Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-03-05
WINTER ARABIAN.

Northwest from BeGcld, and let to.,nores NJ cos
the season. to be discharged by the payment OF 600
any ume IN The season, and dollar to the groom
In each case. The season to commence The 7 I'll rs
Feoruary and terminate the 18th day of Juiv Good
pasturage Tor mares furnished gratis: mares well fed
ahu surety attended to reasonable nrce but mn
responsibility for escapes or accidents
Inc subscriber congratulates the breeders Of fine
noes On me opportunity offered them of i'm.
proving ther stock, by a valuable ross--Th,t the
american and English race horse has gre,+,y de,.,
the last eighty years. is fact that must be con-
. s oy al Intelligent and candid sporsmen;> and
'ha'' that deterioration has been pro.,uc,.I h., d.
practice OF breeding in and IN as ;s called ftS,
from the same stock,) it is presumed will alec b he.
au.eo. After me most diligent inquiry and careful
ee"eaoon' oeiieve the most successful rajscrs in
Virginia are persuaded that an occason. resorf 10 Tho
original Stock OF oriental horses is as NECESSARY r.,
preserve an improved breed, as it was in the first
instance to obtain III and far from the direct crnss
not producing the finest animals both for s,renath
speed and beauty, it is capable of proof and the his
tory OF the English horse viii ,lemons,ra,e i, :.
mat The best racers and breeders England eyer had
were the sons and daughters, and at farthes, The
grand-sons and grand daughters Of the Arabian and
.nat they have deprecated in proportion as they
removed from these points. The frst evidence
would offer IN support of the assertion is the es.,
pushed weights on the Engs, course at different
iren the time OF the i",roduetiun farley
Arabian, until the death of the Godophin Arabian.
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 to improve in speed and bo
tom, while the weights greatly increased. ofrc
horses then carried 16S pounds, and with that ,,ev
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds from that time say from
l1O to 1775 to the days of Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian, and ,le weights have
been gradually decreasing; 81 some tracks to 1l9
Po e anu on none believe, are they higher than
lo0 POUNDS; yet there is not now in England or Anne
rea racer that the distance in the sane time
IN which 1t was formerly done with their heavy weights
ne mex. evidence u.s. the horses themselves. barley
arabian got Flying Chiders who is said to have run
tour miles IN SIX minutes and forty seconds FLYING
Chiiders got many fine racers; but none that eouae
himself Hodoiphin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
out f-chPse never Sot his own equal though he pot
many hne racers-viz: Regulus, Volunteer, &C. Re
guius got many champions Of the turf but either him
nor ms progeny produced another Reguius. Vertum-
nus got Haronet, but Blronet never go. u horse rs
successful on the turf as himself or sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling &C.; but Sterling and
spread Eagle never got their equal, much ess
the equal OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by liodolphn Arabian; during the days of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses 40
Wen as a.sngushed racers now, it is almost proven
bal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
line saddle horse: nor have we believe single turf
morse capable OF running four miles With los pounds
Vhe former weights in good ,ime.-Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights and
1t is TACT and one which is well worthy the consde.
ration OF raIsers that with the present light yeipb,s
many OF our first horses break down in training and
very feT remain longer than years on the turf
ihelr bone, snew, and muscle in proporton
20 tneir SIZE and weight-and their legs often give
way IN training exercise. 1t is believed there is not
that has not descended from the stock viz: the
Godoiphn Arabian, and generally speaking both by
dam ana SIRE Can strong, active, healthy and yigor
GUS morse be reasonably expected by propagatinp
from such near connexions? Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing II, dad ia has cattle sheep &c
but we not to have anticipated the CONSEQUENCE
to the most noble and useful of animals by the viola
ton of the law of nature, which forbisis incestuos
connexions; but it carries with its own corrective
IN the Glow but certain destruction of the Species such
being the consequence of our system it would seem
strange that continue to pursue it-manv attemnfs
have been made to alter is,-many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnishes
no remedy for the eyil-tle English and Amer;con
race horse being of the same stock The dfIicuh "
and enormous expense of obtaining the true-blooded
AraDiaI,' mas prevented The importation of many of
them INTO this country 1t is affirmed by writer's and
travellers, that those of the sacred blood fas thew are
there ca!led are valued from 500 5000 pounds
iing-they are considered a consecra,ed breed de-
signed for the of the Prophet and his descendants
and great prejudice exists to selling them at all
fsplin, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
VOL. l, page AZ remarks-'that they are mostly
signed as presents TO his Majesty of the Royal
Family, and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with much and tenaeity, as the genealogy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" Eut it cahnot
be necessary TO euiogze this matchess breed of bor
ses, to recommend them TO the American sportsman
ne must know, that it by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and cold-bloeded horse of England
was converted into the beautiful and hiGh.mettled
courser 1t is only necessary satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so many
attempts have been made impose on public credul;
bian, that the evidence of the stock should be
and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late war in 1914, then one wear
old by the privateer Grampus of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris his Britannia Majestys Transport No.
e5o on her passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports
mouth in England; and was intended present for
the then Prince Regent, King of England. (See
"ttes' Weekly Register, UoL uii. page I6
Winter Arabian sold part of the cargo of tile
captured brig, and 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 Broomfieid and Mr.
Douglas the superintendent of His Majesys stud at
Hampton Court, by whom he was 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 StockThis correspon-
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in my
possession, and will be exhibited TO any gentleman
vino wishes to raise from him. All those who have
seen him, admire his superiority of form, beauty and
Rnty hardness of limbs; his fine, silky, flowing name
and tall elastic and sprghty movements great share
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