Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-22
WINTER ARABIAN.

miles South OF Petersburg, . miles Northeast from
brunswick Courthouse. Lawrencerillc,) and IL miles
Northwest from Bcll6eld, and let to mares ut Sos
the season, to te discharged by the payment Of $50
any time IN the season, and dollar to- the groom,
IN each case, rhe season to commence the 18th Of
February, and terminate the 18th day of July. Good
pasturage for mares furnished gratis; mares well fed
and strictly attended to at reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratulates the breeders of fine
horses, ON the opportunity now offered them of inn
proving their stock, by valuable cross.!rhat the
American and English horse has greatly eie,ero
rated IN the last eighty years. fact that must be
coded by all intelligent and candid spor,smen; aud
that, t.;at deterioration has been produced by the
practice - breeding IN ond il is called, (tat is
from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted After the most diiigen inquiry and careful
investigation believe the most successful raiscrs in
Virginia persuaded that occasional To the
original stock Of oriental horses necessary To
preserve an improved breed, il was i'm the first
instance TO obtain it, and FAR from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for strength
speed and beauty, II s capable Of proof and the his
tory of the English race horse will demonstrate it,
that the best races and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and mt farthcst, the
grantsons and grand daughters of tho Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion they were
removed from these points. The first evidence
would otler III support OF The assertion the esta
blshed weights the English course different
dates, from the time OF the introduction 1.-THE Farley
Arabian, until the death of the GodoIphin Arabian;
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 improve in speed and bot.
tom while the weights we're greatly increased; aged
horses then carried 168 pounds, and with that they
ran tour miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds; from that time say from
770 to I775 to the days CT Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; tracks to 10
pounds and on none, believe, are they higher than
lSo pounds; yet there is not in England or Amc-
RIGA racer that can run the distance in the same time
in which it was formerly done with their heavy weights
horses he
Arabian got Flying Chders. who is said to have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chders got many fine racers but that equalled
himself Godolphin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many hnc racers-vis; Rcgulus, Volunteer, &c. Re-
gulus got many champions of The turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Reguus Yertum-
nus got Baronet, but Baronct 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 own equal much Il IS
the equal OF Volunteer Janus and Fearnought were
got ny Godolphin Arabian; during the days Of those
horses Virginia was fined for fine saddle horses as
wen as distinguished racers; now, it is almost proven
hal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
tine saddle horse: nor have we, believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with 1913 pounds
(the former weights) in good time Our best racers
made by young horses carrying light weights and
1t is fact, and which is well worthy the consdc-
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 the turf
Their bone, sinew, and muscle not in proportion
TO their size and weght-and their legs often give
way IN training exercise 1t is believed there is not
now IN the United States single hgh-bloaled 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.
oes horse be reasonably expected by propagatnr
from such near connexionsl Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing and in has on cattle, sheen &c
but we seem not to have anticipated the consequence
to tile most noble and useful of animals, By the viola
ton of the law of nature, which frbids inces,uous
but il carries with IL its own corrective
IN The slow bu; certain destruction of the species;
being the consequence of system il would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it-nany attempts
have been made to alter IL, many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnisbe
no remedy TOR the ev'i-the English and American
race horse being OF the stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense Of obtaining the true bloodeS
Arabian, has prevented the importation of many of
them into this country 1t is affirmed by writer's nd
travellers that those of the sacred blood las they are
there caled valued from 500 TO 5000 pounds ster-
ang-they considered n consecrated breed de-
signed for the use of the Prophet and his
and great prejudice exists to selling them at all
iaplin in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
VOL !, page AZ, remarks-"that they are mostly con-
signed as presents to his Majesty of the Royal
Family, and their pedigtee of their blood is recorded
with rs much care and tenacity, as the genealogy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, it cannot
be necessary to eclogze this matchless breed of hor
ses, TO recommend them to the American sno-tsmon.
he must know, that it by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and cod-blooded horse of England
was converted into the beautiful and high.metted
courser u IS only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose on public creduli
ty by palmnS 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 present for
the then Prince Regent, nov King of England. (Ses
Niks Weekly Register, rot vii. page ICY
Winter Arabian was 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 10 be made Of Colonel BroomfieId and Mr..
Douglas the superintendent Of Ills Msiestys stud at
hampton Court, by whom he informed, that full.
FLOODED Arabian shipped in the brig Doris fo.o
senegal Tor his Majesty, und there vas no doubt of
MS beng OF the best Arabian stocThis correspon.
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are i'm nv
possession, and will be exhibited TO any gentleman
VINO wishes TO raise from him. All those who have
seen him, admire his Of