Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-05
WINTER ARABIAN.

EtlIIS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion Will stand
Il at my stable, in the county OF Brunswick, SO
miles Sonih of Petersburg, 10 miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse, (LawreDceville and 10 miles
Northwest from Bellicld, and let TO mares ut S25
the season, TO be discharged By the payment Of $50
any time in the season. and dollar To the groom,
in each case. The season to commence the 18th OF
February, and terminate the 18th day OF July. Good
pasturage for furnished gratis; mares well fed
and strictly attended 10 At reasonable price, bot no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratulates the breeders ct hne
horses, the opportunity now offered them OF I'M
proving their stock, by valuable cross.-Ihat the
American and English horse has greatly detero-
rated IN the last eighty years. fact that must be con-
coded by all intelligent aad candid spurtsmen and
that, that deterioration has been produced BY the
practice Of breeding M aud It is called, (that is,
from the same stock is presumed will also be
admitted. After the most dilgent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful raisers in
Virginia persuaded that occasional resort to the
original stock of oriental horses is necessary TO
preserve an improved breed, it in the first
instance to obtain it, and far from the direct
producing the finest animals both for strength,
speed and beauty, it is capable of proof, and the his
tory of the English race horse will demonstrate IT,
that the best racers and breeders Eng land had,
were the Sons and daughters, and at fartheSt, the
grandsons and granddaughter Of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion they
removed from these points. The first evidence I
would offer support OF the assertion is, the esta
bliShed weights the English different
dates from the time of the introduction 1.-THE harley
Arabian until the death OF the Godolphin Arabian;
which included n 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 bot
tom, while the weights were grestly 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 that time, say from
1870 to 175 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 noIc, believe, are they higher than
lS3 pounds; yet there is not in England or Anne
RIGA racer that can run the distance in the time
in which il formerly done with their heavy weights
The evidence is, the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Childers, who is said to have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chders got many fine racers but none that equaed
himself Godolphin Arabian got the dam Of Eclipse,
but Eclipse got his own equal, though he got
many fine racers-viz: Regulus, Volunteer, &c. Re
gulus got many champions OF the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Rcgulus. Vrrtum.
nus got Baronet, but Baronet never got horse as
successful On the turf himself sire. Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much Il IS
the equal of Volunteer Janus and Fearnought were
got by Gndophin Arabian; during the days of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses, as
well as distinguished racers now it is almost proven
hia that the blood horse OF Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse: nor have We believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles 18th l60 pounds
the iormer weights IN good time Our best
are made by young horses carrying light weights; and
1t IS fact, and which is we'll worthy the eonsde-
ration of rasers, that with the present light weights
many of first horses break down in trimming, and
very few remain longer than two years the turf
Their bone, snew, and muscle not in proportion
to their size and weight-and their legs often give
way training exercise. X rs believed there is
now in the United States a single hgi-blooded horse
that has not descended from The stock, yiz the
G9dolPhn arabian and generally speaking, both by
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagnting
IRON such hear cOnneXi9ns2 Every farmer knows the
eject OF crossing m aud az has on cattle, sheep, &c
but we seem not to have anticipated the couseuue
TO the most noble and useful of animals BY the viola
ton Of the law Of nature, which forbCs incestuous
connexions; but carries with il its own corrective
IN the slow but certain destruction Of the speces; such
being the consequence of system, it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue t-nany atcnnts
have been made to alter it,-many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnished
remedy for the evil-the English and American
race horse beng of the same stock Tho difficulty
and enormous expense Of obtaining the trueblooded
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 are
there caled valued from 500 to 5000 hounds stcr
hng-they considered a consecrated breed de-
sgnedO for the Of the Prophet and his descendants
and great prejudice exists to selling them a, all
Taplin, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
VOL l, page ~ remarkS-'that they are mostly CON.
signed presents his Majesty or some of the ROYAL
Family, and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with much and tenacity, as the gcnealory of
be necessary to euogze this matchess 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 cold-booded horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful and high-mettled
courser Il is only necessary TO satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one Of true stocI-so many
attempts bave been made to impose public creduli-
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 war in 1871, then one year
DID, By the privaeer Grampus of Baltimore on board
tue brig Doris, his britannia Maesy's Transport No.
$50, on her passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports
mouth in England: and was intended as present for
the then Prince Regent, now King of England lSse
.NVeJ WceEty Register, rot Uii. page 1G)
Winter Arabian sold part Of the cargo Of the
captured brig, and purchased by Elisha !. Winter
Esq. then a 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 Broonield and Mr.
Douglas, the suPernendants Of Ills Maiestys stud at
Hampton Court by whom he was informed, that full.
blooded Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal, for his Majesty und there was no doubt oil
heir pf fir hoe AraH