Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-25
WINTER ARABIAN.

miles South of Petersburg, Is miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. (Lawrenceville J and 10 miles
Northwest from Bellneid and let to mares ut S25
the season, to be discharged by the payment of S2o
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 Tor mares furnished gratis mares well fed
and strictly attended to at reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes accidents
The subscriber congratulates the breeders of fine
horses' on the opportunity now offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by valuable cross.-That the
American and English horse has greatly deterio
rated ~ the last eighty years. fact that must be
coded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen; and
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice OF breeding IN and IN it is called, (that is
from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. After the most dgent inquiry and careful,
inve sgation believe the most successful rasers in
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 III and far from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for sreng th
speed and beauty is capable of proof and the his
tory OF the English race horse will demonstrate il,
that the best racers and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and at farthest, the
grandsons and grand daughters of the Arabian: and
That they have deprecated in proportion they were
removed from these points. The first evidence I
would offer in support of the assertion is the esta-
blshed weights the English course at different
dates from the time OF the introduction ithe harley
Arabian, until the death of the Godolphin Arabian:
which included period of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in
Guiding Barbs and Turks. During that entire period,
their horses continued to improve in speed and hot
tom, while the weights were greatly 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
l77Ot to l775 to the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; some tracks to 1l9
pounds; and on none, believe, they higher than
15S pounds; yet there is not in England or Amc-
RIGA racer that can the distance in the same time
in which it was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves barley
Arabian gos Flying Childers, who is said to have run
tour miles in SIX minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Childers got many fine racers; but none that equaed
himself. Godolphin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
but Eclipse never got his own equal, though he got
many fine racers-viz Regulus, Volunteer, &c. Re-
guus got many champions OF the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Regulus. Vertum.
nus got Baronet, but Baronet never got n horse as
successful on the turf as himself or sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c.; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much l.
the equal of Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by Godolphin Arabian during the days of those
horses, Virginia was famed for fine saddle horses as
'veil distinguished racers now as almost proven.
bal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse: nor have we believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles With 168 pounds
(the former weghis) in good time. best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights nd
is fact and one which is well worthy the consde-
ration OF raisers, that with the present light weights
many of first horses break down in training and
very few remain longer than two years on the turf
THEW bone, sinew, and muscle not in proportion
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 hph-blooded horse
that has not descended from the same stock yiz the
Godoiphn Arabian, and, generally speaking, both by
dam and sire. Can strong active, healthy and ypor-
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagatine
from such near connexions' Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing an and az has cattle, sheep &C.,
but we seem not 10 have anticipated the consequence
to the most noble and useful of animals by the viola
ton of the law Of nature, which fUrbids incestuous
connexions; but 1t carries with it its corrective
in the slow but certain destruction of the species; such
being the consequence of our system it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it-nany attemnts
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 tue same stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense Of obtaining the truebIooded
Arabian, has prevented the importation of many of
them INTO this country 1t is affirmed by writers and
travellers that those of the sacred blood las they are
there called are valued from 500 5000 pounds ster
ing-they are considered consecrated breed de-
signed for of the Prophet and his DESCENDANTS
and great prejudice exists to selling them at ALL
raplin in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1908
vol. /, page az remarks-'That they are mostly con
signed as presents to his Majesty some of the ROYAL
Family, and their pedigJee of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacty, the genealogy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, il cannot
be necessary to eulogze this machless breed of hor
SEES, to recommend them to the American sportsman
he must know, that it by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and coldblooded horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful and hgh-mettled
courser 1t 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 credu-
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 1914, then one year
Old by the privateer Grampus OF Baltimore OIL board
the brig Doris his Britannia Majes,ys Transport No
o5o, on her passage from Senegal in Africa, 10 Ports.
mouth in England: and was intended as a present for
The then Prince Regent, now King Of England. (See
NileS' Weekly Register, rOL vii page l6)
winter Arabian was sold as 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 to be made Of Colonel Bloomfield and Mr.
Douglas, the superintendent Of Ills Maiestys stud nj
Hampton Court, by whom he informed, that a full.
blooded 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.
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are i'm my
possession, and will be exhibited TO any gentleman
who wishes TO raise from him. All those who have
seen him, admire his superiority of form bPauv