Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-21
WINTER ARABIAN.

Northwest from BcllGed. md let to mares AT SIS
the season, to be discharged by the payment of $50
M each case. The season To commence the 18th OF
February, and terminate the 18th day of July Good
pss'urage tor mares furnished grats well fed
and strictly attended To at reasonable price, but
responsibility Tor escapes or accidents.
ihe subscriber congratulates the breeders OF fine
horses, ON the opportunity now Offered them Of i'm
proving their stock, by available cross.-Ihat the
American and English horse has greatly deterio
rated IN the last eighty years. fact that be
eeded by all intelligent and candid sportsmer; and
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice OF breeding ' and Il is called, Chat is
from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. After the diligent inquiry and careful
Investigations. believe the most successful rasets in
Virginia are persuaded that occasional resort TO the
original stock of oriental horses is as necessary to
preserve improved breed, as it WAS in the first
instance to obtain IL and far from the direct cross
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 racers and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and at farthest, the
grardsons and grand daughters of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion rs they were
removed from these points. The frs, evidence
would offer IN support OF the assertion is, tie esta
bished weights the English course at different
dates from the time of the introduction itlIs harley
Arabian, until the death of the Godolphn Arabian;
which included period of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in
Guiding Darbs and Turks During that entire period
their horses continued TO improve in speed and bot
tom, while the weights were greatly increased; aged
horses then carried 1913 pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds; from ,ha, time say from
l770 to 1775 to the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabia and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; tracks TO 10
pounds; ard on none, believe, are they higher ..an
iG5 pounds; yet there is not in Bingham! Amr-
RIGA that run the distance in the sa,I time
in which It was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves pa-ley
Arabian got Flying Chi!Gers. who is said to have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chlders got many fine racers but none that Cc,Iacd
himself. Godulphin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many dne raccis-viz: Regulus, Volunteer, sc. Re-
gulus got many champions of the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Regllus. Vertnm-
nus got Baronet, but BAronet never got horse rs
successful on the turf himself or size. Volunteer
got Spread Eagie, Sterling, SC; bu; Sterling; and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much less
the equal OF Volunteer. Janus and FearnOught were
got by todoiphn Atabiaui during the days OF those
horses Virginia was famed for fge saddle horses,
we'll rs distinguished now, it is almost proven
bIa that the blood horse Of Virginia rarely produces
line saddle horse: nor lave believe single turf
horse capable of running four miles with 1913 pounds
(he former weights III good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights and
1t is fact, and which is well worthy the cons!e.
ration OF raserS that with the present light weights
many OF our first horses break down in training and
very few remain longer than two years on tie turf
Their bono, sinew, ard muscle are not in prororton
to their size and weight-and their legs often give
way III exercise. IL IS believed there
now in the United States single hgh.bloodcd horse
that has not descended from the stock viz: the
Godotphin Arabian, and, generally speaking both by
dam and sire Can u strong. active healthy and viror.
ouS horse be reasonably expected By pTCpuCating
from such near Sions? Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing N and III has cattle, sheep, Sc
but we seem not to have anticipated the consequence
to the most noble and useful OF animals By the viola.
ton OF the law of nature, which forbids incestuous
connexions but ii carries with its own corrective
in the slow but certain destruction of the Species such
iIa rr~C orrttgr NJ
strange that we continue to pursue itnanv at,enuts
have been made to alter it,-many fine horses have
been imported from England, 5u, they have furnished
no remeLyIoF the evil--the English and American
race horse being of the same stock. The difficulty
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 they arc
there caed) valued from 500 TO 5000 pounds stcr.
Eng-they are considered consecrated breed, de-
signed for the Of the Prophet and his
and great prejudice exists to selling them az ALL
TaPln, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
VOL y page ", remlrks-"lhat they are mostly con.
signed 5presents to his Majesty some of the Royal
Family and their PedgIee Of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacty, the genealogy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, it caTno,
be necessary TO cuogze this matchless breed of hor
ses to recommend them to the American sportsman.
he must know, that it by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and col-bluoded horse of England
was converted into the beautiful and hirh-mettIed
II is only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN IS one Of ;rue stock-so many
attempts have been made TO impose public credul
~ by palminB 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 1884, the n one year
old, by the prvateer Grampus of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Majesty's Transport No
$50 on her passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports.
mouth in England: and intended as present for
the then Prince Regent, now King Of England. (S,e
Niles Wtekly Register, Uok Uii poge I6)
Winter Arabian was sold part of the cargo of the
captured brig, and 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 Broomfed and Mfr
Douglas the superintendants Of His Maiestys stud AT
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 stock-This correspon
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in my
possession, and will be exhibited 20 any gentleman
who wishes to raise from him. All those who have
seen him. admire his superiority Of form, beauty and
hnty hardness Of limbs his fine, silky, flowing name
and tall elastic and sprghty movements; great share
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