Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-27
WINFKR ARABIAN.

ENli'S beautiful and true Arabian Stallion will stand
at my stable, IN The county of Brunswick, 81
miles South of Petersburg, Is miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse (I.awrcpccvc, y and i8 miles
Northwest from BcllGeld. and let TO mares at SIS
the season, to be discharged by tho 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 July. Good
pasturage for mares furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended to at reasonable price but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber corgratulates the breeders OF fire
horses, ON the opportunity now offered them of n,-
proving their stock. by valuable cross.-That the
American and English race horse has greatly detero
rated IN the last eighty year, fact that must be
coded by all intelligent and candid sportsmcn: and
that that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding "a oad it is called, Chat is,
from the same s,ock,) II is presumed will also be
admitted. After the mos, iigen inquiry and careful
investigations believe the most successful rasers in
Virginia persuaded that occasional resort to the
original stock Of oriental horses is as necessary 10
preserve an improved breed, as il was in the frs,
instance To obtain IL and far fom the direct
not producing the finest animals both for strength
speed and beauty, it 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
grandsons and granddaughter Of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated IN proportion they were
removed from these points. The list evidence I
would offer in support Of the assertion is, the
blished weights the English a, different
dates, from the time of the introduction itl,- harley
Arabian, until the death Of the Godolphin Arabian;
which included period Of about fifty years They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in.
Guiding BSrbs and Turks. During that entire period
their horses continued to improve speed and bot
tom, while the weights greatly increased; aged
horses then carried 1863 pounds and with tina: they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds from that time say from
i7T0 tn l775 to the days of Eclipse they discontinued
The breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; IAN some tracks to 10
pounds and on none, believe, are they higher than
lSS pounds yet there is not in England Amc-
RIGA that the distance in tho sane time
in which il was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence Is, the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Ch;ldeIs, who said TO have run
four miles IN SIX minutes and forty seconds. FLYING
ChGcrs got many line racers but that equalled
himself Godo!phin Arabian cot the dam of E:lipse
but Eclipse never Got his equal, though he got
many fine racers-yiz: Rcguss, Volunteer, &c. re.
guius got many champions OF the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Rcguus. Nertu,n.
nus got Baronet, but Baronet 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 equal, much less
the equal OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnoucht were
got by Godophin Arabian; during the days of those
horses Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well as distinguished racers; now, it is almost proven.
bal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse: nor have we, believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles With 16S pounds
(the former weights in good time Our best racers
are made by young horses carry ing light weights; and
II is TACT, and one which well worthy the consdc.
ration ot raisers that with the present light weights
many of first horses break down in training and
very ley remain longer than two years the turf.
Their bone, sineU, and muscle in PROMOTION
to their size and weight-and their legs often give
way in training exercise. IL is believed there is not
now IN the United States single high-blooded horse
that has descended from the same stock viz the
oodo!phn Arabian, and, generally speaking, both by
dam and sire Can strong active, healthy and vigor
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propacatinn
from such near concessions? Every farmer knows the
elect OF crossing IA Gnd an has cattle, sheep &c.
but not to have anticipated the CONSEQUENCE
to the mos, noble and useful OF animals by the viola
but With t tsF own 0GesqSg
in the slow but certain destruction of the snrce scI
oeins the consequence at our system, it would seen
strange thatwe continue to pursue t-!nanv a,trmDls
have been made 20 alter many fine horses b.yc
been imported from England but they have furnisbeG
no remedy for the evit-the English and American
race horse being of the same stock The dficurv
and enormous expense of obtaining the true bIoodeI
Arabian, has prevented the importation of MANY ~
them INTO this country. Ii is affirmed by writer's ant
mat those OF the sacred blood, tss they
there Called are valued from 500 10 5000 pounds stcr
\ ing--they aye considered a consecraed breed DE-
signed Tor the use of the Prophet and his descendants
and great prejudice exists TO selling them at all
Iapiin, IN his Sporting Dictionary published in 1908
VOL i, page AZ, remarks-"that they are mostly con
signed presents TO his Majesty or some of the Rova
Family ard their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with much and tenacIty, as the renealor,, -,
the most Ancient English Mobility" Hut, il csnpo,
be necessary oeuogize this matchless breed of hor
SEES, to recommend them to the American sno-fenar.
ne must KNOW, that II vas by crossing this stock
that the sluggish and coldblooded horse of England
was converted into the beautiful and brhmp,,IeI
sourser. 1t is only necessary satisfy him tina, the
WINTER ARABIAN is one Of true stock-so MANY
attempts have been made to impose on public credui
| ty by paming on them spurious horses for the Ara
ban, that the Evidence of the true stock sho,d he
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late in 1914, then one wear
Old, by the prvsteer Grampus of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris, hrs Britannia MaIestys Trausnori No
o5O, on her passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports
mouth IN England; and was intended as a presen, for
the then Prnoe Regent King of England. lSes
Nttss' Weekly Register, rot page iG.)
Winter Arabian was sold part of the cargo of th.
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 a highly
respectable mercantile house in New York caused an
inquiry to be made of Colonel Broomfeld and MIR.
D"ugias, the supern,endans of His Majestys stud a
Hampton Court, by whom he informed that full.
biooded Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal for his Majesty, und there was no doubt Of
his being OF the best Arabian sock.This corresDon
dence, with Mr. Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences are i'm m y
possession, and viii be exhibited % any gentleman
VINO wishes TO raise from him All those who have
see" imm, admire bis superiority of form, beauty and
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