Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-06
WINTER ARABIAN,

miles South of Petersburg. 10 miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse (I.awrcucevie and 10 miles
/ Northwest from Bellnc!d. and let 10 mares at Ss5
the SEASON, TO he discharged by the pay ment Of gu
any time in the aud dollar the groom
in each case. The .seasonto commence the 18Th OF
February. aud terminate the 18th day of July. Good
pssturage TOR mares furnished gratis mares well ieu
anil strictly attended TO at reasonable price, bu, no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The Subscriber congratulatcs the breeders of fine
horses, on the opportunity now offered them of I'M
proving their stock. by valuable cross-rhat the
American and English horse has greatly deterio
rated IN the last eighty YEATS fact that must be con-
ceded by all intelligent and candid sportsnen; and
that that deterioration has been produced by the
praciice OF breeding va and N, as IT IS called, (t'at is
from the same stock,) il is presumed will also be
admitted After tine must dilgent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful raisers in
Virginia persuaded that an occasional resort to the
original stock of oriental horses is necessary TO
preserve an Improved breed, as it in the first
instance to obtain it, aud so lar from the direct cruss
not producing the finest animals both for strength,
speed and beauty il is capable of proof, and the his
| ,ory OF the English race horse will demonstrate il,
that the best racers and breeders England ever had
were the and daughters, and at farthesi the
grand sons and grand daughters OF the Arabian; and
that they have deprecated in proportion they
removed from these points The first evidence
would Offer IN support of the assertion is. tie es,a
bhshed weights the English different
dates from the time of the Introduction ithe Marley
Arabian, until the death of tie Godolphin Aisbian
which included 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 los pounds, and with that they
four miles, from minutes twenty seconds,
minutes fifty seconds; from that time, say from
l770 to 1775 To the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; some tracks To ll9
pounds; aud on none, believe, they hisher than
153 pountls yet there is not now in England Anne
a that the distance the sane time
in (which il formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence IS, Abe horses themselves barley
Arabian got Flying ChildeIs WIN is said have run
four miles ~ six minutes and forty seconds Plying
Chiders got many fine racers; but that equaled
himself GodUlphin Arabian got the dam ut Eclipse,
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many fne iaccrs-vi1: iiegulus, Volunteer, &C. Re
guius ot many champions ut the turf but neither him
his progeny produced another ReiIuius. Nertum.
nos got Baronct, but BIronct never got horse as
successful on the turf himself sire. Volun
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their own equal. much less
the equal of Volunteer Janus aud Pcarnought were
got by t'odolphin Araban; during the days OF those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses, as
well distinguished racers now il is almost proven.
bia that the blood horse Of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horses nor have we, believe, single turf
horse capable of running Iour miles with 1913 pounds
(the former weights in good time Our best
made by young horses carrying light weights; and
is fact, and which is well worthy the conside.
ration of rasers, 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, aud muscle not in proportion
to their size and wCEht--and their legs often give
way IN training exercise. II IS believed there is
in the United States single higblooded horse
that has not descended from the stock viz: the
GOdophin Arabian and generally speaking, both by
dam and sire. Can strong, active, healthy and vigO
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagating
from such near ccnnex IOns Every Farmer knows the
eject OF crossing "a and IN has on cattle, sheep &c.
but we seem not to have anticipated the consequence
TO the noble and useful of animals by the viola
ton of the law of nature, which furbds incesuou
xons; but it carries with its own corrective
ui nf fhsu, ~
being the consequence at system, it would seem
strange that we continue TO pursue ,-many attempts
have been made to alter i',-many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have frnishe
no remedy for the evii--the English and American
race horse being of the same stock. The difficulty
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 ser.
slng-they are considered consecrated breed, de.
signed for the of the Prophet and his desce
and great prejudice exists TO selling them at ALL
Tapn, IN his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
vol. l, page AZ, remarks-"tbat they are mostly con.
signed presents to his Majesty Of the ROYAL
Family and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacty, as the geneaogy Of
the most Ancient English Nobility" Hut, it cannot
be necessary TO euogZe this matcbless breed of hor.
ses, to recommend hem to the American sportsman;
he must know, that it by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and coId-bOoded horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful and high.mettled
courser. It is only necessary to satisfy him that the
/ WINTER ARABIAN is one Of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose on public creduli
~ by paning OH them spurious horses for the Ara.
ban, that the evidence Of the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. 8be Winter Arabian was
captured during the late in 1914, then one year
old, by the privaeer Grampus Of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris his Britannia Maies,y's Transport No
$50, on her passage from Senegal il Africa to Ports
mouth in England: and intended as present for
the then Prince Regent, King of England. (Ses
INHss' Weetty Register, DoL Uii page l6
Winter Arabian sold part of the cargo Of the
captured brig, and purchased by Elisha j. Winter
| Esq then member Of Congress from the State Of
New Yorki after the purchase, he, through highly
respectable mercantile house in New York. caused an
inquiry to be made of Colonel Bloomfield and Mr.
Douglas the superintendent Of is Msjestys stud At
Hampton Court, by whom he informed, that full
FLOODED Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal, for bis Majesty, ind there was no doubt of
ms being OF the best Arabian sock.This correspou
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. ore in nv
possession, and will be exhibited TO any gentleman
VINO WISHES to raise from him. All those who have
seen h'm admire his superiority of form beanty and
n'hy hardness OF limbs. his fine, silky, flowing name
anu 'H elastic and sprighty movements; great share
OF OOne and muscle; indeed the onlv -,