Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-16
WINTER ARABIAN.

stSHiS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion will stand
nj my stable, IN tho county of Brunswick, 50
miles South of Petersburg, Is miles Northeast from
btonswick Courthouse. (Lawrencevle,) and 10 miles
Northwest from Bellncld. aud let to mares ut S25
the season, to be discharged by the payment of SEQ
any time IN the season. and dollar to the groom
~ rach case. The season to commence the 18th at
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 Tor escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratulatcs the breeders Of Ene
horses, ON the opportunity offered them of i'm.
proving their stock, by valuable cross.-That the
American and Engishrace horse has greatly deterio-
~ the last eighty years. is fact that must be
eedeu by all intelligent and candid sportsmcn; and
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice OF breeding in aud it is called, (that is
from the same stock,) 1t is presumed will also be
admitted After the most diligent inquiry and careful
investigations believe the most successful raisrrs in
Virginia are persuaded that occasional resort TO the
original stock of Oriental horses is necessary to
preserve an improved breed, as it Vas in the first
instance to obtain it; and far from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for strcnc t
speed and beauty, il is capable of proof and the his
tory ct the English race horse will demonstrate it,
that the best racers and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and at farthcst, the
grard sons and grand daughters OF the Arabian and
that they have deprecated in proportion they
removed from these points. The first evidence
would offer in support of the assertion is the esta
blished weights the English course at different
dates from the time of the Introduction the barley
which included period of about fifty years They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in
GLIDING Barhs and Turks. During that entire period
their horses continued TO improve in speet and hot
tom' while tue weights were grestiy increased aged
horses then carried 16S pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds from tina, time say from
l770t to 1775 to the days OF Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; On some tracks to 1l9
pounds; and on none, believe, they higher than
4 4 lee. Nskf harn =.
RIGA racer that the distance in the same time
in which it was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is the horses themselves DarIey
Arabian got Flying Chders who is said to have run
tour miles IN six minutes and forty seconds FLYING
Chiders got many fine racers but nopeh cuualIed
himself. Godolphn Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
but Eclipse never got his own equal, though he got
many fne racers-viz: Regulus, Volunteer, SC. Re-
guus got many champions of the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Reguus Vertum
nus got Baronet, but Baronet never got a horse as
successful ON the turf as himself or sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c.; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal. much Ie S.
the equal of Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by Gotolphin Arabian; during the DAYS Of those
horses Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well as distinguished now, it is almost proven.
bai that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse: nor have we, believe, a single turf
horse capable of running four miles with 1853 pounds
(the former weights III good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights; and
fact, and one which is well worthy the conside
many OF our first horses break down i'm training anil
very few remain longer than two years on the turf
Their bone, sinew, aud muscle not in proportion
to their size and weight-and their legs often give
now in the United States single high-blooded horse
that has not descended from the same stock viz: the
GodoiPhin Arabian, and, generally speaking both by
dam and sire Can strong active, healthy and vigor
oas horse be reasonably expected by propapatinp
from such near connexions Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing IN and in has on cattle sheen BE
nficin at.1 gha1
to the noble and useful of animals by the yinI
ton OF the law Of nature, which forbds ncestnous
conheX,ons but u carries with il its own corrective
IN the slow but certain destruction of the speces: such
being The consequence OF our system, it would seem
strange that we continue Ia pursue it-many ATTEMPTS
nave been made to alter it,-many fine horses have
oeen imported from England bat they have furnished
no remedy for the evIL-the English and American
race horse being Of the same stock The diilicu,v
and enormous expense of obtaining the true.blooded
Arabian, has prevented the importation of MANY Of
them into this country. II is affirmed by writer's and
travellers, that those Of the sacred blood (as thew
there caed) valued from 500 TO 5000 hounds ser
ling-'ney are considered consecraed breed, de-
signed for the use of the Prophet and his descendants
and great prejudice exists to selling them NJ all
Tapn, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1908
vol. l., page az, remarks-"that they are mostly con-
signed as presents to his Majesty of the ROYAL
Family, and their pedJee of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenaety, as the geneaopv of
the most Ancient English Nobility. But, it cannot
be necessary eulogze this machless breed ne hnr
ses, to recommend them to the American sportsmap
ne must know, that it was by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and coldblooded horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful and high.mettled
eonrser. 1t IS only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so nanv
attempts have been made to impose on public creduI
ty by palming on them spurious horses for the Ara
ban that the evidence Of the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late in 1914, then one year
old, by the privateer Grampus of Baltimore on board
The brig Doris, his Britannia Majestys 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. CScc
!Nes' Weekty Register, roll rii. 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 Bloomfield and Mr.
Douglas, the superintendants Of Ills Msiestys stud az
Hampton Court, by whom he informed, that full.
biooded Arabian ~as shipped IN the brig Doris, from
Senegal for his Majesty, und there was no doubt of
ms being Of the best Arabian stock.-Tbs eorrespon.
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in nv
possession, and Will be exhibited TO any gentleman
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