Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-29

= at my stable, In the county Of Brunswick, 50 !
miles South OF Petersburg, miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. 4awreuccville,) aud t8 miles
Northwest from BcGeld, and let to mares at Se5s
the season. TO be discharged by the payment of S2u
any time IN the season. and dollar 10 the groom,
IN each case. The season to commence tue 18th OF
February, and terminate the 18th day of July Good
pasturage for furnished gratis mats well fed
and strictly attended to at reasonable price but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratuiates the breeders of fine
horses, on The opportunity now offered them of i'm
American and English race horssas greatly dsserio
rated in the last slightly years. ct that must be
ceded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen. and
that that deterioration has been produced by the
practice Of breeding aud ~ IL is called, (tfat is
from the same stook,) il is presumed will also be
admitted After the most diIgent inquiry and careful
Virginia are persuaded that occasional resort TO the
original stock of oriental horses is as necessary TO
preserve an improved breed, as it was in the first
instance TO obtain it, and SO far from the direct
not producing the finest animals both for sireng IT,
speed and beauty il is capable of proof and The his
tory of the English race horse viii demonstrate il,
that the best aud breeders England ever had,
were the sons and daughters, and at farthest, the
graEd-sons and grand daughters of the Arabian; and
removed from these points. The first evidence L
would ofer in support of the assertion is tie esta-
blished weights on the English course az different
dates from the time OF the ntroductiono 5tlse Farley
Arabian, until the death Of the Godolphin Araban,
which included period Of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses in
their horses continued to improve in speed and bot
tom, while the weights were greatly increased: aged
horses then carried lob pounds, aud with that they
ran four miles, from minutes twenty seconds 10
seven minutes fifty seconds; from that time saw from
iz70 1775 the days of Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; tracks to I'D
pounds; and none, believe, are they higher than
13S pounds; yet there is not in England or Ame-
RIGA racer that can run the distance in the time
in which it formerly done with their heavy weights
IS he iev
Arabian got Flying Childers, who is said TO have run
four miles IN six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chders cot many fine racers but that equalled
himself Godolphin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many Hue racers--viz: Regulus, Volunteer, &c. Re
gulus got many champions of the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced snother Rcgulus. Yertum-
nus got Baronet, but Baronet never got horse as
successful on the turf as himself sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c., but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much less
the equal of Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by tiodophin Aabiani during the days Of those
horses, Virginia was famed for fine saddle horses as
well distinguished racers; now il is almost proyer
bai that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
tine saddle horse; nor have believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with 1913 pounds
che former weights in good time Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights; and
it is fact, and which swel 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 years nn the turf
Their bone, sinew, aud muscle not in proportion
way in training exercise. 1t is believed there is not
now IN the United States single fgh-bIooded horse
that has not descended from the stock, viz: the
Godophin Arabian, and, generally speaking, both by
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagating
from such near connexions Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing IN and an has cattle, sheen &C.;
but seem not to have anticipated the conse
to tile most noble and useful of anials nv the viola
ton OF the law of nature, which forbds incestuous
connexions; but it carries with il its own corrective
in the slow but certain destruction of the species such
BENG the consequence OF our system, it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it,nany attempts
have been made to alter i,-maDy fine horses have
imported from England, but they have furnished
no remedy for the evil--the English and American
race horse being OF the same stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense of obtaining the FLOODED
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 las they
there caed are valued from 500 to 5000 pounds stcr-
hng-they are considered consecrated breed de-
signed for the use of the Prophet and his DESCENDANTS
and great prejudice exists to selling them at all
Taplin, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
vol Is page ~, remarks-"that they are mostly con-
signed presents to his Majesty or some OF the ROYAL
Family and their pedigTee of their bloods recorded
with as much care and teDacity the genealoey of
the most Ancient EDglish Nobility" But, It cannot
be necessary TO euogize this matchess breed of bor
ses, to recommend them to the American sportsman,
ne must know, that IT was by crossing nthis stock
that the sluggish and cold-blooded horse of England
was converted into The beautiful and hieh.mettlet
eourser II is only necessary to satisfy him that the
attempts have been made to impose on public credul.
~ by Paming 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 1919, then one year
old, BY the privaeer Grampus of Baltimore ON board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Majesty's Transport No
ooV, on her passage from Senegal in Africa, Ports
mouth IN England; and was intended as present for
the then Prince Regent, nov King of England. (Ses
1files, Weekly Regisier, vol pL Page Is
Winter arabian sold part Of the cargo Of tho
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 ahiehly
respectable mercantile house in New York. caused an
inquiry TO be made of Colonel Broomfeld and Mr.
Douglas, the superntenants of Ills Majesty stud at
hampton Court, by whom he was informed that full.
FLOODED Arabian shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal for his Majesty, und there was no doubt Of
MS being OF the best Arabian stock .Tis corresDon
dence, With Mr.. Winters certificate, that he & the
sane horse, with many other evidences are in M,
Possessioii and will be exhibited 90 any gentleman
who wishes to raise from him. All those who have
seen BIN, admire his superiority of form beauty and
hinty hardness Of limbs his fine silky, flowing lnanc
and tail elastic and sprghtly movements great share
" bone and muscle; indeed the only objection TO him
he taxi ..f l.