Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-15
WINTER ARABIAN.

Brunswick Courthouse (I.awrepccvile J and i8 miles
Northwest from Bellfeld, and let To mares S25
the season, tn be discharged by the payment of 2o
any time IN the season. and dollar the groom.
M each case. The season to commence the 18th of
February and terminate the 18th day of July. Good
pasturage Tor mares furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended to at a reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratuatcs the breeders OF fine
horses, ON the opportunity now offered them of inn
proving their stock, by n valuable cross.-That the
American and English race horse has greatly deterio-
rated IN the last eighty years. fact that must be
ceded by all intelligent and candid sportsmcn; and
that that deterioration has been produced by the
practice ct breeding and it is called Chat is
from the same s,ock,) 1t is presumed viii also be
admitted. After the most dgent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the successful raisers in
Virginia persuaded that occasional resort the
original stock Of oriental horses is necessary to
preserve an improved breed, AS il i'm the first
instance tn obtain it, and far from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for strenc th
speed and beauty, 1t capable OF proof and the his
tory OF the English horse will demonstrate it,
that the best 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 they
removed from these points. The Ii =, evidence !
would offer in support of the assertion is, the esta
bhshed weights on the English at different
dates from the time OF the introduction tile harley
Arabian until the death OF the t;odolphin A,stian
which included period of about fifty years. they
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in
Guiding Bsrbs 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 Will, that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds from that time, say from
lT7Ot l775 To the days at Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; on some tracks to 10
pounds; and on none, believe, they cher than
lSS pounds; yet there is not now in EnSls Anne
RIGA racer that the distance in the san time
in which It Was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence s the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Chlders, who is said have run
four miles III six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
ChiIders got many fine racers but that equalied
himself. Godoiphn Arabian got the dam of Eclipse,
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many Hac rscers-viz: Regulus, Volunteer, &c. Re
guus got many champions OF the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Rcguus. Nertum-
nus got Barone but Bsrunet never got horse as
~rccesslu on the tut AS himself sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle Sterling, Sc; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their own equal much less
the equal OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by Godolphin Arabian; during the days of those
horses. Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well distinguished racers; now il is anos, proyer.
bal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
line saddle horse: nor have believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with I6S pounds
the former weights in good time. Our best
are made by young horses carrying light weights and
1t IS fact. and which is well worthy the consde
ration of rasers that with the present light weights
many OF our first horses break down in training, and
very tey remsIn longer than two years the turf
Their bone, sinew, and muscle in proportion
to their size and weight--and their legs often give
way IN training exercise II is believed there is no;
now IN the United States single high-booded horse
that has not descended from the stock viz: the
Godoiphin Arabian, and generally speaking, both by
dam anu sire Can strong, active healthy and vigor-
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagatng
from such near connexions Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing AID on cattle sheen Sr
but we seem not TO nave anticipated the consequence
to The most noble and useful OF animals by the viola
ton of the law of nature, which ftrbds inces,uous
connexions; bot it carries with il its own corrective
in the sov but certain destruction the species;
being the consequence OF system, t would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it-many attempts
have been made to alter i, many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have Furnished
10 remedy for the ev--the English and American
race horse being OF the same stock. Ths difficulty
and enormous expense Of obtaining the true .booded
Arabian, has prevented the importation of MANY OF
them into this country II is affirmed by writers and
travellers, that those of the sacred blood as they are
there Called, valued from 500 5000 pounds ster
| hng-they are considered a consecra,ed breed de-
signed for the of the Prophet and his
and a great Prejudice exists to selling them at ALL
| Taplin in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
vol. /, page ~, remarks-"that they are mostly con
signed as presents 10 his Majesty of the Roya
Family, and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
With as much care and tenacity, the geneaogy OF
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, it canno,
be necessary to euiogze this matchess breed of hor
scs, to recommend them to the American sportsman
he must know, that IT by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and coidboodcd horse If England
was converted into the beautiful and high.mettled
courser II IS only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so many
attempts have been made impose on public credul
~ by pain,ng 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, the n one Yea,
old, by the privsteer Grampus of Baltimore on board
ths brig Doris, his Britannia Maestys Transport No
$50, her passage from Senes al in Africa 10 Ports
mouth in England and was intended as present 70,
the then Prince Regent, now King of England. Use,
Miles Weekly Register, uoL page i6O
Winter Arabian sold a part of the cargo of The
captured brig and was purchased by Elisha J. Winter
Esq. then member Of Congress from the State oil
New York; after the purchase, he, through highly
respectable mercantile house in New York caused an
inquiry to be made OF Colonel Broomield and Mr.
Douglas, the supern,e ndants of Ills Maiesty's stud nj
Hampton Court, by whom lie informed that fun.
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 ckThis corresppn.
dence, with Mr. Winters certificate that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in nv
possession, and will be exhibited to any gentleman
who wishes TO raise from him. All those who have
seen him. admire his superiority g? FORM beauty and
nnty hardness of limbs; his fine, silky, flowing name
and tail; elastic and sprghty movements great share
OF bone and muscle; indeed the only objection to him.
or which can be taken to him, is his sze,-beng about
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