weights greatly increased; aged
horses then carried 16S pounds, and with that thew
ran -FOUR miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds; from that time saw from
l7o to 1!75 to the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their WEIGHTS have
oeen gradually decreasing; on some tracks to 119
he'll ~ L.
15o pounds; yet there is not now in England or kme.
flca racer that the distance in the sane time
IN which 1T was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves barley
Arabian got Flying Chlders, who is said to have run
TOUR miles in six minutes and forty seconds Flyin
Chiders got many fine racers; but that eoualled
himself Godoiphin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
but Eclipse never got his own equal, though he pot
many Hoe racers-viz: Regulus, Volunteer, &C. Re.
guius got many champions of the turf but neither him
nor MS progeny produced another Reguus Yertum-
ms got Baronet, but BaroDet never got horse as
successful on the turf himself or sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &C.; but Sterling and
spread Eagle never got their own equal much less
the eqnai OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnoueht were
got by Godolphin Arabian; during the DAYS of those
horses Virginia was famed for fine saddle horses as
well as distinguished racers; now, it is almost proven
bia that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
iine saddle horse: nor have we, believe, single turf
morse capable OF running four miles with 168 pounds
he former weIshts) IN good time Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights; and
1t IS fact and which is well worthy the conside
ration OF raIsers that with the present light WEIGHTS
many of first horses break down in training and
very few remain longer than two years on the turf
Their bone, sinew, and muscle are not in ronortion
to their size and weightand their legs often give
way IN training exercise. 1t is believed there is not
now in the United States single hgh-blooded horse
that has not descended from the same stock yiz the
Iodoiph'n Arabian, and' generally speaking, both by
dam and sire. Can strong, active heaIthv and vnor
Gus horse be reasonably expected by pronapat;ne,
from such near xions! Every farmer knows the
enect oil crossing ~ ana m has on cattle, sheep &C.;
put we seem not TO nave anticipated the consequence
to the most noble and useful Of animals by the viola
ton OF the law Of nature, which furbids incesuous
but 1t Carries with it its corrective
IN the slow but certain destruction of the Species such
oeinG the consequence OF system, it would seem
strange that we continue pursue it-rnany atemnts
have been made to alter t,-many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnished
no remedy for the evil-tbe English and American
race horse being of the same stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense of obtaining the true blooded
hrabiao, has prevented the importation of MANY of
tnem INTO this country. II is affirmed by writer's and
travellers, that those Of the sacred blood las they are
there caed valued from 500 TO 5000 pounds ster
hnS-they are considered a consecrated breed de-
signed Tor tue use of the Prophet and his descendants
and great prejudice exists to selling them ut all
iapn, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1908
Vol. /, page AZ, remarks-"that they are mostly con
signed as presents TO his Majesty some of the Rova
Family and their pedg1 of their blood is recorded
with as much and tenacity, as the peueaoev nj
,he most Ancient English Nobility" But it cannot
De necessary to euogZc this machless breed of h.
ses, to recommend th en- to the American snorts1,n
ne must know, that it by crossing on this stock
guar t'e sluggish and coidblooded horse Of England
was converted INTO the beautiful and hgb-metted
conrser 1t IS only necessary satisfy him that the
WIN EN- ARABIAN is one of true stock-so many
aVeHp's nave been made to impose on public creduli
~ by palUing them spurious horses fnr The A.
oiaD, that the evidence of the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late in 1914, then one wear
1 oy me prlVateer Grampus of Baltimore, on board
the brig Doris his Britannia Majestys Transport No
o5O on Der passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports
NOUN IN England; and was intended as present for
'ns tsen rI,nce Regent now King of England. (Ses
@'Hes WceFty Register, Dok Uii page I6) +
WINTER Arabian was sold as part of the cargo Of the
captured orig and was purchased by Elisha j. Winter
Esq then member of Congress from the State of
New YORK; after the purchase, be, through highly
respectable mercantile house in New York. caused an
inquiry to be made of Colonel Bloomfield and Mr. /
Douglas the superintendent Of It's Maiestys stud At