Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-24
WINTER ARABIAN.

at my stable, IN the county of Brunswick, 50
miles South of Petersburg, Is miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. (Lawrercevc, } und 10 miles
Northwest from Bell6cld. and let to mares at S25
the season, tn be discharged by the payment of S2u
any time IN the season, and one dollar to the groom
IN each case. The season TO commence the 18Th of
February, and terminate the 18th day of July. Good
pssurage for mares furnished gratis well fed
and strictly attended To reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
he subscriber congratulates the breeders of fine
horses, on the opportunity now offered them ct inn
proving their, stock by "A valuable cross.-That the
American and English horse has greatly de tcrio
rated in the last eighty years fact that must be con-
coded by all intelligent and candid spnrtSmen; and
that that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding IN and il is called, Cthat is
from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. After the most dilgent inquiry aud careful
investigation, I believe the most successful rascrs in
Virginia persuaded that ccasiona resort to III,
original stock of oriental horses is necessary To
preserve an improved breed, it in the first
instance obtain il; and tar from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for strength
speed and beauty, II is capable OF proof and the his
tory OF the English race horse will Demonstrate it,
that the best racers and breeders Engaru ever had
were the sons and daughters, and at farthest, tho
grand and grand daughters of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion they
removed from these points The first evidence I
would offer IN support of the assertion is tie es,a
blshed weights on the English at different
dates, from the time of the introduction itl harley
Arabian, until the death of the Godolphn Ata ..ian;
which included period of about fifty years. they
GLIDING Rarbs and Turks. During that entire period,
their horses continued to improve in speed and bot
tom, while the weights greatly increased; aged
horses then carried 1853 pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds from that time, say from
l770 tn 1775 the days o Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, aud their weights have
been gradually decreasinG some tracks To 1lY
pounds; and on none, believe, they higher than
lSS pounds yet there is not in England Anne
RIGA that the distance in the sane time
YlN
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
ChIders got many fine racers but that eOuallcd
himself Godophin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many ti1e racers-viz Reguus Volunteer, &c. Re
guus got many champions OF the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another RcguIus. Ncrium-
nus got Baronet, but Baronct got a 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. IS
the equal of Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by Godophin Arabian; during the days OF those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well as distinguished racers; now, IL is almost proven
bal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse: have believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with 1913 pounds
the former weights in good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights; and
h is fact and which is well worthy the conside-
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 the turf.
Their bone, sInew, and muscle not in proportion
TO their size and weight-and their legs often Civ
way in training exercise. 1t is believed there is not
now in the United States single high-blooded horse
that has not descended from the stock viz: the
Godolphn Arabian, and, generally speaking, both by
dam and sire Can strong, active, healthy and vigor-
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagatimg
from such near come ions? Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing an AMI IN has cattle, sheep, &c.
but We seem not to have anticipated the sequence
TO the most noble and useful Ot animals, by the viola
ton of the law of nature, which forbids incestuous
xions but it with its own corrective
in the slow but certain destruction of the species, such
being the consequence of our system, it would seem
strange that continue pursue it,-many attempts
have been made to alter many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnished
TO remedy for the evIi--the English and American
aud enormous expense of obtaining the true blooded
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 las they are
there caled) valued from 500 5000 pounds ster-
lng-they considered a consecrated breed, de-
signed for the of the Prophet and his descendants;
and great prejudice exists to- selling them at all
Taplin, IN his Sporting Dictionary published in 1908,
vol /, page AZ, remarks-'that they mostly con-
signed as presents to his Majesty of the Royal
Family, and their pedgJee of their blood is recorded
with much care and tenacity, the gcncalogy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But it cannot
be necessary to euog2e 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 coldbOoded horse of 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 to impose public creduli-
ty by palmIng 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
DID, by the prvateer Grampus of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Maesys Transport No.
$50, on her passage from Senegal in Africa TO Ports
mouth in England: and intended as a present for
the then Prince Regent, now King of England (See
yNites' Weekly Register, rot ga. page lG)
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 U'ade of Colonel bloomfield and Mr.
Douglas the superintendent Of Ills Majesty's stud at
Hampton Court, by whom he informed, that full.
biooded Arabian shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal, for his Majesty, und there was no doubt of
his being OF the best Arabian stock.-Ths correspon.
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in my
possession and will be exhibited 60 any gentleman
who wishes to raise from him All those who have
seen hun, admire his of firm bpatttv 4