Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-06
WINTER ARABIAN.


vNHIS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion will stand
u ut my stable, in the county of Brunswick, 80
miles South Of Petersburg, Is miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse (Lawrcucevilc,) aud III mics
Northwest from Bell6eld, and let to mares at Ss5
the season, to be discharged by the payment of $50
any time IN the season, aud ono dollar to the groom,
in each ease. The season TO commence the l5th OF
February, and terminate the 18th day OF July Soo,
pssturage Tor furnished gratis; mares wen TED
and strictly attended to at reasonable price, OUT no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratnlstes the oreeaers y. nne
horses on the opportunity nov offered them OF I'M
proving their stock, by valuable cross.That the
American and English horse has greatly deterio.
rated in the last eighty years. fac, that must be con-
rrtied by all intelligent and candid sportsmen; and
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding in and is called that is
from the same s,ock) it is presumed will also be
admitted. After the most digent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful raisers IN
Virginia persuaded that resort TO the
original stock Of drenta, horses is as necessary to
preserve all improved breed, as il was IN the first
instance 60 Obtain il; and lar from the direct
not producing the finest animals both for strength,
speed and beauty, is capable of proof and the his
tory of the English horse will demonstrate 1t,
that the best racers aud breeders England had
were the sons and daughters, and at farthcst, the
grand. and grand daughters Of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion as they were
removed from these points. The FIRST evidence !
would offer in support of the assertion is, the esta-
bhshed weights ON the English course at different
dates from the time OF the introduction 1.-THE barley
ans
which included period Of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in.
GLIDING Barbs and Turks During that entire period,
their horses continued to improve in speed and hot
tom, while the weights greatly increased aged
horses then carried 1853 pounds and with that they
ran four miles, from minutes twenty seconds,
seven minutes fifty seconds; from that me say from
177o to I775 to the days OF Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; some tracks to 1l9
mounds; and on none, believe, are they higher than
fh.ara in dr. fre-
RIGA T. that can the distance in the sane time
nwhich il was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Chdcrs, who is said to have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chlldcrs got many fine racers; but that equalled
himself. Godolphn Arabian got the dam of Eclipse,
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many fine racers-viz: Regu!us Volunteer, &c. Re.
guus got many champions of the turf but neither him
his progeny produced sno,her Reg,llus. Vertum-
NOS got Bsronet, but Baronet never got horse as
successful on the turf himself sire. Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterliog, &C.; bot Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their own equal much less
the equal Of vciun'ees; Janus and fea.nought were
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses,
we'll distinguished racers now, it is almost proven
bia that the blood horse Of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horses have believe, single tas
horse capable Of running four miles with 1913 pounds
ohe former weig"ts) in good tme.--Our best racers
arc made by young horses carrying light weights and
IL Is fact, and one which well worthy the consde.
ration Of rsisers that with the present light weights
many Of first horses break down in training and
very few remain longer than years the turf.
Their bone, sinew, and muscle are not in PROMOTION
TO their size and weight-and their legs often give
way in training exercise. 1t is believed there is not
now in the United States single high-blooded horse
that has not descended from the stock viz: the
Godolphin Arabian, and generally speaking, both by
dam and sre Can a strong active, healthy and vgor-
horse be reasonably expected by propagating
from such near connexions! Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing an and M has cattle, sheep &c.;
but We seem not have anticipated the consequence
70 the noble and useful Of animals, by the viola.
ton Of the law of nature, which forbids incestuous
connexions; but il carries with it its corrective
the slow but certain destruction Of the Species such
being the consequence Of system, it would seem
strange that we continue TO pursue tiffany attempts
have been made to alter II, many fine horses have
been 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 true blopded
Arabian, has prevented the Importation of many of
them into this country. 1t is affirmed by writer's and
travellers, that those of the sacred blood las they
there caed) valued from 500 to 5000 pounds ster.
lng-they are considered cOnsecrated breed, de-
sigued for the of the Prophet and his
and great prejudice exists to selling them at ALL
Taplin, in js Sporting Dictionary published in 1903,
vol. J. page AZ remarks-"that they are mostly con-
signed presents to his Majesty of the Royal
Family, and their pedJee Of their blood is recorded
with much care and tenatity, the genealogy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, it cannot
beheccssary to eulogze this matchless breed of hor
ses, to recommend them to the American sportsman;
he must know, that it by crossing this stock,
that the sluggish and coIdblooded horse Of England
was converted into The beautiful and high.mettled
courser II is only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one Of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose public creduli-
ty by palmng OH 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, the one year
OLD by the privateer Grampus Of baltimore, on board
the brig Doris his Britannia MaJestys Transport No.
$50, on her passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports
mouth in EDgland: and was intended a present for
Che then Prince Regent, now King CT England. (Ses
.fite5 Weekly Register, rot rii page 16)
Winter Arabian sold part Of the cargo Of the
captured brig, and was purchased by Elisha j. Winter,
Esq. then q 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 Broomfeld and Mr..
Douglas, the superne ndan,s Of Ills Majestys stud al
Hampton Court by whom he informed, that full.
b'ooded 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--Ths correspon.
dcnce, with Mr. Winters certificate that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in my
possession, and will be exhibited to any gentleman