Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-15
WINTER ARABIAN.

Brunswick Courthouse. Iawrencevile,) aud 10 miles
Northwest from Bcll6cd. and let to mares AT Sos
any time in the and dollar the groom.
in each case. The season to- commence the 18th of
February aud terminate the 18th day OF July. Good
pssturagc for mares furnished gratis mares well fed
and strictly attended to st reasonable price, but
responsibility for escapes accidents.
The subscriber congratulatcs the breeders of fine
proving their stock, by valuable cross.--Ihat the
American and English horse has greatly deterio-
rated in the last eighty years. is 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 in, is Called Chat is
from the same sock,) Il IS presumed will also be
admitted. After the most digent inquiry and careful
investigation believe the most successful raiscrs in
Virginia persuaded that occasional TO the
original stock Of oriental horses is rs necessary TO
preserve an improved breed, il in the first
instance obtain IL and far from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for streng
speed and beauty is capable OF proof and the his
tory Of the English horse will demonstrate it,
that the best and breeders England ever had.
were the sons and daughters, and at farthest, the
srand.sons and grand daughters Of the Arabian and
that they have deprecated in proportion they were
removed from these points. The first evidence I
would offer in support OF the assertion is, tie
bhshed weights on the English ut different
dates from the time of the introduction 1.-THE Farley
Arabian, until the death OF the Godolphn Arabian;
which included period OF about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses in.
Guiding Barbs and Turks During that entire period,
tom, while the weights were greatly increased; aged
horses then carried 1853 pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds
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 graduslly decreasing. some tracks to 1i9
pounds; and on none, believe, they higher than
1S5 pounds yet there is not in England or Anne
RIGA racer that the distance in the sane time
in which it was formerly done with their heavy weights.
The next evidence is the horses themselves Dariev
Arabian ChtlerS. I'm is Sa IN happ
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chi!ders got many fine racers; but none that equacd
himself. Godoiphn Arabian got the dam of EcIpse
but ECLIPSE never got his Own equal, though he go,
many fine racers-viz: Regulus, Volunteer, &c. Ire.
guus got many champions Of the iurf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Reguius. Ner,um-
nus got Baronei, but Baronet never got horse as
successful on the turf as himself or size Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much Il IS
the equal OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by t'odoiphn Arabian; during the days of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well as distinguished racers now, II a almost proven.
bial that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse: nor have We 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 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 un the turf
Their bone, sncw, and muscle not in proportion
to their size and weight-and their legs often give
way in training exercise Il is believed there is no,
now In'the United States single hgh-blooded horse
that has not desce ended from the stock via: the
Godolphin Arabian, and, generally speaking both by
dam and SIRE Can strong active, healthy and yigor-
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagating
from such near connexions? Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing IN and in has cattle, she en- &C.
but we to- have anticipated the CONSEQUENCE
the noble and useful of animals by the viola
ton of the law OF nature, which fLrbits incestuos
in the sow but S n desTue n ss Ss9
he RIM nj
strange that continue to pursue it-many a,temn,s
have been made to alter it,-many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnished
no remedy for the eyil-the English and American
race horse being of the stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense of obtsning the true.bloodrI
Arabian, has prevented the importation of MANY of
them into this country. II is affirmed by writers and
travellers, that those of the sacred blood las they are
there caIled valued from 500 to 5000 pounds scr
ling-they are considered a consecrated breed de-
signed for the of the Prophet and his
and great prejudice exists to selling them at all
raplin, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
vol. i, page AZ, remarks-"tbat they are mostly con-
signed as presents to his Majesty of the Royal
Family, and their pedigree Of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacity, the eeneaopy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, it cannot
be necessary 10 eulogze this machless breed of hor
ses, to recommend them to the American sportsman.
he must know, that IL by CRUISING on this stuck
that the sluggish and coldbooded horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful and hCh-me,tled
courser. is only necessary satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of ;rue stock-so MANY
attempts have been made 10 impose OF public credui
ty By palming on them spurious horses for the Ara
bian 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
old by the privsteer GrampUs of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris his Britannia Najes,ys Transport No
o5O on her passage from Senegal in Africa TO Ports
mouth in England and was intended as a present for
the then Prince Regent now King of England. Use,
INtfs Weekly Register, rot uii. page l6)
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 New York caused an
inquiry to be made Of Colonel BroomfieId and Mr.
Douglas the superintendants Of His kaiestys stud AZ
Hampton Court, by whom he was informed that full
FLOODED Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal, for his Majesty, und there was no doubt of
ms being OF the best Arabian Stock-This correspon
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he lie the
same horse, with many other evidences arc in nv
possession, and viii be exhibited to any gentleman
who wishes to raise from him. All those who have
seen hIm admire his superiority Of FORM beauty and
hnty hardness Of limbs; his fine, silky flowing name
anu tat elastic and sprighy movements; great share
o. bone and muscles indeed the only objection to him,