Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-05
WINTER ARABIAN.

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Northwest from Be6eld. and let to mares AZ DDS
the season. to be discharged by the payment of S2p
any Tune IN tn season, and dollar TO the groom
IN each case. The Jason 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 reasonable nrce but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscesber congratulates the brcede n Of fine
hoses' on the opportunity now offered them of i'm
proving their stock. by . valuable cross-That the
American and English race horse has greatly deterio
coded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen: and
'hat' that deterioration has been produced by the
practice Of breeding in and it is called Chat is
from the same stoek,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. After the dligen inquiry and carefuI
investigation, believe the successful rasers in
virginia are persuaded that occasional resort to the
original stock OF oriental horses is as necessary To
preserYe an improved breed, IS il was in the FIRST
instance to obtain il; and far from The direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for srene tn
speed and beauty, is capable Of proof and the his
tory of the English race horse viii demonstrate il.
that the best and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters. and at farthest, the
that they have deprecated in proportion they were
removed from these points. The first evidence
WOULD offer IN support OF the assertion is the esta
ehshed weights on The English course at different
dates from the time Of the introduction ithe oarley
Arabian, until the death Of the Godolphin Arabian;
which incinded period of about City 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. ared
horses then carried 1873 pounds and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds: from that time say from
l770 IT'S to the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, aud their weights have
been gradually decreasing; ON some tracks 10 1l9|
pounds; and none, believe, are they higher than
l33 pounds yet there is not in Eogand or Amc-
RIGA racer that the distance in the same time
IN which vas formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is. the horses themselves barley
Arabian got Flying Childers, who is said have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds FLYING
Chders got many fine racers; but that eGualled
himself. Godoiphin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse,
bot Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many ane racers-viz Reguus Volunteer, &c. Re-
gulus got many champions of the turf but neither him
nor bis progeny produced another ReguIus Verturn-
nus got I1ronet, but Baronet never got a horse as
successful the turf as himself sire. Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c.; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much lie IS
The equal Of Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by Codophin Arabian; during the days of these
horses, Virginia was famed for fine saddle horses, as
we'll distinguished now, it is almost proven
ba that the blood horse Of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horses nor have We, believe, a single turf
horse capable Of running four miles With 163 pounds
Che former weights in good time Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights and
is fact. and one which is we'll worthy the consde-
ration OF rasers, that with the present light weights
many of our first horses break dowu in training and
very few remain longer than two years on the turf
Their bone, sinew, aud muscle not in proportion
to their size and weight-and their legs often give
way in training exercise. II is believed there is not
in the United States single high blooded horse
that has descended from the same stock viz: the
Godoiphn Arabian, and, generally speaking, both by
dam and sire. Can strong active, healthy and vigor-
Gus GUS horse be reasonably expected by propagating
effect OF crossing IN and has cattle, sheep &c.
but We seem not TO 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 il carries with il its own corrective
in the slow but certain destruction of the speces such
being the consequence of our system il 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 but they have furnished
no remedy for the eviI-,he English and American
race horse being of the same stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense of obtaining the true blooLed
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 as thew are
there calledD valued from 500 TO 5000 pounds ser
iRg-they are considered consecra,ed breed, de.
signed for the of the Prophet and his
and great prejudice exists to selling them at all.
Taplin, in bis Sporting Dictionary Published in 1903
VOL ], page AZ, remarks-"that they are mostly con-
signed presents to his Majesty of the Royal
Family, and their ped9ee Of their blood is recorded
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, it cannot
be necessary TO eulogze this matchess breed of hor.
ses, to recommend them 10 the American sportsman;
he must know, that it by crossing OIL this stock
that the sluggish and cold.bioodcd horse of England
was converted into the beautiful and high-met,iel
II is only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose public credui-
~ by paiming 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
DID, by the privateer Grampus of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris his Britannia Majesys Transport No.
ESQ, on her passage from Senegal in Africa Ports
mouth IN England: and vas intended present for
the then Prince Regent, now King Of England. (Sls
Niles Wtekty Register, roi vii. page l6)
Winter Arabian 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 a highly
respectable mercantile house in New York, caused an
inquiry to be made Of Colonel Broomfield and Mr..
Douglas, the superintendent Of Ills Majesty's stud at
Hampton Court by whom he Informed, that full.
blooded Arabian shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal for his Majesty, und there was no doubt of
his being Of the best Arabian stock.This correspun.
dence, with M Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in 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, beauty md
Ainty hardness Of limbs; his fine, silky flowing name
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