Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-11
WINTER ARABIAN.

Brunswick COURTEOUS Lawrence aud 8 miles
Northwest from Bcllhcld. and let to mares at S25
the season, III be discharged by the payment of S2u
sny time i'm the and one dollar 10 the groom
in each case. The season to commence the 18th Of
February, and terminate the 18th day OF July. Good
pssturagc for furnished gratis: mares well fed
and strictly attended TO at reasonable price, but no
responsibility Tor escapes or accidents. D..
The subscriber congratulates the breeders Of fnc
horses ON the opportunity now offered them Of i'm.
proving their stock, BY "a valuable cross.-That the
American and English horse has greatly detero-
rated in the last eighty years. fact that must be con.
coded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen; and
that that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding and in, it is called (tat is
from the stock,) il is presumed will also be
admitted. After the mos, dilgeni inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful rasers in
Virginia persuaded that SEASONAL re sort to the
original stock of oriental horses is as necessary to
preserve an improved breed, as it in the 6rst
instance to Obtain H and so FAR from the direct
not producing the fines, animals both for streng ill.,
speed and beauty, it is capable of proof aud the his
tory OF the English race horse will demonstrate IT,
that the best and breeders England ever had
were the and daughters, and at farthes,. the
grandsons and granddaughter of the Arabian: and
'nat 'hey nave deprecated IN proportion they
removed from these points. Tho ii evidence !
wculd offer IN support of the assertion is tie es,a-
biished weights ON the English course al different
dates, from the time OF the introduction I'LL harley
Arabian, until the death OF the Godolphn Arabian.
which included period Of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses in.
GLIDING Barbs and Turks. During that entire period
iheir horses continued TO improve in speed and bot.
tom while the weights greatly increa sed. aged
horses then carried 168 pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds; from that time say from
iaIo TO the days ct Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; on some tracks to 1l9
pounds; and on none, believe, they higher than
LOO pounds yet there IS not now in England or Ame-
rica racer that the distance in the san.e time
IN which IT was formerly done with their heavy weights
Inc next evidence 10, the horses themselves Darev
Arabian qt Flying Ch,lders who is said to have run
iour mitesin SIX minutes and forty seconds Fly;pc
Childcrs got many fine racers but none that eou,ej
himself Godolphin Arabian got the dam of Ec,pse.
ou' EcnPse never got his own equal, though he got
many hne racers-viz Regulas, Volunteer &c Re.
guius got many champions OF the turf hut neither him
nor ms progeny produced another Regulus Vertum
nus Ho' barone', but baronct never got horse as
successful ON the turf rs himself sire Volunteer
GOT spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
spread Eagle never got their equal, much less
the equal OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnoucht were
got BY Eodoiphin Arabian; during the DAYS Of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses, as
well as distinguished racers; now il is almost prover
bia that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
me Saddle horse: nor have believe, single turf
horse capable ot running four miles it'll 1913 pounds
the former weighs) in good time Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights and
II is fact and which is well worthy the consde
ration OF ra'sers that with the present light weights
many OF our first horses break down in training and
very few remain longer than two years on the turf
Their bone, sinew, 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 blended boree
that has not descended from the same stock viz: the
SouoiPhin Arabian and generally speaking, both by
oam ana SIRE Can strong, active healthy and vigor
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagating
from such near connexions? Every farmer knows the
erect OF crossing m and m has cattle, sheen &c.
OUT we seem not to have anticipated the consequence
10 Tie most noble and useful of animals by the viola
ton OF the law of nature, which furbds incestuous
connexions; but 1t carries with il its corrective
IN the slow but certain destruction of the speces such
oeinS the consequence OF our system, it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue t-nany a,tempts
have been made To alter i,-many fine horses have
been imported from England but they have furnished
no remedy for the ev-the English and Amer,c.n
race horse being OF the same stock. The d,fficuhy
and enormous expense Of obtaining the true.blnode1
Arabian, has prevented the importation of many NJ
them into this country II is affirmed by writer's ,rd
travellers that those OF the sacred blood las they are
there caed) valued from 500 to 5000 pounds stcr
hng-they are considered a consecrated breed de-
sgedor the use OF the Prophet and his
and great prejudice exists to selling them at all
Iapn, IN his Sporting Dictionary published in 1909
vol J., page AZ, remarks-"tbat they are mostly con-
signed as presents to his Majesty of the ROYAL
Famiy and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with as much and tenacity, as the peneaopv of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, il cannot
be necessary to eulogize this matchess breed of bor
ses' to recommend them TO the American sportsman;
ne must know, that 1t was by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and cold-booded horse of England
was converted into the beautiful and hgh.metled
eourser. IS only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so manv
attempts have been made to impose public creduli
ty by paming 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 in 1914 then one wear
DID, by the privateer Grampus Of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Majesty's Transport NO.
o'o, on 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
"hes' Utekty Register, 'uOL vi,. rage l6)
Winter Arabian sold part of the cargo of the
captured brig, and was purchased by Elisha j. Winter
Esq. then a member Of Congress from the state Of
New York; after the purchase, he, through highly
respectable mercantile house in New York caused an
inquiry TO be made of Colonel BroomfieId and Mr.
Douglas, the superintendent of His Msrstys stud al
Hampton Court, 10y whom he Informed, that a full
FLOODED Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
senegal tor his Majesty und there was no doubt of
MS being OF the best Arabian sock-This corrrsno,
dence, with MIR. Winters certificate. that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in nv
possession, and will be exhibited to any gentleman
VINO wishes to raise from him All those who have
num- admire his superiority of form, beauty and
hinty hardness OF limbs; his fine, silky, flowing name
aeu 's'' elastic and sprgh,y movements; great share