Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-26
WINTER ARABIAN.

miles South of Petersburg Is miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. lawreuceville, and miles
Northwest from Belneld, and let TO mares at SIS
the season. to be discharged by the payment of $50
any time in the season. and dollar to the groom,
IN each case The season To commence the 18th of
February, and terminate the 18th day OF Jus. Good
pasturage for mares furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended to reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratulates the breeders Of fine
horses, on the opportunity offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by n valuable cross.-That the
American and English horse has greatly deterio-
rated in the last eighty years. fact that be
coded by all intelligent and candid sportsmcn; and
that that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding and ia, il is called, Cthat is
from the same stock,) 1t is presumed will also be
admitted. After the most dilgent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful raisers in
Virginia are persuaded that occasional resort 20 the
original stock of oriental horses is necessary
preserve an improved breed, i, in the first
instance To obtain il; and FAR from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for s,reng tb
speed and beauty, it is capable of proof aud the his
tory OF the English horse will demonstrate it,
that the best racers and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and at farthest, the
grandsons and grand daughters of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion they
removed from these points. The first evidence I
would offer in support ct the assertion is the esta-
blshed weights the English course at different
dates, from the time of the introduction tbs harley
Arabian, until the death of the Godolphin Arsbian
which included period of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in
Guiding Barhs and Turks. During that entire period,
their horses continued improve in speed and bot
tom, while the weights greatly incrcased aged
horses then carried l6S pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds from that time say from
l770 to 1775 TO the days OF Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually decreasins tracks to 10
pounds and on none, believe, they higher than
1SS pounds; yet there not in Encland or Anne
RIGA racer that the distance in the same time
in which IL was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence IS, the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Childers, who is said have run
tour miles IN SIX minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chi,ders cot many fine racers; but none that eouaed
himself. Godolphin Arabian got the dam of E:Iipse
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he qot
many hnc ruocrs--Niz Regulus, Volunteer, GSc. Re
gus got many champions of the turf, but neither him
nor his progeny produced JnCtler Rcgulus. Vcrum.
MUS got Baronet, but BarOnet never got horse as
successful on the turf as 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 Fearnough, were
got by t'odolphn Arabian; during The days of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses, as
well as distinguished racers now, it is almost prover.
bia that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
hne saddle horse: nor have believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with 166 pounds
(ihe former weights i'll good time. best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights: and
1t IS fact and one which is well worthy the consde.
ration of raisers that with the present light weights
many Of first horses break down in training and
very lev remain longer than two years on the turf
Their bone, sincw, and muscle not in proportion
to their size and weight-and their legs often give
way IN training exercise. II is believed there is no,
now IN the United States single high-blooded horse
that has not descended from the same stock viz the
Godo!Phm Arabian, and, generally speaking, both by
dam and sire. Can strong, active, healthy and vgor
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagating
IRON such near connexions! Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing ul and m has cattle, sheen &c
but we seem not TO have anticipated consequence
to The most noble and useful of animals by the viola
ton OF the law OF nature, which furbitls incesuous
Xons; but il With IL its own corrective
IN the slow but certain destruction OF the species;
being the consequence of system, it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it,-many attemnt
! have bcen made to alter it, many fine horses have
been imported from England, bat they nave GJrnishcd
no remedy for the evIl-the English and American
! race horse being of the same stock The d;f;cuh,,
and enormous expense Of obtaining the true bIoohel
Arabian, has prevented the importation of mopv nc
them INTO this country II is affirmed by writer's and
travellers that those OF the sacred blood las they are
there called) valued from 500 5000 pounds
ling-they are considered a consecrated breed de.
signed the use of the Prophet and his descendants:
and great prejudice exists selling them at all
Tapln, IN his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
VOL !, page AZ, remarks-"that they are mostly con
signed as presents to his Majesty of tic ROYAL
Family and their pedigiee of their blood is recorded
with as much and tenaciiy as the genealorv Of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But II cannot
be necessary TO euogize this matchless breed of hur
SEES, 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 higl-mettlcd
courseT. II is only necessary to satisfy him that The
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so man,
attempts have been made to impose on public creduli-
~ by palming on them spurious horses for the Ara
baD that the evidence of the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian wa
captured during the late in 1874 then one wear
DID, by the prvateer GFampus Of Baltimore, on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Majesty's Transport No
o5o on her passage from Senegal in Africa, TO Ports
mouth IN England; and was intended as a present for
the 'nen Prince Regent now King Of England (See
|FdeS Weekly Register, roL Ui page IS
Winter Arabian was sold part of the cargo Of the
captured brig, and purchased by Elisha j. Winter
Esq. then 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 he made of Colonel BroomheId and MIR
Douglas, the superintendent of Ills Maesys stud AT
Hampton Court, by whom nc was informed that a full
oIooded Arabian shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal for his Majesty, und there was no doubt Of
ms being Of the best Arabian stock.-This corrcsDop
dence, with Mr. Winters certificate, that he il the
same horse, with many other evidences are i'm nv
possession, and viii be exhibited to any gentleman
who wishes 10 raise from him al those Who have
seen him, admire bis superiority Of form, beauty and
hnty hardness Uf limbs; his fine, silky no0ing m, ~,