Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-05
WINTER ARABIAN.

WIN GO AN DIAN.
uyHIS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion will stand
IL at nv stable, in the county of Brunswick, 80
, miles South Of Petersburg, 10 miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. Lawrcnceville) and 10 miles
Northwest from DellGeld, and let TO mares at S25
the season, to be discharged by the payment CT S2u
any time IN the season, aud one 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 n reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congrslulates the breeders of fine
horses, on the opportunity now offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by a valuable cross.-That the
| American and English race horse has greatly deterio-
rated IN the last eighty years, is a fact that must be con-
ceded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen; and
that, that deterioration hss been produced by the
practice OF breeding ia AID m, as It rs called, (that is,
from the same s,ocS,) 1t IS presumed will also be
admitted. After tie must dihgent inquiry and careful
investigation, I believe the most successful raisers in
virginia are persuaded that an occasional resort TO the
original stock of oriental horses is rs necessary to
preserve an improved breed, as it was in the first
instance to obtain il; and so 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 race horse will demonstrate IL,
that the best racers and breeders England ever had,
were the SONS and daughters, and at farthest, the
grand sons and grand daughters of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion as they were
removed from these points. The first evidence I
would offer IN support OF the assertion is, the esta-
blshed weights ON the English course at different
dates, from the time of the introduction O itItr Barley
Arabian, until the death of the GodoIphin Araoian;
which included a 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 greatly increased; aged
horses then carried 1913 pounds, aud with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds, to
seven minutes fifty seconds; from that time, say from
l71O 10 1775 To the days of Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually decreasingi ON sume tracks to 1i9
pounds; and on none, l believe, are they higher than
JOO pounds; vet there rs not now in England Dr Anne
RIGA a racer that can run the distance in the sane time
in which It was formerly done with their heavy weights.
The next evidence is, the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Childers, who is said to have run
four niles III SIX minutes and forty seconds. FLYING
Chiiders lot many fine racers; but none that equalled
himself. GodUlphin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse,
but Eclipse never got his own equal, though he got
many Hae raccrs-viz: Regulus, Volunteer, sc. Re
gulus got many champions of the turf, but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Regulus. Verlum-
nus got BaTonet, but BIIonct never got 4 horse as
successful on the turf AS himself or size. Volunteer
got Spread Eagle. Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their own equal, much Il ss
the equal ct Volunteer. Janus and Fearuought were
got BY Godolphin Arabian; during the DAYS of those
horses, Virginia was famed for fine saddle horses, as
well as distinguished racers; now, it is almost proven
bal, that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces a
fine saddle horse: nor have we, I believe, a single turf
horse capsule of running four miles with los pounds
(the former weights in good time Our best racers
are made by Young horses carrying light weights; and
1t is a fact. and one which is well worthy the conside.
ration of raisers, that with the present light weights
many OF our first horses break down in training, and
very few remain longer than two years on the turf.
Their hone, sinew, and muscle are not in proportion
10 ther SIZE and ~VeiShi-and their legs often give
way an training exercise. It is believed there is not
now IN the UlItrd States = single hisa-5looded horse
that has not descended from the same stock, viz: the
GodoiPhin Arabian, and, generally speaking, both by
aaHi anu SIRE Tan a strong, active, healthy and viEor-
Gus horse be reasonably expected by DronaraItnr
from such near cOn8exionS2 Every farmer knows the
effect Of crossing IA and IL bas on cattle, sheen. Sc.
out We seem not to hafe anticipated tie consequence
to the most noble and useful OF animals, by the yiola.
ton OF the law OF nature, which fCrbids iRcestuous
connexions; but it carries with it its own corrective.
IN the slow but certain destruction OF the species; such
being the consequence OF our system, 1t would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it,-many attempts
have been made to alter it,-many fine horses have
been imported from England, bat 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 .bIoodc1
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,O are valued from 500 TO 5000 pounds ster.
ling-they are considered a consecrated breed, de.
signed for the use of the Prophet and his descendants;
and a great prejudice exists to- selling them at all
Taplin, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1908,
vol. !, page az, remarks-"that they are mostly con.
signed as presents to his Majesty or some Of the ROYAL
Family, and their pedigree Of their blood is recorded
with as much care and l~enacity, as the genealogy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, Il cannot
be necessary TO euiogIze this matchless breed of nor.
ses, TO recommend Them TO the American sportsman.
vs. 'h'9N hhOHB hhaN u "a w CFOoSlHH on tulS STOCK,
that the sluggish and coId-blooded horse of England.
was converted into the beautiful and hieh-mettIcd
courser. 1t is only necessary 10 satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-sO many
attempts have been made to impose on public creduli.
ty by palming cn 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 war in 1914, then one year
old, by the privateer Grampus of Baltimore, on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Majesty's Transport No.
$50, on her passage from Senegal in Africa, TO Ports.
muuIh in EnOIaul. anil noe rforlaJ -. r.
the then Prince Regent, now King of England. (Se
Mics Weekly Register, UoL ri page 16)
Winter Arabian was sold as a part of the cargo Of the
Esq. then a member of Congress from tile state of
New York. after the purchase, he, through a highly
respectable mercantile house in New York, caused an
l@qufy to be made OF Colonel Broomfeld and Mr..
Douglas, the Superntendants Of Ills Naiesty's stud az
Hampton Court, by whom he was informed, that a full.
blooded Arabian was shipped in thc brig Doris, from
Senegal, for his Majesty, ind there was no doubt Of