Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-26

the county OF Brunswick 33 miles South of
rencev -lle) and Is miles North West from Bellfel
and let to Mares at S25 the Season, to be discharged
oy the payment OF $40 any time in the Season, ono
dollar 10 the Groom in each The Season 10 COM
mence tho l5h February, aud terminate the 18th dav
OF July. Good pasursge for Mares furnished gratis:
Mares wen led and strictly attended to at reasonable
price hi' no responsibility Tor escapes accidents
- The Subscriber congratulates the Breeders OF fine
nor:es' on the opportunity now offered them Of i'm.
proving their Stock, by valuable cross-That the A.
mercan and Eogish Race Horse, has greatly deerio-
rated in the last eighty years. IL fact that must be
conceded by all Intelligent ard candid Sporsmen aud
that that deterioration has been produced by the prac
ice OF breeding IA and m II is called, Chat is from
'he anne Sock) 1t Is presumed will also be admited-
After The most digent inquiry AMI careful inve sgaon
peeve the most successful Rasers in Virginia are
persuaded that an occasional resort to the original
STOCK o' o,en'a Horses IL necessary preserve an
improved Breed, as II in the first instance 10 OH
tain ~; and so Tar from the direct cross not
,he h"est animals both for sreng TIL speed and autv
Is capable OF proof, aud The history Of the English
hece Horse will demonstrate il, that the best Racers
and Breeders England ever had, were the sons and
daughters, and at iarhes the grand-sons and grand.
81 the arabian aud that they have dpre-
cs'eo III proportion as they removed from these
points The first evidence would offer in supnori of
,ne a'ser ION Is the established weights the English
Coarse at different dates om the time of the intro;
ducan OF the barley Arabian, until the death Of The
codoiphn Arabian; which included period Of abo,t
nuyy Year., they were breeding extensively from
oriental Horses, including Barbs and Turks. Duriny
mat entire pero' their Horses continued 10 improve
IN speed and bottom, while the weights were greatly
nd
win that they ran four miles, from seven minutes
twenty seconds. TO seven minutes fifty seconds: from
mat lime, say from 1900 l7T5 10 the days OF Ecipse
they discontinued the breeding from the Arabian AMI,
their weights have been gradually decreasing: on sona
track to 10 pounds; AID none believe are thew
higher than 1873 pound; vet there il not nov, in En
'anu or America Racer that IAN the distance In
the same time in which formsr done with their
he vy lights. - ''
The next evidence is the Horses them selves Oar
ley Arabian xo Flying Cbder,, who is said to have
.un ,our miles in six minutes and forty secouds Fly
ing Cniders go, macy fine Racers; but that equal
led himself Codophn Arabian got the dam of Ecpse
out Eclipse never got his own equal though he col
many hne Raccrs-v.z: Regu,us, Volunteer e.
kegulus got many Champions of the turf tu, neither
''im nor his progeny produced another Reguus Yer
'umnus got Baronet, but Baronet got Horse as
successful on the turf as himself Sire. Volunteer
got Spread Eagle. Sterling, &c.; hut Sterling and
spread Eagle never got their own equal, much less
'he equal OF Volunteer. Janus and Fparnoup hi were
g g oy Todoiphn Arabian during The days OF tloss,
horses virginia was famed for fine Saddle Horses n,
well az distinguished Racers; now IL il almost nrovsr
ois That the Blood Horse of Virginia rarely produces
nne Saddle Horse nor have we, believe a siupIs
tur! Horse capable of running four miles with I6s
pounds Che former weights) in good time-Our best
naees are made by young Hur-es carrying Epht
we'ghts; and III fact, and which is w ell worthy
the consideration OF Raser that will. the pres. nj IyLt
weights many o! our first Horses bre down in train
ihg ana very W remain longer than year. on the
.ui: ihrir bone, sinew, and muscle, not in pro-
poroh 70 their size and weighi-abd their legs often
eve way IN framing exercise Its believed there is
not now in the United Satss, a single bigh. bo,J.d
horse. That has not descended from the same s ock
VIZ: the Godolphn Arabian, and gen.r,llv .neakins
both by dam and Sire. Can strong active be,Iih,,
and vigorous Horse b. reasonably expe cted hv nro.
eating from such come xions, Every Farmer
knows the effect Of crossing i'm and ~, Ia on Cattle
oheef &c but we seem not TO have Abbreviated m.
consequence 10 the most noble and useful of animals
by Tue violation OF the law OF nature which forbiJs
inees'nons connexions but il with IL it, own
corrective IN The slow but Certain destruction of the
species; such being the consequence of our system
u would seem strange that we continue 10 pursue it
many attempts have been made 10 alter it-manv
EngI nd
hey nave furnished no remedy for the eviI-the En-
s''h and American Race Horse being of the same
otSck. me difficulty and nous expen,e If OBJ.
tanning The true. biooded Arabian has prevented the
Importation Of many OF them into this Country IL is
aihrmed ny writers and travcIers that tho.e of tb.
sacred blood (a' they are there csrd) are valued
from 500 TO $4,000 siering-tiey are c.nsidered con,
sfcrsted breed designed for the Of NE Prophet aud
M descendants and great prejudice .~ist to selling
mem ~ all. Tspin, in his Sporting Dic,,caar: pub.
''sheh In 1903 Vol l. page II. remarks-"that they
are mostly consigned presents to hi. Mai sy ar some
OF The Royal F,mily ard their pedigree of heir blood
Is recorded with as much lcnscity as The pc
neaory OF the mot Ancient English Nobility" But
cannot be necessary 10 eulogize this achless breed
horses, to rccomm nj them to the American Spor,,
mar lie must ktow, that il was by crossinr on ,b;s
Stock hn' the 'sgs and coldblooded Hor Sc Of Eng
Is"u was converted into The beautiful and heb-mrt-
lied Courser. IL il only necessary 10 satisfy him dat
Tie Wtnfer arabian is Of true Siock-so many
Attempts nave teen made 10 impose on Public credu
" ny rainug on them spurious Horses for The Ar,h,.
mat me evidence OF the true Stock -hould lie sails.
laS '' ana conclusive. Th- Winf0 .araJion was
captured during the late in ISI4 then one wear
old by the Privarer Gronpus of Baltimore on hoard
the brig Doris his Brtanic Maiesty's Transoort No
ooo on her passage ff0m Senegal in Atica 20 Per,s.
mouth IN England: and was intended present for
me men Prince X gent, King Of ErrIauJ (S,c
'Nm ns5; tIeeSy Rrg'sier' poL VII. page I6)
" amer HTGdidH was scid n part Of the cargo of.
NE ured Brig. and was purchased by Eli.haJ Win
ter Esqr then member OF Congress from The State
o. New fGfs; a, er Tie sorchs'e he. through high
~ 'e'pect"ble Mercantile House in New York caused
an inquiry to he made OF Colonel Rroom6eld ami Mr.
Douglas, The Snpefin"ndsnts of His Majesty, Stud al
Hampton Coutt, by whom lie was informed that a
,'-o'oo'ed Arabian was shipped in tie Big Doris from
senegal, Tor his Maesy, and there wa no doub, af
ms being Of tn hest Arabian Stock Til. corresps,
dance. with Mr.. Winters certificate that h, i, ,b.
same Horse. with many other evidence, arc in NV
70 scsion, and viii he exhibited any g-nu,man ,,L,
Wshes 10 raise iroH him. All those who have se,p
hm admire his -upeTiory Of 70 10. beau.y and Bintv
haidnes+ oil limbs; his hsc, si,ky, flowing name and
t'li elastic and srrighny movements, great share of
d." ana muscle; Indeed. the only objection 10 him or
which can be taken 10 him. is HE -izc-being abeut
ionr ieet nine or ten inches high: ths lift be an
obeclop, applies 10 the whole race: and had ENGLAND
permitted ms prejudice 10 influence her. she couiJ not
nave mad htr Chilers or her Eclipse her Regulus or
ner hihs Fergus, her Doomed, B.ron.t--por es,II
nm'rca nave had her Archy, her Ariel her Henry or
long Island her Eclipse these are all 81
inc ARABIAN S;oCs, and neither T. Gland or Ams,ie,
YET produced Race Horse that did not part,k
largely Of the blood His szr is evidence STOCK
ouHon the celebrated French naturalist speaking af
mem, says they rarely exceed four f. ct eight in
mes high; but the continued experience Of Eng