Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-07
WINTER ARARIAN.

Brunswick Courthouse. Isawrerccviilo aud 10 mics
I Northwest from DcllnclI. aud let TO mares at S25
the season. To be discharged by the payment of S2
any time in the season, aud dollar TO the groon,
in each case. The season commence the 5,h of
February. aud terminate the 18th day OF July. Good
pssturage for furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended Go ut reaS'asbc price, but
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
he subscriber congrstufates the breeders of fine
proving their stock, by valuable cross-That the
American and English race horse has greatly deterio-
rated in the last eighty years. is fact that must be
ceded by all Intelligent and candid spor,smen; and
that, that DETERMINATION has been PRODUCED by the
practice Of breeding Dad is called, Chat Is,
from tue same stock, il is presumed will also be
admitted. After the jigcn, inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the unt successful ,aisers in
Virginia persuaded that occasional resort to the
original stuck of oriental horses is necessary 10
preserve improved breed, as il in the first
instance to ob5in III and Tar from the direct
not producing the finest animals both for strength
speed and beauty, capable OF proof, aud the his
tory of thu English race horse will demonstrate il,
that the best and breeders England had.
were the sons and daughters, and at fartlest, the
grand sons and grand. dau ;hers of the Araban and
that they have deprecated in proportion they
; removed from these points. The first evidence I
would offer in support of the assertion is the ess-
blshed weights the English at different
dates, from ,e time of the introduction 1.-THE Barley
Arsbian, until the death of the Codolphin Arabian;
which included period of about fifty years. They
breeding extensively from oriental horses, in
GLIDING Darbs 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 16S pounds and with tha, they
ran to"r miles, from seven minutes IN enty seconds 10
seven minutes fifty seconds; rom that time, say from
7T0 to l7T5 To the lays of Eclipse, they discontinue
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; Un some tracks 10 1l9
pounds; and on none, believe, they higher than
lSJ pounds; yet there is not in England ar hmc-
RIGA that the distance In the sa,c time
in which was formerly done with their lea,y weights
The next evidence is. the horses themselves barley
Arabian got FLYING CIsilderS, who is said have run
four miles IN sax minutes and forty seconds. Fixing
Chiiders got many hIe racers but that eqnalle
hi~Sslt. GOdOiphIn Arabian got the dam at Eclipse
but Eclipse never gut his equal, though lac got
many lae raceIS-tiz: Regulus, Volunteer &c. Re
guus got many champions of the turf, but neither him
nor has progeny pruduced 0nUher ReGulus. Nurtu:T-
nus got Barunet, but Baronci never Eot horse as
successful on tile turf himself sire. Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling. Hc.i but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much l. SIS
the equal Of Volunteer. Janus and Eearnought were
got By t;odolphin Arabian; during The days of those
horses, Sirsnia famed for fine saddle horses as
well distinguished racers; now il is almost prover-
bal, that the blood horse Of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horsr nor have we, believe single turf
horse capable C running four miles It'll 166 pounds
(,e former weights in good time. Our best racers
made by young horses carrying light weights; AMI
IL is fact, and which is we'll worthy the co.sidc-
ration of raseTs, that with the present light weights
many of first horses break down in training and
very few remain longer than two years the turf
Their bone, sincw aud muscle not in proportion
to their sizc and weght--and their legs often give
way III framing exercise II IS beiIcYeu there is
now IN uie United States single l,-bluodctl horse
that las not descended ffom the stock viz: the
GoJolPin Arabian, ard generally speaking bod, by
dam and sire Can strong, active, hcaitly and viGor
Gus horse be reasonably expected 10y propaga,inf,
from such connexions? Every fIrmer knows the
effect ot crossing IA dd bt las cattle, sheep &C.;
but net TO have anUcirated tho CONSEQUENCE.
TO the most noble and useful OF animals, by the viola
ton Of the law of mature, which FUfbi,Is inceslaons
connexions; but IL Carries with il IFS own corrective
nthc slow but certain dcstI Of the species such
a oyelc p,,,,lI
strange that continue to pursue itnany attempts
have been made to alter IL, many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnished
no remedy for the eui--thc English and American
race horse being of the same stock. The difficulty
aud enormous expense of obtlning the true-bloodcd
Arabian, has prevented tie importation of many Of
them into this country. II is affirmed by writers and
travellers, that those Of the sacred blood (as they are
there caed valued from 500 to 5000 pounds stcr
lnS-they are considered nsecrated breed, de-
siSnrd for the use of the Prophet and his descendants
aHd great prejudice exists selling them al all
iapln, IN lIs Sporting Dictionary published in 1908
vol L. page ~, reInatks-''that they mostly con-
signed as presents TO his Majesty Of The Royal
Family and their pedgee If their blood is recorded
with as much and tenacity, the genealoey of
the most Ancient English NObiay." But, il caInot
be necessary TO eulogZe tn matchcSs breed Of hor-
ses, To recommend them TO the American sportsman.
lac must know, that it was by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and cOldboodcd horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful and hch-mettlcd
II 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-
y by Palming them spurious sorses for the Ara
bian that tile evidence of the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late in 1914, the one wear
OLD, by the privateer Grampus of baltimore on board
The brig Doris his Britannia Majesty's Transport No
o5V on her passage from Senegal in Africa 20 Ports
mouth IN England; and was intended as a present for
TIE then Prince Regent, now King of England. (See
.faeS Veekty Register, rok uii page I6)
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 highly
respectable mercantile house in Kew York. caused an
inquiry to be made Of Colonel Broom6eId and Mr.
Douglas, the suPeFn,endants Of Ills Saestys stud al
hampton Cour'' by whom he informed, that fuII.
5iooded Arabian was shipped in The brig Doris from
senegal tor his Majesty, und there was no doubt Of
ms being OF the best Arabian SoekTbis correspOu.
dence, With Mr.. Winters certificate, that nc is the
same horse with many other evidences are in my
possession, aud viii be exhibited 60 any gentleman
VINO wishes TO raise from him. All those who have
ee' nn' admire his superiority of FORM beauty and
nIny hardness OF limbs his fine, silky, flowing name
an tAil; elastic and sprighy movements great share
vi oCne aau muscles indeed the only objection TO him.