Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-04

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 improve in speed and bot
tom, while the weights greatly increased, agetl
horses then carried 1913 pounds and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds, to-
seven minutes Fifty seconds from that time say from
l770 1775 TO the days of Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; OF some tracks to 1l9
pounds and on none, believe, are they higher than
lSo POUNDS yet there is not now in England or Anne
RIGA racer that the distance in the same time
in which it was formerly done with their heavy weights.
HE next evidence is, the horses themselves barley,
Arabian got Flying Childers &fto is said have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
ChAders got many fine racers but that equaled
bimselk GodoiPhin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse,
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many fine racers--viz Reguus, Volunteer, &c. Re
gulus got nNny champions of the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Regulis. Vertum-
nus got 1,aronet, but Baronetneve got horse az
successful on the turf as hiSsef or sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their own equal, much less
ttre equal volunteer. Janus ana Fearnourht wer
got by tiodolPhn Arabian; during the DAYS of those
horses, Virginia was famed for fine saddle horses as
wen as distinguished racers; now, ii is almost proyer.
bai that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horses nor have we, believe single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with 1853 pounds
(the former weishts) in good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights; and
II IS fact, and one which is well worthy the couside
ration OF rasers, that with the present light weights
many OF our trst horses break down in training, and
very few remain, longer than years ON the turf
Their bone, snew, 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 hight horse.
that has descended from the same stock viz: the.
Godolphin Arabian, and, generally speaking both by
dam and SIRE Can strong active healthy and vigor-
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagatinrr
from such near connexions? Every farmer knows the.
effect OF crossing IN and in 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 it carries with it its own corrective
IN the slow but Certain destruction of the species such
being the consequence ct our SYSTEM it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it-many attempts
have been made to alter t,-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 the stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense of obtaining the true-bIooded
Arabian, has prevented the importation of uany of
them INTO tins country 1t is affirmed by writer's and
travellers that those of the sacred blood las they are
there Called valued from 500 5000 pounds stcr-
lng--they are considered consecrated breed, de-
signed for the of the Prophet and his descendants
and great prejudice exists TO selling them at ALL
Tapn, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1908
VOL l. page AZ remarks-''that they are mostly con-
signed as presents to his Majesty of the Rpyaf
Family, and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacity, the genealogy OF
the most Ancient English Nobility But, it cannot
be necessary to eulogze this matchless breed of hur
ses, to recommend hem 10 the American sports man;
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that the sluggish and coldbluoded horse of England
was converted into the beautiful and high-rnettet
courser 1t is only necessary TO satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is of true stock-so MANY
attempts have been made to impose on public credul
ty by paming on them spurious horses for the Ara
baD that the evidence of the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late in 1871, then one veal.
Old by the Tivateer Grampus of baltimore, 90 beard
the brig DORIS, his britannia Maestys Transport No
o5O, her passage from Senegal in Afrca tn pors
anI w inter dol
the then Prince Regent, King of England CSes
.Htcs Heefty Register, rot eli. page I6.)
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 highly
respectable mercantile house in New York caused an
inquiry to be made of Colonel Brooufield and Mr.
Douglas, the superntendans Of His ajesty's stud at
Hampton Court, by whom he informed, that full
5iooded Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris, from
Senegal, tor his Majesty, und there no doubt of
his being OF the best Arabian stock-This corresDon
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he is tl,f.
same horse, with many other evidences. are in nv
possession, and will be exhibited TO any gentleman
who wishes 70 raise from him. All those who have
seen him, admire his superiority of FORM beauty and
hiny hardness of limbs his fine, silky flowing name
and tail; elastic and sprghtly movements great share
OF bone and muscle; indeed the only objection to him.
or which can be taken him, his size-beinr about
tour feet nine ten inches high: this, if it be an OBJ
lection, applies to the whole and had England
permitted this prejudice to influence her. she couId
not have had her Cbilders or her Eclipse her Rep,
ius or her King Fergus, her Diomed, Baronet-nor
could America have bad her Archy, her Ariel, her
Henry or Long Island her Eclipse: these are all the
descendants OF the arabian stock and neither England
or America has ever yet produced race horse that
did not partske largely of the blood Ills size is an
evidence of his stock.
Bullion, the celebrated French naturalist speaking
OF them says, "they rarely exceed fotir feet eight
inches high;'-but the continued experience of Eng
land and France shows that their has no
on their progeny he has heretofore stood in Ken
;, where blended marc
decided Partially for the Virginia stock produced
most unequal competition; yet, under these isadvan
tages he has produced some among the best racers
ever raised in tue Stated bough it was not until he
torced himself into notice that he patronised by
the Dreedefs OF the turf The subscriber has in his
possession letter from Col. Buford, near Iexinsto,
kentucky "a distinguished raiser and patron Of tl
turI) VINO mas been Urecuing from him the last t,y
years He says his colts of equal or superor s;
10 his colts from the same by any other hofse.
that ne has two year old FLY, fifteen hands higt AMI
DIS ye@rnnS colts equally promising; and that he does
not believe that any horse could have gotten ms rood
racers out OF the same mares, have Also MANY otler